Graduate Program in Sustainability Science (GPSS)

2 years English open

2027 international admissions timeline

Updated 27 Aug 2026
Friday, August 28, 2026, 16:00–17:30 JST
Online briefing session on the entrance examination (April 2027 / October 2027 entry)
Regular Admission (Ordinary Examination), GSFS Schedule B
Wednesday, October 7 to Tuesday, October 13, 2026
Application period for individual screening of entrance qualifications
Regular Admission (Ordinary Examination), GSFS Schedule B
Wednesday, November 11, 2026
Applications open — Regular Admission, Schedule B
Regular Admission (Ordinary Examination), GSFS Schedule B
Thursday, February 18, 2027, 10:00 JST
Announcement of successful candidates
Regular Admission (Ordinary Examination), GSFS Schedule B
Thursday, October 1, 2026
Deadline to notify GSFS of a request for individual screening of entrance qualifications
Regular Admission (Ordinary Examination), GSFS Schedule B
Until Thursday, October 8, 2026
Deadline to request examination accommodations (applicants with disabilities)
Regular Admission (Ordinary Examination), GSFS Schedule B
Tuesday, November 17, 2026, 23:00 JST
Application deadline — Regular Admission, Schedule B
Regular Admission (Ordinary Examination), GSFS Schedule B
Mid-December 2026 (contact GSFS if not received by Tuesday, December 15, 2026)
Examination admission tickets sent by email
Regular Admission (Ordinary Examination), GSFS Schedule B
By Friday, January 8, 2027
Stage 1 result — document screening outcome published
Regular Admission (Ordinary Examination), GSFS Schedule B
End of January 2027 (exact date notified individually)
Stage 2 — Oral examination (video conference)
Regular Admission (Ordinary Examination), GSFS Schedule B
Friday, March 5, 2027
Admission fee payment and admission procedures deadline — April 2027 enrolment
Regular Admission (Ordinary Examination), GSFS Schedule B
Early September 2027
Notification letters sent — October 2027 enrolment
Regular Admission (Ordinary Examination), GSFS Schedule B
Between the February 2027 result and admission procedures in late September 2027
Certificate of Eligibility application and visa acquisition — October 2027 enrolment
Regular Admission (Ordinary Examination), GSFS Schedule B
Late September 2027
Admission fee payment and admission procedures deadline — October 2027 enrolment
Regular Admission (Ordinary Examination), GSFS Schedule B
Around October 2026
ADB-JSP application guidelines for Fall 2027 admission to be published To be announced
Special Admission with the Asian Development Bank – Japan Scholarship Program (ADB-JSP)
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