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Schedule and Application Guidelines

Unforeseeable circumstances may result in changes in the admission schedule and guidelines. Please note that in case any changes are made, the Graduate School website will be updated with the latest information.

Exam Schedule for 2025 Enrollment

Schedule

【2025 Entrance Examination】Special Schedule

The graduate school of University of Niigata Prefecture (UNP) has decided to hold an additional round of exam on March 1 (Sat.), 2025.Please confirm application eligibility from the Application Guidebook in PDF format.

General Selection・Special Selection for Professionals・
Special Selection for International Students
Application period February 3 (Mon.) 2025 – February 13 (Thu.) 2025
Admission examination March 1 (Sat.) 2025
Announcement of examination results March 5 (Wed.) 2025
Enrollment Period

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  • April, 2025
  • October, 2025
Summer
Recommendation・General Selection・Special Selection for Professionals・
Special Selection for International Students
Application period July 1 (Mon.), 2024 – July 11 (Thu.), 2024
Admission examination July 27 (Sat.), 2024
Announcement of examination results August 2 (Fri.), 2024
Enrollment Period April, 2025
Fall
Recommendation・General Selection・Special Selection for Professionals・
Special Selection for International Students
Application period October 28 (Mon.), 2024 – November 7 (Thu.), 2024
Admission examination November 30 (Sat.), 2024
Announcement of examination results December 6 (Fri.), 2024
Enrollment Period

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  • April, 2025
  • October, 2025
Spring
Recommendation・General Selection・Special Selection for Professionals・
Special Selection for International Students
Application period December 23 (Mon.), 2024 – January 9 (Thu.), 2025
Admission examination January 26 (Sun.), 2025
Announcement of examination results January 31 (Fri.), 2025
Enrollment Period

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  • April, 2025
  • October, 2025

※The Graduate School may hold an additional round of application on March 1 (Sat.), 2025.

Number of students to be admitted

International Studies and Regional Development
Examination types and admission quota
Recommendation 10
General Selection
Special Selection for Professionals
Special Selection for International Students

Application Eligibility

See the Application Guidbook files below for details of application.

To request a set of application documents, please contact the Admissions Office via the request form.

International Students with the Japanese Government (MEXT) Scholarship Program
recommended by Japanese Embassy

Types of Exam

The Graduate School offers three types of entrance exam. For more details on important issues pertinent to the application, please refer to the application guidebook.

Recommendation

Applicants are examined on the basis of English and an interview.
※ Recommendation from your university supervisor or other academic advisor is required.

General Selection・Special Selection for Professionals

International students are examined on the basis of specialized subject (short essay),English proficiency and an interview. If you are eligible for this category, you are requested to compose and submit a short essay along with your applications. Although an essay can be written either Japanese or English, it must not exceed 5000 letters in Japanese or 2500 words in English.Essay information will be posted on the News.

Special Selection for International Students

International students are examined on the basis of specialized subject (short essay), English proficiency and an interview. If you are eligible for this category, you are requested to compose and submit a short essay along with your applications. You can select one of the two essay questions that are shown in advance. Although an essay can be written either Japanese or English, it must not exceed 5000 letters in Japanese or 2500 words in English.>News.

Purpose and Summary of Entrance Exam

Entrance exams are conducted to evaluate the degree to which the research capability and interests of applicants are well suited to our program and course requirements. They may include exams on specialized subject, English proficiency, and interview.

Specialized Subject (Essay)

This exam is conducted to evaluate applicants’ knowledge and analytical capability for sub-topics of International Studies and Regional Development (International Society). We emphasize the capability to logically discuss the issues on international relations and political economy of east Asian countries by employing theoretical frameworks of analysis.

English Proficiency

English proficiency will be evaluated on score records of TOEIC or TOEFL (iBT or PBT) or IELTS(Academic) that applicants submit at the time of application.
※ If you do not have any document verifying your English language proficiency,you have to take the CASEC test on the admission exam day.

Interview

An interview is conducted on the basis of the research proposal. The purpose here is to evaluate whether applicants have a clear research goal and sufficient knowledge of topics of interest and whether their research would be academically important and feasible within the period of attendance at the program.

International Students with the Japanese Government (MEXT) Scholarship Program recommended by Japanese Embassy

Schedule

Exam Schedule for 2025 Enrollment(International Students with the Japanese Government (MEXT) Scholarship Program)
Master’s Program (International Studies and Regional Development）
Application period July 16 (Tue.), 2024 – August 9 (Fri.), 2024
Admission examination Document screening
Announcement of examination results September 13 (Fri.), 2024
Enrollment Period

Choose from

  • April, 2025
  • October, 2025

Reference

Admissions Office
TEL. +81-25-270-1311（Mon.-Fri. 8:30～17:15 JST）／ FAX. +81-25-270-5173
E-mail. gs-unp[at]unii.ac.jp（[at]>>@）