Graduate School of Global Food Resources Hokkaido University

Prospective Students


The Doctoral Course

   Important Notice (Updated 2024.4.18)    

  1. The enrollment period of the Doctoral Course, the enrollment period is in April and October, but only the Selection for International Students is available for the October enrollment.
  2. Applicants are required to make contact with a preferred academic advisor before submitting application materials. Contact information of each professor is listed on the “Staff” page.
  3. 【for General Admissions applicants】 
    Applicants are required to take English proficiency (TOEIC, TOEFL, etc.) test in advance.
    Please make sure to request the application guidelines (booklet) when applying.
    The application guidelines (booklet) will be available from mid-June.

  4. 【for General Admissions applicants and International Students】
    We would like to inform you about the official English certificate for applications after the 2023 entrance examination.
    Since advanced language skills are required for research activities achieved in Japan or overseas through Wandervogel training and for presenting research at international conferences after enrolling in the Graduate School of Global Food Resources. the following scores are desirable as an effort target. Please try to get more than a point.
     ・ TOEIC L & R 700 points or more
     ・ TOEFL-iBT 72 points or more
     ・ IELTS band score 5.5 points or higher
    * The above is an outline, and details should be confirmed in the application guidelines for each selection.

2024 October Enrollment

Selection

Release datePreliminary Review*1Application PeriodExamination PeriodApplication Guidelines
(PDF)
Application Form
For
International
Students
(October Enrollment)*2
 2024.4.184/23-4/265/21-5/246/13-6/28DCPersonal History

Application for Admission

Statement of Applicant’s Reason for Applying

Certificate of English Proficiency

2025 April Enrollment

SelectionRelease
date
Preliminary Review*1Application PeriodExamination PeriodApplication Guidelines
(PDF)

ApplicationForm

General Admissions
(first-term)
2024.6
For International Students(April Enrollment)*22024.7
General Admissions
(second-term)
2024.11
 
 
 
※Note
1. Applicants who have been awarded a master’s degree from university (including prospects) are not required to apply for a preliminary examination. For details, please check on the application guidelines.
2. This selection is for individuals whose residents are not in Japan, and whose circumstances make it difficult to come to Japan to take the entrance examination.

Requesting the Application Guidelines (booklet)  *in Japan only

The application guidelines (booklet) of general category are available at the address below.
If you request the guidelines by mail, send an envelope with “Request for the application guidelines for the Doctoral Course of the Graduate School of Global Food Resources” written in red ink on the envelope to the address below. The envelope should contain a self-addressed stamped envelope (24 cm × 33.2 cm; be sure to write your zip code, address and name, and use stamps to the value of 210 yen for standard mail or 470 yen if you would like express mail).

【Address】
Student Affairs Section, Administrative Office of Agriculture and Global Food Resources, Hokkaido University
Kita 9, Nishi 9, Kita-ku, Sapporo 060-8589, Japan