Overview

Features

In the Graduate School’s doctoral program in Information Science and Technology at Hokkaido University, a student will follow a course of advanced study in information science in one of the five divisions of the Graduate School-- Computer Science and Information Technology, Electronics for Informatics, Bioengineering and Bioinformatics, Media and Network Technologies, or Systems Science and Informatics.

Programme Structure

Curriculum:

Information Science and Technology

Key information

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-10-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-05-30 00:00:00

Language

English

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Sapporo, Japan

Disciplines

Information Technology (IT) View 3 other PhDs in Information Technology (IT) in Japan

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.

Other requirements

General requirements

We accept persons who have completed a master's degree program, who want to do more advanced research, and who, while being active in society, intend to further improve their research abilities and acquire a doctoral degree.

Specifically, we select persons from Japan or overseas who major in information science and have completed their master’s degree and full-fledged members of society who want to acquire a doctoral degree.

The entrance examination for the doctoral program is a specialized exam that is conducted in English or Japanese. It consists of both a written and oral test. For each course of study, it tests the basic skills in the areas of specialization for which the candidate will receive research guidance.

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Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

535800 JPY / year

≈ 535800 JPY / year
Domestic Applies to you

Applies to you

Citizens or residents

535800 JPY / year

≈ 535800 JPY / year

Living costs

Sapporo-shi

Japan

111200 - 165260 JPY / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.