Keio University Graduate School of Media Design
Application Period-III 2020
Special Measures in Response to COVID-19

The COVID-19 outbreak is disrupting our social activities, thus the Keio University
Graduate School of Media Design (KMD) has decided to make changes to the application
procedure of both master’s and doctoral programs for Application Period-III.
KMD will accept your application submission online via Web Entry System (you are stillrequired to submit some original/physical documents by post). Your application submission
will be accepted even some required certificates are not submitted by the applicationdeadline due to COVID-19.
[Preliminary Entrance Qualification Review (only for those who require the review)]
For applicants who require Preliminary Entrance Qualification Review, in addition tosending the necessary documents by post, send the scanned documents (PDF) by email toKMD Admissions Office (kmd@info.keio.ac.jp) by the designated deadline.
[Web Entry Period]
The deadline for Web Entry in Application Period-III 2020 has been changed to 11:59 p.m.
on Monday, January 18th, 2021 (Japan Standard Time) as a special measure.
[Submission Procedure]
Applicants will register for the application, receive their examinee number and submit(upload) the necessary documents using Web Entry System.
First, access Web Entry System to fill out the registration form to obtain your examinee
number. Second, pay the application fee with the examinee number and write the same
number on the designated place of each application documents. After you have thedocument files prepared, access the Web Entry System again to submit (upload) all thedocument files by 11:59 p.m. on Monday, January 18th, 2021 (Japan Standard Time). Also,
send the original/physical documents of “Certificate of (Expected) Graduation/Completion”,“Certificate of (Expected) Degree”, “Official Academic Transcript” and “(only for CEMSapplicant) Proof of Language Proficiency” by post postmarked on or before Monday,
January 18th, 2021.

Application submission may not be accepted if the applicant received the examinee number
but did not upload the application documents or send the original documents by postproperly.
[Application Documents]
Convert all the required documents into the designated type of electronic files and submit
them online via Web Entry System by the deadline. For detailed information on how toprepare the electronic files, please refer to the instruction on the separate document
uploaded on the KMD website. Also, send the original/physical documents of “Certificate of(Expected) Graduation/Completion”, “Certificate of (Expected) Degree”, “OfficialAcademic Transcript” and “(only for CEMS applicant) Proof of Language Proficiency” bypost using an express service which provides tracking such as FedEx or DHL from outside
Japan and simplified registered express mail or registered express mail from within Japan.
[If applicants cannot submit “Certificate of (Expected) Graduation/Completion”,“Certificate of (Expected) Degree” and “Official Academic Transcript” due to COVID-19]
Applicant who is currently enrolled in the university (or equivalent): Convert the latest
grade report you retain into electronic file and submit it online.
Applicant who has graduated from the university (or equivalent): Convert the latest grade
report and diploma you retain into electronic files and submit them online.
Please obtain the official certificates from the university (or equivalent) as soon as they
become available and submit them to KMD Office by post.
[Certificate of Japanese-Language Proficiency Test (N1)]
If you wish to be enrolled in master’s program in April but cannot submit the certificate of
N1 due to COVID-19, KMD will assess your language fluency by the submitted documents
and interview session.
[Result of English Language Proficiency Test]
If you wish to be enrolled in master’s program in September but cannot submit the result ofEnglish language proficiency test (TOEFL, IELTS, etc.) due to COVID-19, KMD will assessyour language fluency by the submitted documents and interview session.
[Result of English Language Proficiency Test for GID and CEMS Programs]
For GID applicant, we will not require the applicant to submit the result of English
language proficiency test at the time of application. Once the applicant is accepted andapplication for language proficiency examination is reopened, the applicant is required totake the examination and submit the score.
For CEMS applicant, Keio University is discussing the extension of submission deadline.
Please contact KMD Admissions Office (kmd@info.keio.ac.jp) by email for instruction.
[Portfolio]
Please convert the portfolio into electronic files (e.g. take pictures of the materials) andsubmit it online.
[Letter of Recommendation]
Request your referee(s) to email the PDF version of the letter of recommendation directly
to KMD Admissions Office (kmd@info.keio.ac.jp) by the application deadline, Monday,
January 18th, 2021 (Japan Standard Time). Any letter submitted after the deadline will not
be accepted. Request your referee(s) to include your full name in the letter ofrecommendation and email.
[Second Screening (Interview)]
Second screening (interview) will be held online via video conferencing system. Successful
applicant of the first screening will be given further instruction regarding the onlineinterview.
[Screening Results]
The screening results will be announced only online on Web Entry System. The results will
not be announced in Hiyoshi Campus, Keio University.