Nagoya University International Programs for AY2024
Medical Science Graduate Program (Doctoral Program)at the Graduate School of Medicine
Admission Requirements for International Students(October Admission)

Nagoya University invites international students* to apply for the Academic Year 2024 admission to the Medical
Science Graduate Program at the Graduate School of Medicine, an English-taught Doctoral Degree Program,according to the terms and conditions below.
*Including Japanese citizens and permanent residents who fulfill the eligibility criteria below

Admission Policies
For Nagoya University's general admission policies, please see the following website:
http://en.nagoya-u.ac.jp/about_nu/upload_images/admission_policy_en.pdf

I. Eligibility for Application
To be eligible to apply for Nagoya University's International Programs, the applicant must not be a Japanesecitizen or a permanent resident of Japan, and must satisfy one of the conditions below.
However, regardless of the above, Japanese citizens and permanent residents who advance to the Medical
Science Graduate Program directly after the completion of a Nagoya University International Initial Two-Year
Program (master's program) must satisfy one of the requirements same as international students.
(1) Applicants who have graduated or are scheduled to graduate from a university program in medicine,
dentistry, pharmacy (limited to pharmacy programs where the minimum duration of study is six years) orveterinary medicine in an educational institution located in Japan by September 30, 2024;(2) Applicants who have completed or are scheduled to complete 18 years of schooling in a foreign country
by September 30, 2024;(3) Applicants who have completed or are scheduled to complete 18 years of formal education of a foreigncountry in Japan by taking courses offered by a school of said foreign country by distance education by
September 30, 2024.;(4) Applicants who have completed or are scheduled to complete a course of study in Japan at an educational
institution positioned under the schooling system of a foreign country as offering university programs(limited to those where persons who have completed the program are treated as having completed 18 yearsof schooling of said foreign country) and designated separately by the Minister of Education, Culture,
Sports, Science and Technology by September 30, 2024.;(5) Applicants who have been conferred or are scheduled to confer a degree equivalent to a bachelor's degree
through attending an overseas university or other overseas school (limited to those whose education andresearch activities have been evaluated by persons who have been certified by the relevant country's
government or a related institution, or have been separately designated by the Ministry of Education,-1-

