Home[Important]The Economics Program and the Management Sciences Program in the Division of Education, Humanities and Social Sciences, Graduate School of Education, Humanities and Social Sciences will be integrated in April 2027.
- Accordingly, applicants wishing to enroll from the 2027 academic year onward will be affiliated with the Advanced Research in Economics Course, Economics and Management Program. Please refer to the admissions information below (to be updated after November 2026):
- Admissions Information for the Advanced Research in Economics Course, Economics and Management Program (external site)
In addition, applicants wishing to enroll from the 2027 academic year onward in the field of Finance who plan to apply through the selection for working professionals will be affiliated with a different course. Please refer to the admissions information on the relevant page.
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Please note that you are requested to contact the faculty member to whom you wish to apply in advance. Contact information for each staff can be found on this page.
If you are unable to contact the faculty member whom you wish to supervise prior to application, please contact
the following address for Inquiry about Application Guidelines.
Enrollment Octorber 2026 (August 2026 entrance examination）
- Guidelines for Applicants were published in May 2026.
- Guidelines for Applicants (Japanese PDF)（1.04 MB）
- CV (Japanese PDF)（21.37 KB）
- Summary for the Thesis (Japanese PDF)（17.08 KB）
- Research Plan at the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (Japanese PDF)（17.16 KB）
Enrollment October 2026(May 2026 entrance examination)
(*This is the admission for foreigners who do not live in Japan.)
Special Selection for International Students
・Guidelines for Applicants were published in August 2025.
・Some of the Special Selection Programs for International Applicants at Hiroshima University require applicants to register an account with the HU-IAAS（Hiroshima University International Admissions Assistant (IAA) System） in addition to the procedures described in the application guideline. Please note that the Economics Program does not require any procedures through the HU-IAAS.
- Guidelines for Applicants (Japanese / English PDF)（2.12 MB）
- Information about Degree Obtained, Educational Background, and Employment History（24.75 KB）
- Research Plan at the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences（22 KB）
- Summary of the Thesis（18.58 KB）
- Reference Letter Form（20.34 KB）
Enrollment April 2027 (February 2027 entrance examination) (planned)
[Important] For Those Wishing to Enroll from April 2027 Onward
The Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences Economics Program and the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences Management Sciences Program will be integrated in April 2027.
- Accordingly, applicants wishing to enroll from the 2027 academic year onward will be enrolled in the
Graduate School of Education, Humanities and Social Sciences Doctoral Course Division of Humanities and Social Sciences Economics and Management Program Economics and Advanced Research Course.
- Please refer to the following admission information:
Admission Information for the Graduate School of Education, Humanities and Social Sciences Doctoral Course Division of Humanities and Social Sciences Economics and Management Program Economics and Advanced Research Course (external site)
In addition, applicants who wish to enroll from the 2027 academic year onward in the field of Finance and plan to apply through the Working Adult Entrance Examination will be enrolled in a different course.
Please refer to the corresponding admission information.
Inquiry about Application Guidelines
Support Office for the fields of Humanities and Social Sciences, Hiroshima University (Economics Program) 1-2-1 Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima, 739-8525
e-mail：syakai-gaku-sien
Tel: +81-(0)82-424-7189
・To send e-mail, type “@office.hiroshima-u.ac.jp” after the portion of the respective e-mail address.
