Latest Admissions Information
Latest Admissions Information
- 2026.02.18 Admission information Announcement of Successful Applicants for the Academic Year 2026 (Beginning in April 2026)
- 2025.12.01 Admission information Application guidelines for the Academic Year of 2026(Beginning in October 2026)
- 2025.11.21 Open campus and admissions information session Video of the 2025 Academic Year Second Entrance Examination Information Session is now available
- 2025.08.26 Open campus and admissions information session The 2nd Information Session on Admission Examinations for AY2025 (10/31)
- 2025.08.07 Admission information TOEIC® Test Score (Listening & Reading Test)
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 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 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 (AY2020-2024)
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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
Please contact the Academic Affairs Section for inquiries regarding the entrance examination.
41 Kawauchi, Aoba-ku, Sendai-shi, Miyagi 980-8576
Academic Affairs Section, Graduate School of International Cultural Studies, Tohoku University
TEL：022-795-7556 / FAX：022-795-7583
E-mail：int-kkdk [@] grp.tohoku.ac.jp (Please change [@] to @.)
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