Culture, Sports, Science and Technology as being equivalent to such) and graduated from a program that
requires 5 or more years to complete (Includes graduating from a program implemented by the relevant
overseas school while living in Japan through distance learning, as well as graduating from a program
implemented by an educational facility established with the relevant overseas country's school education
system and has received the designation mentioned above) by September 30, 2024;(6) Applicants who have designated by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology(as prescribed by The Ministry of Education, Science, Sports and Culture Public Notice No. 39 of 1955).
①Those who have completed an undergraduate program in either medicine or dentistry at a university inaccordance with the former University Decree (1918, Imperial Edict No. 388).
②Those who have graduated from National Defense College in accordance with the Ministry of Defense
Establishment Law (1954, Law No. 164).
③Those who have completed a master's program or a professional graduate school program which statedin accordance with the School Education Act (1947, Law No. 26) Article 99, Item 2 / Those qualified toreceive a master's degree, or those who have been enrolled for two years or more in a consistent five-year
doctoral program which is not divided into two-year master's program and three-year doctoral program,
have obtained more than 30 credits there and completed required research work by September 30, 2024.
④Those who have two or more subsequent years of a research experience at a university or research
institution after graduated from a university (except for a veterinary medicine program at a graduate schoolor specialty school, or programs at a graduate school or non-degree program in medicine, dentistry, or
pharmacy founded to cultivate practical clinical ability), or after completed 16 years of education at aforeign school, and those who also have been recognized by their research achievement to have academic
ability equivalent or superior to that of those who have graduated from a university in medical program,dentistry or pharmacy program designed in order to cultivate practical clinical ability.
(7) Applicants who have been enrolled in a program in medicine, dentistry, pharmaceutical sciences (limited
to those whose minimum duration of study is six years), or veterinary medicine at a university for at least
four years or persons who have completed 16 years of schooling in a foreign country or a course of study
in Japan at an educational institution positioned under the schooling system of a foreign country as offering
university programs (limited to those where persons who have completed the program are treated ashaving completed 16 years of schooling of said foreign country) by September 30, 2024 and designatedseparately by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, who are found to haveacquired the designated credits at a graduate school of the University with an excellent academic record(8) Applicants who are scheduled to be at least 24 years of age by September 30, 2024 and who are recognizedby the Graduate School of Medicine through individual screening of eligibility for admission as having
scholastic ability equivalent to or higher than that of persons who have graduated from a university
program in medicine, dentistry, pharmacy (limited to pharmacy programs where the minimum duration of
study is six years) or veterinary medicine.
[Notes] For applicants applying under eligibility criteria (6)-④ to (8):1. Applicants applying under eligibility criterion (6)-④ shall satisfy the following two requirements:
1) Applicants who, at the time of application, shall have graduated from a university, or shall have engaged
in research at a university, research institute or similar institution for at least two years after thecompletion of 16 years of schooling in a foreign country; and-2-2) Applicants who have achieved research excellence, through academic papers and research presentations,recognized as being of academic quality equivalent to or higher than that of a master's thesis.
2. Eligibility review for application
Those who are applying under one of the eligibility criteria (6)-④ to (8) must download a set ofprescribed forms for eligibility review from the website below and submit it to the Graduate School
Section, Student Affairs Division, Graduate School of Medicine (refer to "Ⅸ. Contact") by registeredmail, to arrive no later than November 15, 2023. (Be sure to write "G30 Medical Science Graduate
Program: Eligibility Review for Application" in red on the front of the envelope.)
The Graduate School of Medicine will conduct the eligibility review (an interview may be performed, if
necessary), and applicants will be notified of the results by e-mail on or after early December, 2023.
Download the prescribed forms "Forms for Eligibility Review (PDF format)" from the following website:
https://admissions.g30.nagoya-u.ac.jp/admissions/graduateprograms/
3. List of documents to submit for eligibility review
1) For applicants applying under eligibility criterion (6)-④:i)
Eligibility review form (prescribed form)ii)
Diploma/certificate of graduation (issued by the principal/dean/etc. of the school attended, nocopies allowed)
iii)
Academic transcript (issued by the principal/dean/etc. of the school attended, no copies
allowed)iv)
Curriculum vitae (prescribed form)v)
Report of research achievements (prescribed form)vi)
Copies of academic papers and research presentations
2) For applicants applying under eligibility criterion (7):i)
Eligibility Review Form (prescribed form)ii)
Diploma/certificate of graduation (issued by the principal/dean/etc. of the school attended, nocopies allowed)
iii)
Academic transcript (issued by the principal/dean/etc. of the school attended, no copies
allowed)iv)
Statement of Reasons for Application (prescribed form)
3) For applicants applying under eligibility criterion (8):i)
Eligibility review form (prescribed form)ii)
Diploma/certificate of graduation (issued by the principal/dean/etc. of the school attended, nocopies allowed)
iii)
Academic transcript (issued by the principal/dean/etc. of the school attended, no copies
allowed)iv)
Curriculum vitae (prescribed form)v)
Work history document with detailed work duties and experience, etc.
vi)
Report of research achievements (prescribed form)vii)
Copy of academic papers and research presentations
viii)
Written explanation from prospective advisor (for persons having scholastic ability equivalent
to or higher than that of persons who have graduated from an 18-year curriculum in medicine,
dentistry, pharmacy, or veterinary medicine)-3-II. Requirements for Application
The applicant who has graduated from a university where the primary language of instruction is not English
must satisfy one of the following requirements. However, those applicants who graduate from a university where
the primary language of instruction is English and can submit official documents coming from this fact (e.g.,
certificate of expected graduation prepared in the format designated by Nagoya University), will be exempt from
submitting a certificate showing their English proficiency test score.

