2026-2027 KYOTO UNIVERSITY

2026‒2027
YOTO NIVER ITY

Message from the President
Kyoto University has long promoted international exchange by hosting a significant number of international students and researchers. The university has established strategic partnerships with world-class academic institutions to conduct interdisciplinary and international collaborative research. Close international research collaboration is also promoted through the establishment of on-site laboratories with overseas research institutions. The university also provides international education through double and joint degree programs, and engages in international industry-academia collaboration. Through such international education and research initiatives, Kyoto University contributes to the harmonious coexistence of the global community as an institution that is broadly engaged with society and the world. It continues to advance numerous innovative and cutting-edge research initiatives, and has been home to many recipients of the world’s most prestigious awards, including the Nobel Prize, the Abel Prize, and the Fields Medal. We are fully committed to further expanding such initiatives at Kyoto University, generating new knowledge through original research conducted in an environment of academic freedom, and thereby contributing to the resolution of societal issues and fostering innovation. We will also spare no effort in cultivating globally-active researchers and highly skilled professionals, ensuring that Kyoto University remains an institution that contributes to the global community.
Yasuto Tachikawa
October 2026
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Kyoto University
Mission Statement
Kyoto University states its mission to sustain and develop its historical commitment to academic freedom and to pursue harmonious coexistence within the human and ecological community on this planet.
“Self-Reliance and Self-Respect” (in Japanese, 自重自敬 jichō jikei), a phrase that was coined by the university’s first president, Prof. Hiroji Kinoshita, and which he memorialized in a work of calligraphy which still hangs on the wall of the president’s office to this day.
Research
・ Kyoto University will generate world-class knowledge through freedom and autonomy in research that conforms with high ethical standards.
・ As a university that comprehends many graduate schools, faculties, research institutes, and centers, Kyoto University will strive for diverse development in pure and applied research in the humanities, sciences, and technology, while seeking to integrate these various perspectives.
Education
・ Within its broad and varied educational structure, Kyoto University will transmit high-quality knowledge and promote independent and interactive learning.
・ Kyoto University will educate outstanding and humane researchers and specialists, who will contribute responsibly to the world’s human and ecological community.
Relationship with Society
・ As a university committed to a broad social engagement, Kyoto University will encourage cooperation with local and national society, and will disseminate knowledge informed by the ideals of freedom and peaceful coexistence.
・ As an international institution, Kyoto University will promote foreign academic exchange and thereby strive to contribute to the well-being of the world.
Administration
・ In order to enhance the free development of learning, Kyoto University will pay due respect to the administrative independence of each of its component institutions, while promoting cooperation among them.
・ Kyoto University will conduct its administration with regard for the environment and respect for human rights and will be accountable to society at large.
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History of Kyoto University
The view through the main gates (circa 1900) The university library in the Meiji period (circa 1909)
1897
Founded as Kyoto Imperial University
1919
Colleges renamed as “faculties” Faculties of Law, Medicine, Engineering, Letters, and Science established
1946
First female students matriculated
1947
Kyoto Imperial University renamed Kyoto University
13
1949
Hideki Yukawa
Nobel Prize in Physics, becoming the first Japanese Nobel laureate
1965
Shin-itiro Tomonaga
Nobel Prize in Physics
1981
Kenichi Fukui
Nobel Prize in Chemistry
1987
Susumu Tonegawa
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
2001
Ryoji Noyori
Nobel Prize in Chemistry
2008
Makoto Kobayashi
Nobel Prize in Physics
Nobel laureates
03

Students signing the enrollment pledge book (1928)
(Photos courtesy of the Kyoto University Archives)
Students in front of the university clock tower (circa 1928) and more...
1949
Institutional structure reorganized in accordance with Japan’s new educational system
1950
Bunko (branch school) opened in Uji
2003
Relocation of Graduate School of Engineering to Katsura Campus
2004
Kyoto University incorporated to become a National University Corporation
2022 125 th anniversary of the university’s founding
2008
Toshihide Maskawa
Nobel Prize in Physics
2012
Shinya Yamanaka
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
2014
Isamu Akasaki
Nobel Prize in Physics
2018
Tasuku Honjo
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
2019
Akira Yoshino
Nobel Prize in Chemistry
2025
Shimon Sakaguchi
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
2025
Susumu Kitagawa
Nobel Prize in Chemistry
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Kyoto University at a Glance
Students
(As of April 1, 2026)
22,700
Faculty and staff members
(As of May 1, 2026)
8,800
Undergraduate
Graduate
12,800 9,900
3,600 Faculty
600
Non-teaching researchers
4,600
Non-teaching staff
3,000 600 students
International
International faculty and staff
2Semesters
Summer holiday Aug.–Sept.
Apr. Sept. Oct. Mar.
Spring holiday Feb.–Mar.
Income in the 2025 academic year
JPY
203
billion (USD 1,270 million)
10Faculties
18Graduate schools
13Research institutes
& other 35Centers organizations
44
Off-campus research and education facilities in Japan
3Campuses in Kyoto, the cultural heart of Japan
Kyoto University
Award winning research
13
Nobel laureates
1
Abel Prize laureate
2
Fields medalists
1
Gauss Prize winner
5
Lasker Award winners
1
Chern medalist
03 05

International Partners
Europe
MOU 72 SEA
76
University of Zurich (Switzerland)
University of Vienna (Austria)
Others MOU
10
Africa MOU
11
University of Bordeaux (France)
Universität Hamburg (Germany)
European Center (Heidelberg)
Middle East
MOU 2 SEA
2
ASEAN Center (Bangkok)
Asia
MOU 66 SEA
44
Oceania
MOU 7 SEA
9
Kyoto University
National Taiwan University
San Diego Liaison Office
North American Center (Washington, DC)
North America
MOU
22 20 SEA
Kyoto University Overseas Centers Strategic Partnerships
Latin America
MOU 2 SEA
4
Global Engagement
910
Memoranda of understanding (total)
192
University level
718
Department level
351
Student exchange agreements (total)
69 Overseas offices
155
University level
196
Department level and facilities
5
Strategic partnerships
16
On-site laboratories
33
Overseas alumni associations
06 04

Global Engagement
Strategic Partnerships (SPs)
Kyoto University has established strategic partnerships with world-leading academic institutions in order to pursue cooperation and exchange to advance collaborative research and promote the development of new interdisciplinary fields.
