Last Update: September 25, 2024

Number of Applicants to be Admitted

• Approximately 10 international students are admitted to the programme each year.

Eligibility for Application

• Applicants must satisfy one of the following qualifications.

  (1) The applicant has graduated from university at the time of his　or her application, or is expected to graduate from university before his or her enrolment to the programme.

  (2) The applicant is recognized by the Graduate School of Economics to possess an academic ability that is equivalent or superior to those who meet the first qualification, and is at least 22 years old at the time of his or her enrolment to the programme.

Application Forms & Guidelines

Please carefully check the guidelines and FAQ before applying.

• Application Guidelines
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NOTICE: Applicants who have graduated or expect to graduate from non-Japanese universities are required to go through the screening process by the Admissions Assistance Office (AAO) as a Pre-Application procedure. Please check the details on Kyoto University’s website and also refer to the Application Guidelines above. *The AAO screening process commonly takes a few weeks before we receive the feedback from AAO. Please begin the AAO procedure at least two weeks before the deadline for the application submission via e-mail.

Scholarship Opportunities for Our Programme

• MEXT Sholarship

For the 2023 academic year enrolment, top 4 students selected through the procedure
will be recommended to the Japanese Government (MEXT) as scholarship student candidates. It is not applied for by the applicant, but the university decides among the successful applicants.

• The Asian Development Bank-Japan Scholarship Program

One student selected through the procedure is eligible to receive a scholarship from the Asian Development Bank-Japan Scholarship Program. There are additional requirements to be eligible for the scholarship other than those for applying to our Master’s Programme.

For detailed information for ADB Scholarship, please see this website (The ADB webpage for Scholarship Program).

• The Asian Future Leaders Scholarship Program (AFLSP)

AFLSP support up to 100 scholarships each year to high-caliber students from Asia to study away from their home country or region at leading East Asian universities. (including Kyoto University). please see this website (The AFLSP webpage)

*All other successful applicants need to be privately funded or apply for scholarships by themselves.

Overall Schedule for Application and Selection

September 2024	Application Announcement
1 (9am/JST)~ 21 (1pm/JST) November 2024	Submission of Application Documents on the Online Applciation
14 (3pm/JST) January 2025	Announcement of Initial Screening
Mid January 2025	Notification of Schedule of Interview and Zoom Test (Only successful applicants will be notified the schedule.)
	Submission of Hard Copy of Application Documents via Postal Mail (Only successful applicants)
Late January 2025	Interview via VoIP (e.g. Zoom) of Final Screening
12 (3pm/JST) February 2025	Announcement of Final Screening Results
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August 2025	Enrolment Procedures
1 (10am/JST) October 2025	Enrolment and commencement of Master’s Programme