English Language Proficiency Test

Qualification (Minimum)

IELTS

Overall band score of 6

TOEFL

80 iBT*TOEIC is not

60 Paper-delivered Test

accepted

Duolingo English Test (DET)

110 and above

Common European Framework of

C1 and above

Remark*Must be stated in

Reference for Languages (CEFR)

official transcripts

III. Number of Available Places
Programs (Graduate Schools)

No. of Places

Medical Science (Graduate School of Medicine)

LimitedIV. Application Procedure
1. Important notes before you apply
Please refer to the list/table of research laboratories (research groups), research areas, research projects andfaculty members on the website below. The applicant must make a pre-application inquiry regarding research
projects to a research laboratory/laboratories to which they wish to belong to receive supervision for theirdoctoral thesis, before submitting application documents.
http://www.med.nagoya-u.ac.jp/medical_E/laboratory/
Please submit application documents after receiving approval from the laboratory via an interview with therespective supervisor(s). Consequently, give considerable time and make inquiries early to meet the deadline.
If applicants decide to apply to the University, they must submit all application documents (including applicationfee) to the appropriate address as specified hereinafter in "Application documents submission" by the prescribeddeadline.
(Please note: even if you have already submitted documents to your preferred laboratory/advisor in the courseof your pre-application inquiry, those documents may not be deemed to be the formal application documents,
and thus may not be accepted as your application.) Other inquiries
For all other inquiries, please contact us via the contact information indicated in "IX. Contact".

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Applicants must submit all the application documents and pay the application fee within the application period
specified below.
(The deadline below applies to all required documents including those that must be submitted in hard copy.)

Recruitment Categories

Starting

Deadline

First Round

January 5, 2024
9:00 (Japan time)

January 16, 2024
16:00 (Japan time)(1) Application documents that arrive after the submission deadline will not be accepted.
(2) Original hard copies can be submitted before the application opens.
3. Application fee payment and application documents submission
To submit your application, please submit all required documents according to the directions, and be sure to pay
the application fee by the deadline.
In case the application fee is paid via bank transfer, a receipt must be submitted which states the time of transfer.
The time shall not be later than the stipulated deadline of the respective admission round. The receipt must be
uploaded on the application system before the system closes at the deadline.
Pay close attention to the "[Notes]" below the table when preparing your documents.
For documents that need to be prepared using prescribed forms, download the forms from the following website:
https://admissions.g30.nagoya-u.ac.jp/apply/graduate.php<Application fee payment methods>
Application fee: JPY 5,000
Please pay via the Online Admissions System.
Note that the application fee is for the purpose of checking and screening the submitted documents, etc.,
and will not be refunded or returned once paid to the University.
However, in exceptional cases, as specified below, the application fee can be refunded at an applicant’s
request after any charges including miscellaneous fees paid on a refund transaction are deducted. For any
details, please contact the Admissions Office.
a. Duplicate payments are made.
b. Payment is made after the application deadline.
The sender is responsible for the costs of the processing fee for the Bank Transfer of your application fee
payment.
Payment of this application fee is unnecessary if you fall under either of the following:- The applicant wishes to advance to the Medical Science Graduate Program directly after the completionof an Initial Two-Year Program (master's program) at a Graduate School of Nagoya University;- The applicant is a Japanese Government- or MEXT-sponsored scholar including from 1st October 2024
onward, who is enrolled at Nagoya University or another Japanese university.
Government- or MEXT-sponsored scholars who wish to apply to the Medical Science Graduate Program
must submit a MEXT Scholar Certificate as one of your application documents to the the Online
Admissions System.
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< Application documents submission > For the Application Form (Application Document 1):
Online Admissions System: URL: https://admissions.g30.nagoya-u.ac.jp
 For other application documents (Application Documents 2-12)
Bring or send mail to the following address:
Postgraduate Section, Student Affairs Division, Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya University
65 Tsurumai-cho, Showa-ku, Nagoya, 466-8550, Japan※Enclose all Original Copies required for application, and write "Medical Science Graduate Programs
Application Documents" on the envelope in red when mailing application documents.

