{"id":2504,"date":"2023-07-20T14:44:00","date_gmt":"2023-07-20T05:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ipp.tsukuba.ac.jp\/?page_id=2504"},"modified":"2026-05-15T12:03:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T03:03:11","slug":"information","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ipp.tsukuba.ac.jp\/en\/exam\/information\/","title":{"rendered":"Admissions"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Admissions<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#guide\">Admission Information Session<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#guide\">Entrance Examination Information<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#exam\">Entrance Examination Result Information<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#pass\">For those who have passed the Examination<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><a id=\"guide\"><\/a>Admission Information Session<\/h3>\n<p>We will hold an Admission Information Session for the Master&#8217;s and Doctoral Programs in International Public Policy. If you are considering applying to this degree program, or if you have any questions about the class curriculum or graduate student life, please join us.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Online Admission Information Session for Academic Year 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Scheduled to be implemented at the end of August 2026 (details TBD)<\/p>\n<h3><a id=\"guide\"><\/a>Entrance Examination Information<\/h3>\n<h4>AY2026 Admissions (Enrollment in October 2026)<\/h4>\n<h5>Special Selection Process for Recommended Applicants<\/h5>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><strong>July Selection Process for Doctoral Program (Special Selection Process for Recommended Applicants) <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Application Guidelines: Released<\/li>\n<li>Application Period: May 22, 2026 (from noon JST) \u2013 June 1, 2026 (by 3:00 p.m. JST)<\/li>\n<li>Examination Date\uff1a July 3, 2026<\/li>\n<li>Announcement of Admission Results\uff1a July 21, 2026 (from 10:00 a.m. JST)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>AY2026 Admissions (Enrollment in April 2027)<\/h4>\n<h5>Special Selection Process for Recommended Applicants<\/h5>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><strong>July Selection Process for Master&#8217;s Program (Special Selection Process for Recommended Applicants) <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Application Guidelines: Released<\/li>\n<li>Application Period: May 22, 2026 (from noon JST) \u2013 June 1, 2026 (by 3:00 p.m. JST)<\/li>\n<li>Examination Date\uff1a July 3, 2026<\/li>\n<li>Announcement of Admission Results\uff1a July 21, 2026 (from 10:00 a.m. JST)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5>General Selection Process<\/h5>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><strong>October Selection Process for Master&#8217;s Program (General Selection Process)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Application Guidelines\uff1a Released<\/li>\n<li>Application Period\uff1a August 31, 2026 (from noon JST) \u2013 September 10, 2026 (by 3:00 p.m. JST)<\/li>\n<li>Examination Dates\uff1a October 8-9, 2026<\/li>\n<li>Announcement of Admission Results\uff1a October 30, 2026 (from 10:00 a.m. JST)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><strong>January to February Selection Process for Doctoral Program (General Selection Process)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Application Guidelines\uff1a Released<\/li>\n<li>Application Period\uff1a November 30, 2026 (from noon JST) \u2013 December 10, 2026 (by 3:00 p.m. JST)<\/li>\n<li>Examination Dates\uff1a January 26-27, 2027<\/li>\n<li>Announcement of Admission Results\uff1a February 15, 2027 (from 10:00 a.m. JST)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5>Application Guidelines<\/h5>\n<p>\u00a7 Application guidelines are released in the following webpage:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ap-graduate.tsukuba.ac.jp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">http:\/\/www.ap-graduate.tsukuba.ac.jp<\/a><\/p>\n<h5>\u3007Number of Students to be Admitted<\/h5>\n<p><strong>Master&#8217;s Program<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Admission Capacity\uff1a24 students\uff087 from special selection process for recommended applicants, 17 from general selection process\uff09<\/li>\n<li>Selection Process\uff1a special selection process for recommended applicants (July) and general selection process (October)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Doctoral Program<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Admission Capacity\uff1a Around 8 students<\/li>\n<li>Selection Process\uff1a special selection process for recommended applicants (July) and general selection process (January-February)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5>For applicants those who will take foreign language test other than English or Japanese<\/h5>\n<p><strong>A declaration should include the following information<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Desired language for foreign language test<\/li>\n<li>Belongings (university and department), name<\/li>\n<li>Field of research, prospective supervisor<\/li>\n<li>Relations between your research plan and the foreign language you have selected (up to 1,200 letters in Japanese, or up to 400 words in English) \u203bThe document should be created in an A4-sized page. There are no designated forms.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5>How to submit<\/h5>\n<p>Send declaration by E-mail.<\/p>\n<h5>E-mail Address<\/h5>\n<p>E-mail\uff1aipp-office@un.tsukuba.ac.jp \uff08The E-mail title should be &#8220;Declaration for Foreign Language Test&#8221;\uff09<\/p>\n<h5>Submission due date<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>October Selection Process for Master&#8217;s Program (General Selection Process)<br \/>\nSeptember 4, 2026<\/li>\n<li>January to February Selection Process for Master\u2019s and Doctoral Program (General Selection Process)<br \/>\nDecember 4, 2026<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5>Selectable language other than English or Japanese<\/h5>\n<p>Chinese, Russian, Spanish or Portuguese<br \/>\nPlease make sure to confirm the detailed information of admission including eligibility.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ap-graduate.tsukuba.ac.jp\/course\/hass\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">http:\/\/www.ap-graduate.tsukuba.ac.jp\/course\/hass\/<\/a><\/p>\n<h5>How to access past examination questions<\/h5>\n<p>International Public Policy Degree Program open past 2 years examination questions by E-mail attachment in PDF format. To request, please contact IPP office.<\/p>\n<h3><a id=\"exam\"><\/a>Entrance Examination Result Information<\/h3>\n<h4>Result of Entrance Examination<\/h4>\n<p>Past 5 years Entrance Examination result can be found at:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.tsukuba.ac.jp\/admission\/graduate\/result.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">http:\/\/www.tsukuba.ac.jp\/admission\/graduate\/result.html<\/a><\/p>\n<h4>Public Management Curriculum Model<\/h4>\n<p>IPP offers a special curriculum model for who have graduated from the field of humanities and social sciences and have entered the profession to obtain a master&#8217;s degree by further deepening the specialized knowledge they have accumulated in the undergraduate school and compiling it into a master&#8217;s thesis while learning knowledge that can be applied to the real business world. Find more details <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hass.tsukuba.ac.jp\/sites\/default\/files\/%E5%85%AC%E5%85%B1%E7%B5%8C%E5%96%B6%E5%B1%A5%E4%BF%AE%E3%83%A2%E3%83%87%E3%83%AB.pdf\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3><a id=\"pass\"><\/a>For Successful Applicants<\/h3>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: disc\">\n<li>Scholarship information (in general)<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tsukuba.ac.jp\/campuslife\/support-scholarship\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">https:\/\/www.tsukuba.ac.jp\/campuslife\/support-scholarship\/index.html<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Scholarship offered by University of Tsukuba for studying abroad<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/ssc.sec.tsukuba.ac.jp\/ies-top\/go-abroad-top\/scholarship-4-ga\">https:\/\/ssc.sec.tsukuba.ac.jp\/ies-top\/go-abroad-top\/scholarship-4-ga<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Admissions Admission Information Session Entrance Examination Information Entrance Examination Result Information For those who have passed the Examination Admission Information Session We will hold an Admission Information Session for the Master&#8217;s and Doctoral Programs in International Public Policy. 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