New Students

Schedule

To help students adjust smoothly to university life, the academic calendar for newly enrolled students and campus maps are posted here. Please refer to them as activities guide during pre-and post-enrollment.

This guide consists of excerpts from "University Entrance Guide of 2020" and other information related to new students. For more detail, refer to the "University Entrance Guide of 2020" or talk to relevant faculty.

Schedule for new students

【Important】To prevent COVID-19 from spreading, event schedules were drastically changed from the informed ones on the guidebook for enrollment (入学案内).

  • March 13 (Fri) 8:30 -
    * Please register promptly
  • March 13 (Fri) 8:30 - March 24 (Tue) 17:00
    • [Event]
      Changing the basic information you registered
      (if it is needed)
      Register for Foreign Languages
      Apply for lottery of ILAS Seminar
    • [Site]
      Website “Welcome to Kyoto University”
  • March 13 (Fri) 8:30 - March 30 (Mon) 17:00
    • [Event]
      e-learning : Basic rules for the life at the University
    • [Site]
      Website “Welcome to Kyoto University”
  • Late March
    • [Event]
      Admission Procedures
    • [Site]
      Student Affairs Section of your faculty
      For Students of Faculty of Medicine, Students Affairs Section of your department
  • Late March
  • by 17:00, March 30
    • [Event]
      Health Checkup
    • [Site]
      Fill out the online medical questionnaire on the new students’ website
  • From April 1
    • [Event]
      The issue of student ID card
    • [Site]
      Student Affairs Section of your department
      For Students in the Faculty of Medicine, Students Affairs Section of their division
  • April 1 (Wed) – April 6 (Mon)
  • April 1 (Wed) – April 7 (Tue)
  • April 2 (Thu)
  • April 2 (Thu) – April 7 (Tue)
    • [Event]
      Guidance Material Distribution for Guidance for Liberal Arts and Sciences Courses and Guidance for Students Support
      9:00 to 12:00, 13:00 to 17:00, every weekday
    • [Site]
      Entrance lobby, ILAS building
  • April 2 (Thu) – April 7 (Tue)
  • April 2 (Thu) – April 7 (Tue)
  • April 2 (Thu) – April 15 (Wed)
    • [Event]
      Orientation Material Distribution for Teacher Training Course
      9:00 to 12:00, 13:00 to 17:00, every weekday
      Bring your student ID card with you
      The orientation video is distributed on the web. The details are notified at handouts distribution
    • [Site]
      Student Affairs Office on the first floor at Faculty of Education Main Bldg
  • -
  • -
    • [Event]
      Start of classes
    • [Site]
      All classes in liberal arts and sciences program are canceled until May 6.
  • TBD
    • [Event]
      TOEFL ITP
      Initially scheduled on April 18 but postponed
    • [Site]
      −
  • TBD
    • [Event]
      Guidance for ILAS seminar (overseas)
      Initially scheduled in April but postponed
    • [Site]
      −
Date Event Site
March 13 (Fri) 8:30 -
* Please register promptly		 Activation of Student Account ECS-ID
Register the basic information on website “Welcome to Kyoto University”
(except for 1st year students passed special entrance exam, the Faculty of Law)		 Website “Welcome to Kyoto University”
March 13 (Fri) 8:30 - March 24 (Tue) 17:00 Changing the basic information you registered
(if it is needed)
Register for Foreign Languages
Apply for lottery of ILAS Seminar		 Website “Welcome to Kyoto University”
March 13 (Fri) 8:30 - March 30 (Mon) 17:00 e-learning : Basic rules for the life at the University Website “Welcome to Kyoto University”
Late March Admission Procedures Student Affairs Section of your faculty
For Students of Faculty of Medicine, Students Affairs Section of your department
Late March Authorization for Academic Credits Earned Prior to Admission Student Affairs Section of your faculty
For Students of Faculty of Medicine, Students Affairs Section of your department
by 17:00, March 30 Health Checkup Fill out the online medical questionnaire on the new students’ website
From April 1 The issue of student ID card Student Affairs Section of your department
For Students in the Faculty of Medicine, Students Affairs Section of their division
April 1 (Wed) – April 6 (Mon) Eligibility screening for exemption from taking Introductory Classes for Second Foreign Languages Time and place differ by language
April 1 (Wed) – April 7 (Tue) Guidance by department Time and place differ by department
April 2 (Thu) Class Announcement announced on KULASIS.
April 2 (Thu) – April 7 (Tue) Guidance Material Distribution for Guidance for Liberal Arts and Sciences Courses and Guidance for Students Support
9:00 to 12:00, 13:00 to 17:00, every weekday		 Entrance lobby, ILAS building
April 2 (Thu) – April 7 (Tue) Guidance for Liberal Arts and Sciences Courses Watch guidance videos on the PandA website
April 2 (Thu) – April 7 (Tue) Guidance for Students Support Watch guidance videos on the PandA website
April 2 (Thu) – April 15 (Wed) Orientation Material Distribution for Teacher Training Course
9:00 to 12:00, 13:00 to 17:00, every weekday
Bring your student ID card with you
The orientation video is distributed on the web. The details are notified at handouts distribution		 Student Affairs Office on the first floor at Faculty of Education Main Bldg
- Entrance Ceremony for Undergraduate Students Cancelled
- Start of classes All classes in liberal arts and sciences program are canceled until May 6.
TBD TOEFL ITP
Initially scheduled on April 18 but postponed		 −
TBD Guidance for ILAS seminar (overseas)
Initially scheduled in April but postponed		 −

Schedule for Admission Fee Exemption and Tuition Exemption

  • During the time from the release of list of successful applicants
    to admission procedure period
  • March 13 (Fri) 12:00 – April 5 (Sun) 17:00
  • April 6（Mon） 9:00 – April 10 (Fri) 17:00
    • [Event]
      (STEP2) Document submission for Admission Fee Exemption /Deferment and Tuition Exemption
    • [Site]
      Students Scholarship and Welfare Division, Academic Affairs Department
      Student Affairs Section of your faculty
      For Students of Faculty of Medicine, Students Affairs Section of your department
Date Event Site
During the time from the release of list of successful applicants
to admission procedure period		 Pre-application for Admission Fee Exemption/deferment Student Affairs Section of your faculty
For Students of Faculty of Medicine, Students Affairs Section of your department
March 13 (Fri) 12:00 – April 5 (Sun) 17:00 (STEP1) Data submission for Admission Fee Exemption／deferment and Tuition Exemption Input necessary information to application system
April 6（Mon） 9:00 – April 10 (Fri) 17:00 (STEP2) Document submission for Admission Fee Exemption /Deferment and Tuition Exemption Students Scholarship and Welfare Division, Academic Affairs Department
Student Affairs Section of your faculty
For Students of Faculty of Medicine, Students Affairs Section of your department