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From Entry to Completion

It’s free!! Start with Programme Entry!!

Students who wish to gain an EU studies certificate are required the following procedures.
There is a submission deadline for each procedure in Spring Semester and Fall Semester.

★The basic flow to complete EU-DPs

※For students in LL.M. and CSPA programmes: 1→3→4
※For Undergraduate students who take courses for 4 credits instead of submitting RP: 1⇒２⇒４

 Submission deadline 2025 (April 2025 – March 2026), Click here

STEP

1

PROGRAMME ENTRY

Submission of the “EU-DPs Entry Sheet

Please submit the entry sheet when you register first for this programme, or when you want to change information in the entry sheet.
* Doctoral students applying for the EU-DP Graduate Course must submit a “Letter of Acceptance for the EU Studies Diploma Programmes (EU-DPs) Enrollment (WORD).

【Form】
download the form
【Deadline】
  • First (Spring) Semester： Friday, 9 May 2025
  • Second (Fall) Semester： Friday, 24 October 2025
【Submit to】

 eudp@jimu.kyushu-u.ac.jp

STEP

2

COURSE REGISTRATION and REPORT OF ACQUIRED CREDITS IN THE PREVIOUS ACADEMIC YEAR

STEP2-1 Course Registration　＞＞＞　STEP2-2 Submission of the “Report of acquired credits in the previous academic year”

STEP2

COURSE REGISTRATION

The EU-DPs Course List up to the following March is published on the EU Centre’s website every around April (or around October). Please make a course plan and follow the registration procedure of your School / Graduate School. Not required to report to the EU Centre at this point.

EU-DPs course list and syllabus 
STEP2

Submission of the “Report of acquired credits in the previous academic year”

Please submit the “Report of acquired credits in the previous academic year” to the EU Centre in the following April (October).

*Request for Retroactive Credits: it is also possible to request for retroactive credit acquired more than 2 years ago. For more information, please contact us.
This procedure is NOT necessary for students in LL.M. and CSPA programmes.

【Form】
download the form
【Deadline】 * Same as STEP1. PROGRAMME ENTRY
  • First (Spring) Semester： Friday, 9 May 2025
  • Second (Fall) Semester： Friday, 24 October 2025
【Submit to】

 eudp@jimu.kyushu-u.ac.jp

STEP

3

RESEARCH PAPER

STEP3-1 Submission of Research Paper proposal　＞＞＞　STEP3-2 Submission of Research Paper and An academic advisor assessment

* For undergraduate students in 3rd year and above, and all graduate students.

Click HERE for more details on research paper
STEP3

Submission of Research Paper proposal

Please submit it in the semester which you plan to submit your research paper. However, the proposal approved is valid by the next semester. (Limited to those who continue to be enrolled at Kyushu University.)
* To complete a RP proposal, you must have an approval and signature on the form by your academic adviser.

【Form】
download the form
【Deadline】
  1. First (Spring) Semester： 4 pm on Friday, 13 June 2025
  2. Second (Fall) Semester： 4 pm on Friday, 14 November 2025
【Submit to】
  1. Email：eudp@jimu.kyushu-u.ac.jp
    * Proposal must be submitted in PDF file or Word file.
  2. Submit in hand：Kyushu University EU Centre office (Room E-C-208, East Zone 1, Ito Campus)
    * Office hours: (in general) 10:00-17:00 on weekdays
    https://eu.kyushu-u.ac.jp/en/contact/
STEP3

Submission of Research Paper and An academic advisor assessment

Please submit the research paper and the documents required when submitting the research paper in the semester in which you submitted your RP proposal. However, submission in the following semester is acceptable only if you are to be enrolled at Kyushu University.

【Deadline】
  • First (Spring) Semester
    • Research Paper： 4pm on Friday, 22 August 2025
    • Academic Advisor Assessment：4pm on Friday, 5 September 2025
  • Second (Fall) Semester
    • Research Paper：4pm on Friday, 20 February 2026
    • Academic Advisor Assessment：4pm on Tuesday, 3 March 2026
【Submit to】
  1. Email：eudp@jimu.kyushu-u.ac.jp
    * Proposal must be submitted in PDF file or Word file.
  2. Submit in hand：Kyushu University EU Centre office (Room E-C-208, East Zone 1, Ito Campus)
    * Office hours: (in general) 10:00-17:00 on weekdays
    https://eu.kyushu-u.ac.jp/en/contact/

STEP

4

APPLICATION FOR COMPLETION 

Submission of the “Application for completion of EU-DPs”

Please submit the form in the semester which you will complete the requirement.

[Forms to be submitted: EU Centre designated forms (Application for completion ) to be sent as an email attachment.]
download the form

【Form】Each form is on a separate sheet in the file

  • Undergraduate Student
    • (Form 1) Application for completion of EU-DPs *For both Undergraduate and Graduate
    • (Form 2-1) Report of completed EU-DPs Courses (including expected courses for semester being applied for) for Undergraduate students
  • Graduate Students
    • (Form 1) Application for completion of EU-DPs *For both Undergraduate and Graduate
    • (Form 2-2) Report of completed EU-DPs Courses (including expected courses for semester being applied for) for Graduate students

*Forms 2-1 and 2-2.
All of your completed EU-DPs courses should be listed (select in Excel table), which will be checked by the EU Centre against your transcripts to confirm your credit acquisition. You do not need to send academic
transcripts.

【Deadline】* Same as STEP 3-2. Submission of Research Paper
  1. First (Spring) Semester：4 pm on Friday, 22 August 2025
  2. Second (Fall) Semester：4pm on Friday, 20 February 2026
【Submit to】

eudp@jimu.kyushu-u.ac.jp

【Issuance date of Diploma (Certificate)】

Diploma (Certificate) is issued in October for the First (Spring) Semester, and in April for the Second (Fall) Semester.