Kyoto University of Advanced Science to Introduce 'Five-Year Program' in 2027, Partnering with Showa Women's University Junior & Senior High School

Kyoto University of Advanced Science (KUAS) (Ukyo-ku, Kyoto / President: Masafumi Maeda) will introduce a 'Five-Year Program' starting in the 2027 academic year. This new initiative, conducted in partnership with Showa Women's University Junior & Senior High School (Setagaya-ku, Tokyo / Principal: Nobuko Mashino) with which KUAS has a high school-university partnership agreement, allows students who complete the 6-year middle-high school curriculum in 5 years to take university courses for one year during their third year of high school.

Under this program, students remain high school seniors while attending KUAS as non-degree students for one year, taking the same curriculum as first-year university students. Those who choose to enroll in the university can do so as second-year students. Another major feature is the ability to use the 'Gap Year' created by starting university life a year earlier for research or study abroad, allowing students to broaden their educational horizons and design their futures to achieve their dreams. The program applies to the Faculty of Engineering (Kyoto Uzumasa Campus) and the Faculty of Bioenvironmental Science (Kyoto Kameoka Campus).

Showa Women's University Junior & Senior High School has implemented a Five-Year Program with Showa Women's University since 1983. Based on this track record, KUAS decided to initiate the same program. KUAS is the first university outside the Tokyo metropolitan area to introduce this program in partnership with the school.