119 PhD programmes in Japan

The International Graduate Program on Civil and Environmental Engineering under the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Saitama University offers opportunities to highly qualified international students to pursue graduate studies and research in the field of civil and environmental engineering.

In the Science - International Course programme from Osaka Metropolitan University (OMU) you can complete everything from the entrance exam to master's and doctoral degrees, all in English. Japanese is not required to get a degree.

The Faculty of Human-Environment Studies will step ahead into new research areas, which a coexistent society in the twenty-first century is asking for, based on this new and reorganized research body, and we will play an important role in studies within Asia of course and further internationally. Health and Sport Sciences is offered at Kyushu University.

The Regional Environment Systems programme from Shibaura Institute of Technology will nurture talents who have a broad view regarding the regional environment and can achieve this aim, by making use of their highly specialized knowledge.

The student of the Veterinary Science programme from Osaka Metropolitan University (OMU) must find a prospective academic supervisor and obtain permission to apply before proceeding with the application process.

Urban Design, Planning and Disaster Management offered at Kyushu University is for those who wish to research deeper into the fields of psychology, clinical psychology, sociology, cultural anthropology, education, health and sport sciences, and architecture.

The students of the Engineering programme from Osaka Metropolitan University (OMU) must find an academic supervisor and obtain permission to apply prior to proceeding with the application process.

The Media and Governance program of the Keio University International Center focuses on research and thesis writing. Students pursuing the Doctoral Program are expected to draft a workable research plan which they develop with the help of a “Research Advisory Group”.

At Kyushu University, the Human Science International Course is a Doctoral program in English for non-Japanese students with sufficient English capability. Students are educated and supervised in English and can obtain their Doctoral degree regardless of their Japanese language capabilities.

At the Kyushu University, we offer our graduate students a doctoral programme in Civil and Structural Engineering. 

We offer a Health Sciences degree at the Kyushu University. The role of medicine has expanded from diagnosis and treatment of illness to its prevention and the enhancement of health, in order to meet the demand of not only ill persons, but of everyone who wishes to lead a healthy and dignified life. 

The Kyushu University Graduate School of Dental Science emphasizes the cultivation of researchers, educators, and well-trained professional doctors, who will be capable of taking international leadership roles.

The Global Science Graduate Course (GSGC) program of The University of Tokyo is an international graduate program that was recently launched by Graduate School of Science and allows students to obtain their degrees in English.

For example, complicated biological activity is attributable to a huge number of chemical interactions and chemical reactions. At Osaka University, Chemistry is a science dealing with the structure, synthesis, properties, and interactions of substances, particularly at the molecular level.

At the Osaka University, we offer our graduate students a phd degree in Communication Engineering. Join us! 

This is a special Chemistry and Biotechnology program from The University of Tokyo which offers non-Japanese students an opportunity to work toward a Doctor degree.

Research and education on fundamental engineering sciences and advanced technologies for material and energy conversion systems are indispensable for developing an environmentally friendly and sustainable society with recycle systems on Earth. The Chemical Engineering degree is offered at Osaka University.

The Global Food Resources programme offered by Hokkaido University develops advanced expertise to address food supply challenges, sustainability, and agricultural constraints.

In order to create the basic science and engineering in the twenty-first century, it is necessary to investigate the fabrication of frontier materials and their new functionality in combination with physics and chemistry, especially in the research field of nanoscale materials. We offer a Materials Science programme at the Osaka University. 

The Medicine programme offered by Hokkaido University develops advanced research expertise through interdisciplinary education integrating diverse biomedical and health-related fields.