Application Information

Exam Schedule for 2024 Enrollment

Schedule

※The Graduate School may hold an additional round of application on March 2 (Sat.) ,2024.

Application Eligibility

See the Application Guidbook files below for details of application.

• Academic Year 2024 Enrollment:Application Guidebook for International Students [PDF file:1,102KB]
• Application format for International Students [Word file:49KB]

To request a set of application documents, please contact the Admissions Office.

• Request Form

International Students with the Japanese Government (MEXT) Scholarship Program
recommended by Japanese Embassy

＜Reference＞

Admissions Office

TEL. +81-(0)25-270-1311（Mon.-Fri. 8:30～17:15 JST）／ FAX. +81-(0)25-270-5173

E-mail. gs-unpunii.ac.jp

Recommendation

Applicants are examined on the basis of English and an interview.

General Selection

Applicants are examined on the basis of their specialized subject, English proficiency, and an interview.

• Past exam questions: Specialized subject [PDF file:492KB]

Special Selection for Professionals

International students are examined on the basis of specialized subject (short essay),English proficiency and an interview. If you are eligible for this category, you are requested to compose and submit a short essay along with your applications. Although an essay can be written either Japanese or English, it must not exceed 5000 letters in Japanese or 2500 words in English.
Essay information will be posted the homepage.

Special Selection for International Students

International students are examined on the basis of specialized subject (short essay), English proficiency and an interview. If you are eligible for this category, you are requested to compose and submit a short essay along with your applications. You can select one of the two essay questions that are shown in advance. Although an essay can be written either Japanese or English, it must not exceed 5000 letters in Japanese or 2500 words in English.
Essay information will be posted the homepage.

Specialized Subject (For those candidates who are currently living in Japan)

This exam is conducted to evaluate applicants’ knowledge and analytical capability for sub-topics of International Studies and Regional Development (International Society). We emphasize the capability to logically discuss the issues on international relations and political economy of east Asian countries by employing theoretical frameworks of analysis.

English Proficiency

【Score record of TOEIC or TOEFL or IELTS(Academic)】

English proficiency will be evaluated on score records of TOEIC or TOEFL (iBT or PBT) or IELTS(Academic) that applicants submit at the time of application.

Interview

An interview is conducted on the basis of the research proposal. The purpose here is to evaluate whether applicants have a clear research goal and sufficient knowledge of topics of interest and whether their research would be academically important and feasible within the period of attendance at the program.