Educational Program

Kyoto International Undergraduate Program

Since its foundation in 1897, Kyoto University has constantly provided high-quality education while opening up new realms of science. The general and specialized education at Kyoto University is aimed at nurturing global leaders for the 21st century.

Building on a tradition of respecting and encouraging academic freedom, in 2017 the University launched Kyoto iUP, its new undergraduate program for international students.

• For more information about Kyoto iUP, please refer to the following website:
  http://www.iup.kyoto-u.ac.jp/　

English-Taught Degree Programs

Kyoto University offers a range of programs for international students which taught in English, making the university’s world class facilities and teaching available to students with no Japanese ability. The international programs show as following.

Undergraduate Degree

Faculty	Program	Release Schedule of Application Guideline	Enrollment		Student Intake
			Apr	Oct
Engineering	Undergraduate International Course Program of Civil Engineering	January	♦	–	30

Master Degree

Graduate School	Program	Release Schedule of Application Guideline	Enrollment		Student Intake
			Apr	Oct
Economic	International Graduate Programme for East  Asia Sustainable Economic Development  Studies	September	–	♦	12
Engineering	International Course in Management of Civil  Infrastructure in the Department of Civil and Earth Resources Engineering	January	♦	–	12
	International Course in Urban and Regional Development in the Department of Urban Management
	Integrated  Engineering Course in the Human Security Engineering Fields	May, November	♦	–	20
Agriculture	Special Course in Agricultural Science – For the Global Future of Life, Food and the Environment	Jun. = Apr. enrollment Dec. = Oct. enrollment	♦	♦	5
Energy Science	International Energy Science Course	March	–	♦	10
Informatics	International Course in Intelligence Science and Technology	May, November Feb. = Oct. enrollment for  Social Informatics	♦	♦	Small Number
	International Course in Social Informatics		♦	♦	Small Number
	International Course in Communication and Computer Engineering		♦	♦	Small Number
Biostudies	Global Frontier in Life Science	September, December	♦	♦	10
Medicine	Global Frontier in Life Science	May	♦	–	Small Number
Global Environmental Studies	International Environmental Management Program	Twice a year	♦	♦	Small Number
Science (Primate Research Institute)	International Course for Primatology and Wildlife Research	August	♦	♦	5

 

MBA/MMH

Graduate School	Program	Release Schedule of Application Guideline	Enrollment		Student Intake
			Apr	Oct
Management	International Project Management Program      (i-PM)	May	♦	–	10
	International Business Administration Program (i-BA)	May	♦	–	10
	Kyoto-Cornell International Collaborative Degree Opportunity	TBA	♦	–	20

Doctoral Degree

Graduate School	Program	Release Schedule of Application Guideline	Enrollment		Student Intake
			Apr	Oct
Economic	International Graduate Programme for East  Asia Sustainable Economic Development  Studies	February	–	♦	5
Engineering	Integrated  Engineering Course in the Human Security  Engineering Fields	May, November	♦	♦	20
Agriculture	Special Course in Agricultural Science – For the Global Future of Life, Food and the Environment	Jun. For Apr. enrollment Dec. for Oct. enrollment	♦	♦	5
Energy Science	International Energy Science Course	March	♦	♦	10
Informatics	International Course in Intelligence Science and Technology	May, November Feb. = Oct. enrollment for  Social Informatics	♦	♦	Small Number
	International Course in Social Informatics		♦	♦	Small Number
	International Course in Communication and Computer Engineering		♦	♦	Small Number
Biostudies	Global Frontier in Life Science	September, December	♦	♦	10
Medicine	Global Frontier in Life Science  (Medicine)	August	♦	–	Small Number
	Global Frontier in Life Science  (Medical Science)	November			Small Number
Global Environmental Studies	International Environmental Management Program	Twice a year	♦	♦	Small Number
Science (Primate Research Institute)	International Course for Primatology and Wildlife Research	August	♦	♦	5