©Gautier DUFAU www.oc.kyoto-u.ac.jp/agreement/en/sp/
©Aline Gerber & André Hengst
The University of Bordeaux–Kyoto University Strategic Partnership Symposium 2024 (University of Bordeaux, March 2024)
University of Zurich–Kyoto University Strategic Partnership Joint Symposium 2026 (University of Zurich, February 2026)
Conclude Strategic Partnership Agreement
Regular joint symposiums
Seed funding “SP+ Fund”
Diverse initiatives
Collaborative research
Multi-level communication
Mobility for early-career researchers
Expand the network multilaterally
Outcomes
World-leading advanced research
Address common global and regional issues
Executive and management level
Faculty and departmental level
Researcher and student level
Headquarters/ administrative level
On-site Laboratories / Overseas Facilities
10
16 16
10
18 10
1 18
18
19 10
10 18
18 10
10
14 4 1 7 13 13 16 18
18 5
6
20 3
9
11
7 11
9
4
13
5
18
10
18 18
14 22
16
9
8 7 20
2 14 9 15 12 16
7
22
1
10
10
10 10
18
7 8
14 18
5
11
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On-site Laboratory Initiative www.kyoto-u.ac.jp/en/about/operation/designated/on-site-laboratories
“On-site laboratories” are locally managed laboratories established collaboratively by Kyoto University faculties/departments and overseas partners.
Aims
・ Promote world-leading cutting-edge research collaboration ・ Explore new research areas and promote interdisciplinary research ・ Promote international research and educational exchange
Outcomes and ripple effects
・ International joint research projects and co-authored publications ・ Double degree programs with partner universities ・ Increased recruitment of talented international students ・ Promotion of academia-industry collaboration
On-site Laboratories Overseas Facilities
12 12
16 1
22
18
1 2 Kyoto University Research Center San Diego, San Diego, USA
2 IFOM-KU Joint Research Laboratory, Kyoto, Japan
3 4 Kyoto University-Tsinghua University Cooperative Research and
Education Center for Environmental Technology, Shenzhen, China
4 11 Kyoto University On-site Laboratory at Mahidol University for
Educational and Research Collaboration in Environmental Studies, Salaya, Thailand
5 20 Smart Materials Research Center, Rayong, Thailand
6 12 Kyoto University Shanghai Lab, Shanghai, China 7
8 9 17 iPS Cell Research Center at Gladstone Institutes, San Francisco, USA 20 Center for Integrated Biosystems, Taipei, Taiwan
Quantum Nano Medicine Research Center, Kyoto, Japan 10 20 Laboratory for Green Porous Materials, Singapore
11 20 Center for Integrated Data-Material Sciences (iDM),
Wellington, New Zealand
12 15 International Research Laboratory for Earthquake and Tsunami Risk Cognition and Reduction (iLETs),
Mexico City, Mexico, and Kyoto, Japan
15 iLETs Satellite, San Salvador, El Salvador
13 3 Kyoto University-China Medical University Lab, Taiwan,
Taichung, Taiwan
14 21 INitiative for INtelligent ChemBioInformatics (IN-CBI),
Roorkee, India, and Kyoto, Japan
15 Kyoto CSH Laboratory, Kyoto, Japan
16 6 Inorganic Energy Materials, Bordeaux and Nantes,
France, and Kyoto, Japan
1 Graduate School of Science 3 Facilities
2 Graduate School of Medicine 1 Facility
3 Graduate School of Medicine/ Institute for Life and Medical Sciences/ Kyoto University Institute for Advanced Study 1 Facility
4 Graduate School of Engineering/
Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies 2 Facilities
5 Graduate School of Engineering
2 Facilities
6 Graduate School of Engineering/
Graduate School of Energy Science
1 Facility
7 Graduate School of Agriculture 4 Facilities
8 Graduate School of Agriculture/
Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies 1 Facility
9 Graduate School of Asian and African Area Studies/
Center for Southeast Asian Studies
3 Facilities
10 Graduate School of Asian and African Area Studies/
Center for African Area Studies
10 Facilities
11 Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies 3 Facilities
12 Institute for Chemical Research
1 Facility
13 Institute of Advanced Energy
2 Facilities
14 Research Institute for Sustainable
Humanosphere
2 Facilities
15 Disaster Prevention Research Institute 2 Facilities
16 Center for Southeast Asian Studies
3 Facilities
17 Center for iPS Cell Research and Application 1 Facility
18 Wildlife Research Center
13 Facilities
19 Center for African Area Studies
1 Facility
20 Kyoto University Institute for Advanced Study 6 Facilities
21 Kyoto University Institute for Advanced Study/
Institute for Chemical Research
1 Facility
22 Office of Institutional Advancement and Communications
3 Facilities
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Researchers from Abroad Researchers going Abroad
OTHERS 12.6 %
AFRICA 1.2 %
MIDDLE EAST 1.1 %
EUROPE 28.3 %
ASIA 41.2 %
Total: 3,114 researchers
AFRICA 2.5 %
MIDDLE EAST 1.4 %
EUROPE 33.4 %
ASIA 40.1 %
Total: 5,793 researchers
LATIN AMERICA 0.8 %
NORTH AMERICA 12.7 %
OCEANIA 2.1 %
LATIN AMERICA 1.2 %
NORTH AMERICA 18.5 %
OCEANIA 2.9 %
Academic year 2024 (Apr. 1–Mar. 31) Academic year 2024 (Apr. 1–Mar. 31)
09
Country/Region
ASIA [1,282] Bangladesh Bhutan Cambodia China India Indonesia Laos Malaysia Maldives Nepal Pakistan Philippines Republic of Korea Singapore Sri Lanka Taiwan Thailand Viet Nam OCEANIA [67] Australia New Zealand NORTH AMERICA [397] Canada United States of America LATIN AMERICA [25] Argentina Brazil Chile Colombia Ecuador Mexico Peru Uruguay Venezuela
Number of researchers
5 1 13 495 103 100 3 20 1 2 4 35 231 18 4 181 54 12
44 23
55 342
1 8 4 3 1 5 1 1 1
