Admissions Procedures for the PEARL Programme

This page contains all the necessary information on the admissions procedures for the PEARL programme offered by the Faculty of Economics, Keio University. In order to prevent mistakes in their applications, applicants should carefully read this page and the related material before preparing their applications.

There are three application periods.

Application period I
Application period: 10:00 a.m. on Friday, 20 October, 2017 through 3:00 p.m. on Friday, 1 December, 2017 (JST)
Announcement of Results : 10:00 a.m. on Friday, 26 January, 2018 (JST)
Application period II
Application period: 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, 13 December, 2017 through 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, 31 January, 2018 (JST)
Announcement of Results : 10:00 a.m. on Friday, 2 March, 2018 (JST)
Application period III
Application period: 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, 27 February, 2018 through 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday, 10 April, 2018 (JST)
Announcement of Results: 10:00 a.m. on Friday, 25 May, 2018 (JST)

Applicants are required to pay an application fee of JPY 35,000. The periods for making this payment are as follows:

Application period I
10:00 a.m. on Friday, 20 October 2017 through 3:00 p.m. on Friday, 1 December 2017 (JST)
Application period II
10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, 13 December 2017 through 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, 31 January 2018 (JST)
Application period III
10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, 27 February 2018 through 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday, 10 April 2018 (JST)

A detailed guide on how to make the application fee payment can be viewed here.

Be sure to read the instructions above, and make the payment by credit card through this website.

Refunds of the application fee are not possible under any circumstances. Applicants who re-apply during subsequent application periods are required to pay the application fee of JPY 35,000 each time they apply.

If your application has been accepted, a Screening Number will be issued. You can find the Screening Number on the "My Page" of the online application system approximately one week prior to the date of the announcement of results. Log in to the "My Page" to confirm the number.
Screening results will be announced on the “My Page” from 10:00 a.m. on the date of the announcement of results (JST). Log in to the "My Page" to confirm the results.
The university will not provide any information regarding results by any other means, including phone, fax, or e-mail. Queries concerning screening results will not be accepted.

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