Notes Regarding Admissions
- In the event of changes in the examination procedure, schedule or selection process due to a natural disaster or epidemic, etc., information will be posted on our website: Please check this website regularly for the latest information, especially before application and examination dates.
Admission Policy
The Graduate School of Informatics aims to foster intellectuals who can utilize the new horizon of informatics and persons who can lead in the creation of new value, new discovery and new solutions to problems through the design of fundamental structure within the information society by using informatics.
In addition, our goal is to train intellectuals who can manage corporations, government agencies and international organizations from the view point of information, and informatics researchers who can play an active role in various fields of sciences. For this reason, we are selecting students who have diverse backgrounds.
In order to form a foundation to foster such intellectuals, the following qualifications are required:
- Have basic skills and academic abilities in the informatics field that are necessary to acquire advanced knowledge and skills in informatics
- Have awareness and sufficient fundamental understanding of the world from the viewpoint of information, and have motivation to advance various sciences by making full use of information technology
- Have the willingness and awareness to solve current and future social problems by using informatics to create value, while having sufficient fundamental knowledge to do so
- Have a fundamental understanding of informatics that can contribute to humanity through the creation of information technologies that harmonizes with society and brings value to it
- Have a sense of responsibility, vision and communication skills necessary to play a leading role in society through informatics research and practice
Schedule for Admissions
| Programs | Examination Dates | Date of Application | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Doctoral Program (Initial Two-year Program) (Master’s Course) 1st Calling / April Admission (2025 Application Guidelines (MC)) Application Guidelines (MC) are offered in Japanese only (No tentative translation in English). |
Department of Mathematical Informatics (Oral Presentation and Examination) June 29, 2024 |
(1)Department of Mathematical Informatics (Oral Presentation and Examination) (2)Department of Complex Systems Science, Department of Social Informatics (Written Examination exemption applicant) June 7 to June 13, 2024 by 4 pm |
Applicants must be sure to contact their preferred faculty member before submitting their application. |
| (Written Exam and Interview) August 7 & 8, 2024 |
June 28 to July 4, 2024 by 4 pm | ||
| Doctoral Program (Final Three-year Program) (Doctor’s Course) (2024 October Application Guidelines (DC)) （Tentative translation for 2024 October Application Guidelines (DC)) |
(Oral Presentation and Examination) August 7, 2024 |
June 28 to July 4, 2024 by 4 pm | |
| Japanese Government Scholarship International Student to the Education Program for Data Scientist for Next-Generation Value Creation Doctoral Course (Initial Two-Year Course)/ October Admission (2025 Application Guidelines (MC)) | TBA | By 5pm (JST) on |
Applicants must be sure to contact their preferred faculty member before submitting their application.
Form 1
This application guideline and forms are made based on the 2024 University-Nominated MEXT scholarship guideline. Therefore, please note that there might be some changes when the 2025 University-Nominated MEXT scholarship guideline is released. In that case, you may be required to amend the scholarship application guideline and forms. |
| Japanese Government Scholarship International Student to the Education Program for Data Scientist for Next-Generation Value Creation Doctoral Course (Final Three-Year Course))/ October Admission (2025 Application Guidelines (DC)) | TBA | By 5pm (JST) on |
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| Doctoral Program (Initial Two-year Program) (Master’s Course) 2nd Calling / April Admission (2025 Application Guidelines (MC)) |
(Oral Presentation and Examination)
February 12, 2025
*Department of Social Informatics: February 12 or February 13, 2025 |
December 18 to December 24 by 4 pm, 2024
*Application registration and admission fee payment on the Internet application site are also neccessary from |
Applicants must be sure to contact their preferred faculty member before submitting their application. |
| Doctoral Program (Final Three-year Program) (Doctor’s Course) April Admission (2025 Application Guidelines (DC)) ((Tentative Translation) 2025 Application Guidelines (DC)) |
(Oral Presentation and Examination) February 13, 2025 |
[Contact]
Student Affairs Section
Graduate School of Informatics, Nagoya University,
Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Japan, 464-8601
Email: admission::i.nagoya-u.ac.jp
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Exam Questions
Past Entrance Examination Questions, Graduate School of Informatics
Contact Regarding Admission
Academic and Students Affairs Section, Graduate School of Informatics, Nagoya University
