Graduate Admissions

To join one of our graduate programs, you will first need to get in contact with a supervisor for your studies. Contact details of academics can be found using the HU Researcher Database or by browsing the list of faculty members on any graduate school’s website. Prospective Ph.D. students must arrange the details of their studies (including language) with their supervisor.

For complete information on all graduate schools, including graduate school students’ voices, study support, etc., check the Graduate School Comprehensive Website (machine English translation provided)

▼Study in English

Hokkaido University has 8 graduate-level degree programs in English.

Agriculture

Global Education Program for Agriscience Frontiers

Chemical Sciences and Engineering

Advanced Graduate School of Chemistry and Materials Science (AGS)

Engineering

English Engineering Education Program (E3)

↳brochure (PDF)

Environmental Science

Global Environmental Management (GEM)

English Program of Environmental Earth Science for Sustainable Society (EPEES)

Infectious Diseases – Veterinary Medicine

WISE Program for One Health Frontier Graduate School of Excellence

Life Science

Training Program for Global Innovators in Life Sciences

↳brochure (PDF)

Science

International Course in Graduate School of Science

↳brochure (PDF)

For details on the programs listed above, please refer to the Degree Programs in English brochure.

International students may also obtain a degree in English in other graduate schools not listed above depending on the academic supervisors. For further details please refer to the International Student Prospectus brochure.

▼Study in Japanese