Application Procedure (5-Year Integrated Doctoral Program)

OUTLINE OF 5-YEAR INTEGRATED DOCTORAL
PROGRAM

List of faculty members in charge of 5-YEAR INTEGRATED DOCTORAL
PROGRAM
For a list of faculty members in charge of majors and fields, please refer to the list of faculty members in charge of the master's programand five-year doctoral program at the Graduate School of Engineeringin 2025.
For details on recruitment, please check the student recruitmentguidelines. For how to request, please refer to the request formaterials.

Fields of Study and Authorized Student Enrollments

1) “April Enrollment Ⅲ” will be carried out in case depending on the application situation as of the “April Enrollment Ⅱ”. If applying for the “April Enrollment Ⅲ”, please confirm beforehand with Division of Admissions whether it is carried out or not.
2) The number of student enrollments includes the students who go on from Nagaoka University of Technology and Entrance examination for students recommended by KOSEN (Colleges of Technology) who will have completed advanced courses.

Enrollment for April

Qualifications for Application

The following qualifications are required for applicants.
 Only the applicants who satisfy (A) can apply for the “April Enrollment Ⅲ”.
(A) Non-Japanese who hold a resident visa status permitting enrollment to the Graduate School under the Immigration Control and Recognition of Refugee Status Law
(B) Non-Japanese who are expected to obtain the above status after enrollment in the Graduate School under the Immigration Control and Recognition of Refugee Status Law
  Those who satisfy either (A) or (B) are further required to meet one of the following qualifications: 
  Only those who have NOT passed another major of Nagaoka University of Technology can apply.

1.  Be a university graduate, or be expected to graduate by the end of March, in Japan.
2.  Have successfully obtained a bachelor’s degree at the National Institution for Academic Degrees and Quality Enhancement of Higher Education (NIAD-QE), or be expected to do so by the end of March, in Japan.
3.  Have successfully completed a 16-year course of school education abroad, or be expected to do so by the end of March.
4.  Have completed, in Japan, the correspondence course of an overseas educational institution and completed a 16-year course of school education, or be expected to do so by the end of March.
5.  Have successfully completed a course at an overseas educational institution in Japan which requires graduates to have completed a 16-year course in the school education system, which is deemed to have university courses in that system, and which is specifically recognized by the Japanese Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology, or be expected to do so by the end of March.
6.  Those who have a degree equivalent to a Bachelor’s degree or expect to obtain such a degree by the end of March, from a university or school in a country other than Japan by completing a course of study for at least 3 years by a correspondence course, provided by a school of that country, in Japan, or from an educational institution recognized as being part of the educational system of the country and that is specifically designated by the Minister of Education, Sports, Science and Technology. The university or school must be evaluated on the comprehensive quality of the education and research activities by the authorized persons of the government or relative institution of the country or must be restricted to an institution specifically designated by the Minister of Education, Sports, Science and Technology.
7.  Have completed a specialized course of training recognized by the Japanese Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology at a Senshu School (Specialized School), or be expected to do so by the end of March.
8.  In the case of an applicant from a foreign country where the completion of college level education does not require 16 years of school education, satisfy the following 2 conditions and be deemed by the graduate school of engineering at Nagaoka University of Technology to have academic ability equal to or higher than a graduate of a Japanese university.
   
   1. Have spent one year or more as a research student or research fellow at a university or research institute in Japan or abroad after successfully obtaining a bachelor’s degree, or be expected to do so by the end of March. 
   2. Be 22 years old or older as of March 31.
9.  Have studied at a university three years or more or be expected to do so, or have completed 15 years of school education abroad or be expected to do so, by the end of March.
        Be deemed by the graduate school of engineering at Nagaoka University of Technology to get or have gotten an excellent record.
10.  Be deemed by the graduate school of engineering at Nagaoka University of Technology to have academic ability equal to or higher than a graduate of a Japanese university, based on the submitted documents.
    Be 22 years old or older as of March 31.

Screening/Examination Procedure

The applicants will be judged on three components: oral examination, interview, and the application documents.

Enrollment for September

Qualifications for Application

The following qualifications are required for applicants.
(A) Non-Japanese who hold a resident visa status permitting enrollment to the Graduate School under the Immigration Control and Recognition of Refugee Status Law.
(B) Non-Japanese who are expected to obtain the above status after enrollment in the Graduate School under the Immigration Control and Recognition of Refugee Status Law

  Those who satisfy either (A) or (B) are further required to meet one of the following qualifications:
 Only those who have NOT passed another major of Nagaoka University of Technology can apply.

1. Be a university graduate, or be expected to graduate by the end of August, in Japan.
2. Have successfully obtained a bachelor’s degree at the National Institution for Academic Degrees and Quality Enhancement of Higher Education (NIAD-QE), or be expected to do so by the end of August, in Japan.
3. Have successfully completed a 16-year course of school education abroad, or be expected to do so by the end of August.
4. Have completed, in Japan, the correspondence course of an overseas educational institution and completed a 16-year course of school education, or be expected to do so by the end of August.
5. Have successfully completed a course at an overseas educational institution in Japan which requires graduates to have completed a 16-year course in the school education system, which is deemed to have university courses in that system, and which is specifically recognized by the Japanese Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology, or be expected to do so by the end of August.
6. Those who have a degree equivalent to a Bachelor’s degree or expect to obtain such a degree by the end of August, from a university or school in a country other than Japan by completing a course of study for at least 3 years by a correspondence course, provided by a school of that country, in Japan, or from an educational institution recognized as being part of the educational system of the country and that is specifically designated by the Minister of Education, Sports, Science and Technology. The university or school must be evaluated on the comprehensive quality of the education and research activities by the authorized persons of the government or relative institution of the country or must be restricted to an institution specifically designated by the Minister of Education, Sports, Science and Technology.
7. Have completed a specialized course of training recognized by the Japanese Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology at a Senshu School (Specialized School), or be expected to do so by the end of August.
8. In the case of an applicant from a foreign country where the completion of college level education does not require 16 years of school education, satisfy the following 2 conditions and be deemed by the graduate school of engineering at Nagaoka University of Technology to have academic ability equal to or higher than a graduate of a Japanese university.
   
   1. Have spent one year or more as a research student or research fellow at a university or research institute in Japan or abroad after successfully obtaining a bachelor’s degree, or be expected to do so by the end of August.
   2. Be 22 years old or older as of August 31.
9. Have studied at a university three years or more or be expected to do so, or have completed 15 years of school education abroad or be expected to do so, by the end of August.
        Be deemed by the graduate school of engineering at Nagaoka University of Technology to get or have gotten an excellent record.
10. Be deemed by the graduate school of engineering at Nagaoka University of Technology to have academic ability equal to or higher than a graduate of a Japanese university, based on the submitted documents.Be 22 years old or older as of August 31.

 Screening/Examination Procedure

The applicants will be judged on three components: oral examination, interview, and the application documents.