Find out about the application procedure for PhD course.
How to Enter
Entrance Examination for admission
The Course of Advanced Nanomaterials Science and Engineering offers a 3-year Doctoral Program in the Graduate School of Engineering, Kyushu University.
Before you apply, please contact supervisor whom you wish to be supervised as your research advisor and obtain approval for you to take the entrance examination.
All applicants are required to contact with potential prospective supervising professor prior to submitting the application.
This is the information for the 2024 fiscal year. The application guidelines for the 1st round of the 2025 will be published in late May, and the guidelines for the 2nd round will be published in mid-November, so please check them then.| 1st round | 2nd round | |
|---|---|---|
| University Guidelines Release | late May 2024 | November 2024 |
| Pre-assessment of Applicants' Qualifications | mid June 2024 | early December 2024 |
| Please refer the Kyushu University website for the details. | ||
| Application Period | early July | early January 2025 |
| University Entrance Examination | 22-23 August 2024 | mid February 2025 |
| Result Announcement | early September 2024 | early March 2025 |
| University Enrollment | October 2024/ April 2025 | April 2025 |
How to Apply
Contact with potential prospective supervising professor
Applicants are to have earned or to be expected to have a master's degree or an equivalent by the date of admission.
See a list of faculty professors to find the matches between their research and your interested research field. Email the professor your CV with a cover letter expressing your interest in the research subject.
Prepare the application documents
Read the application guidelines and the university website carefully to prepare the application documents.
University application submission
Follow the university application guidelines and send the application documents to the university. These documents have to be arrived to the university during the application period.
University Entrance Examination
The university entrance exam takes place at Kyushu University. The admission will be determined based on the interview and the application documents.
Enrollment
Enrollment procedure guidelines will be delivered to the successful applicants after the announcement of the exam result.
Meanshile, registration for National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS) needs to be completed before the enrolment.