Now Available
Ph.D Program for Working People
(Enrollment: October 1st)
✔Program Outline
Degrees awarded:
▶ Doctor of Engineering(Eng.D.)
▶ Doctor of Science(Sc.D.)
▶ Doctor of Philosophy(Ph.D.)
・Duration: 3 years
・Enrollment: October 1st
・ Course taught in English
・ To pursue your degree while you're working
・ 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 2023 admission
| Opening date for the receipt of documents | April- 27, 2023 |
| Closing date for the receipt of documents | 17:00, May 10, 2023, Japan time |
| Entrance exam | One day somewhere between June 5 and June 7,2023 |
| Notification of screening results | June 26, 2023 |
| Enrollment Procedures | September 1 - 8, 2023 |
| Enrollment | October 1, 2023 |
✔How to Apply
Applicants should find and contact the supervisor as a first step in admission procedures
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 be 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.
✔ Entry Requirements
Entry Requirements for the enrollment in October, 2023
1) Applicants must hold a master’s degree (or equivalent) awarded by a university, or expect to earn a master’s degree (or equivalent) by September 30, 2023.
2) Applicants must have a position in service to the government, municipal offices, or companies.
Applicants who are unsure of their eligibility MUST contact with IGSES Student Affairs Division one month before application deadline at igsesadmissions@jimu.kyushu-u.ac.jp