The YOKOHAMA Socrates Program will educate students to become capable of engaging competently with political, economic, and social issues in local and global contexts from the standpoint of social resilience and social sustainability. We seek applicants with the potential to acquire a broad-based competence in methodologies rooted in the humanities and social sciences to analyze and implement solutions to social issues. Specifically, we seek applicants with the following abilities:

1. Knowledge and Skills: Applicants should possess a solid grasp of basic knowledge from secondary school. They should also possess sufficient English proficiency for classwork and daily life. It is desirable that applicants also possess basic Japanese proficiency. If not, they need the strong motivation and ability to acquire Japanese proficiency after admission.

2. Abilities in terms of intellect, judgment, and expression: Applicants should possess sufficient abilities in terms of intellect and judgment to understand diverse perspectives and thereby effectively think broadly and imaginatively across time and space when engaging with a diverse range of issues in an increasingly uncertain world. They should also possess the motivation and ability to express their views proficiently in English at the time of entrance to the program and in both English and Japanese upon completion.

3. Abilities in terms of independence, tolerance, and cooperation: Applicants should possess strong independence to study actively in their academic fields of choice, as well as the motivation and ability to cooperate with others from diverse backgrounds toward the acquisition of new abilities.

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Please fill out the form and upload the necessary documents during the application period (1 September 2023 – 7 September 2023). Application Identification Number will be issued by email when the application is received by the International Students Section.