1)

Documents and Other
Materials
Application Form

2)Curriculum Vitae

3)

Statement of Reasons forApplication

Use the prescribed form.

4)

Certificate of (expected)
Graduation/Completion

5)

Academic Transcript

A certificate of (expected) graduation/completion from the last
institution you attended. It must include the date ofgraduation/prospective graduation and the school’s official seal orsignature.
The original diploma cannot be accepted. For documents that cannot
be reissued (diplomas, etc.), please submit a "certified copy" of theoriginal. For certified copies, please refer to [Notes] below the table.
(Those who graduated or are expected to graduate from the
School/Graduate School of Medicine are not required to submit thisdocument.)
Academic transcript must include the school’s official seal orsignature. Be sure to also submit the grade assessment standards.
(Those who graduated from the School/Graduate School of Medicine
are not required to submit this document.)

6)

English Proficiency Test Scores

Notes
Please submit forms via the Nagoya University Online Admissions
System. We will not accept the application if the application fee is not
paid and the application form is not submitted on the Online
Admissions System by the deadline, even if documents 2-12 below
have been sent to the aforementioned address.
For students expecting to complete a Nagoya University International
Initial Two-Year Program (master's program), upload an Enrollment
Certificate to the Online Admissions System.
Use the prescribed form(s) and fill out the required fields.

Please submit scores that certify your fulfillment of the English
proficiency requirement.
Make arrangements to have official scores sent directly from thetesting institution by the deadline. (The TOEFL institutional code for
Nagoya University International Programs is 7256.)
Those who have taken the Duolingo English Test are required to send
their results online to the institution (Nagoya University) in addition
to the original copy.
*Please note that, in all cases, only the results of tests taken afterJanuary 2022 will be considered valid for the application.

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Two (2) Letters of Reference

7)

The reference letter must be submitted online directly by the referees
themselves. Upon entering referee’s information on the Online
Admissions System, it will automatically send an email to the email
address of each referee you listed. Each referee should upload their
letter according to instructions given in the email.
The letter should be written on the referee's school or institution's
letterhead paper, signed by the referee, printed out, scanned, and saved
as a PDF file before submission. The email address of the referee thatyou register for through the Online Admissions System should be theirwork email address, which means containing a school- or an
institution-managed email domain.
If no invitation email is delivered to the registered address, please ask
your referee to check their spam mail folder. If no invitation letter canbe found, then the referee should send their letter (in PDF format)
directly to the Admissions Office as an email attachment. The
applicant's full name and applicant number starting with 'G' followed
by a 6-digit number, must be displayed in the email subject line.
Email to: apply@g30.nagoya-u.ac.jp
The letter must reach the Admissions Office before the prescribeddeadline.
*If the referee does not have an email address that includes his/her
institution's domain, please send the original copy in a sealed
envelope by mail directly from the referee to the address indicated in"< Application documents submission >" mentioned above. (Mustarrive by the prescribed deadline.)(Those who graduated or are expected to graduate from the
School/Graduate School of Medicine are not required to submit thisdocument.)
Applicants who wish to apply to the Graduate School of Medicine
must undergo an interview by a supervisor, etc. under whom theywish to receive supervision at the Graduate School, and must makearrangements to have a General Performance Evaluation Reportcontaining the results of the interview sent directly from thesupervisor, etc. to the address in the "< Application documents
submission >" above.
Submit your master's thesis, if available. In addition, submit asummary of your thesis in English in the prescribed format.
(Those who wish to advance to the Medical Science Program directly
after the completion of the Nagoya University Graduate School of
Medicine Master’s program are not required to submit this document.)

8)

General Performance
Evaluation Report from
Prospective Supervisor at
Graduate School of Medicine

9)

Summary of Master's Thesis

10)

List of Publications (with up to
three reprints/offprints of major
publications)

Submit a list of publications along with up to three reprints/offprintsof your major publications, if available.

