Application Guidelines for Master's Program (for entrance in April 2023) (PDF)
※For the Master's Program (Summer and Winter Examination), we provide application guidelines in Japanese only. Please refer to the Japanese version website for application forms and other information.
https://www.econ.osaka-u.ac.jp/admissions/g_notice.html
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※(The English version is for reference document.)
The Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (Monbukagakusho or MEXT) offers scholarships to international students. Moreover, Japanese government scholarship students may enter Japanese universities and receive exemptions for matriculation and tuition fees, as well as monthly scholarship stipends. Japanese embassies or consulates invite applications and conduct preliminary screenings (i.e., reviews of each applicant's submitted documents, written examination, and interview responses). ONLY those applicants who pass the first screening are eligible to apply directly to the Graduate School of Economics at Osaka University for informal consent of acceptance or certificate of admission. After that, the second screening (i.e., consultation with MEXT and the university) will be conducted and final scholarship recipients will be selected. An applicant usually enrolls and studies in a specialized field at Osaka University as a research student for six months to one year. After passing the entrance examination, the applicant may enroll in a master's or doctoral program. Applicants with Japanese language deficiencies must take a six-month Japanese training course at the International Student Center. The academic year begins in either April or October. Therefore, the selection process through Japanese embassies and consulates for both entrance dates begins around February or March. Please contact them around that time at least one year before you wish to begin your studies.
For application procedures, please contact the Japanese embassy or consulate in your home country.
Japanese Embassies and Consulate OfficesFor more information about a MEXT Scholarship, please refer to the following websites:
Study in JapanWe do not conduct special screenings for international students. All applicants (Japanese and international students) must take the same entrance examination. Following is information regarding admission requirements and schedules.
Admission Requirements |
Master's Program |
Doctoral Program |
Degree |
Bachelor's Degree |
Master's Degree |
Japanese Proficiency Requirement |
Official Result of the Japanese Language Proficiency Test |
NOT required for Doctoral Program |
Schedule |
Master's Program |
Doctoral Program |
||
Summer Exam |
Winter Exam |
April Intake |
October Intake |
|
Application Guidelines Distributed |
Beginning of July |
Beginning of July |
End of September |
End of March |
Apply |
Middle of July |
End of November to Beginning of December |
End of November to Beginning of December |
End of June |
Written Exam |
End of August |
End of January |
Beginning of February |
None |
Interview |
Beginning of September |
End of January |
Beginning of February |
Middle of August |
Notification of Acceptance |
Middle of September |
Middle of February |
Middle of February |
End of August |
Enrollment |
April |
April |
April |
October |
Screening Method |
Screening for admission will be made on the basis of a written exam (English and Economics(summer exam only)), an interview, and the submitted documents |
Screening for admission will be made on the basis of the master's thesis, a written exam, an oral exam, and the submitted documents especially research proposal |
※The above information is subjected to change. Please make sure to check the application guidelines for master's program or the application guidelines for doctoral program for the latest information.
Osaka University's Graduate School of Economics has completed academic exchange agreements with a large number of universities in other countries. Under the exchange agreements conducted on university-to-university and school-to-school levels, exchange students from selected institutions will be admitted to take classes for one or two semesters at Osaka University without paying additional tuition fees. Also, credits earned at Osaka University can be transferred to one's home university. Application should be made through the office handling international exchange at one's home university.