PhD Program for Working People(Enrollment: April 1st)
✔Program Outline
Degrees awarded:
▶ Doctor of Engineering(Eng.D.)
▶ Doctor of Science(Sc.D.)
▶ Doctor of Philosophy(Ph.D.)
・Duration: 3 years
・Enrollment: April 1st
・ Course taught in English
・ To pursue your degree while you're workin
・ Short visits to IGSES once or twice per year at minimum
・ To publish at least one academic journal paper with your supervisor
(Total necessary number of papers depends on the department)
✔Important dates for 2026 admission
| Application deadline | 17:00, January 9, 2026, Japan time |
| Screening | For the period between February 10, 2026 and February 13, 2026, applicants may be required to attend an online interview. The details will be announced later from the relevant department. |
| Notification of screening results | February 24, 2026 |
| Enrollment Procedures | March 2 - 9, 2026 |
| Enrollment | April 1, 2026 |
✔How to Apply
Applicants should find and contact the supervisor as a first step of admission procedures
2025 List of potential supervisors who are open to accepting
the part-time PhD students
Documents to be submitted via post
TO: IGSES Student Affairs Division
Kyushu University Chikushi Campus,
6-1 Kasuga –koen, Kasuga, Fukuoka 816-8580, Japan
If you have any questions, please contact the IGSES Student Affairs Division.
Phone: (country code 81)-92-583-7512
E-mail: igsesadmissions@jimu.kyushu-u.ac.jp
Required documents
| #1 | Application form |
| #2 | The Master’s Degree Certificate or Statement that confirms expected graduation |
| #3 | A Certified Copy of the Applicant’s Master’s Degree Thesis |
| #4 | Academic Record (Master’s course transcript) |
| #5 | Letter of Recommendation |
| #6 | Acceptance letter from an IGSES faculty member |
| #7 | Research proposal |
| #8 | Proof of payment of admission fee of 30,000JPY |
- ●Those who do not hold a master’s degree (or equivalent) may also eligible to apply. Please contact the IGSES Student Affairs Division one month before application deadline at igsesadmissions@jimu.kyushu-u.ac.jp.
- ●All documents submitted in a language other than English must be supplemented with officially translated and certified copies in the English language.
Online Submission
From Monday, January 5 to Friday, January 9, 2026, at 5 p.m. (Japan time)
New accounts will be accepted from Monday, January 5, when applications open.