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Admission in October 2024 (Reiwa 6) and April 2025 (Reiwa 7) Changes in Entrance Examinations for the Graduate School of Human and Socio-Environmental Studies (Master’s Program)(06/02/2024Update)

We will change the entrance examinations to the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (Master’s Program) for October 2024 (Reiwa 6) and April 2025 (Reiwa 7) entrances as follows.

Change in the method of announcing acceptance(16/11/2023Update)

The method of announcing successful applicants, as described in “11 Announcement of Successful Applicants” (p. 26) [Note] of April 2024 Admission 2nd Intake the Application Guidelines, has been partially changed as follows. No notification of acceptance will be sent. If you need a notification of acceptance, please download it from the “Online Pass/Fail Inquiry System. There will be no change in the method of announcing successful applicants on the bulletin board and website.

Application Guidelines

 

Date of enrollment Guidelines for Applicants(PDF) Materials of submission
October,2024 Application Guidelines Examination for Applicants Residing Overseas
(Division of Humanities, Economics, Regional Development Studies, International Studies)
Application Form for Graduate (Full-time) Students (Excel)
Research plan (Excel)
Curriculum vitae (Word)
Letter of Recommendation (Excel)
October,2023
Not accepted at this time
Guidelines for October 2023 Admission Application Form (PDF)
Research plan document (Excel)
April,2024 Guidelines for April 2024 Admission Application Form (PDF)
Research plan document (Excel)
October,2023

April,2024
Guidelines for Applicants for the Selection Examination for the English program
(International Relations and Area Studies Course, Division of International Studies)
Application Form (PDF)
Research plan document (Excel)
Curriculum vitae (Word)
October,2023
Not accepted at this time
Application Guidelines Examination for Applicants Residing Overseas
(Division of Humanities, Regional Development Studies, International Studies)
Application Form for Graduate (Full-time) Students (Excel)
Research plan (Excel)
Curriculum vitae (Word)
Letter of Recommendation (Excel)
October,2023
Not accepted at this time
Guidelines for Applicants for the Selection
Examination for the Quantitative Economics program

(Division of Economics)
Application Form (PDF)
Research plan document (Excel)
Curriculum vitae (Word)

  • “For applicants who are victims of natural disasters”(Oct.16, 2023 Update)
    To reduce the financial burden on victims from natural disasters and provide the opportunity for further their education, Kanazawa University adopts a measure to waive entrance assessment fees. Please visit the following Kanazawa University website for details, such as applicable disasters and disaster-hit areas.

*This target is disasters in Japan only.
Kanazawa University website>admission
https://www.kanazawa-u.ac.jp/admission/
If you would like to have your admission assessment fee waived, please contact  Admission Division, Student Affairs Student Affairs Department.
Email: nyushi-kafuku@adm.kanazawa-u.ac.jp

Exam Questions from Previous Years

Due to copyright restrictions, some questions only contain a portion of the problem.
Exam questions can be viewed in full at the school affairs department (those with ID can make copies at the University).
The exam questions from 2015 and earlier are also available publicly.
*Due to the spread of the new coronavirus, all selection methods were changed to remote (online) oral examinations in FY2021 and FY2022.

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Questions / Comments

Admission Section, Student Affairs Division, Human and Social Administration Department, Kanazawa University Kakuma-machi, Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture 920-1192 Japan

E-mail:n-nyusi@adm.kanazawa-u.ac.jp