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2024.9.12

• 2025 Application Guidelines for the Special Selection for Overseas Residents for Doctoral / Master’s Programs are now available on this web page (Application period for January – February Selection Process: December 2, 2024 – December 13, 2024). See “Special Selection of International Students > Application Guidelines.”
• 2025 Application Guidelines for the Special Selection based on the Chinese Government Graduate Student Overseas Study Program (国家建設高水平大学公派研究生項目) (Doctoral Programs) are now available on this web page (Application period: December 2, 2024 – December 13, 2024). See “Special Selection of International Students > Application Guidelines.”

2024.7.16

• 2025 Application Guidelines for the for international students who wish to be recommended as Japanese Government (MEXT) Scholarship students from the university are now available. Please check the details here.

2024.4.26

Schedule for July Selection Process of the Special Selection for Overseas Residents in AY 2024 is now available on this web page (Application period for July Selection Process: May 24, 2024 – June 4, 2024). See the supplementary document at “Special Selection of International Students > Application Guidelines.”

Information on Graduate Admission

General information on graduate admissions is available at the official website of the University of Tsukuba:

• Admissions (University of Tsukuba)
• Admission Policy (Tsukuba STANDARDs for Graduate Schools and Programs)
• Graduate Entrance Examination Schedule
• Admission and Tuition Fees
• Entrance Fee Exemption and Tuition Waiver
• Living Expenses in Japan
• Scholarships
• Enrollment Guide for International Students

Application guidelines for past exams of Special Selection Process for Recommended Applicants, General Selection Process and Special Selection Process for Working Individuals are available at the University’s Graduate Admissions website. Application guidelines for past examinations of Special Selection of International Students can be found at “Past Entrance Examinations”.
For information on the past exam questions, please see Admission FAQ on this website.

Types of Selection Process

There are several types of selection process for admission to the Degree Programs in Systems and Information Engineering. In each selection process, the selection will be conducted by document screening, written examination, interview and/or oral examination. For details, please refer to the Application Guidelines for each selection process.

1. Special Selection Process for Recommended Applicants, General Selection Process, Special Selection Process for Working Individuals
2. Special Selection of International Students
   • Special Selection for Overseas Residents (Doctoral Programs)
   • Special Selection based on the Chinese Government Graduate Student Overseas Study Program (国家建設高水平大学公派研究生項目) (Doctoral Programs)
   • Special Selection based on Japanese Government (MEXT) Scholarship Program (University Recommendation) (Master’s/Doctoral Programs)
3. Special selection for admission to Doctoral Programs from Master’s Programs of the University of Tsukuba

Precautions regarding “English” subject
In the Degree Programs in Systems and Information Engineering, some programs evaluate the score of external English language test as the “English” subject test in some types of selection process. Therefore, applicants who are taking the examination that includes “English” subject must submit one of the following:
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– TOEIC Listening and Reading Test Official Score Certificate/Official Score Report
– TOEFL Examinee (Test Taker) Score Report which is sent to the TOEFL examinee from ETS by postal mail (TOEFL iBT® Home Edition score sheets are also valid.)
– IELTS Academic Test Report Form
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The score sheet must meet all of the following in order to be accepted:
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– Must be the original (copies are not accepted)
– The test date must be after the year and month specified in the application guidelines
– Must have a photo of the examinee printed on it
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If the score is not submitted properly, the applicant will be considered absent from the “English” subject test and excluded from the further selection. Since it takes some time to receive the score sheet after taking the external English language test, we strongly recommend that our applicants apply for the external English language test as early as possible, or request reissuance if they don’t have the required score sheet. For details, please see the application guidelines.

1. Special Selection Process for Recommended Applicants/General Selection Process/Special Selection Process for Working Individuals

The Degree Programs in Systems and Information Engineering accepts applications online via Web Entry System for Special Selection Process for Recommended Applicants, General Selection Process and Special Selection Process for Working Individuals.
For schedule, application procedures and screening criteria, please see the following website:
University of Tsukuba Graduate Admissions

2. Special Selection of International Students

Application Guidelines

Special Selection for Overseas Residents (Doctoral Programs)

Special Selection for Overseas Residents (Master’s Programs)

Special Selection based on the Chinese Government Graduate Student Overseas Study Program (国家建設高水平大学公派研究生項目) (Doctoral Programs)

Special Selection based on Japanese Government (MEXT) Scholarship Program (University Recommendation) (Master’s/Doctoral Programs)

For details, please see For International Students on this website.

Application Guidelines for Past Entrance Examinations

See “Past Entrance Examinations”.

3. Special selection for admission to Doctoral Programs from Master’s Programs of the University of Tsukuba

Application guidelines will be posted on the TWINS bulletin board around April every year only for current students.