Application Procedures for Doctoral Programme
Last Update: February 13, 2019
Number of Applicants to be Admitted
- Approximately 5 international students are admitted to the programme each year.
Eligibility for Application
- Applicants who have already obtained or will obtain a Master’s degree including MBA by the enrollment day at Kyoto University.
Application Forms & Guidelines
Please carefully check the guidelines and FAQ before applying.

NOTICE: Applicants who are enrolled or were enrolled at universities in China, Hong Kong or Taiwan are required to go through the screening process by the Admissions Assistance Office (AAO) as a Pre-Application procedure. Please see the following web page for more details. *The AAO screening process commonly takes a few weeks before we receive feedback from AAO. Please begin the AAO procedure at least two weeks before the deadline for the application submission via e-mail.
Overall Schedule for Application and Selection
| by the end of February | Application Announcement |
| ↓ | Check the latest Guidelines |
| 1st April to mid-May | Submission of Application Documents via Email |
| End of May | Notification of Schedule of Interview and Skype Test |
| Submission of Hard Copy of Application Documents via Postal Mail | |
| End of May to Early June | Interview via VoIP (e.g. Skype) |
| Mid-June | Announcement of Screening Results |
| ↓ | ↓ |
| August | Enrolment Procedures |
| October | Entrance to Programme |