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Admissions for Graduate School of Dentistry

Graduate School Admission

Applicants must obtain a approval of acceptance from a professor of department that you would like

to enroll as a research student.

  1. Visit our homepage below.
    Graduate School of Dentistry
  2. Find a department that you are interested in
  3. Contact professor to see if he/she will accept you as a research student

If you still don’t know where to make contact, please email si-soumu-kyomu(a)office.osaka-u.ac.jp

(replace (a) with @),indicating the name of department that you interested in

Application information

■ Doctoral course

◆ Spring Admission (April 2023 Enrollment)

Twice examination opportunities are available for Spring Admission.

Application period
for screening of
eligibility for
admission
Application PeriodExamination Day
The first timeAugust 22nd – 24th, 2022September 16th – 22nd, 2022October 22nd, 2022
The second timeNovember 30th – December 2nd, 2022December 21st – 23rd, 2022January 21st, 2023
# Please check the application guideline to see if an admission eligibility screening (pre-application screening) is required.

Admission Policies & Application Guidelines 2023

○ Handling of supplementary entrance examinations at the Graduate School of Dentistry

 

 As stated in the application guideline, the Graduate School of Dentistry conducts the graduate school entrance examinations twice yearly.
If you are unable to take the first graduate school entrance examination due to COVID-19 infection and close contact to COVID-19, you can take the second entrance examination as the supplementary examination.
However, there is no supplementary examination for those who do not take the second examination.
Please plan your entrance examination based on the above.

★ Handling of Application Documents in the Application Procedures for International student (April 2023 Enrollment) Doctoral course Graduate School of Dentistry, Osaka University

 Due to the pandemic of the new coronavirus infection (COVID-19/SARS-CoV-2), it has been getting very difficult to take external English examinations. Considering this situation, the validity period of the TOEFL, TOEIC, and IELTS score sheets listed in Note 1 on page 5-6 of the application procedures has been changed as follows.

The valid certificate should be the one issued within two years before the last day of the applicationperiod.

The valid certificate should be the one issued within five years before the last day of the application period.

◆ Fall Admission (October 2023 Enrollment)

Application period
for screening of
eligibility for admission
Application PeriodExamination Day
May 29th ‒ May 31st,
2023
June 19th – June 21th,
2023
July 15th, 2023
Please check the application guideline to see if an admission eligibility screening (pre-application screening) is required.

Admission Policies & Application Guidelines 2023

★ Handling of Application Documents in the Application Procedures for International student (October 2023 Enrollment) Doctoral course Graduate School of Dentistry, Osaka University

 Due to the pandemic of the new coronavirus infection (COVID-19/SARS-CoV-2), it has been getting very difficult to take external English examinations. Considering this situation, the validity period of the TOEFL, TOEIC, and IELTS score sheets listed in Note 1 on page 5-6 of the application procedures has been changed as follows.

The valid certificate should be the one issued within two years before the last day of the application period.
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The valid certificate should be the one issued within five years before the last day of the application period.

○ the Application Fee Payment System

The Application Fee Payment System


■ Research student

Applicants must obtain an approval of acceptance from a professor of department that you would like to enroll as a research student.

# Admission of research students is open at any working days; however, the paper works take approximately 3 months for applicants living in Japan.

# For applicants residing overseas, in general, applications must be submitted by the end of the fourth month prior to the month in which you wish to enroll.

Application Guidelines for Research Fellowship

Information about Entrance Examinations for International Students

http://www.osaka-u.ac.jp/en/international/inbound/examination