This is a movie of the Opening Ceremony for Kyoto iUP Preparatory Course 2024 held on September 30, 2024.
25 students from 9 countries and regions started the preparatory course.
Their journeys for four and a half years have just started now.
We hope they will cultivate themselves through a lot of meaningful experiences.
Good luck!

【About Kyoto iUP】
Kyoto iUP is a 4.5-year program comprising a six-month preparatory course followed by four years of undergraduate study. Japanese language proficiency is NOT required at the outset, as the program provides intensive Japanese language classes.
Upon graduation, students are awarded a bachelor’s degree in their selected major.
For more information, please visit our website! Let’s study with us in Japan!
★Kyoto iUP website: https://www.iup.kyoto-u.ac.jp/
★Kyoto iUP Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kyotoiup/

【How to apply for Kyoto iUP?】For October 2025 Enrollment
Application will be accepted through the Online Application System
from November 1 – December 2, 2024 (5 p.m. JST)
Please check this application process below!
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Application Process | How to Apply | Kyoto iUP (kyoto-u.ac.jp)
https://www.iup.kyoto-u.ac.jp/apply/

※The application documents will be strictly reviewed during the first screening.
So, please read the “Application Guidelines” carefully before applying!

【Recommended Videos】
●Kyoto iUP: Move Forward Together
https://youtu.be/oPvmdsYMsfE
●Kyoto iUP:Introduction to Kyoto University and Kyoto iUP (Scholarship Program)
https://youtu.be/1xL5Na6-zcI
●Kyoto iUP: Students Talks About the Application
https://youtu.be/f7qCSHFaYXI
●Kyoto iUP: Students Talks About the Preparatory Course
https://youtu.be/QSb19mLAov0
●Kyoto iUP: Students Talks About the Qualifying Test and Classes After Entering Faculty
https://youtu.be/43x8mhfK_A4
●Kyoto University in Bird's Eye View
https://youtu.be/34_jFiaX13w
●Introducing Kyoto University
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RyQjF7cH2Y

●Celebration Ceremony for Kyoto iUP Graduates 2023
https://youtu.be/arcytqCudQY
●Completion Ceremony for Kyoto iUP Preparatory Course 2023
https://youtu.be/w7CsAZ3PD2o
●Kyoto University Undergraduate Entrance Ceremony 2023
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4bb8eKhyC8