Admission

1. Graduate School Entrance Examinations

Entrance examinations for the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics are conducted jointly with the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Science and the Department of Micro Engineering. For information regarding the entrance exams for these three departments, please refer to the link below (you will be redirected to the website of the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Science). 

http://www.me.t.kyoto-u.ac.jp/ja/admission/exam

2. Admission Policy

Our educational goal is to train promising young people who can actively contribute to the advancement of leading-edge fields of engineering, including aeronautics and astronautics, and drive their development, and significantly contribute to the progress and development of human communities—based on a solid academic foundation and highly-developed intellectual, practical, and creative abilities that enable them to freely apply their knowledge.

In other words, we aim to produce technical specialists with strong self-motivation who have a clear vision of the direction they want to progress in, and the pioneering spirit and courage to face uncertain challenges, as well as the creativity and leadership to deal flexibly with the multifarious aspects of society, based on a strong will and the ability to execute, backed up with a broad, deep, specialist knowledge of the fundamentals of engineering.

More than ever, therefore, the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics will pursue cutting-edge and interdisciplinary fundamental research within an international context. At the same time, the department will accept a wider diversity of students, including mature-age students, overseas students, and students from other graduate schools, courses, departments, and universities.

3. Introduction of department (in Japanese)

The following materials provide introductions to the laboratories within the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics:

• 本専攻「研究紹介」ページ
• 2025年度 オープンキャンパス資料（物理工学科 宇宙基礎工学コース）
• 日本航空宇宙学会誌 73巻 (2025) 1号 「航空宇宙工学専攻 紹介記事」

4. Career Paths (Academic and Professional)

The recent status of graduate students' career paths after completing the Master’s program is as follows:

Students who proceed to the Doctoral program typically find employment at universities, government agencies such as JAXA, or in the private sector after obtaining their degree.

For students entering the private sector after the Master’s program, the primary industries are listed below in order of the number of graduates:

1. Aeronautics and Astronautics
2. Automotive and Transportation Equipment
3. Airlines
4. Electrical and Electronic Equipment
5. Materials (Steel, etc.)