2024 GSES Information Session

The 2024 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 18, 2024 from 13:00 - 17:00

Program: (in Japanese)

1st Session: General explanatory session of all departments (13:00～)
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: Introduction of Each Department (14:30～)

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

Examination Conduct:

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 December	Following January	Following February	Following April

Outline of Entrance Examination

First Calling　 General Information
		Application Period ※１	July 1～16:00pm(JST),July 5, 2024
		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	August 26, 27
		Hydrospheric-Atmospheric Sciences Course	August 26, 27
	Dept. of Environmental Engineering and Architecture	Sustainable Development Course	August 21, 22
		Architecture Course	August 22, 23
	Dept. of Social and Human Environment	―	August 20, 21
Doctoral Course	Dept. of Earth and Environmental Sciences	Earth and Planetary Sciences Course	August 26
		Hydrospheric-Atmospheric Sciences Course	August 26, 27
	Dept. of Environmental Engineering and Architecture	Sustainable Development Course	August 21, 22
		Architecture Course	August 22, 23
	Dept. of Social and Human Environment	―	August 20, 21

October Admission　 General Information
		Application Period ※１	July 1～16:00pm(JST),July 5, 2024
		Time of Admission	October 2024
		Course	Special Selection Enrollment Program for International Students
Master’s Course	Dept. of Earth and Environmental Sciences	Earth and Planetary Sciences Course	August 26, 27
		Hydrospheric-Atmospheric Sciences Course	August 26, 27
	Dept. of Environmental Engineering and Architecture	Sustainable Development Course	August 21, 22
		Architecture Course	Not available
	Dept. of Social and Human Environment	―	August 20, 21
Doctoral Course	Dept. of Earth and Environmental Sciences	Earth and Planetary Sciences Course	August 26
		Hydrospheric-Atmospheric Sciences Course	August 26, 27
	Dept. of Environmental Engineering and Architecture	Sustainable Development Course	August 21, 22
		Architecture Course	August 22, 23
	Dept. of Social and Human Environment	―	August 20, 21

※1　 Period for Online Registration and Examination Fee Payment: June 17 ‒ 12:00(JST), July 5, 2024
A separate due dates for preliminary review and application fee payment.

Second Calling　 Application closed ※1 General Information
		Application Period ※１	January 4 ～ 4:00pm(JST), January 11, 2024
		Time of Admission	April 2024
		Course	Special Selection Enrollment Program for International Students
Master’s Course	Dept. of Earth and Environmental Sciences	Earth and Planetary Sciences Course	February 8
		Hydrospheric-Atmospheric Sciences Course
	Dept. of Environmental Engineering and Architecture	Sustainable Development Course	February 6
		Architecture Course	Not available
	Dept. of Social and Human Environment	―	February 13, 14
Doctoral Course	Dept. of Earth and Environmental Sciences	Earth and Planetary Sciences Course	February 8
		Hydrospheric-Atmospheric Sciences Course
	Dept. of Environmental Engineering and Architecture	Sustainable Development Course	February 6
		Architecture Course	January 26 ～ February 1
	Dept. of Social and Human Environment	―	February 13, 14

　※1 Period for Online Registration and Examination Fee Payment: December 21, 2023 ‒ 12:00pm January 11, 2024.
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

• Master's Course

• Doctoral Course

October Admission

• Master's Course

• Doctoral Course

Second Calling

Application closed

• Master's Course(Second Calling)

• Doctoral Course(Second Calling)

• Click here for information about the courses and faculty

If you cannot find the course and faculty information, please contact the International Student Advisor.

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

◙ Schedules for Application and Entrance Examination

Course	Available from	Entrance Examination
Master's/Doctoral Course for October Admission	End of May	August
Master's/Doctoral Course for April Admission (First Calling)	End of May	August
Master’s/Doctoral Course for April Admission (Second Calling)	Beginning of December	February

Admission fee and tuition

Admission fee : 282,000 yen
Tuition : 535,800 yen/year (to be paid half-yearly)

Scholarships and Tuition Fee Exemption

• Scholarships and Tuition Fee Exemption

• Global 30 (G30) International Graduate Programs

• Forefront Studies Program for Civil and Environmental Engineering

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：env@t.mail.nagoya-u.ac.jp
TEL：052-789-4591