# Kyoto iUP

**Source**: https://www.iup.kyoto-u.ac.jp/

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### News & Events

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News Posted: **January 13, 2026**
:   [New Video Available: Kyoto iUP Alumni Interview No.2 (Tsai Li-Chen)](https://www.iup.kyoto-u.ac.jp/news/000621)

News Posted: **November 27, 2025**
:   [Important Notice about Application Deadline for October 2026 Enrollment and Weekend Office Closures](https://www.iup.kyoto-u.ac.jp/news/000619)

News Posted: **November 4, 2025**
:   [Application period for October 2026 Enrollment has started](https://www.iup.kyoto-u.ac.jp/news/000613)

### [Kyoto iUP\_Kyoto University](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQBdMNj0aKAl05exMT0fu_A)

Kyoto iUP：Move Forward Together

Kyoto iUP：Introduction to Kyoto University and Kyoto iUP (Scholarship Program)

Kyoto iUP Alumni Interview No.2 (Tsai Li-Chen)

Opening Ceremony for Kyoto iUP Preparatory Course 2025

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:   6-month preparatory course\
    and 4-year undergraduate\
    program

Kyoto iUP is a 4.5-year program comprising a six-month preparatory course followed by four years of undergraduate studies.

:   Bachelor's degree\
    awarded upon\
    graduation

Upon graduation, Kyoto iUP students are awarded a bachelor's degree in their selected major.

:   Admission/tuition fee\
    waivers and monthly\
    scholarships

Various kinds of financial supports are available including the admission/tuition fee waivers and monthly scholarships.

:   No Japanese\
    language proficiency\
    required

Japanese language proficiency is not required at the outset as the program provides intensive Japanese language classes.

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