Admissions

Admissions

GSES Information Session

The 2025 Information Session at our graduate school is a great opportunity for prospective graduate students or non-students (anyone is welcome to attend) to understand more about our school education and study/research activities.

Date, Time
Saturday, May 10, 2025 from 12:30 - 16:30
Program:
1st Session: General explanatory session of all departments (12:30～)
1) Message from the Dean
2-1) Education curriculum
2-2) Campus life
2-3) Education curriculum by education and research center for Sustainable Co-development (SusCode)
2-4) Knowledge Co-Creation Program for Doctoral Course for Career Professionals
2-5) Promotion of Internationalization
3) Entrance examination
4) Recommendation for doctoral course

2nd Session: Poster session (14:00 - 15:00)

3nd Session: Introduction of Each Department (15:15～)

For more details and registration, please see the Japanese page.

Examination Conduct

[ Important ]
  • For the entrance examination for April 2026 (1st calling) and October 2025 admission, applicants are required to submit the score of the English test taken on or after August 1, 2023. For more details, please see "General Information".
  • Advance Procedures on the Internet Application Site
    The Graduate School of Environmental Studies will require applicants to register "My Page" on the website, register application details, and pay the application fee in advance.

Schedule for Entrance Examination

This is a general guide on graduate school admission in Japan. Actual schedules differ by the department and course. For more details, please be sure to check the schedule for the course for which you wish to apply.

Availability of Admission Details Application Period Entrance Examination Admission
1st Calling End of May July August Following April
Fall Admission End of May July August October
2nd Calling Beginning of November Following January Following February Following April

Outline of Entrance Examination

First Calling
First Calling
Application Period *1 July 1 ~ 16:00pm (JST), July, 7, 2025
Time of Admission April 2026
Course Special Selection Enrollment Program for International Students
Master's Course Dept. of Earth and Environmental Sciences Earth and Planetary Sciences Course August 18, 19
Hydrospheric-Atmospheric Sciences Course August 18, 19
Dept. of Environmental Engineering and Architecture Sustainable Development Course August 20, 21
Architecture Course August 21, 22
Dept. of Social and Human Environment - August 19, 20
Doctoral Course Dept. of Earth and Environmental Sciences Earth and Planetary Sciences Course August 18
Hydrospheric-Atmospheric Sciences Course August 18, 19
Dept. of Environmental Engineering and Architecture Sustainable Development Course August 20, 21
Architecture Course August 19～22
Dept. of Social and Human Environment - August 19, 20
October Admission
October Admission
Application Period *1 July 1 ~ 16:00pm (JST), July, 7, 2025
Time of Admission October 2025
Course Special Selection Enrollment Program for International Students
Master's Course Dept. of Earth and Environmental Sciences Earth and Planetary Sciences Course August 18, 19
Hydrospheric-Atmospheric Sciences Course August 18, 19
Dept. of Environmental Engineering and Architecture Sustainable Development Course August 20, 21
Architecture Course Not available
Dept. of Social and Human Environment - August 19, 20
Doctoral Course Dept. of Earth and Environmental Sciences Earth and Planetary Sciences Course August 18
Hydrospheric-Atmospheric Sciences Course August 18, 19
Dept. of Environmental Engineering and Architecture Sustainable Development Course August 20, 21
Architecture Course August 19～22
Dept. of Social and Human Environment - August 19, 20

*1 Period for Online Registration and Examination Fee Payment: June 17 - 12:00(JST), July 7, 2025
A separate due dates for preliminary review and application fee payment.

Second Calling - Application closed
Second Calling
Application Period *1 January 6 ~ 4:00pm (JST), January 10, 2025
Time of Admission April 2025
Course Special Selection Enrollment Program for International Students
Master's Course Dept. of Earth and Environmental Sciences Earth and Planetary Sciences Course February 6
Hydrospheric-Atmospheric Sciences Course
Dept. of Environmental Engineering and Architecture Sustainable Development Course February 7
Architecture Course Not available
Dept. of Social and Human Environment - February 12, 13
Doctoral Course Dept. of Earth and Environmental Sciences Earth and Planetary Sciences Course February 6
Hydrospheric-Atmospheric Sciences Course
Dept. of Environmental Engineering and Architecture Sustainable Development Course February 7
Architecture Course January 31 ~ February 6
Dept. of Social and Human Environment - February 12, 13

*1 Period for Online Registration and Examination Fee Payment: December 23, 2024 - 12:00pm January 10, 2025.
A separate due date for preliminary review.

For Applicants for Graduate School of Environmental Studies

Applicants to the Graduate School of Environmental Studies must decide on the course to apply and contact the Supervisor before submitting the Application Form.

First Calling
October Admission
Second Calling - Application closed

If you cannot find the course and faculty information, please contact the Student Affairs Office.

[ Contact ]
Student Affairs Office
Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Nagoya University
D2-1(510), Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Japan 464-8601
E-mail: t.mail.nagoya-u.ac.jp
TEL: 052-789-4272

Admission fee and tuition

Admission fee
282,000 yen
Tuition
535,800 yen/year (to be paid half-yearly)
Scholarships and Tuition Fee Exemption

Special Programs

Research Student Program

Eligibility

To enroll as a research student at the Graduate School of Environmental Studies, basically you must have completed a master’s program, or you will be expected to complete a master’s program by the time of enrollment. However, applicants who have a bachelor’s degree might have chance to apply for a research student (program) through a preliminary screening (Not always granted). Application periods for the preliminary screening are as follows (For more details, please refer to the latest requirement). If you would like to take the preliminary screening, make early contact with your academic supervisor first to get his/her informal consent, and let us know at the address below.

Privately Financed International Students
[Preliminary Screening]
Domestic Application Overseas Application
April Admission Early January Early November
October Admission Late June Late April
Application Procedures

To apply for a research student (program), you must have your academic supervisor’s informal consent first. Once you have got his/her consent, let us know at the address below. We’ll send you admission procedure requirements via email. As for the applicants who have been successfully pass the preliminary screening need to apply for the research student program anew.

Application Period
Japanese Students Privately Financed International Students
Domestic Application Overseas Application
April Admission Late February ~ Early March Late February ~ Early March Late November ~ Early December
October Admission Late July ~ Early August Late July ~ Early August Late May ~ Early June
Contact
Student Affairs Office of GSES, Nagoya University
E-mail: t.mail.nagoya-u.ac.jp
TEL: 052-789-4590