Overview

This International Course in Urban and Regional Development from Kyoto University aims to cultivate human resources capable of managing civil infrastructures and addressing environmental issues in diverse countries, particularly in the developing countries of the Asian and African regions.

Key Features

Urban and Regional Development is an integrated engineering technology strives to create the urban system which is a sustainable, safe and internationally competitive infrastructure for human life.

The department focuses on 1) innovation of the information technology and the urban infrastructure, 2) disaster risk management appropriate in the highly-sophisticated information society, 3) development of the management technology for the urban infrastructure, 4) development of social infrastructure in the age of globalization, 5) establishment of the urban structure based on the theory of finite energy resources. Considering above mentioned, the department aims to actively contribute to develop the advanced urban system in the highly-sophisticated information society, and to cultivate human resources who can lead the society.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Governance for Regional and Transportation Planning
Public Finance
Urban Environmental Policy
City Logistics
Intelligent Transportation Systems
Urban Infrastructure Management

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2028-04-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-06-10 00:00:00

Language

English

Credits

30 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Kyoto, Japan

Disciplines

Sustainable Development Urban Planning View 13 other Masters in Sustainable Development in Japan

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.

Other requirements

General requirements

Nationality: Non-Japanese citizenship required; eligible for “College Student” residence status.
Education: Bachelor's degree/16 years of education, or equivalent qualification.
English: IELTS, TOEFL, or TOEIC score required; no published minimum score. Valid for 2 years.
Entrance exam: English (200 points) + oral examination (800 points).
Oral exam: Tests relevant knowledge (e.g., Structural Mechanics, Hydraulics, Soil Mechanics, Planning & Management, Earth Resources Engineering, Mathematics) plus presentation/interview on graduation/current research.
GRE: Not required.
AAO: Required for applicants with degrees from non-Japanese universities.

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Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

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Non-residents

535800 JPY / year

≈ 535800 JPY / year
Domestic Applies to you

Applies to you

Citizens or residents

535800 JPY / year

≈ 535800 JPY / year

Living costs

Kyoto

Japan

131939 - 183969 JPY / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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