{"id":87,"date":"2023-05-09T21:10:46","date_gmt":"2023-05-09T12:10:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arch.kyushu-u.ac.jp\/saus\/?page_id=87"},"modified":"2025-10-03T15:55:03","modified_gmt":"2025-10-03T06:55:03","slug":"doctor","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/arch.kyushu-u.ac.jp\/saus\/how-to-apply\/doctor\/","title":{"rendered":"PhD Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"box\">\n<h1 class=\"title--simple\">PhD Program<\/h1>\n<h2 class=\"subtitle--blue\">DOWNLOAD APPLICATIONS<\/h2>\n<h3 class=\"subtitle--simple\">International Doctoral Course of Sustainable Architecture and Urban Systems<br \/>\nApplication documents\u2014April 2026<\/h3>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<table border=\"1\" width=\"1000\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"550\" height=\"50\">\u3000\u3000Application procedure for the Doctoral Course<\/td>\n<td width=\"450\" height=\"50\"><a href=\"https:\/\/arch.kyushu-u.ac.jp\/saus\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Application-Instructions-PhD202604.pdf\">PhD application instructions<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u3000\u3000Application forms for the Doctoral course<br \/>\n( in a compressed zip file)<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/arch.kyushu-u.ac.jp\/saus\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/\u2605winter_Doctor__202604_form.zip\">PhD Application Forms<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u3000\u3000How to make payment for the application fee<br \/>\nby Credit Card, Union Pay, and Alipay.<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/arch.kyushu-u.ac.jp\/saus\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2025_payment_methods.pdf\">Payment Methods <\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"subtitle--blue\">EXPLORE<\/h2>\n<h3 class=\"subtitle--simple\">FIND AN APPROPRIATE RESEARCH AREA<\/h3>\n<p>The Department of Architecture, Urban Design and Planning, and Disaster Management offers a wide spectrum of doctoral research opportunities. Please search the research database of our faculty members and explore the different fields of study we have.<br \/>\n<a href=\"\/saus\/member\/\">List of prospective supervisors\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p><div class=\"ose-\u4e5d\u5dde\u5927\u5b66\u5de5\u5b66\u90e8\u5efa\u7bc9\u5b66\u79d1\uff0f\u4e5d\u5dde\u5927\u5b66\u5927\u5b66\u9662\u4eba\u9593\u74b0\u5883\u5b66\u5e9c\u90fd\u5e02\u5171\u751f\u30c7\u30b6\u30a4\u30f3\u5c02\u653b\u30fb\u7a7a\u9593\u30b7\u30b9\u30c6\u30e0\u5c02\u653b ose-uid-193039c37dc84d2d5a2dc65b3554e380 ose-embedpress-responsive\" style=\"width:800px; height:600px; max-height:600px; max-width:100%; display:inline-block;\"><blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"VMDQ2jUdxE\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arch.kyushu-u.ac.jp\/graduate-school\/professorsg\/\">\u6559\u54e1\u4e00\u89a7(Professors)<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowFullScreen=\"true\" title=\"&#8220;\u6559\u54e1\u4e00\u89a7(Professors)&#8221; &#8212; \u4e5d\u5dde\u5927\u5b66\u5de5\u5b66\u90e8\u5efa\u7bc9\u5b66\u79d1\uff0f\u4e5d\u5dde\u5927\u5b66\u5927\u5b66\u9662\u4eba\u9593\u74b0\u5883\u5b66\u5e9c\u90fd\u5e02\u5171\u751f\u30c7\u30b6\u30a4\u30f3\u5c02\u653b\u30fb\u7a7a\u9593\u30b7\u30b9\u30c6\u30e0\u5c02\u653b\" sandbox=\"allow-modals allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.arch.kyushu-u.ac.jp\/graduate-school\/professorsg\/embed\/#?secret=VMDQ2jUdxE\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" data-secret=\"VMDQ2jUdxE\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"800\" marginheight=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\/*! 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Please remember to contact your prospective supervisor before sending your applications. Please send your educational background, your research interests, and the research plan when you contact the supervisor, which will help them decide if your research interests are within the scope and capacity of the laboratory. Once you have your supervisor\u2019s consent, you can proceed with preparing your application documents. The contact email addresses of the supervisors are available on the website mentioned above.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"box\">\n<p>There are two application periods for the doctorate course. Applications for the academic year starting in April will be available to download from this website starting in October every year, and the application period will end around the first week of December. Applications for the academic year starting from October is available to download from May every year and the application period will end around the last week of June.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"box\">\n<h2 class=\"subtitle--blue\">FOR QUERIES<\/h2>\n<p>The <span class=\"font--bold\"><a href=\"\/saus\/inquiry\/qa\/\">frequently asked questions<\/a> <\/span>page also has helpful information about the application process and the courses. Check the FAQ first. <a href=\"\/saus\/inquiry\/\">Contact us<\/a> if you have questions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"box\">\n<div class=\"btn--back\"><a href=\"\/saus\/how-to-apply\/\"><span class=\"btn__text\">BACK<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PhD Program DOWNLOAD APPLICATIONS International Doctoral Course of Sustainable Architecture and Urban Systems Application documents\u2014April 2026 \u3000\u3000Application procedure for the Doctoral Course PhD application instructions \u3000\u3000Application forms for the Doctoral course ( in a compressed zip file) PhD Application Forms \u3000\u3000How to make payment for the application fee by Credit Card, Union Pay, and Alipay. 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