You need to pay an authorization fee for taking the admissions test, an admission fee to be paid when registering for enrollment, and tuition, which is to be paid in April and October. All the fees are subject to change.
For the authorization fee, the admission fee, and tuition, please consult here.

International Affairs Department

Research students do not qualify for exemptions of the admission fee or tuition. If students who are enrolled in either undergraduate or graduate school are unable to pay admission fees due to unforeseeable circumstances, the fees may be waived or postponed; however, it is very rare for exemption to be granted.
If exemption of the admission fee is not granted, it must be paid within the designated period.
Those undergraduate or graduate school students who have outstanding academic performance, but are unable to pay tuition within the designated period due to financial difficulties may have their tuition reduced by half by applying for special tuition exemption.

Kyushu University has the Ijiri International Students House, the Kashiihama International Students House, and the International Residence for foreign students. International students who are going to enroll in Kyushu University are allowed to live in one of these facilities for up to six months. However, if students themselves or their spouses have already lived in Fukuoka, they do not qualify for residence. If there are many applicants, we may not be able to meet all requests. For more details, please consult the website of the International Students House.

International Students House

Yes, there are several scholarships available, including the Monbukagakusho Scholarship program sponsored by the Japanese government, the Japan Student Services Organization, or JASSO scholarship to support privately-funded foreign students, and other scholarships sponsored by various organizations. Some scholarships sponsored by organizations limit the number of recipients to only one or two throughout Kyushu University, so the competition is extremely high. For more details concerning scholarships, please consult the “Prospective Students” section of the International Affairs Department of Kyushu University.

International Affairs Department

Regarding the number of hours international students with a student visa can work part-time, the law allows research students to work up to 14 hours a week, and for undergraduate and graduate course students up to 28 hours a week. The university does not offer part-time placement service.

Yes, we have the International Students’ Association of the Department of Design through which foreign students promote friendship and take part in several events such as school festivals.

International Students' Association

Messages from Current Students

We provide each foreign student with a tutor for 6 months after enrollment as an advisor for their study and everyday life to help them get used to their student life in Japan as quickly as possible.

Foreign nationals who reside in Japan need to enroll in the National Health Insurance. By doing so, all they have to do is to pay 30% of the actual cost of medical treatment. For more details, please consult the site of the International Affairs Department.

International Affairs Department

Please refer to the “Academic Staff Educational and Research Activities Database,” in which phone numbers and e-mail addresses of the teaching staff are listed. We advise you to meet in person with the teaching staff whom you wish to turn to for guidance before submitting an application for a graduate study or research student enrollment.

When you wish to study in graduate school, you may be advised to start as a research student; however, becoming a research student is not a prerequisite for enrollment in graduate school. The aim of a research student is to pursue research in graduate school. A research student’s school expenses are quite high. Therefore, we suggest you take the admissions test of graduate school only after studying the research area thoroughly in advance.

If the school you are currently enrolled in has an agreement for exchanging students with Kyushu University or the School of Design, you can study for six months or one year.

You can examine or photocopy them at the Student Affairs Division of the School of Design.

Most of the lectures are given in Japanese. However, in the Human Science course in the doctor course, some of the lectures are conducted in English. Furthermore, students can submit a Master’s thesis or a Doctor’s dissertation either in Japanese or English.

The International Student Center has Japanese language classes for foreign students at our university, including research students, to help them acquire the language skills. More details are provided on the website of the International Student Center.

International Student Center (Japanese Text Only)

Over 50% of the undergraduate students go on to graduate school, while the rest seek employment. Approximately 30% of the students who complete the Master’s course advance to the Doctor course, and about 30% of them find employment. Most of their employers are Japanese businesses. The graduates have been playing an active role in a wide range of industries and fields, including information processing, communications, advertising, manufacturing, and architectural design.

Messages from Past Graduates