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1 Admission Eligibility

2 Admission Eligibility

3 Admission Eligiblity
4 Admission Application Procedure

5 Admission Application Procedure
6 Admission Application Procedure
7 Admission Application Procedure

8 Admission Application Procedure
9 Admission Application Procedure
10 Admission Application Procedure

Question

AnswerIs work experience mandatory?

It’s not necessary.
About one third of our students are without work
experience.
Am I eligible with my educational background or
Check your eligibility according to the admission
working experience?
guidelines.
Graduate School of Management does not assess youreligibility by email.
I already have another Master's degree. Am I still As long as your undergraduate qualificaiton fulfills theeligible?
eligibility requirement, you can apply.
Do graduates of Kyoto University also have to go Every applicant goes through the same admission
through the same application process with others? process.
Can I have the IELTS team send a score report
directly to the Graduate School of Management?
Can I apply for other Graduate Schools in Kyoto
University at the same time?
I have applied in the past. Can the Graduate
School of Management make use of the past
application data?
Do you have an unconditional offer scheme?
Do I have to apply through the embassy?
Can I bring application materials to the officemyself?

11 Admission Application Materials

Reference

Last Updated: 2024/5/7

https://www.gsm.kyoto-u.ac.jp/en/about/data/

Please submit an IELTS score report with otherapplication documents on your own.
You can.
You need to make an application every time you apply.

We don't make an unconditional offer for any students.
Every applicant needs to take the admission.
You can apply by yourself.
You have to submit the materials through the online
application system.

Can I submit reference documents in addition to
the specified application documents assupplementary materials?
12 Admission Recommendation Letters Who can I ask for a recommendation letter?

We accept only materials specified in the admission
guidelines.

13 Admission Recommendation Letters How many recommendation letters can I submit?

You can submit Two recommendation letters at most.

14 Admission Recommendation Letters Can I send the recommendation letters by email?

Recommendation letters should be submitted throughthe online application system by the requested person.

15 Admission Recommendation Letters How can recommenders submit recommendation
letters?

The requested person of the recommendation letter will
receive an email to ask them to access the online
application system with a unique URL to upload files
when you enter their email addresses on the online
application system.
English score can be exempted when you fulfill
designated criteria. For details, refer to the admission
guidelines.
TOEFL iBT, TOEFL iBT Home Edition or IELTS scores arerequired. Other tests such as TOEIC or Duolingo English
test will not be accepted.
English score requirement is exempted only when it iscertified that your degree was obtained in English.
We do not see whether each subject you took wasinstructed in English or not, or how many percentages
subjects in English occupy in your credits.
The evaluation details are closed.
The evaluation criteria more than what is described in
the admission guidelines are closed.
Every applicant needs to finish application fee payment
before the specified due date.
(Scholars of specific scholarships may get refund after
they are enrolled.)
Students must attend to the in-person classes held at
the Yoshida campus to complete the program.
Master of Business Administration will be conferred.

The applicant should request the recommendation
letters via email from the online application system to arelevant university professor or social standing person.

16 Admission English Requirement

Is an English score required for every student?

17 Admission English Requirement

What kind of English test is accepted?

18 Admission English Requirement

I obtained a certain amount of credits in English
as an undergraduate student. Can English score
submission be waived?

19 Admission Evaluation
20 Admission Evaluation

Is GPA important for evaluation?
Is there any desirable/preferred career to have?

21 Admission Payment

Is it possible to postpone the application feepayment?

22 Program-

Can I complete the course online only?

23 Program-

24 Program-

What degree is conferred upon course
completion?
What is the instruction language of the program?

25 Visa/CoE-

26 Visa/CoE-

27 Visa/CoE-

28 Visa/CoE-

Can you help me get CoE for working?

We'll help you get CoE only for the purpose of studying.

29 Visa/CoE-

We'll help you get CoE only when you newly come toJapan for studying.

30 Others-I'm already in Japan with a visa, and want to
update it as "student visa." Can the Graduate
School of Management help me?
I would like to know about MBA fees structure forinternational students.

31 Others-Can I engage in a part-time job?

You can, but you have to comply with the rules by theImmigration Service Agency of Japan.

International MBA program is taught in English.

I already have a working visa. Can I still be astudent?

You can hold working visa even after you enter
Graduate School of Management as long as it's valid.
However, admitted students are highly recommended toapply for a student visa.
Those who possess visas other than a student
visa will not be eligible for services offered toindividuals with a student visa (scholarship etc.)
Are you going to provide a visa for me?
We are going to help you get only Certificate of
Eligibility (CoE). Once you have received your CoE,
please contact the Embassy of Japan in your country.
Can the Graduate School of Management help me We'll help you get CoE for your spouse and children too.
https://kuiso.oc.kyotoget CoE for my family members too?
Their status will be "Dependent."
u.ac.jp/en/before_arriving/aboutvisa/

The amount of the tuition fee is the same for all the
https://www.kyoto-u.ac.jp/en/current/howstudents. For details, refer to the admission guidelines.
to/tuition/tuition-and-fees
https://kuiso.oc.kyoto-u.ac.jp/en/visa/work_permit/