Application for the Japanese Government (MEXT) Scholarship, Special Program (Master’s Degree Program):
“Training engineers for the progress in sustainable food production in the tropics” is now open.
See more details→

The Graduate School of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries provides highly specialized education in the various fields which support the sound living of human communities. These include agriculture, forestry and fisheries, food science, environmental and life sciences. The graduate school aims to develop specialists in the southern Kyushu area, which is a significant food supplier in Japan, as well as Southeast Asia extending to the South Pacific. The goal for students is to make a difference in the sustainable production of resources, their rational use, and environmental conservation. In doing so, the School aims to contribute to solving the pressing issues which local communities and the world are facing, such as rapid changes in the globalization of industries, global climate change, and the sharp drop in the productive human population, a problem which is particularly serious in rural communities.

Regarding our mission, we would like to recruit some foreign students for the next FY2026 and also to provide a few students in Africa, Southeast Asia, and Southwest Asia with an international scholarship program.

The program has been launched by the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT). We will update the information on our website and accept your application from around the beginning of December, after the final decision of this scholarship program has been made by MEXT.

We are looking forward to your application at the beginning of December.

<Requirement>

1, Permission from the professor whom you want to learn from before your application. Please contact them by e-mail as soon as possible, referring to the attached data below because term between the release of the application and the deadline will be limited.　＜＜担当教諭一覧(Professors List）、添付＞＞

2, Submission of your academic certificate, which proves your ability is over GPA 2.3 out of 3.0. For calculation, please use the calculation table as shown below. Please submit a copy of your academic certificate and the table to the Student Affairs section of the Graduate School of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Kagoshima University via e-mail in advance of  the final release of the MEXT scholarship program in December. ＜＜GPA表(Calculation Table for GPA)、添付＞＞

3, Submission of qualifications or a proficiency test score that is equivalent to or higher than level B2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR). If you don’t have the qualifications, please prove your completion of a course of study in English that meets the requirements for admission to the university in Japan, or your ability thatis equivalent to or higher than level B2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR). Please confirm the comparison table as placed below. 　＜＜CEFR表(CEFR)、添付＞＞

*The information for FY2026 will be updated at the beginning of December.

鹿児島大学大学院農林水産学研究科では、国内有数の食料供給地である南九州から東南アジア・南太平洋を視野に、人々の健全な生活基盤である農林水産業・食・環境・生命科学の分野の高度専門教育を行い、資源の持続的生産とその合理的利用及び環境保全に対応するスペシャリストの養成を目指しています。これによって、急速にグローバル化する産業構造の変化、地球規模での環境変動、ならびに地方で特に深刻な労働力人口の激減など、地域と世界が直面する課題の解決に貢献しています。

本研究科では2026年度入学に向けて留学生を複数名募集します。そのうち、アフリカ、東南アジア、西南アジア出身の留学生を対象に、文部科学省が実施する奨学金制度「2025年度国費外国人留学生の優先配置を行う特別プログラム」を実施予定です。本プログラムの詳細は文部科学省の最終決定後、12月に本研究科ホームページにて掲載します。

皆様のご応募を心よりお待ちしております。

＊応募に際し、希望する担当教員の事前承諾が必要となります。下記「研究室一覧」から希望する研究室のURLをクリックし、お問い合わせページから希望教員にメールでご一報ください。12月に本研究科ホームページへ最終募集案内を掲載してから募集締切までの期間が短いため、事前に希望教員へ連絡してください。

＜＜担当教諭一覧、添付＞＞

＊GPAが2.3以上である証明書の提出が必要となります。文部科学省から最終の告知がある12月前に、鹿児島大学大学院農林水産学研究科の学務課まで一度証明書を提出ください。下記Excelを用いて、ご自身の成績をGPAのスコアに換算ください。

＜＜GPA表、添付＞＞

＊英語力について以下に該当する必要があります。

① 「ヨーロッパ言語共通参照枠（CEFR）」のB2相当以上の資格・検定試験のスコアを有する

② 日本の大学への入学資格を満たす教育課程を、英語を主要言語として修了している

③ ①相当以上の英語能力を有していると鹿児島大学において判断できる

＜＜CEFR表、添付＞＞

＊2026年度情報は12月上旬に公開予定です。

For more details, please see this page.https://ace1.agri.kagoshima-u.ac.jp/agrifish/jukensei/youkou/

Application for the Japanese Government (MEXT) Scholarship, Special Program (Master’s Degree Program):
“Program for Training Engineers of Food Production Systems to Avoid Global Climate Change Risks” is now open.
See more details→

The Graduate School of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries provides highly specialized education in the various fields which support the sound living of human communities. These include agriculture, forestry and fisheries, food science, environmental and life sciences. The School aims to develop specialists in the southern Kyushu area, which is a significant food supplier in Japan, as well as Southeast Asia extending to the South Pacific. The goal for students is to make a difference in the sustainable production of resources, their rational use and environmental conservation. In doing so, the School aims to contribute to solving the pressing issues which local communities and the world are facing, such as rapid changes in the globalization of industries, global climate change and the sharp drop in the productive human population, a problem which is particularly serious in rural communities.

Regarding our mission, we would like to recruit some foreign students for next FY2025 and also to provide a few students in Southeast Asia and Africa with international scholarship program.

The program has been launched by Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT).
We will update the information on our website and accept your application from around the beginning of December after the final decision of this scholarship program will be made by MEXT.

We are looking forward to your application at the beginning of December.

<Requirement>

1, Permission from professor who you want to learn from before your application. Please contact with them by e-mail as soon as possible referring to attached data below because term between release of application and the deadline will be limited.　＜＜担当教諭一覧(Professors List）、添付＞＞

2, Submission of your academic certificate which proves your ability is over GPA2.3. If your result is applied to other way except GPA, please recalculate your scores based on GPA using special chart as placed below. And please submit it to student affair section of Graduate School of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries, Kagoshima University BEFORE the final release of MEXT scholarship program.　＜＜GPA表(Calculation Sheet for GPA)、添付＞＞

3, Submission of qualifications or a proficiency test score that is equivalent to or higher than level B2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR). If you don’t have the qualifications, please prove your completion of a course of study by English that meets the requirement for admission to the university in Japan or your ability which is equivalent to or higher than level B2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR). Please confirm the comparison table as placed below. 　＜＜CEFR表(CEFR)、添付＞＞

*the information for FY2025 will updated at the beginning of December.

Guidebook for students enrolled in 2023 is now available.

Application Guideline – Graduate School of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Kagoshima University (kagoshima-u.ac.jp)

2021 Fall class schedule  Information is published.→

Guidebook for taking courses at the Graduate School of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Kagoshima University
For students enrolled in 2021

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