Number of Country/Region researchers EUROPE (Including newly independent states) [882] Austria Belgium Bulgaria Croatia Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France Germany Greece Hungary Iceland Ireland Italy Kazakhstan Lithuania Luxembourg Malta Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Romania Russia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Ukraine United Kingdom Uzbekistan MIDDLE EAST [33] Iran Israel Saudi Arabia Turkey United Arab Emirates Yemen AFRICA [36] Algeria Cabo Verde Egypt Ethiopia Ghana Namibia Nigeria Republic of South Africa OTHERS [392] Others Total
30 24 1 7 18 7 2 13 128 161 9 8 1 3 81 2 4 1 1 35 20 23 17 2 10 3 1 49 22 37 1
157 4
3 12 7 7 3 1
2 2 13 9 1 1 2 6
392
3,114
Country/Region
ASIA [2,321] Bangladesh Bhutan Brunei Darussalam Cambodia China India Indonesia Laos Malaysia Maldives Mongolia Myanmar Nepal Pakistan Philippines Republic of Korea Singapore Sri Lanka Taiwan Thailand Viet Nam OCEANIA [167] Australia Fiji Marshall Islands New Zealand Others(Oceania) Palau Papua New Guinea Samoa Solomon Islands NORTH AMERICA [1,070] Canada United States of America LATIN AMERICA [70] Argentina Barbados Bolivia Brazil Chile Colombia Costa Rica Dominican Republic El Salvador Mexico Peru
Number of researchers
7 4 1 25 547 136 161 17 99 13 13 10 12 3 56 461 121 10 359 161 105
116 4 1 38 1 1 1 1 4
134 936
3 1 4 18 4 11 2 1 2 18 6 EUROPE (Including newly independent states) [1,938] Austria
110
Azerbaijan 1
Belgium 25
Bosnia and Herzegovina 1
Bulgaria 2
Croatia 9
Cyprus 3
Czech Republic 31
Denmark 30
Estonia 11
Finland 29
France 272
Country/Region
Georgia Germany Greece Hungary Iceland Ireland Italy Kazakhstan Kyrgyz Republic Latvia Lithuania Luxembourg Malta Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Romania Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland United Kingdom Uzbekistan Vatican MIDDLE EAST [84] Iran Iraq Israel Jordan Qatar Saudi Arabia Turkey United Arab Emirates AFRICA [143] Benin Botswana Cameroon Djibouti Egypt Ethiopia Gabon Gambia Ghana Guinea Kenya Madagascar Malawi Mauritius Morocco Mozambique Namibia Republic of South Africa Rwanda Senegal Tanzania Uganda Zambia Total
Number of researchers
5 346 46 15 2 30 234 6 5 2 3 7 1 79 13 37 41 6 4 3 1 85 60 101 269 11 2
3 1 1 3 4 7 35 30
1 3 15 1 15 13 3 1 5 1 6 11 3 1 5 1 2 15 1 3 17 6 14
5,793

Country/Region Institution MOU concluded SEA concluded
ASIA
Bhutan
Brunei
China
India
Indonesia
Laos Malaysia
Myanmar
Nepal Philippines Republic of Korea
Singapore
Sri Lanka Taiwan
Thailand
Viet Nam
OCEANIA Australia
Memoranda of Understanding and Student Exchange Agreements
MOU: Memorandum of Understanding/SEA: Student Exchange Agreement
New Zealand Solomon Islands
Royal University of Bhutan University of Brunei Darussalam Northwest University Wuhan University Peking University Tsinghua University Fudan University Zhejiang University University of Science and Technology of China Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Nanjing University Chinese University of Hong Kong University of Hong Kong Shanghai Jiao Tong University Xi'an Jiaotong University Nankai University Hong Kong Polytechnic University Banaras Hindu University Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IITB) Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (IITG) Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IITK) Indian Institute of Science North-Eastern Hill University Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad (IITH) Institut Teknologi Bandung University of Indonesia Gadjah Mada University IPB University (formerly Bogor Agricultural University） Hasanuddin University University of Riau National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) National University of Laos Universiti Malaya Universiti Teknologi Malaysia National University of Malaysia Mandalay Technological University Yangon Technological University University of Yangon Yezin Agricultural University Tribhuvan University University of the Philippines Kyungpook National University Seoul National University Yonsei University Korea University Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH) Konkuk University Ewha Womans University National University of Singapore Nanyang Technological University University of Peradeniya National Taiwan University 1 National Tsing Hua University National Cheng Kung University Academia Sinica National Chung Hsing University China Medical University Kasetsart University Chulalongkorn University Thammasat University Mahidol University Chiang Mai University Asian Institute of Technology National Science and Technology Development Agency Prince of Songkla University Vietnam National University, Hanoi Hue University Hanoi University of Science and Technology University of Da Nang Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences Can Tho University
University of Queensland University of Melbourne University of New South Wales University of Sydney Australian National University Adelaide University Charles Darwin University University of Auckland University of Otago Solomon Islands National University
2013 2014 1980 1980 1983 1998 2002 2003 2005 2005 2006 - - 2008 2008 - - 2015 2015 2016 2016 2017 2018 - 2006 2008 2012 2013 2014 2020 2022 2002 2008 2016 2017 2013 2013 2015 2017 2015 2015 1980 1991 1998 2002 2005 2007 2012 2020 1999 - 2020 2005 2006 2019 2019 2020 2022 1984 2005 2005 2014 2014 2017 2018 2025 2007 2007 2009 2014 2020 2023
1981 1997 1998 1999 2008 - - 1997 - 2024
As of April 1, 2026
