Overview

Features of the Biosphere Sustainability Science Program at Hokkaido University

All the lectures, research work, and thesis work will be conducted in English. Students will be expected to learn Japanese language gradually during their stay.
Students will be expected to write a thesis based on research conducted during the course and submit this thesis to examiners in the special program in Biosphere Sustainability Science, Graduate School of Agriculture. A thesis has to be submitted to the examiners with their approval and an oral defense is also required.
Duration: Master’s course- 2 years, Doctoral course- 3 years. Extension of the duration is not permitted without special circumstances.
Study area: Applicants for any field related to the subjects for the program (LABORATORIES) will be accepted.
Number of students to be admitted: The special postgraduate program is approved by
MEXT (the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and technology, Japan) as one of the International Priority Graduate Programs (Advanced Graduate Courses for International Students), and can recommend 5 students as candidates for the Scholarship by the Japanese Government (MEXT).
Apart from the above 5 Scholarship students under the special program recommendation, students supported by other Japanese Government Scholarship (University recommendation, Embassy Recommendation etc.) will be selected. Additional students on other sort of financial supports (including self-supported students) are also welcome.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Economics and Ecology in Population and Food System
Mitigation of Global Warming Effect
Seminar on Bio-systems Sustainability
Study on Bio-systems Sustainability
Seminar on Agrobiology
Study on Agrobiology

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-10-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-05-01 00:00:00
Starting 2027-04-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-10-01 00:00:00

Language

English

Credits

30 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Sapporo, Japan

Disciplines

Biology Sustainable Development Agriculture View 15 other Masters in Sustainable Development in Japan

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Academic requirements

GPA

Required

English requirements

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

Other requirements

General requirements

Examination Fee: 30,000 yen
Admission Fee: 282,000 yen
Applicants must hold (or are expected to receive) a bachelor’s degree or equivalent and have completed at least 16 years of education.
Applicants are required to have obtained a GPA requirement of 2.30 (3.00 as full score) during the applicant’s most recently graduated/ expected to graduate program.
Those who are certified as both physically and mentally healthy by a qualified and recognized physician.
Applicants must be fluent in English.

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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.

Funding

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Scholarships Information

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