Application Guidelines
for the 2024 (October) Academic Year

International Program in Public Economics(Master/Doctor)
International Program in Financial and Business Economics(Master/Doctor)
International Program in Management and Accounting(Master/Doctor)

Graduate School of Economics

Eligibility
Applicants for the doctoral programs must satisfy one of the following conditions:(1) Those who have completed (or are scheduled to complete by the date of enrollment) a master’s degree or anequivalent degree.
(2) Those who are at least 24 years of age by the date of enrollment and determined by the Graduate School ofEconomics of Kyushu University to have an academic ability equivalent to or higher than a master’s degree.
Applicants for the master’s programs must satisfy one of the following conditions:(3) Those who have completed (or are scheduled to complete by the date of enrollment) 16 years of school curriculum
and have graduated (or are scheduled to graduate by the date of enrollment) with a bachelor’s degree or an equivalentdegree from a university.
(4) Those who have completed (or are scheduled to complete by the date of enrollment) 15 years of school curriculum
outside Japan and have graduated (or are scheduled to graduate by the date of enrollment) with a bachelor’s degree
or an equivalent degree from a foreign university.
(5) Those who are determined by the Graduate School of Economics of Kyushu University to have an academic ability
equivalent to or higher than a university graduate.
Eligibility Check: Only applicable to those applicants who wish to apply in accordance with qualification (2) or (5).
Please send an e-mail no later than March 15 (Fri), 2024 to the Student Affair Office at jbkkyomu2ec@jimu.kyushuu.ac.jp, indicating that you want to check your eligibility. The subject title should be “Eligibility Check for International
Graduate Program.” Please follow the instructions as stipulated in the response e-mail to submit the Application Form,Admission Essay (first two pages only), Certificaition of Graduation, Academic Transcript, and other relevant documents
useful for evaluation. Application Form and Admission Essay are available from the link below. Please upload (by Dragand Drop) a folder that includes the above-mentioned document files via the designated link during March 4 (Mon) toMarch 15 (Fri), 2024. The link will be provided in the response mail. The folder should be named as EC_Your Name +Birthday (e.g., EC_Adam Smith0605). The result of eligibility check will be notified to the applicants by March 29 (Fri),2024.
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Link: click here for Application Form & Admission Essay

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Language Requirements(1) Lectures and seminars will be conducted in English and therefore, students are expected to have a good commandof English.
(2) Concerning the Japanese language, it is preferable to study it in some measure to get used to the life in Japansmoothly.

Application Documents
The electronic files for Item (A), (B), and (J) are available at https://www.econ.kyushuu.ac.jp/english/pta_index/pa_index2/pa_15/.
Electronic
submission forDoctoral
Programs

Electronic
submission
for Master’s
Programs

Submit in Excel format (PDF is not
accepted).

●●(B)
Admission
Essay

Affix your signature and one ID
photo: front view, no hats, taken in
the last three months, 4 cm (H) x 3cm (W).

●●(C) Master’s
Thesis orDraft

An electronic file in Word or PDF
format. Other writing samples can beincluded.

●(D) Summaryof Master’s
ThesisAn electronic file in Word or PDF
format with approximately 1,000
English words●(E)
Certificateof(Scheduled)
Graduation

Certificate officially issued by the
final school attended●Item(A)Application
FormContents

2●File Name forelectronicsubmission
AP_YourName +Birthday(e.g.,AP_Adam
Smith0605)
AE_YourName +Birthday(e.g.,
AE_AdamSmith0605)
MT_YourName +Birthday(e.g.,
MT_AdamSmith0605)
MS_YourName +Birthday(e.g.,
MS_AdamSmith0605).
CG_YourName +Birthday(e.g.,
CG_AdamSmith0605)

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(F)Academic
Transcript

Certificate officially issued by the
final school attended●●(G)
Document
Attesting toEnglish
Language
Proficiency

TOEFL (iBT, iBT®HomeEdition, PBT), TOEIC, IELTS or
CAMBRIDGE score card
(obtained within 2 years before theapplication date) or relevant
document. Conditions for
exemption are noted at the end ofthe table.

●●

AT_YourName +Birthsday(e.g.,
AT_AdamSmith0605)
ES_YourName +Birthday(e.g.,
ES_AdamSmith0605)●

GR_YourName +
Recommended but not mandatory.
BirthdayScores obtained within 5 years from○○(e.g.,
the date of the application are valid.
GR_AdamSmith0605)
PP_YourName +(I) Proof of
After making a payment at https://eBirthday
Application
shiharai.net/english, save the●●(e.g.,
Fee Payment “Results.”
PP_AdamSmith0605)
Two recommendation letters should
RL_Yourbe submitted electronically by theName_R(J) Tworecommenders. At least one
ecommender’
Letters ofrecommender must be a facultys Name (e.g.,●●Recommend
member of the university where theRL_Adamation
applicant graduated or will
Smith_Isaac
graduate.
Newton)(Note) Submittion of English attestation documents is exempted when either of the following cases apply.
(H)GRE
Results or
GMAT
Results

1. Applicants who have nationalities of countries where English is used as the primary language.
2.

Applicants who can instead submit a certificate (such as official letter or transcript showing instruction language,etc.) proving that they have completed (or are scheduled to complete by the date of enrollment) a degree at an
institution where the language of instruction is English in a country where English is the primary language.

3(Continue to next page)Submitting Your Application
The applicants should apply for the program by taking the following steps (also see flow chart in the last page.)

