Application for Admission

The Online Open Campus 2024 was held on Saturday, July 13, 2024. 

オープンキャンパス2024(日本語)  Open Campus 2024(English)

Movie of the Open Campus in Academic Year 2024 is available in the following link. 

Open Campus 2024 held on July 13, 2024

 

<Notice>

Timing of the Release of Application Guidelines

The application guidelines for the following entrance examinations to be held in 2025 will be updated from around late April to early May, 2025.

・MC 1st Round (Academic year 2026)

・DC October 2025 Enrollment

Master’s Program

1-1.English Proficiency Test for the Master’s Program Entrance Examination

TOEIC scores will not be accepted from the entrance examination of 2022. acceptance has been abolished as a score for the English proficiency test. We have also set the minimum scores for each English proficiency test. If the score is less than minimum required one, you cannot apply.

1-2.The Requirements of English Proficiency Test for the Master’s Program Entrance Examination

The requirements for official English proficiency test scores for application to the Master’s Program will be changed as follows, effective from April 2025 for entrance examinations scheduled thereafter.

  Previous Requirement: Scores will only be accepted from tests taken within five years of the first day of the application period.

  New Requirement: Scores will only be accepted from tests taken within two years of the first day of the application period.

2. Q&A about Application(Updated on 2024.7.04)

3. Inquiries about Application Eligibility Screening

Inquiries may be submitted at any time. Regardless of the deadline, please inquire as soon as possible.

 

  Examination Date Application Period Application Guidebook Application Forms

<Application Closed>

The Academic Year 2025
(September Exam.)

Sep. 11 (Wed)-
Sep. 12 (Thu), 2024
Jul. 29 (Mon) -
Aug. 2 (Fri), 2024*1
MC 2025 1st Round Application Guidebook

Web Application Flow

*1  The online registration period and examination fee payment period are from 0:00 on July 15 (Monday) to 12:00(noon) on August 1 (Thursday), 2024.

Curriculum Vitae/Resume form

*2  When creating the Curriculum Vitae/Resume form, please download to your PC and enter your information on the saved file. If you enter without downloading, the characters may not be converted or the date pull-down menu may not work. If you select the date pull-down menu to display the year and month of your resume, the display may be duplicated. There is no problem if you submit it as it is.

Statement of purpose

Research proposal

<NEW!>

The Academic Year 2025
(January Exam.)

Jan. 27 (Mon)-
Jan. 28 (Tue), 2025
Dec. 9 (Mon) -
Dec. 13 (Fri), 2024*1
MC 2025 2nd Round Application Guidebook

Web Application Flow

*1 The online registration period and examination fee payment period are from 0:00 on November 25 (Monday) to 12:00(noon) on December 12 (Thursday), 2024.

Any email address registered on the web application system must be from a domain other than @hotmail.com and @outlook.com.

Curriculum Vitae/Resume form

*2 When creating the Curriculum Vitae/Resume form, please download to your PC and enter your information on the saved file. If you enter without downloading, the characters may not be converted or the date pull-down menu may not work. If you select the date pull-down menu to display the year and month of your resume, the display may be duplicated. There is no problem if you submit it as it is.

Statement of purpose

Research proposal

*3 It has come to our attention that any email sent from contact address to @hotmail.com or @outlook.com will be rejected, so please use an email domain other than these two.

<NEW!>

The Academic Year 2025
(Special Program for Global Business Professionals)

Jan. 27 (Mon)-
Jan. 28 (Tue), 2025
Dec. 9 (Mon) -
Dec. 13 (Fri), 2024*1
Special Program for Global Business Professional 2025 Application Guidebook

Web Application Flow

*1 The online registration period and examination fee payment period are from 0:00 on November 25 (Monday) to 12:00(noon) on December 12 (Thursday), 2024.

Any email address registered on the web application system must be from a domain other than @hotmail.com and @outlook.com.

Curriculum Vitae/Resume

*2 When creating the Curriculum Vitae/Resume form, please download to your PC and enter your information on the saved file. If you enter without downloading, the characters may not be converted or the date pull-down menu may not work. If you select the date pull-down menu to display the year and month of your resume, the display may be duplicated. There is no problem if you submit it as it is.

