HomeSTEP 1: Confirm “Selection System”
Please confirm your appropriate selection system using the chart below.
For detailed information about each selection system, please see the following table.
| Selection System | Number of Students to be Admitted | Main Target | Time Period | |
| A | Overseas Entrance Interview Examination for International Applicants in July | Limited | International applicants who take the on-site examination within their own country | Application： June |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Interview Examination： November | ||||
| Result Notification： December | ||||
| D | On Campus Entrance Interview Examination for International Applicants in February | Limited | International applicants who take the examination in Hiroshima | Application： December |
| Interview Examination： February | ||||
| Result Notification： March | ||||
STEP 2: Check “Application Eligibility”
Have you received (or do you expect to receive) 12 years of school education or any equivalent qualification by March 2025?
⇒Check "Application Eligibility" through the Application Guide
Do you have a sufficiently good command of English?
⇒Check Application Requirements
〇Inquiry Regarding Application Eligibility
If you do not know whether you meet your Application Eligibility, please inquire with us (igs-application@hiroshima-u.ac.jp) regarding the following contents.
1. Your nationality
2. Your residence
3. Attach the “Educational Background Form” (the form is below)
4. Send the link of the high school you have graduated（or expect to graduate)
5. Attach a copy of the English Proficiency Requirements
6. Attach the Verification Report of China Secondary Education Qualification Certificate (中国中等教育学历认证报告)*
*only for applicants who have graduated high school in China
STEP 3: Prepare Application Documents
Prepare all the required documents.
・Personal Statement
・Educational Background
・Document to Prove Your Application Eligibility
・Document to Prove Your English Language Proficiency
・Academic Transcripts and Test Results
・Copy of Passport
・A certified copy of residence register (Jyu-min Hyo no ustsushi 住民票の写し)*
*only for applicants who possess a nationality other than Japanese and reside in Japan
・Application Documents Checklist
STEP 4: Input Application Data into our Internet Application System (UCARO)
- For instructions on how to enter the required data into the Internet Application System, please refer to the Application Guide for each Selection System.
- Pay the application Fee (JPY17,000) through our Internet Application System.
STEP 5: Send Application Documents through Registered Mail
- Please use the Application Documents Checklist to confirm whether your application documents have been successfully prepared before mailing.
<<Important>> Since the international post may take time to deliver, we recommend you send your application documents by post as earlier as possible if you apply to "Overseas Entrance Interview Examination for International Applicants in July" or "Overseas Entrance Interview Examination for International and Japanese Applicants in November". In that case, you can send your documents before completing "STEP 4: Input Application Data into our Internet Application System (UCARO)".
STEP 6: Attain your Examinee's Number
- Confirm your Examinee's Number on the UCARO after the designated date (please refer to the application guide for each Selection System).
STEP 7: Check the Result Notification of the First Selection
- Applicants who have passed the First Selection will be able to print the Examination Card at the UCARO (please refer to the application guide for each Selection System).
- If you cannot print the Examination Card, please contact the IGS office (igs-application@hiroshima-u.ac.jp)
STEP 8: For Those who succeed in arriving at the Final Selection
Applicants who take the Overseas Entrance Interview Examination
Arrange the date and venue for the final interview.
- Successful applicants will be contacted by mail to arrange the date and venue for the final interview.
Applicants who take the On Campus Entrance Interview Examination
Confirm the date and venue for the final interview.
- Information on where to assemble and the time will be provided along with the result notification of the First Selection.
STEP 9: Take the Interview Examination
STEP 10: Check the Result Notification of the Final Selection
- The examinee numbers of successful applicants will be announced on the UCARO.