- 2015 - 2007 2008 2007 2007 2008 - 2006 2007 2007 2007 2008 2010 2014 2017 2015 2025 2016 2025 2025 - 2025 2016 2015 2016 2025 - - - - 2015 2017 - - - - - - 2015 1996 1997 1999 2006 2017 2007 - - 1999 2014 - 2005 2007 2025 - - - 2001 2006 2006 - 2014 - - - 2012 - - 2016 - -
2012 1997 1998 1999 2008 2018 2020 1997 2016 -
10

Memoranda of Understanding and Student Exchange
As of April 1, 2026
Country/Region
NORTH AMERICA Canada
United States of America
LATIN AMERICA Brazil Mexico
Chile EUROPE (Including newly independent states) Austria Belgium
Czech Republic
Denmark Finland
France
Germany
Hungary Iceland Ireland
Institution
University of Toronto Bureau de coopération interuniversitaire (BCI) University of Waterloo McGill University University of British Columbia Concordia University Simon Fraser University Wayne State University Stanford University University of California Brown University George Washington University Tufts University University of Pennsylvania University of Hawai‘i University of Michigan University of Washington University of Wisconsin-Madison University of California, San Diego Olin College of Engineering University of Notre Dame (du Lac) University of Texas at Austin Rice University University of Rochester Arizona State University University of California, Santa Cruz University of Florida Northeastern University University of Maryland, College Park University of California, Los Angeles The Jackson Laboratory
University of São Paulo University of Guadalajara Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey University of Chile
University of Vienna 1 Université catholique de Louvain KU Leuven Charles University Czech Academy of Sciences Copenhagen Business School University of Helsinki Aalto University Université Paris Cité Université de Strasbourg Institut d'études politiques de Paris (Sciences Po) École normale supérieure - PSL French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS) University of Bordeaux 1 Agropolis International École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales (EHESS) Mines Paris - PSL National Institute for Oriental Languages and Civilizations (Inalco) École normale supérieure Paris-Saclay (formerly ENS Cachan) Université Paris-Saclay Université Grenoble Alpes (UGA) 2 Sciences Po Grenoble (School of Political Studies of UGA) Grenoble INP (Graduate schools of Engineering and Management of UGA) Freie Universität Berlin University of Munich University of Bonn Heidelberg University Humboldt University of Berlin Technical University of Munich University of Göttingen Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) University of Cologne RWTH Aachen University Technical University of Berlin Universität Hamburg 1 TU Dresden TU Dortmund University University of Stuttgart University of Muenster Eötvös Loránd University University of Iceland University College Dublin, UCD National University of Ireland University of Dublin, Trinity College Dublin
MOU concluded
1991 - 2003 2014 2014 2014 - 1985 1989 1990 1992 1998 1998 1999 2003 2003 2011 - 2014 2014 2014 - 2017 - - - 2019 - - 2021 2023
2014 1983 - -
1993 1997 2020 1990 2021 - 2011 - 1979 1991 - 2009 2013 2014 2014 2015 2016 2016 2017 2018 2020 - - 1984 1989 1990 1990 1998 2006 2011 2011 2013 2014 2016 2017 2018 2019 - - - - 2014 2014
SEA concluded
1997 1998 2006 2014 2015 2014 2020 - - - - 2020 - - 2005 - 2011 2013 2020 - 2016 2015 - 2018 2018 2019 2022 2020 2020 - -
2014 2006 2018 2019
1997 - 2020 - - 2021 2011 2020 2015 2000 2009 2009 - 2015 - - 2016 2016 - - 2020 2020 2021 1997 1998 1998 1997 1999 2007 2011 2011 2017 2014 2016 2017 2018 2020 2020 2020 2018 2016 2014 2014
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Agreements
As of April 1, 2026
Country/Region Italy
Luxembourg Netherlands
Norway Poland Russia
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Ukraine United Kingdom
MIDDLE EAST Israel Turkey AFRICA Botswana Democratic Republic of the Congo Egypt Ethiopia Ghana Madagascar Morocco Sudan Tanzania Uganda Zambia OTHERS
Total
Institution
University of Siena University of Bologna Politecnico di Milano Ca' Foscari University of Venice Sapienza University of Rome University of Luxembourg Leiden University Utrecht University University of Groningen Wageningen University and Research Erasmus University Rotterdam Maastricht University Norwegian University of Science and Technology Jagiellonian University Lomonosov Moscow State University Saint Petersburg University Universitat de Barcelona Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona Universidad Autónoma de Madrid University of Navarra Uppsala University Stockholm University Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) Lund University Chalmers University of Technology Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH Zurich) University of Lausanne University of Zurich 1 Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) University of Bern National Technical University of Ukraine “Kyiv Polytechnic Institute” Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv University of Sussex University of Oxford University of Cambridge University of Nottingham University of Edinburgh University of Sheffield University of Manchester University of Bristol Newcastle University University of Glasgow King's College London (KCL) University of Birmingham University of Leeds University of Southampton University of Exeter Durham University University of Warwick Queen Mary University of London University College London University of York
Tel Aviv University Koç University
