Admission: General Information
[Attention!] Graduate Admissions (University of Tsukuba)
Admissions are conducted three times per year.
| July Selection Process | August Selection Process | January to February Selection Process |
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| Doctoral Program in Policy and Planning Sciences |
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| Master's Program in Policy and Planning Sciences |
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| Master's Program in Service Engineering |
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Graduate Entrance Examination Schedule: Please visit here.
2025 Special Selection for Overseas Residents (Doctoral Programs) July Selection Process
Number of students to be admitted through Admission Examination (July Selection Process)
| Doctoral Program in Policy and Planning Sciences |
General Admission (October 2025 Admission) | a few |
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| Working Individuals (October 2025 Admission) | a few | |
| Master's Program in Policy and Planning Sciences |
Admission by Recommendation | 22 |
| Master's Program in Service Engineering |
Admission by Recommendation | 9 |
Important dates
| End of April, 2025 |
Publication of the Application Guides (TBA) |
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| May 23 - June 3, 2025 | Examination documents submission Period |
| July 4, 2025 | Examination |
| July 18, 2025 |
Announcement of admission results |
Number of students to be admitted through Admission Examination (August Selection Process)
| Doctoral Program in Policy and Planning Sciences |
General Admission | 10 |
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| Working Individuals | 3 | |
| Master's Program in Policy and Planning Sciences |
General Admission | 42 |
| Working Individuals | 3 | |
| Master's Program in Service Engineering |
General Admission | 10 |
| Working Individuals | 2 + a few |
Important dates
| End of April, 2025 |
Publication of the Application Guides (TBA) |
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| July 9 - 22, 2025 | Examination documents submission Period |
| August 20, 2025 | Examination Doctoral Program in Policy and Planning Sciences |
| August 21 - 22, 2025 |
General Admission Master's Program in Policy and Planning Sciences General Admission Master's Program in Service Engineering |
| August 22, 2025 |
Working Individuals Master's Program in Policy and Planning Sciences Working Individuals Master's Program in Service Engineering |
| September 11, 2025 | Announcement of admission results |
Number of students to be admitted through Admission Examination (January to February Selection Process)
| Doctoral Program in Policy and Planning Sciences |
General Admission | 6 + a few |
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| Working Individuals | 3 + a few | |
| Master's Program in Policy and Planning Sciences |
General Admission | 16 + a few |
| Working Individuals | 5 + a few | |
| Master's Program in Service Engineering |
General Admission | a few |
| Working Individuals | 3 + a few |
Important dates
| End of April, 2025 |
Publication of the Application Guides (TBA) |
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| December 1 - 11, 2025 | Examination documents submission Period |
| January 29, 2026 | Examination Doctoral Program in Policy and Planning Sciences |
| Jan. 29 - 30, 2026 |
General Admission Master's Program in Policy and Planning Sciences General Admission Master's Program in Service Engineering |
| January 30, 2026 |
Working Individuals Master's Program in Policy and Planning Sciences Working Individuals Master's Program in Service Engineering |
| February 13, 2026 | Announcement of admission results |
IMPORTANT INFORMATION regarding documents to be submitted
Application Guidelines is here.
Applicants must submit Research Plan in addition to the general admission documents.
| Research Plan | Applicants must fill in and submit a Research Plan. The Research Plan must be prepared based on consultation with the desired supervisor, indicate applicant's name, research title and desired supervisor, and state the applicant's research topic and plan. The Research Plan may be submitted in Japanese or in English. |
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Applicants for our programs must contact and consult thoroughly with desired supervisors prior to documents submission and web entry.