11)

Document Showing Other
Strengths (if available)

12)

Document Validating YourNationality and Residence
StatusPlease prepare a list for documents.
In case of documents in languages other than English, only the ones
with English translations will be taken into consideration.
(1) Excellent academic records; and/or(2) Excellent achievements in a special project in an academic field.
This document may be, for example, a copy of your passport or acertificate issued by an embassy office in Japan. The certificate
should be prepared in English; attach an English translation if it isissued in any other language.
If you reside in Japan, you must also submit a copy of your Residence
Card (both sides printing).

[Notes]1) Applications will be accepted only if all required documents for application are received by the deadline.
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It is recommended that you send documents by registered express mail or an equivalent air courier (e.g.,
Federal Express, DHL, UPS, etc.). Incomplete applications will not be considered for the selection
processes. No changes to any of the documents will be allowed after submission.
2) For non-English documents, the document-issuing institution or authority must provide a corresponding
English translation of the original language and authentication thereof. If the issuing institution or
authority does not provide such a service, the documents must be translated and verified by an outsidetranslation provider and then authenticated by the institution or authority. If this applies, be sure to submit
both the original documents and the authenticated translations.
3) If a course/subject name, a grade/evaluation, or any other information in the certificates specified in 5)
above is denoted by signs, codes, abbreviations, etc., the definition or explanation must be attached.
4) To calculate the applicant’s GPA fairly, the grade assessment standards requested in item 5) should
include clear evaluation scales (e.g., S=90-100, A=80-89, B=70-79, C=60-69). If there are no evaluation
scales and only raw scores are available, the information of full marks and the lowest raw score to get acourse credit are required.
5) Once application documents are submitted, they will not be returned for any reason.
6) Even after admission is granted to the applicant, it may be revoked if any of the following apply:- Any of the application documents, including the "Application Form", have been falsified;- Any of the required details or information within the application documents have been omitted; or- Any of the required documents are found not to have been submitted.
7) A certified copy is stated as follows:‐ A hard copy sealed or signed by authority‐ A hard copy certified by authority to be a true copy
‐ A hard copy notarized by public notary* For any questions, please contact the graduate school indicated in "IX. Contact."
4. Applicants with special needs
Applicants with special needs, who require special support in making their application, should consult Nagoya
University before the submission of their admission application, as follows:(1) End of consultation period: November 15, 2023 16:00 (Japan Time)(2) Contact:
Postgraduate Section, Student Affairs Division, Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya University
V. Selection Method
The selection process for successful applicants consists of a document screening and an academic interview (asa rule, the interview will be conducted using a VoIP system on the Internet such as Zoom, etc.).
Academic interview will be conducted in English.
VI. Announcement of Admission Results
Admission results will be announced by the graduate school you applied to via e-mail to the e-mail address
indicated on your Application Form by the date shown in the table below. Applicants on a wait list will beseparately notified by e-mail. Admitted students may also verify their results by logging in to the Online
Admissions System.

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Recruitment Categories

Announcement Date of Admission Results

First RoundMarch 22, 2024

VII. Admission Procedure
Documents and forms required for university enrollment will be sent to successful applicants together with anadmission offer letter. Please note that the fees indicated below are required for university enrollment; details
regarding the payment due and process, etc., will be included in the admission offer notification.
You will not be required to pay the registration fee if: 1) you wish to advance to the Medical Science Graduate
Program directly after the completion of master's program at a Graduate School of Nagoya University; or 2) you
are a Government- or MEXT-sponsored scholar.
1. Payment of the registration fee: JPY 282,000
For details, please refer to the guidelines for enrollment procedures to be sent with the admission offer letter andbe sure to complete the registration fee payment no later than the date below; the registration fee payment isrequired to secure your admission.

