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Before the application, please read this important notification.
Please download the "Application Documents Checklist" to prepare the documents successfully. If you are concerning whether you have incomplete documents or not, please send the prepared documents to IGS Office (igs-application@hiroshima-u.ac.jp). We will confirm your documents before the application period. It would be helpful to prevent the incomplete application.
Since the application period is short, we highly recommend you confirm if you have the application eligibility before the application period in October. Please read the tips on this page and contact the IGS Office (igs-application@hiroshima-u.ac.jp) if you meet either of applicable item.
Admission Information
1.Date of Admission: April 1, 2024
IGS does not have September/October 2024 admission.
2.Candidate Selection System
| Selection System | Number of Students to be Admitted | Main Target | Time Period | |
| A |
Overseas Entrance Interview Examination for International Applicants in July
Main Points of Application Guide Application Guide and Application Forms
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A few | International applicants who take the on-site examination within their own country | Application: June |
| Document Screening: July | ||||
| Interview Examination: July | ||||
| Result Notification： August | ||||
| B | Overseas Entrance Interview Examination for International and Japanese Applicants in November | 10 | Applicants of all nationalities who take the on-site examination within their own country | Application： October |
| Document Screening: October | ||||
| Interview Examination： November | ||||
| Result Notification： December | ||||
| C | On Campus Entrance Interview Examination for International and Japanese Applicants in November | 10 | Applicants of all nationalities who take the examination in Hiroshima | Application： October |
| Document Screening: October | ||||
| Interview Examination： November | ||||
| Result Notification： December | ||||
| D | On Campus Entrance Interview Examination for International Applicants in February | A few | International applicants who take the examination in Hiroshima | Application： December |
| Document Screening: January | ||||
| Interview Examination： February | ||||
| Result Notification： March | ||||
Note: In the selection system C and D, applicants are required to take their interview in English at the Hiroshima University Higashi-Hiroshima campus. In the selection system A and B, applicants are not required to come to Japan for their interview. The applicants are requested to take their interview in English via Skype.
３.English Language Requirements
| English Proficiency Test | Application Requirements | |
| Selection System A, B and D | Selection System C | |
| 1) Cambridge English | 160 or above in overall score | 140 or above in overall score |
| 2) EIKEN | A Passing Pre-1st grade or above | A Passing 2nd grade or above |
| 3) GTEC (CBT Type Only) | 1180 or above | 930 or above |
| 4) IELTSTM (Academic Module) | 5.5 or above | 4.0 or above |
| 5) TEAP (4 skills) | 309 or above | 225 or above |
| 6) TEAP CBT (4 skills) | 600 or above | 420 or above |
| 7) TOEFL iBT® | 72 or above | 42 or above |
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8) TOEIC® L&R and TOEIC® S&W This score is determined by multiplying your S&W score by 2.5 and adding your L&R score |
1560 or above | 1150 or above |
Note: Applicants who satisfy either one of the following two requirements are not required to submit the above-mentioned English-proficiency certificates. For details, please refer to the application guide.
(1) Applicants who have undertaken three years or more of their secondary education (Senior high school, Junior high school, etc.) in English as their primary language of instruction. Those who have undertaken their secondary education in a country other than Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, Singapore, the United Kingdom or the United States should additionally submit a document that proves that English is the primary language of instruction at school (e.g., certificate issued by the high school attended by the applicant).
(2) Applicants who are taking or have taken the International Baccalaureate Diploma with English as the language of instruction.