University of Botswana University of Kinshasa Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology (E-JUST) Addis Ababa University University of Ghana University of Antananarivo Mohammed V University of Rabat University of Khartoum Sokoine University of Agriculture Makerere University University of Zambia
United Nations University ASEAN University Network (AUN) Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) ASEAN+3 University Network (ASEAN+3 UNet) ITER International Fusion Energy Organization Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) UNESCO Chairs Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
MOU concluded
1989 1995 2014 2015 - 2016 1997 1997 2013 2018 - - 2014 2013 1987 2013 - 2017 - - 1997 1997 2005 2014 - 1989 1997 2013 2015 - 2013 2014 1989 1991 1997 1999 2005 2006 2006 2011 - 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 - - - 2020 - -
1999 2011
2012 2015 2012 2017 2017 2019 2016 2001 2019 2015 2019
2005 2009 2010 2012 2012 2014 2016 2016 2018 2019
192
SEA concluded
- - 2014 2015 2020 2016 1997 1997 2014 2022 2019 2020 2014 2017 - 2018 2014 2017 2019 2020 - 1997 2005 - 2018 - 1999 2014 2015 2018 - - 2016 - - 2018 - 2006 2007 2012 2011 2016 2014 2011 2016 2012 2018 2018 2018 2019 2020 2020
2006 2011
- - - - - - - - - - -
- - - - - - - - - -
155
1
Strategic partners (details available online at: www.oc.kyoto-u.ac.jp/agreement/en/sp/)
2
The SEA does not include Sciences Po Grenoble-UGA, Grenoble INP-UGA, or ENSAG-UGA. Many of Kyoto University's individual faculties, graduate schools, institutes, and centers also have direct cooperation and exchange agreements with a wide range of institutions abroad. Details are available online at: www.oc.kyoto-u.ac.jp/agreement/en/list
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International Programs
Kyoto iUP
The Kyoto University International Undergraduate Program (Kyoto iUP) is a 4.5-year international program comprising a six-month preparatory course and four years of undergraduate study. In the first two years of undergraduate study, students take liberal arts and sciences courses and fundamental courses in their field of specialization in English and/or Japanese. Classes are also attended by Japanese undergraduate students. The final two years of undergraduate study focus on specific subjects in the students’ majors, which are taught mainly or exclusively in Japanese.
www.iup.kyoto-u.ac.jp/
1200
900
600
300
0
Number of Kyoto iUP Applicants
Oct. 2020
Number of Successful Applicants Number of Applicants
Oct. 2021
Oct. 2022
Oct. 2023
Oct. 2024
Oct. 2025
Oct. 2026
40
30
20
10
To date, 152 students from 22 countries/ regions have been enrolled in the course
(in the period Oct. 2018–Oct. 2025).
0
Amgen Scholars Program
The Amgen Scholars Program is a short summer program that provides scholarships for undergraduate international students in Asia to engage in diverse cutting-edge science research at leading academic institutions, including Kyoto University. The program aims to foster the next generation of innovators by providing increased opportunities for students pursuing careers in science.
www.opir.kyoto-u.ac.jp/study/en/curriculum/amgenscholars/
KU-STAR Program
The Kyoto University Short-Term Academic Research Program (KU-STAR) enables students from Indian and Australian universities interested in PhD studies at Kyoto University to experience the university’s research environment. With the aim of cultivating highly-skilled professionals who will play leading roles in academia and industry, students enhance their research skills under the guidance of renowned faculty, expand their global networks, and explore Japanese culture and career paths.
India: www.kugd.k.kyoto-u.ac.jp/ en/ku-star-program/
Australia: www.kugd.k.kyoto-u.ac.jp/ en/ku-star-program-aus
English-Taught Degree Programs www.kyoto-u.ac.jp/en/education-campus/ education-and-admissions/english-taught-degree-programs
Graduate school/Undergraduate faculty Program Degree Letters Economics
Science (Institute for the Evolutionary Origins of Human Behavior) Engineering
Agriculture Energy Science Informatics
Biostudies Global Environmental Studies Management
Joint Degree Master of Arts Program in Transcultural Studies (JDTS) (joint degree program) International Graduate Programme for East Asia Sustainable Economic Development Studies International Joint Master Degree Program in Global Markets, Local Creativities (joint degree program) International Course in Primatology and Wildlife Research Undergraduate International Course Program of Civil Engineering International Course in Management of Civil Infrastructure in the Department of Civil and Earth Resources Engineering International Course in Urban and Regional Development in the Department of Urban Management Integrated Engineering Course, Human Security Engineering Field Special Course in Agricultural Sciences — For the Global Future of Life, Food and the Environment International Energy Science Course International Program in Intelligence Science and Technology International Program in Social Informatics International Program in Communications and Computer Engineering Global Frontier in Life Science International Environmental Management Program International MBA (i-MBA) Kyoto-Cornell International Collaborative Degree Opportunity (KC-CDO) (double degree program)
As of April 1, 2026
Master's Master's, Doctoral Master's Master's, Doctoral Bachelor's Master's Master's Master's, Doctoral Master's, Doctoral Master's, Doctoral Master's, Doctoral Master's, Doctoral Master's, Doctoral Master's, Doctoral Master's, Doctoral MBA MBA/MMH
13

