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 and pass the nims interview prior to submitting the application.
The application guidelines will be released in May and November, please check it at Kyushu University website.| 1st round (as reference) | 2nd round | |
|---|---|---|
| University Guidelines Release | late May | late November |
| Pre-assessment of Applicants' Qualifications | mid- June | early December |
| Please refer the Kyushu University website for the details. | ||
| Application Period | early July | early January |
| University Entrance Examination | late August | early February |
| Result Announcement | early September | early March |
| University Enrollment | October 2026/ April 2027 | April 2026 |
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.