Changes to the selection process and other details Entrance Examination from the Admission 2028 Academic Year (Reiwa10)

Guidelines for Application to Graduate Programs in FY 2027

“Guidelines for Application” and “Application Forms” can be downloaded from the link below:

We have been updated” Appendix List of Research Areas of Supervisors and Abbreviations for Application Form (First Doctoral Degree Program)
“on page 21 of the Application Guidelines for First Doctoral Degree Program (master’s program) Division of Health Sciences The University of Osaka Graduate School of Medicine. Along with this change, pages 10 and 12 were also updated.
We also updated the English version of t the Application Guidelines for Second Doctoral Degree Program Division of Health Sciences The University of Osaka Graduate School of Medicine. （Updated July 15, 2026)

• In order to read the PDF files listed above, kindly download/update the latest Adobe Acrobat Reader.
  Since auto-form is adopted in the allocation forms above, if you fill in the information from Adobe Acrobat Reader, some items such as physical address and name are reflected to specific spaces automatically.
• In case that the information would not be expressed properly, kindly hand-write required information.
• In case that you print out the documents, please print out with A4 paper.
• Do not use smart phone or tablet device to fill in the information. There is possibility that information would not be expressed properly.
• Operation of the entrance examination (e.g. date, venue etc.) would be changed due to unavoidable circumstances.
  Kindly confirm the latest information periodically published on the web site.
• If you would like to pay the examination fee from outside Japan, Please click below for information on foreign remittance methods.（Updated May 28, 2025）
  【Doctoral Program (First Semester)】　【Doctoral Program (Second Semester)】
• Please click here for information on “The University of Osaka (Uosaka) Tuition Waiver System for Honor International Students” for Doctoral Course students(Doctoral Program Second Semester).（Updated May 11, 2026)
• Please click here past entrance examinations information.
• If you have any questions on admissions, kindly contact to “Department of Student Affairs, Office for Division of Health Sciences” from e-mail below:
  E-mail：i-hoken-kyomu@office.osaka-u.ac.jp

How to request related documents

Guide of The University of Osaka

Information is summarized in the link. (Japanese page only)

Request of Past Exam Paper of Graduate Programs (*This service is for the person who has physical address in Japan only

Applicant can receive the latest past exam paper (FY 2026) i) at the Department of Student Affairs, Office for Division of Health Sciences directly or ii) by mail (NOT e-mail)

In case that you request sending it by mail, prepare an blank envelope for reply with pasting a stamp (110 yen for one type of Exam Papers, 180 yen for two or three types of Exam Papers) and write your physical address in Japan on it, and send it to the address below:
Postal code: 565-0871
Yamadaoka 1-7, Suita City, Osaka Prefecture, JAPAN
*DO NOT forget to choose your requesting course from A to E below and make sure to write one of them on the envelope:

• A: Area of Integrated Health and Nursing Science, Doctoral Program (First Semester) ※Japanese Only
• B: Area of Medical Imaging Technology and Science, Doctoral Program (First Semester) ※Japanese Only
• C: Area of Medical Laboratory Science and Technology, Doctoral Program (First Semester) ※Japanese Only
• D: Area of Medical Laboratory Science and Technology, Doctoral Program (Second Semester) ※Japanese version
• E: Area of Medical Laboratory Science and Technology, Doctoral Program (Second Semester) ※English version
• ※The Area of Integrated Health and Nursing Science and The Area of Medical Imaging Technology and Science do not have a written examination in the entrance examination for the Doctoral Program (Second Semester)

If you have any questions on request of related documents, kindly contact to “Department of Student Affairs, Office for Division of Health Sciences” from e-mail below:
E-mail：i-hoken-kyomu@office.osaka-u.ac.jp