Recruitment for Academic Year 2022

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About the recruitment of students for MIP

Here we announce the recruitment of students for the Kyoto University Graduate Program for Medical Innovation (MIP) for the 2022 academic year.
Students who have passed the selection process will start to enroll in the MIP beginning July 1st, 2022.

An explanation of the program will be given at the guidance of your department in early April.

*Guidance for MIP student recruitmentApril 11(Monday)4:45 pm~ (Zoom) Click here to apply

Eligibility Requirement for applicants First year students
Students who meet both of the following criteria:
(1) Students who enrolled in the Master’s course, the 4-year Doctoral course, or the 5-year Doctoral course in any of the following departments in April 2022;
Graduate School of Medicine: Medicine, Medical Science, Human Health Sciences
Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences: Pharmaceutical Sciences, Biomedical Sciences, Medicinal Frontier Sciences
(2) Students who intend to proceed to the doctoral degree (PhD) course in any of the above departments

Special selection for the second year
Students who meet both of the following criteria:
(1)Students who advanced to the second year of the Master’s course or the 4-year Doctoral course in any of the following departments in April 2022:
Graduate School of Medicine: Medicine, Medical Science, Human Health Sciences
Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences: Pharmaceutical Sciences, Biomedical Sciences, Bioinformatics and Chemical Genomics
(2) Students who intend to proceed to the doctoral degree (PhD) course in any of the above departments

Transfer to the third year
Students who enrolled the doctoral course in any of the following departments in April 2022:
Graduate School of Medicine: Medical Science, Public Health, or Human Health Sciences
Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences: Pharmaceutical Sciences
Enrollment CapacityFirst year students:Approximately 20 students
Special selection for the second year:A few students
Transfer to the third year:A few students
Selection scheduleApplication period: From Monday, April 4 until 3:00 pm on Tuesday, April 19, 2022
Oral examination: Examinees who need oral examination are individually contacted.
Selection results will be posted on the MIP website by the end of June.
Applicaion Guidelines

First year students


Second year students


Third year students

Applicaion Form

Applicaion Form

Transfer Request Form

Transfer Request Form


*Required for transfer admission of third-year students and special selection for second-year students
Submission methodsApplications must be delivered in person or sent by registered mail to the Office of Student Affairs Graduate School of Medicine.

※ When mailing, use the following address, and write “Application for Graduate Program for Medical Innovation” in red on the envelope:
Office of Student Affairs Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University
Yoshida-Konoe-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8501, JAPAN
Other information・The requirements for completion of the MIP and the curriculum of the MIP are available at 
https://www.mip.med.kyoto-u.ac.jp/en/curriculum/

・Students who have passed the selection process will start to enroll in the MIP beginning July 1st, 2022. But applicants are required course registration for the full-year and first semester course.

・Please read carefully “the Graduate Program for Medical Innovation Guideline” and “Course Registration” on the following URL before registering for the course.
https://www.mip.med.kyoto-u.ac.jp/en/recruitment/