Double/Joint Degrees www.kyoto-u.ac.jp/en/education-campus/education-and-admissions/jddd
Double Degrees
As of April 1, 2026
Country/Region University Kyoto University graduate school Degree
France
University of Bordeaux
Public Health, Medicine
Doctoral
Energy Science
Doctoral
École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales
Letters
Doctoral
United Kingdom
University of Glasgow
Economics
Doctoral
Germany
Universität Hamburg
Management
Master's (Professional)
United States of America
Cornell University
Management
Master's (Professional)
China
Tsinghua University
Engineering
Master's
Global Environmental Studies
Master's
Zhejiang University
Energy Science
Doctoral
Indonesia
Gadjah Mada University
Agriculture
Master's
IPB University (formerly Bogor Agricultural University)
Agriculture
Master's
Global Environmental Studies
Master's
Malaysia
University of Malaya
Energy Science
Master's
Taiwan
National Taiwan University
Public Health, Medicine
Master's (Professional)
Management
Master's (Professional)
Agriculture
Master's
Thailand
Kasetsart University
Agriculture
Master's
Chulalongkorn University
Public Health, Medicine
Master's (Professional)
Energy Science
Master's
Mahidol University
Public Health, Medicine
Master's (Professional)
Agriculture
Master's
Global Environmental Studies
Master's
King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi
Energy Science
Master's
Joint Degrees
Country/Region University Kyoto University graduate school Degree Canada Germany United Kingdom Spain
McGill University Heidelberg University University of Glasgow University of Barcelona
Medicine Letters Economics (Jointly provided by the three universities)
Doctoral Master's Master's
As of April 1, 2026
Information and Counseling Services
Information and counseling services are available for international researchers and students who have concerns about daily life in Japan or about their mental health. Kyoto University International Support Center (For information about visas, accommodation, and daily life) kuiso.oc.kyoto-u.ac.jp/en/
International Student Counseling Office (For mental health counseling or advice on daily life in Japan) www.kyoto-u.ac.jp/en/education-campus/facilities/ international-student-advising
Accommodation
Kyoto University has eight accommodation facilities for international students and researchers in Kyoto and Uji cities (approx. 550 rooms in total). The university also provides other diverse housing options in cooperation with private real estate companies.
kuiso.oc.kyoto-u.ac.jp/en/housing/facilities/
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Students going Abroad
AFRICA 3.4 %
MIDDLE EAST 0.6 %
EUROPE 30.0 %
ASIA 42.1 %
Total: 2,635 students
Academic year 2025 (Apr. 1–Mar. 31)
LATIN AMERICA 1.3 %
NORTH AMERICA 18.3 %
OCEANIA 4.3 %
Country/Region
ASIA [1,110]
Bangladesh
Bhutan
Brunei
2 1
1
Cambodia
2
China
India
Indonesia
Laos
59 8 12
89
10
22
5
Malaysia
Mongolia
2 23
1
Myanmar
Nepal
1
Philippines
Republic of Korea
Singapore
Sri Lanka
17 17 8
10
38
17
1
Taiwan
Thailand
Viet Nam
OCEANIA [114]
23 28 25
78
59
22
Australia
Fiji
19 25
New Zealand
Palau
28 4
Solomon Islands
NORTH AMERICA [481]
Canada
United States of America
LATIN AMERICA [35]
22 80
12
102
Argentina
1
Belize
Brazil
4
Chile
4
Costa Rica
1
Mexico
Panama
1 1
3
Peru
1
EUROPE (Including newly independent states) [790]
17
Austria Azerbaijan Belgium Bulgaria Croatia Czech Republic Denmark Finland France Germany Greece Hungary Iceland Ireland Italy Kazakhstan Kyrgyz Republic Latvia Malta Montenegro Netherlands Norway
3 1
3 3 17 20
1
2 5
11
Master's course
8 1 2 2
3 9 8 28 40 3 3 1
25
1
2 7 5
Doctoral course
3 3 1 3 100 28 55 11 21 1 1 11 13 65 45 1 87 40 20
29 1 6 1
31 220
1 6 2 1 8
1
34
6
2 13 12 3 62 83 7 2 1 2 32 1 1
1
14 5
Undergraduates Professional course
5
3 1
2 1
1 13
2
2 6 3
1
Nonregular students
2
1
1
1 2 1
1
1
1 2
1
Total
6 4 1 5 255 46 90 16 47 2 1 12 40 123 71 2 191 130 68
73 1 38 1 1
66 415
1 1 10 6 2 12 1 2
60 1 13 3 2 16 24 16 114 148 10 6 2 4 63 1 1 1 1 2 33 10
Country/Region
Poland Portugal Republic of North Macedonia Russia Serbia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland United Kingdom Uzbekistan MIDDLE EAST [16] Jordan Oman Saudi Arabia Turkey United Arab Emirates AFRICA [89] Benin Botswana Cameroon Djibouti Egypt Ethiopia Gabon Ghana Kenya Madagascar Malawi Mauritius Morocco Mozambique Namibia Republic of South Africa Rwanda Senegal Tanzania Togo Uganda Zambia Total
1 2
25 5 5 33
1 1
1
510
Master's course
1 4 1
1 16 5 14 22 1
2 2
1
1 2 1 2 1 4
4
6
775
Doctoral course
2 11
1 3 1 28 8 18 42 4
2 2
5 3
1 2 2 2 4 3 1 4 9 12
1 1 2 1 1 5 3 1 1 8
1,291
Undergraduates Professional course
1
1
1
43
Nonregular students
2
16
Total
4 18 1 1 3 2 69 19 37 100 5
2 2 2 7 3
1 2 2 2 5 5 1 4 10 14 1 2 2 5 2 6 1 5 3 1 1 14
2,635
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Industry-Academia Partnership
Developing the KyotoU Model and Promoting Innovation through Industry-Academia Partnership
In accordance with its institutional mission and management policies, Kyoto University has developed the KyotoU Model for industry-academia partnership. The KyotoU Model seeks to establish new large-scale businesses through practical cooperation between the Office of Institutional Advancement and Communications (IAC) and four university group companies: Kyoto University Original Co., Ltd. (consulting/training and education), TLO-KYOTO Co., Ltd. (technology transfer), iPS Academia Japan, Inc. (technology transfer), and Kyoto University Innovation Capital Co., Ltd. (venture capital/start-up support).
