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Shiiki Hall in Ito Campus, Kyushu University

Fukuoka · Japan · Research university

Kyushu University

National university in Fukuoka, founded 1911: English-taught engineering and agriculture programmes, plus a bilingual interdisciplinary school.

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In English
6 programmes
City
Fukuoka
Apply via
Kyushu online system, then documents by post
Next deadline
11 Dec 2026

Deadlines

  1. 11 December 2026

    Online application system closes, 17:00 JST
    Hard deadline
    Details

    A five-day window: the online system is open only from 7 to 11 December, so do not plan to start the form on the 11th. Documents also go by post. For the English-taught engineering programmes and Bioresource and Bioenvironment. No closing time is stated.

    A five-day window: the online application system is open only from 7 to 11 December 2026, so do not plan to start the form on the 11th. Kyushu then wants "all the necessary documents by post" as well. For the English-taught engineering programmes and Bioresource and Bioenvironment. No closing time is stated.

    Source

  2. 17 December 2026

    Required documents must be received by post, 17:00 JST
    Hard deadline
    DetailsSource

  3. 20 August 2027

    Final IB grades due by email (agriculture)
    Hard deadline
    DetailsSource
All dates for this school (4 more)

  1. 7 December 2026

    Online application system opens, 10:00 JST
    DetailsSource

  2. 15 February 2027

    Preliminary screening results, 11:00 JST
    DetailsSource

  3. 23 March 2027

    Admission decisions announced, 11:00 JST
    DetailsSource

  4. 31 August 2027

    Final IB grades due by email (engineering and interdisciplinary school)
    Hard deadline
    DetailsSource

Every date in Japan

What you could study here

Bioresource and Bioenvironment

Bachelor's degree · 4 yrs

Your IB Group 4 (sciences) and Group 5 (mathematics) grades are used for screening; no minimum grades are published.

Environment

Applied Chemistry

Bachelor's degree · 4 yrs

IB scored on Maths HL and Chemistry HL; the published combination is 6-6.

Engineering

Civil Engineering

Bachelor's degree · 4 yrs

IB scored on Maths HL and Chemistry HL and/or Physics HL; the published combination is 5-5.

Engineering

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Bachelor's degree · 4 yrs

The IB is not among the accepted tests listed for this programme: only EJU Maths Course 2 or SAT Maths 740.

Engineering

What it asks of IB students

Predicted IB grades are accepted with a school seal (conditional offer); finals due by 20 or 31 August 2027, by programme. Each programme scores set IB subjects, and IB taken in another language needs an English test.

Where it says so

Where it says so

Its IB recognition statement

Worth knowing

Applicants living outside Japan get half of first-year tuition off (¥133,950 a term instead of ¥267,900), and a one-off ¥282,000 enrolment fee applies.

All 3 notes
  • Applicants living outside Japan get half of first-year tuition off (¥133,950 a term instead of ¥267,900), and a one-off ¥282,000 enrolment fee applies.
  • A few high-scoring successful applicants may be put forward by Kyushu for a MEXT scholarship (¥117,000 a month for four years, fees waived), if the ministry approves.
  • You may apply to only one Kyushu undergraduate programme for October 2027, across engineering, agriculture and the interdisciplinary school.

Sources
  1. Kyushu — Enrolling in undergraduate school (language of instruction: English), October 2027 — checked 2026-10-07
  2. Kyushu — Engineering International Undergraduate Program: application instructions 2027 (PDF) — checked 2026-10-07
  3. Kyushu — Bioresource and Bioenvironment application instructions, Type B 2027 (PDF) — checked 2026-10-07
  4. Kyushu — ISI application instructions 2027 (PDF) — checked 2026-10-07
  5. Kyushu Engineering — Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (International Undergraduate Program) — checked 2026-10-07
  6. Kyushu Engineering — Applied Chemistry (International Undergraduate Program) — checked 2026-10-07
  7. Kyushu Engineering — Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (International Undergraduate Program) — checked 2026-10-07
  8. Kyushu Engineering — Civil Engineering (International Undergraduate Program) — checked 2026-10-07
  9. Kyushu Agriculture — International Undergraduate Program — checked 2026-10-07
  10. Kyushu ISI — Admission from abroad — checked 2026-10-07