English Course - Admissions Information

Admissions Information

General information

1. Type of Program

  • Students supported by the MEXT (Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology, Japan) Scholarship.
  • Privately financed students, including those supported by a scholarship from a private company, foundation, and the government of their mother country. Recipients/applicants of the MEXT Scholarship through the Japanese Embassy and Consulate are also admitted as privately financed students.

Program for MEXT Scholarship Students

Enrollment in October

Master Course

Ph.D Course

*No recruitment for enrollment in April

Announcement on the application for MEXT scholarships program

Program for entry in October 2025 are currently under preparation.

We plan to announce detailed information on our website in early November.

Those considering application to the program are encouraged to prepare necessary documents from now.
Necessary documents will be similar to ones in previous years.

Detailed information on eligibility, application procedures, and deadlines will be available on our website as soon as it is finalized.

Program for Privately Financed Students

i) Enrollment in April

Master Course

Ph.D. Course

ii) Enrollment in October

Master Course

Ph.D. Course

2. Information on the entrance examination for privately financed students

Candidate for the examination needs select three problems from five problems related to the following categories and answer to them.

Basic Biological Chemistry
Biochemical Engineering
Biological Chemistry
Microbiology
Molecular Cell Biology

The five problems are prepared with referring the book “Voet, Fundamentals of Biochemistry: Life at the Molecular Level”.

3. Before the application

All applicants shall contact a professor by e-mail and take and academic instruction.

Related Information

Detailed information can be updated and confirmed at

Entrance Guide for School/Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University