The KyotoU Model delivers Kyoto University’s knowledge to society, maximizes its value to vitalize education and research, and actively addresses challenges facing society and industry.
"Kyoto University Model" Industry-Academia Partnership Value Chain
Academic research
Research outcomes
Creation of technologies
Commercialization Value creation
Formal knowledge
Tacit knowledge
Technology
Intellectual properties
Methods
Knowledge
Experience
Know-how
• KYOTO-iCAP
TLO-KYOTO iPS-AJ
KUO
Funding
Licensing
Consulting
Kyoto University start-ups
Established corporations
- Mutual collaboration - Creation of large-scale and new businesses
The Kyoto University Group Main group companies (directly financed)
TLO-KYOTO
[Technology Transfer] www.tlo-kyoto.co.jp/english iPS-AJ
[Technology Transfer] www.ips-cell.net/e/
Kyoto University Original
[Consulting/Training and Education] www.kyodai-original.co.jp/?page_id=576
KYOTO-iCAP
[Venture Capital/Start-Up Support] www.kyoto-unicap.co.jp/en
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Patent Application and Acquisition
Academic year (Apr. 1–Mar. 31)
2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019
Domestic
Number of patent applications Number of patents issued 306 (213) 327 (237) 301 (220) 300 (214) 274 (184) 304 (213)
159 (123) 201 (155) 203 (142) 182 (128) 189 (137) 171 (130)
Foreign
Number of patent applications 1 Number of patents issued 2 615 (466) 482 (384) 433 (309) 338 (235) 536 (388) 390 (238)
233 (190) 198 (154) 164 (123) 226 (146) 240 (185) 260 (166)
Number of joint applications or co-owned patents shown in parenthesis
1
Applications under The Patent Cooperation Treaty, etc., are counted as one, regardless of the number of signatory countries.
2
Patents issued in multiple countries are counted once per country.
Collaborative Research
Academic year (Apr. 1–Mar. 31)
2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018
Number of cases
1,539 1,584 1,521 1,470 1,460 1,468 1,415 1,227
Revenue (thousand yen)
8,705,798 8,807,726 9,028,309 8,898,674 7,196,734 7,079,536 6,678,149 5,857,873
2,000 1,800 1,600 1,400 1,200
Collaborative Research
Number of cases Revenue (thousand yen) 10,000,000 9,000,000 8,000,000 7,000,000 6,000,000
1,000 5,000,000
800 4,000,000
600 3,000,000
400 2,000,000
200 1,000,000
0 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
0
Sponsored Research
Academic year (Apr. 1–Mar. 31)
2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018
Number of cases
1,425 1,421 1,316 1,284 1,300 1,169 1,067 1,064
Revenue (thousand yen)
33,688,763 28,796,265 27,368,688 26,375,281 24,672,967 23,190,655 23,451,728 23,695,518
1,600
1,400
1,200
1,000
Sponsored Research
Number of cases Revenue (thousand yen) 40,000,000
35,000,000
30,000,000
25,000,000
800 20,000,000
600 15,000,000
400 10,000,000
200 5,000,000
0 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
0
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Departments
Undergraduate Faculties
Integrated Human Studies Law
総合人間学部法学部
Letters Economics
文学部経済学部
Education Science
教育学部理学部
Medicine
医学部
Kyoto University Hospital
附属病院
Pharmaceutical Sciences
薬学部
Engineering
工学部
Agriculture
農学部
Graduate Schools
Letters
文学研究科
Education
教育学研究科
Law
法学研究科
Economics
経済学研究科
Science
理学研究科
Medicine
医学研究科
Pharmaceutical Sciences
薬学研究科
Engineering
工学研究科
Agriculture
農学研究科
Experimental Farms/Livestock Farm
附属農場／附属牧場
Human and Environmental Studies
人間・環境学研究科
Energy Science
エネルギー科学研究科
Asian and African Area Studies (ASAFAS)
アジア・アフリカ地域研究研究科
Informatics
情報学研究科
Biostudies
生命科学研究科
Advanced Integrated Studies in Human Survivability (GSAIS)
総合生存学館
Global Environmental Studies (GSGES)
地球環境学堂・地球環境学舎
Government
公共政策連携研究部・公共政策教育部
Management
経営管理研究部・経営管理教育部
Research Institutes
Institute for Chemical Research (ICR)
化学研究所
Institute for Research in Humanities
人文科学研究所
Institute for Life and Medical Sciences (LiMe)
医生物学研究所
Institute of Advanced Energy (IAE)
エネルギー理工学研究所
Research Institute for Sustainable Humanosphere (RISH)
生存圏研究所
Disaster Prevention Research Institute (DPRI)
防災研究所
Yukawa Institute for Theoretical Physics (YITP)
基礎物理学研究所
Kyoto Institute of Economic Research (KIER)
経済研究所
Research Institute for Mathematical Sciences (RIMS)
数理解析研究所
Institute for Integrated Radiation and Nuclear Science (KURNS)
複合原子力科学研究所
Center for Southeast Asian Studies (CSEAS)
東南アジア地域研究研究所
Center for iPS Cell Research and Application (CiRA)
iPS 細胞研究所
Institute for the Evolutionary Origins of Human Behavior (EHUB)
ヒト行動進化研究所
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Centers and Other Organizations
Kyoto University Library Fukui Institute for Fundamental
