Latest Admissions Information
Latest Admissions Information
- 2025.05.13 Admission information Release of entrance examination application guidelines for the 2026 academic year
- 2025.05.08 Open campus and admissions information session The 1st Information Session on Admission Examinations for FY2025 (6/6)
- 2022.09.01 Admission information Application guideline for G2SD(April 2023 Admission)
- 2021.07.01 Admission information Application guideline for G2SD(April 2022 Admission)
- 2020.11.02 Admission information 【Important】Teaching in the second semester of the 2020 academic year
Admissions Information
Status of Admission Selection
Selection of Students for Admission in the Academic Year 2025 (as of April 1, 2025)
Master’s Program
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| Major | Approved Number of Students | General Selection | Special Selection for Overseas Applicants | total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of applicants | Number of successful candidates | Number of students admitted | Number of applicants | Number of successful candidates | Number of students admitted | Number of applicantsNumber of applicants | Number of successful candidates | Number of students admitted | ||
| International Cultural Studies | 35 | 78 | 29 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 29 | 28 |
Doctoral Program
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| Major | Approved Number of Students | General Selection | Special Selection for Overseas Applicants | Matriculating from GSICS Master’s Program | total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of applicants | Number of successful candidates | Number of students admitted | Number of applicants | Number of successful candidates | Number of students admitted | Number of applicants | Number of successful candidates | Number of students admitted | Number of applicantsNumber of applicants | Number of successful candidates | Number of students admitted | ||
| International Cultural Studies | 16 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 9 | 9 |
※Includes the Global Governance and Sustainable Development Program
Selection of students for admission in 2025 (by university)
Master’s Program
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| Type of university attended | Number of applicants | Number of successful candidates | Number of students admitted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tohoku University | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| National universities other than Tohoku University | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| public university | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| private university | 12 | 8 | 7 |
| Overseas Universities | 61 | 18 | 18 |
| Other | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| total | 78 | 29 | 28 |
Doctoral Program
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| Type of university attended | Number of applicants | Number of successful candidates | Number of students admitted |
|---|---|---|---|
| GSICS | 7 | 5 | 5 |
| Graduate Schools of Tohoku University other than GSICS | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| National universities other than Tohoku University | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| public university | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| private university | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Overseas Universities | 7 | 3 | 3 |
| Other | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| total | 21 | 9 | 9 |
※Includes the Global Governance and Sustainable Development Program
Number of foreign students by country/region
Number of international students by country/region (as of April 1, 2025)
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| Country/Region | Master’s Program | Doctoral Program | Research students, etc. | total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States of America | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Iran | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| India | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Canada | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Republic of Korea | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| North Macedonia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Kenya | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Spain | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Republic of China（Taiwan） | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| China | 47 | 39 | 8 | 94 |
| Turkey | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| France | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Russia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| total | 54 | 52 | 10 | 116 |
※Including foreign students
Number of International Students Sent to Japan (FY2020-2024)
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| Country/Region | Master’s Program | Doctoral Program | total |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Netherlands | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Switzerland | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| China | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Germany | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| total | 0 | 4 | 4 |
Contact Us
Inquiries about student recruitment
For inquiries about the entrance examination, please contact the Educational Records and Programs Section.
41 Kawauchi, Aoba-ku, Sendai-shi, Miyagi 980-8576
Educational Affairs Section, Graduate School of International Cultural Studies, Tohoku University
TEL：022-795-7556 / FAX：022-795-7583
E-mail：int-kkdk@(@ and below will be grp.tohoku.ac.jp)
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