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International Admissions

Admission Candidates

Professional Degree Course

School: School of Applied Information Technology
Department: Department of Web Business Technology
Courses: Web Business Technique & Web System Development
The Number of Student Intake: 80

Note: The courses will be chosen after admitted.

Application Policy

The KCGI welcomes talented students with various backgrounds in order to train and foster highly specialized professional as the industrial world demands.

In the application process, the KCGI will keep fairness, openness, and strictness, and does not only focus on applicants’ present knowledge and skills but also consider their potential abilities. The KCGI carefully select highly motivated students who will become leaders in the IT field and take initiatives in their society.

Qualifications for Application

Foreign (non-Japanese) individuals qualified to apply to the graduate program are those who satisfy (or are expected to satisfy) the following conditions on or before the end of March 2010 (for Spring Term applicants) or the end of September 2010(for Fall Term applicants).

Completed at least 16 years of schooling.
Graduated from one of Japan's four-year colleges and universities.
hose who, as foreign students, have finished a 4-year program at a specialized training college in Japan.
Completed and earned credits for at least 16 years of correspondence courses conducted by education institutions outside Japan.
Individuals who are at least 22 years of age found to have academic abilities equivalent to those of college graduates upon KCGI's pre-evaluation of submitted documents required for admission.
Individuals with excellent academic performance recognized by KCGI's Pre-evaluation Committee and who completed 15 years of schooling in (or correspondence courses conducted by) educational institutions outside of Japan.
All other cases not covered by the abovementioned, but concerning individuals of at least 22 years of age who are recognized by KCGI to possess academic abilities that are greater or equal to those of college graduates.

Those who are under the categories of Number 5 and 6 are required to take admission eligibility review before applying.
International applicants may be asked to submit the governmental identification of respective countries.

Application Process (General)

Review of application documents
Interview: Interview and oral examination based on the application documents (the general knowledge and specialized field of the applicant will be asked)

Special Application Process for Full-Time Professionals

Review of application documents
Interview: Interview and oral examination based on the application documents (the general knowledge and specialized field of the applicant will be asked)

*More than two years of professional experiences before the enrollment is required in addition to the eligibilities of applicants indicated above.

Application Procedure

Applicants must submit a complete package of application documents to the address below in an application period. Please use the registered mail for documents sent by mail. (The documents have to be received by the KCGI by the last day of an application period.)

	Application Period
Spring (April)	August 1, 2009 - December 11, 2009
Fall (October)	February 1, 2010 - June 11, 2010

Location where applications should be submitted:
: Admissions Office
The Kyoto College of Graduate Studies for Informatics
7 Monzen-cho Tanaka Sakyo-ku Kyoto 606-8225 JAPAN

*The change in applications after reception is not admitted. The refund of application fee is not accepted.

Components of the Complete Application

Application Form: Please use the prescribed form.
Admission and Photo Tickets: Please fill out the prescribed form.
Transcripts: Please submit those identify graduated and enrolling universities.
Diploma (or a certification of expecting diploma): Please submit those certified by the President of the graduated university. For applicants who are awarded bachelor’s degree by the other institutions, please submit a copy of the degree record or certification of the award.
Personal Statement: (1,000 to 2,000 words) Please indicate educational backgrounds, reasons of application, objectives of studying at the KCGI, and future career development. For further information, please see the application guidebook.
Short Essay: (2,000 to 4,000 words) Please discuss on a theme of your own choice. For further information, please see the application guidebook.
Application Fee: 30,000 Japanese Yen. Payment shall be made to the bank or post office. For further information, please see the application guidebook.
Stamps for Announcement of Acceptance: Stamps for 800 Japanese Yen.
C.V. (only for those applying through the special admission process for full-time professional applicants): Please submit detailed manuscript of professional activities and work experiences. There is no prescribed form.
References (Optional): Please submit reference materials which may useful for the application process, such as certifications of national qualification or foreign languages, documents for peculiar career, documents to support C.V., published work and articles, recommendation letters, etc.)

* Those who have passed the enrollment eligibility review do not need to submit Number 3, 4, and 10.
* International applicants may be required to submit other documents.
* All individual information and records submitted in support of an application for admission will be strictly controlled by the KCGI, and only used as:
・ Materials for the confirmation of addresses when sending admission documents
・ Materials for Admissions
Under no circumstance, all the individual information and records will not be utilized for the other purposes.

Notification of Decision

All applicants will receive a document stating admission result.
The names of those admitted will be announced in the KCGI at 10:00am of the scheduled date of the notification of decision.

Acceptance to fill vacancies

The waiting list of those accepted to fill vacancies when the vacancies become available may be announced. Those who are accepted in this condition will be notified their status in a document. When we have a vacancy, the acceptance letter will be sent. We may individually ask to confirm if you still have the will to enroll the school.

Admission Procedure

Admitted students need to follow the admission procedures by deadlines.

Please submit documents for admission procedure to Admission Office.
Please make payments of required fees to the KCGI.

*When the admission procedure has not been done by the deadline, your admission may be cancelled.

School Tuition

Please see the application guideline for more detail.
Applying scholarship of Japan Student Services Organization

Admission Eligibility Review

Those who are under the categories of Number 8 and 9 in the Eligibility of Applicants are required to take the enrollment eligibility review. Please submit documents below to the Admission Office, fourteen days before the examination date. Please indicate "Documents for Admission Eligibility Review Enclosed" with red markers, and use the registered mail for documents sent by mail.

Submitted Documents
1. Admission Eligibility Review Application Form: Please fill out the prescribed form.
2. Admission Eligibility Review Application Record: Please fill out the prescribed form.
3. Certification of Diploma: Please submit a certification of diploma of the last school you attended. Only those who have enrolled in a university more than three years do not need to submit.
4. Transcripts: ・ Those under the category of Number 8, please submit a transcript of the last school you attended. ・ Those under the category of Number 9, please submit a transcript of the university you are currently attending.
5. Recommendation Letter: Those under the category of Number 9 need to submit the letter created and sealed by the university you are currently attending.
6. A Record of Curriculum: Those under the category of Number 9 need to submit a record that indicates list of the courses and detailed class contents you have taken from a university you are currently attending.
7. References: Please see No. 10 of the “Eligibility of Applicants” section,
Review Process and Schedule: There will be written and oral examinations.
1. Written Examination
  1. English (including reading of long essays)
  2. Short Essay (choose one from several themes indicated)
2. Oral Examination
3. Schedule: The date and venue of the review will be notified individually. The result will be announced within one week.

Long-term Study Program

The part-time students who are working full-time can apply for the Long-term Study Program to extend the period of enrollments. Please ask for further information.
Please see the university bulletin and the application guideline for further information.