Recruitment
Categories
First Round

Deadline for Payment of Registration Fee
April 4, 2024 by 16:00 (Japan Time)[Notes](1) If the registration fee is revised by the time of enrollment, the new fee after revision will apply.
(2) For details regarding the registration fee payment, please refer to the guidelines for enrollment procedures
to be sent with the admission offer letter. The registration fee must be paid via Online Admissions System by
the date and time indicated in the table above. The sender is responsible for the costs of the processing fee for
the Bank Transfer.:
https://admissions.g30.nagoya-u.ac.jp(3) Registration fees will not be refunded once received by the University.
However, in exceptional cases, as specified below, the registration fee can be refunded at an applicant’s
request after any charges including miscellaneous fees paid on a refund transaction are deducted. For any
details, please contact the Admissions Office.
a. Duplicate payments are made.
b. Payment is made after the application deadline.
(4) If the payment of the registration fee is not completed by the stipulated deadline, the applicant will be
regarded as withdrawing from admission to the University. Please be particularly mindful of this point.
2. Other fees required for admission are as follows (subject to change):

Program

Tuition Fees

Premium for Personal Accident
Insurance for Students' Education andResearch(Liability Insurance included)

Medical Science Graduate
Program

Per semester: JPY 267,900(Per year: JPY 535,800)

JPY 5,370 (for 4 years)-9-[Notes](1) If tuition fees are revised at the time of enrollment or during enrollment in the University, the new fee afterrevision will apply from the time of revision.
(2) Tuition fees payment must be made after the semester begins.
(3) Please refer to the guidelines for enrollment procedures for any other details.
3. Reminder to applicants who are expected to graduate from or complete a university program but have not yet
graduated or completed at the time of application
Applicants who have not yet graduated from or completed their university program at the time of applicationmust ensure that their certificates of graduation/completion and academic transcripts are sent from their school
to the Nagoya University by August 1, 2024.
Please note: if you are unable to submit these certificates by the above deadline, you must contact us in advancevia the contact information indicated in "Ⅸ. Contact"
VIII. Other
1. All personal information submitted to Nagoya University is appropriately managed in compliance with the"Act on the Protection of Personal Information Held by Independent Administrative Agencies" and the "Tokai
National Higher Education and Research System Rules on the Protection of Personal Information" regulations.
2. The address, name, date of birth and other personal information of applicants obtained at the time of
application will be used only for admissions, the announcement of results, enrollment, and related matters.
3. Personal information related to the applicant and entrance examination results will be used to improve future
selection procedures.
Furthermore, the personal details of applicants admitted to Nagoya University will also be used for i)
academic affairs (student registration, academic advising, etc.), ii) student welfare services (health care, career
services, tuition exemption, scholarship applications, etc.), and iii) collecting tuition fees.
4. All times and dates indicated in the Admission Requirements refer to Japan Standard Time (UTC+09).
5. Nagoya University has established the “Security Export Control Regulations for Tokai National Higher
Education and Research System” in accordance with Japan’s “Foreign Exchange Trade Act.” The Security
Export Control Office provides guidance and rigorously conducts necessary procedures when we accept
international students.
Since November 2021, it has been clarified that the ‘deemed export control’ is also regulated and controlled
by the Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act (“FEFTA”), and thus transfer of controlled information,technology, software, and data to anyone even within the territory of Japan is also subject to the FEFTA. As
such, to comply with export control regulations, each applicant must submit the 'self-declaration' form (knownas ‘Declarationof Applicable Specific Categories’) throughthe Online Application

System(https://admissions.g30.nagoya-u.ac.jp). In addition, some of those admitted might be required to submit thePledge Form regarding export control compliance, as part of enrollment procedures. Moreover, your researchmight be regulated if it involves export controlled or restricted activities.
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If contacting us from abroad, please make inquiries by e-mail.
For any questions concerning the admission requirements of the Medical Science Graduate Program, pleasecontact at:
Postgraduate Section,
Student Affairs Division, Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya University
65 Tsurumai-cho, Showa-ku, Nagoya, 466-8550, Japan
Tel: +81-52-744-2440
Fax: +81-52-744-2521
E-mail: iga-ryu@t.mail.nagoya-u.ac.jp
Note: For inquiries regarding how to use the Online Admissions System, please contact:
International Admissions Office for the International Programs, Nagoya University
Tel: +81-52-747-6556
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