◆Regarding an Error in the 2025 Academic Year Kochi University General Admissions (First-Term Schedule) and Self-Supporting International Student Admissions (Apology)
Release Date:
August 29, 2025
To all examinees
To all concerned parties
President of Kochi University
Hiroyuki Uchida
Regarding an Error in the 2025 Kochi University General Admissions (First-Term Schedule) and Self-Supporting International Student Admissions (Apology)
In June 2025, it was discovered—following a report from an external source—that there were errors in the model answers for the English section of the Kochi University 2025 Academic Year General Selection (First-Term Schedule) and the Self-Supporting International Student Selection, which were administered on February 25 and 26, 2025 ( Medical SchoolMedical Course ).Furthermore, as a result of a re-evaluation conducted internally—which included other questions—it was discovered that there were additional answers eligible for credit in the sentence rearrangement section, as well as several typographical errors (which we determined did not affect the examinees’ answers).
We immediately re-graded all examinees’ papers and re-evaluated their results, and it has been determined that one additional candidate has passed. As a result of this, no one has failed.
We promptly notified the newly admitted applicants and their families of this situation, apologized, and explained the circumstances surrounding the admission error. We subsequently discussed the next steps with them and have received their approval.
Although we conduct our entrance examinations with the utmost care, we sincerely apologize for the significant inconvenience this incident has caused to all examinees and other stakeholders. We take this matter very seriously and will strengthen our verification procedures and make every effort to prevent such incidents from occurring in the future.
Further details will be posted on the Kochi University Prospective Students website.
[Contact Information]
Kochi Medical School, Student Affairs Office, Medical School Administration Division
Contact: Kariya
Tel: 088-880-2798