附属図書館
Chemistry (FIFC)
福井謙一記念研究センター
Academic Center for Computing and Media Studies (ACCMS)
Kyoto University Institute
学術情報メディアセンター for Advanced Study (KUIAS) Center for Ecological Research (CER) 高等研究院生態学研究センター
Institute for Integrated
Wildlife Research Center (WRC) Cell-Material Sciences (iCeMS) (WPI*)
野生動物研究センター物質－細胞統合システム拠点
The Kyoto University Museum
総合博物館
Field Science Education and Research Center (FSERC)
フィールド科学教育研究センター
Institute for the Advanced Study of Human Biology (ASHBi) (WPI*)
ヒト生物学高等研究拠点 *World Premier International Research Center Initiative
Center for African Area Studies (CAAS)
アフリカ地域研究資料センター
The Hakubi Center for Advanced Research
白眉センター
Center for the Promotion of Interdisciplinary Education and Research (C-PiER)
学際融合教育研究推進センター
Kyoto University Research Coordination Alliance (KURCA)
研究連携基盤
Gender Equality Promotion Office
男女共同参画推進本部
Support Organizations
Office of the President 総長戦略オフィス
General Affairs Office 総務室
Kyoto University Division of Graduate Studies 大学院教育支援機構
Fund Management Office 資金運用室
Global Engagement Office グローバル・エンゲージメント・オフィス
DEIB Promotion Office DEIB 推進室
Development Office ディベロップメントオフィス
Public Relations Office 広報室
Institute for Information Management and Communication (IIMC)
情報環境機構
Information Management Department 情報部
Office for Administrative Reform 業務改革推進室
Compliance Department コンプライアンス部
Auditor Support Office 監事支援室
Administration Office, Fraud Prevention Department
不正防止実施本部事務室
Office of the Provost プロボストオフィス
Kyoto University Office of Research Acceleration (KURA)
総合研究推進本部
Office for Educational Innovation 教育改革戦略本部
Institute for Liberal Arts and Sciences (ILAS) 国際高等教育院
Agency for Student Support and Disability Resources
学生総合支援機構
Kyoto University Library Network 図書館機構
Kyoto University Institute for the Future of Human Society (IFoHS)
人と社会の未来研究院
Academic Affairs Department 学務部
Office of the CFO CFOオフィス
Office of Institutional Advancement and Communications (IAC)
成長戦略本部
Agency for Health, Safety and Environment 環境安全保健機構
Human Resources Strategy Office HR 戦略オフィス
Personnel Department 人事部
Accounting Management Department 会計管理部
Facilities Department 施設部
Kyoto University Archives 大学文書館
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Campuses
Location of Campuses in Kyoto
www.kyoto-u.ac.jp/en/access
Katsura Campus
Katsura
Katsura River
Imadegawa
Subway Karasuma Line
Karasuma Oike Shijo
Kamo River
JR Kyoto Station
Demachiyanagi
Sanjo Subway Tozai Line
Kyoto-kawaramachi
Keihan Main Line
Yoshida Campus
Katsuragawa
Yoshida Campus
Hankyu Kyoto Line
JR Tokaido Line
Chushojima
Keihan Uji Line
JR Nara Line
Keihan Main Line
Uji Campus
Obaku
Shuttle Bus Service Uji Campus
Katsura Campus
50–60 min. by shuttle bus
50–60 min. by shuttle bus
Yoshida Campus Katsura Campus
Access from Kansai International Airport Kansai International Airport
Approx. 80 min. by JR Airport Express Train “Haruka”
JR Kyoto Station
Approx. 25–40 min. by taxi or bus
Kyoto University Yoshida Campus Uji Campus
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For More Information
Reference materials Overseas Centers
European Center (Heidelberg) Email: info_eu@oc.kyoto-u.ac.jp www.oc.kyoto-u.ac.jp/overseas-centers/eu/en
Admissions Guide for International Applicants
ASEAN Center (Bangkok) Email: asean-bangkok@oc.kyoto-u.ac.jp www.oc.kyoto-u.ac.jp/overseas-centers/asean/en
North American Center (Washington, DC) San Diego Liaison Office (San Diego)
Email: northamericancenter@mail2.adm.kyoto-u.ac.jp www.oc.kyoto-u.ac.jp/overseas-centers/north-america/en
Liberal Arts and Sciences to Learn in English
International Offices on Campus
Global Engagement Office Address: Yoshida-honmachi, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8501
Email: ipromo@mail2.adm.kyoto-u.ac.jp
www.oc.kyoto-u.ac.jp/en/
Handbook for International Students
International Education and Student Mobility Division Address: Yoshida Nihonmatsu-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8501
Email: 840kikaku-kanri@mail2.adm.kyoto-u.ac.jp
www.kyoto-u.ac.jp/en/education-campus
Official Websites
KYOTO UNIVERSITY Sustainability Report
Kyoto University Website www.kyoto-u.ac.jp/en
Meet KU Researchers global.k.kyoto-u.ac.jp/
Kyoto University Handbook for International Researchers
Graduate Admission Guide for International Applicants www.kyoto-u.ac.jp/en/education-campus/ education-and-admissions/intl-admissions
Kyoto University on Social Media
KyotoU Future Commons www.instagram.com/kyotouniversity
www.facebook.com/Kyoto.Univ.E
x.com/KyotoU_News
KyotoU Future Commons: 125 Solutions for Our Global Society
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