Step 1: Application registration and electronic submission (Items (A) – (I))
The applicants have to register their application via the link below, in which they will have to provide theinformation of two recommenders. Please be noted that one recommender must be a faculty member of the university
from which you received or will receive the highest academic degree. After the application registration, an automatic
response email will be sent to the applicant as well as the recommenders, who will receive a link and information for
submitting a recommendation letter electronically (the submission should be no later than April 19 (Fri), 2024). Pleasecontact Student Affairs Office (see below for e-mail address) if you did not receive the mail within 24 hours aftersubmission.
The applicants have to upload a folder that includes item (A) – (I) files via the designated link (provided inthe response email) during April 8 (Mon) ~ April 19 (Fri), 2024. Please do NOT upload files that are not folder-stored.
Please name the folder as Your Name + Birthday (e.g., Adam Smith0605), and follow the instruction in Application
Documents to name your files.
•The application registration website will open on April 8 (Mon), 2024.

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Link: click here for Application Registration•The uploading system does not work on Internet Explorer. Please use the latest version of Microsoft Edge, Firefox,Opera, Google Chrome, or Safari.Note: When uploading your folder, please Drag and Drop your folder (do notuse "select files").

•Do not use nicknames or abbreviations when writing your name on the application documents. You must write
your name exactly as it appears in your official family register (or an official document such as passport and alien
registration certificate).

•No change can be made on application documents after submission.

Step 2: : Postal Mail Submission (Items (E) and (F))
In addition, the applicants need to send the (E) Certificate of (Scheduled) Graduation, and (F) Academic
Transcript to the Student Affair Office by registered postal mail or other international delivery services. See below for
the addressee’s information.
•These documents (Items (E) and (F)) should arrive no later than April 26 (Fri), 2024.

•Neither documents nor application fees will be returned.

•For inquiries, please contact:
Student Affairs Office,Faculty of Economics, Kyushu University744, Motooka, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka 819-0395 JapanEmail: jbkkyomu2ec@jimu.kyushu-u.ac.jp
4(Continue to next page)Application Fee
The application fee is 30,000 yen. You can make a payment with your credit card by accessing the following site withyour computer: https://e-shiharai.net/english. After making a payment, save the “Results” as a document for yourapplication.

Screening Schedule(1) Application Period (Japan Standard Time)For the 2024 Fall enrollment, the application period is April 8(Mon) ~ April 19 (Fri), 2024.
(2) Interview Period
Short-listed appicants will be contacted for an oral examination (interview) in May or June. Details of theinterview will be sent to the applicant by email. The interview will be conducted using an online meeting tool.
(3) Result Notification:
The result will be notified to the applicants by the end of June, 2024. Please be aware that we will not respond to
any questions regarding your result and evaluation.

Entrance Procedures and Tuition
All entering students must complete the following procedures by mail or other methods by the following deadline.
Failure to do so will be considered as a withdrawal from the program:(1) Entrance procedures must be completed by August 9 (Fri), 2024.
(2) Amount to be paid, by the applicant, at the time of entrance procedures
A) Entrance fee ¥282,000B) Tuition of the First Semester ¥ 267,900 (¥535,800 for the full year)
Note: The entrance fee and the tuition amount are the figures for year 2023 and are subject to change.

Student Visa Procedures
Regarding visa requirements, Kyushu University will assist the applicants throughout the process. Applicants, however,will need to initiate the visa application in a timely manner at their own costs.

5(Continue to next page)Key Addresses & Websites Information
Mailing Address

Student Affairs Office, Faculty of Economics, Kyushu University
744, Motooka, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka 819-0395 Japan
Email: jbkkyomu2ec@jimu.kyushu-u.ac.jp
Web Sites
https://www.econ.kyushu-u.ac.jp/english/pa_index/pa_index2/ (International Graduate Programs)
https://www.econ.kyushu-u.ac.jp/english/index/(School of Economics)
https://www.kyushu-u.ac.jp/english/index.php (Kyushu University)

Important Dates
Eligibility check (if applicable):

March 4 (Mon) ~ 15 (Fri), 2024

Notification of eligibility check result (if applicable):

By March 29 (Fri), 2024

Online application registration:

April 8 (Mon) ~ 19 (Fri), 2024

Electronic submission of application documents:

April 8 (Mon) ~ 19 (Fri), 2024

Electronic submission of reconmendation letter (by the reconmmender): By April 19 (Fri), 2024
Postal mail submission of application documents:

By April 26 (Fri), 2024

Notification of results:

By the end of June, 2024

Completion of Entrance procedures:

By August 9 (Fri), 2024

6(Continue to next page)Flow Chart of Application
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*Required
Eligibility Check (if applicable)

Step 0. Application Fee Payment* Only applicants with qualification (2) or (5)should send an e-mail tojbkkyomu2ec@jimu.kyushu-u.ac.jp, asking for
eligibility check. Please follow the instructionin the response mail. Other applicants can skip
this.

 Applicants pay the fee via thepayment page.
 Save the “Results”.

Step 1. Application Registration & Electronic Submission*
Applicants ask two people for recommendation letters, one of whom should be a faculty member ofyour graduating university.

Applicants fill out the registration form and register the information of recommenders. After theregistration, an automatic response email will be sent to the applicant and recommenders.

Applicants upload a folder that includes item (A) – (I) files, via the link shown in the response email.
 The folder name should be “Your Name + Birthday” (e.g., Adam Smith0605).
 See “Application Documents” for file naming.

Invitation email withupload link will be sent to:

Recommenders
Step 2. Postal Mail Submission*

Electronic Submission ofRecommendation letters*

 Applicants send the (E) Certificate (Scheduled)
Graduation, and (F) Academic Transcript to theStudent Affair Office by registered postal mailor other international delivery services.

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Recommenders upload the (J) letterwith file nameas “RL_YourName_RecommenderName” (e.g., RL_Adam
Smith_Issac Newton).