Graduate School of Asia-Pacific StudiesWaseda University

Updated on August 1, 2025

This guide is to inform those who will enroll in September 2025 of the entrance procedures #2 to be completed prior to enrollment. Please read it carefully to complete the necessary procedures by the designated date.
If you have any inquiries, please feel free to contact us ([email protected]).

Please check the useful and important information for enrollment in September 2025 as follows.

GSAPS Annual Schedule

GSAPS Academic Orientation

GSAPS Academic Orientation for all new students will be held via online [Zoom] with the following schedule. All times are in Japan Standard Time (JST).

For  regular Students

■ Date:  September 17 (Wed.) 2025

• If you are unable to attend on the day of the orientation, you may check the materials at a later date.
• The details of the orientation (Zoom link, meeting ID, password, etc.) will be announced to students via email about a week before the orientation from the GSAPS office. Please check your email regularly for updates.
• An individual meeting with your professor will not be held in advance. Each professor will give the information about it at the respective project research seminar orientation.

For Non-Degree Students

Non-degree students are required to attend the following orientations.

*Details of Orientations (venue, Zoom link, meeting ID, password, etc.) will be announced to students via email about a week before the orientation from the GSAPS office.

GSAPS Welcome Party

GSAPS will hold a welcome party for incoming students on the afternoon of October 1, (Wed.) 2025 (Tentative).
Details such as application form or venue will be announced as soon as they are finalized.

Course Registration Information

*Click here to get to the webpage of “GSAPS Course List and Course Registration”.

Waseda Mail Address

Waseda Mail address (~@~.waseda.jp) is required to access MyWaseda, the portal site of Waseda University. If you do not have a Waseda Mail address, you will not be able to receive any emails related to the course registration nor will be able to register courses on MyWaseda. Following the instruction on the Guide to Entrance Procedures, be sure to set up a Waseda Mail address during the designated period (September 10-September 15, 2025).

Student ID Card

You can pick up your student ID card at the GSAPS office from September 22 (Mon.) 2025. (Office open hours: 10:00-16:00 Mon.-Fri.)

*Please bring your Photo ID when you visit the office.
*If you are residing outside Japan at that point, please pick it up after you enter Japan.
*The student ID card will be received only by the student him/herself.

Entrance Ceremony

Student Health Check-up

GSAPS Frequently Asked Questions

You may have lots of questions regarding course registration, tuition and fees, etc.  Please check the pages below before you inquire of the office.

Help page for current students

Students Life Support

■General Information for International Students 2025 September Entrance

For : Incoming International students (Excluding exchange students, double degree students and MEXT students)

Releasing Date : Early September 2025

Please be sure to check before coming to Japan “General Information” on the CIE website, which summarizes basic information international students enrolling in Waseda University should know.

Click here for detailed information.

■Orientation for MEXT Students of 2025 Fall

For : MEXT scholarship students of 2025 Fall entrance

Date : September 29 (Mon.), 2025 10:30～12:30

Venue : Waseda Global Gate, 1st floor of Bldg. #22 [Face to face]

* Click here for Waseda Global Gate.

For International Students Who Have GSAPS Apply for COE on Their Behalf:

The GSAPS Admissions Office will send out your COE as soon as we receive your COE from the Immigration Bureau. After your COE is issued, please regularly contact your nearest Japanese embassy or consulate for the updated information regarding visa application and follow their instructions. Please click here for how/what to do after receiving COE.

For International Students Residing in Japan:

If you need to get the period of stay extended or change the status of residence, please contact the Center for International Education (CIE) and prepare the necessary documents.  If you need a paper version of the ‘Certificate of Admission’ (original) to apply for it at the immigration bureau, please contact the GSAPS Admissions Office to request it. You can apply from 3 months prior to the expiration date on your residence card. For the other required documents and the detailed procedures, please click below and check the webpages of CIE.

Dormitory and Housing

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