GIFU UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF ENGINEERING and GRADUATE SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING

Capacity and Enrollment

How to Apply

• Undergraduate Program
• Graduate Programs
• Research Student

Tuition and Fees

• Scholarship & Financial Aids

Other Information

  Those who wish to study a specific subject of research at either the undergraduate or graduate level may be admitted as research students (Kenkyusei). A research student is not entitled to a degree, even upon completion of his/her research work. At Japanese universities, many applicants gain admission as research students first and prepare for an entrance examination to the graduate school. A research student is basically admitted for a period from six months to one year (one or two semesters). The student may apply for an extension if it is necessary for the purpose of his/her study.

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1. Admission to the Undergraduate Program

For admission, you must meet one of the following requirements.

1. You have completed a 16-year course of school education overseas.
2. You have graduated from a university/college in Japan after having completed 12 years of school education overseas.
3. You have completed a 16-year course of school education overseas via correspondence education offered by a foreign institution in Japan.

2. Admission to Graduate Schools (Master's Program)

For admission, you must meet one of the following requirements.

1. You have obtained a master's degree in Japan.
2. You have been awarded a degree equivalent to a master's degree by an overseas educational institution.
3. You have been recognized by the graduate school concerned as having academic ability equivalent or superior to those who have a master's degree.

3. Admission to Graduate Schools (Doctoral Program)

For admission, you must meet one of the following requirements.

1. You have obtained a doctoral degree in Japan.
2. You have been awarded a degree equivalent to a doctoral degree by an overseas educational institution.
3. You have been evaluated by the graduate school as having academic capability equivalent or superior to a doctoral degree.

Application Procedures

  A student wishing to study as a research student must submit the following documents to the Gakusei-Shen-kakari (Student Support Division) of the faculty, after having been approved for admission by a prospective academic advisor, usually one of the professors whose academic research area completely or partially includes your academic interest.　It is necessary to complete the admission procedures well in advance, about 6 months before the anticipated starting day at Gifu University, because the processing required for entry into Japan takes a considerable amount of time.

Documents Required:

1. Application Form (prescribed form)
2. Personal History (prescribed form)
3. Medical certificate issued by a medical institution in Japan or a certificate on the prescribed form issued by a medical institution overseas.
4. Certified academic records of each academic year of the last university/college attended.
5. Diploma or degree certificate of the last university/college attended.
6. Approval for applying to Gifu University from the present employer (if employed).
7. Certificate of alien registration obtained from the Japanese government local administrative office (only for residents of Japan).

Details are offered at the following Japanese website:

Application guidebook for Privately-Financed International Students (PDF 254KB)