Statement of purpose

Research proposal

*3 It has come to our attention that any email sent from contact address to @hotmail.com or @outlook.com will be rejected, so please use an email domain other than these two.

 

Doctoral Degree Program

Q&A about Application(Updated on 2022.8.23)

  Examination Date Application Period Application Guidebook Application Forms

<Application Closed>

The Academic Year 2024
(October Enrollment)

Jul. 22 (Mon), 2024 Jun. 3 (Mon)- Jun. 7 (Fri), 2024 DC 2024 October Enrollment Application Guidebook

Web Application Flow

* The online registration period and examination fee payment period are from 0:00 on May 20 (Monday) to 12:00(noon) on June 6 (Thursday), 2024.

Curriculum Vitae/Resume

*When creating the Curriculum Vitae/Resume form, please download to your PC and enter your information on the saved file. If you enter without downloading, the characters may not be converted or the date pull-down menu may not work.


Application for Eligibility Screening/Certificate for Research Experience

<NEW!>

The Academic Year 2025
(April Enrollment)

Feb. 3 (Mon), 2025 Dec. 9 (Mon) -
Dec. 13 (Fri), 2024

DC 2025 April Enrollment Application Guidebook

Web Application Flow

*1 The online registration period and examination fee payment period are from 0:00 on November 25 (Monday) to 12:00(noon) on December 12 (Thursday), 2024.

Any email address registered on the web application system must be from a domain other than @hotmail.com and @outlook.com.

Curriculum Vitae/Resume

*2 When creating the Curriculum Vitae/Resume form, please download to your PC and enter your information on the saved file. If you enter without downloading, the characters may not be converted or the date pull-down menu may not work. If you select the date pull-down menu to display the year and month of your resume, the display may be duplicated. There is no problem if you submit it as it is.

Application for Eligibility Screening/Certificate for Research Experience

*3 It has come to our attention that any email sent from contact address to @hotmail.com or @outlook.com will be rejected, so please use an email domain other than these two.

Scholarship Programs

Master’s Degree Program

  Application Guidebook Notes
Japanese Government (MEXT: Monbukagakusho) Scholarship: Embassy Recommendation Application Directions for 2025 Admission Application Form for 2025 Admission
The Asian Development Bank-Japan Scholarship Program Master’s Degree Program (The Academic Year 2025, April Enrollment) Deadline Extended For nationals of a country in Asia.

Doctoral Degree Program

  Application Guidebook Notes
MEXT (Monbukagakusho) Scholarship for the Doctoral Program(October Enrollment) The Academic Year 2025 (October Enrollment) A Program to Enhance Human Resources for Sustainable Development in Asia through a Diverse Network of Legal and Development Studies
Japanese Government (MEXT: Monbukagakusho) Scholarship: Embassy Recommendation Application Directions for 2025 Admission Application Form for 2025 Admission
Transnational Doctoral Programs for Leading Professionals in Asian Countries (2 students from each designated country) Doctoral Degree Program (The Academic Year 2024, October Enrollment) For nationals of Cambodia and the Philippines
<Degrees conferred by the Graduate School of International Development>

Degrees conferred by the Graduate School of International Development are as follows.

Master’s Program: Master of Arts in International Development

Doctoral Program: Doctor of Philosophy in International Development

Non-degree Programs

*  The Research Student Program is a non-degree program. Research Students conduct research on a particular topic under the guidance of an academic advisor, however unlike students enrolled in the Master’s and Doctoral degree programs, Research Students do not obtain a degree. The enrollment period is at the beginning of either the Spring or Fall semester (April/October), and the end of the enrollment period is the end of March the following year. Research Students cannot officially register for lectures or earn credits.

International students who wish to newly enroll in the Graduate School of International Development (GSID) as a research student should follow the procedures according to the “Research Student Program (Privately-Financed International Students)”.


About Department of International Communication (DICOM)

Nagoya University integrated three institutions (DICOM, Graduate School of Letters, Graduate School of Languages and Cultures) into Graduate School of Humanities in April 2017. The updated information including admission of Graduate School of Humanities is on the websites below (in Japanese).

Special Measures for Examination Fees for Applicants who have been Affected by Natural Disasters, etc.

Nagoya University will implement special measures for exemption from the examination fee for this entrance examination in order to reduce the financial burden on victims of natural disasters and secure opportunities for students to go on to higher education.