Kochi University of Technology

(1) To have completed or to be expected to complete before enrollment 16 years of formal educational program equivalent to that of Japan, or to fulfill other requirements the university set to be admitted.

(3) To have or have the intention to acquire the "Student" status of Japanese residence, at the time of entrance, in accordance with the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act in Japan.

(3) To have or have the intention to acquire the "Student" status of Japanese residence, at the time of entrance, in accordance with the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act in Japan.

(1) Required Payment at the Time of Enrollment
Enrollment Fee: 300, 000 yen
(As of April 2016)

(2) Payment Due Date
Please refer to term 6 "Admission Schedule". Successful applicants have to pay the above enrollment fee by the "Registration Deadline".

(1) Students in the field of economics and management will study or conduct their research at Eikokuji campus which is located in down town Kochi City, 25 km from the main campus (Kami campus).Doctoral students at Eikokuji campus are required to take classes once or twice a week at main campus. For master's students, the campus where you conduct research depends on which courses you enroll in and which supervisor you study under. The most common means of transportation between Eikokuji campus and Kami campus are bus or JR train, and it takes around one hour.

(2) If you are an applicant for the master's program and still studying in the bachelor's program, a verified original graduation certificate from the bachelor's program in English/Japanese issued by your university will be required before your enrollment can be complete. It is indispensable and should clearly state that you have graduated from your program. If you are not able to produce such a document, your enrollment will not be admitted.

(3) If you are an applicant for the doctoral program and still working towards your master's degree, a verified original master's degree certificate in English/Japanese from your university will be required before your enrollment can be complete. It is indispensable and should clearly state that you have acquired your master's degree. If you are not able to produce such a document, your enrollment will not be admitted.

(4) If your application to KUT is successful and your resident status in Japan is “Student”, KUT will assist you in finding appropriate single accommodation.
At Kami campus, you can live in the International House if there is vacancy. At Eikokuji campus, international students can receive assistance in finding accommodation from the Student Support Division.
If you wish to bring your family members and live with them in Japan, or if you wish to change your accommodation, you must initiate your own apartment rental.
In any case, you need to bear your own costs.

(5) To complete the master’s program, you need to meet all of the following conditions.
(a) 2 year’s enrollment at KUT
(b) 30 or more credits
*18 of these credits must be earned from lectures in the student’s major field.
(c) Successful completion of the master’s thesis defense after receiving necessary guidance from the faculty.

(6) To complete the doctoral program, you need to meet all of the following conditions.
(a) 3 year’s enrollment at KUT
(b) 10 or more credits earned
(c) Successful completion of the doctoral dissertation defense after receiving a preliminary assessment held more than one year in advance
(d) Publication of two or more high level reviewed papers

(7) Master’s students enrolled can obtain Master of Engineering or Master of Arts and Sciences depending on the research field.
Doctoral students enrolled can obtain Doctor of Engineering or Doctor of Philosophy depending on the research field.

(8) Newly admitted foreign doctoral students will be charge about 33,000 yen, and master’s students will be charged about 23,000 yen as insurance premium. (The prices are subject to change.)

(9) 3,000 yen will be charged as dues for alumni association membership.(The price is subject to change.)

(10) If you are a doctoral student, please be advised that the abstract of your doctoral dissertation and results of your dissertation defense will be published on the web within 3 months after the conferment of your doctoral degree, and the full text of your dissertation will be published on the web within 1 year after the conferment of your doctoral degree.
In cases where it seems inappropriate to publish a doctoral dissertation on the web due to a patent application related to the research, or some other special reasons, Kochi University of Technology may suspend the publication of the full text of a dissertation, and publish only its abstract on the web. Even in such cases, if publication of the full text of a dissertation is requested, and Kochi University of Technology agrees to the necessity, the full text of your doctoral dissertation may be disclosed.