Kyushu University, as a university open to the world, aims to develop internationally minded human resources. The Faculty of Design (School of Design, Graduate School of Design) is actively engaged in international exchange activities in both research and education.
The international exchange activities include faculty and student exchanges, academic information exchange, and joint research based on exchange agreements, as well as actively accepting many international students. Furthermore, the university contributes to the internationalization of society by holding international symposiums and research meetings. In addition, exchange activities between international students from different countries and faculty members and university students are actively conducted on the Ohashi Campus.
Exchange programs are also available to those universities that have signed student exchange agreements. We hope that by experiencing different cultures while studying abroad, students will be able to develop their academic skills and acquire an international perspective.
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International Exchange Portal Site
Geiko Global
As part of globalization of the School of Design and the Graduate School of Design, the Geiko Global International Exchange Portal Site provides support to international students and students who want to participate in an exchange program. The information on preparation and procedures for study abroad, the international program, and voices of exchange students are available.
Student Exchange and Credit Transfer System
Our faculty (School of Design and Graduate School of Design) is actively engaged in exchange programs with overseas universities with similar specialties. Partner institutions below are schools with which we have concluded a faculty-level international exchange agreement and academic cooperation in addition to for-credit student exchange programs. The credit transfer system allows students to count credits earned at their host university as course credits toward graduation.
In addition to the international exchange partner universities listed below, students can also study at partner institutions of university-level. For more information, please refer to the world map of Kyushu University's partner institutions.
Partner Institutions - Faculty Level
| Institution | Country | Agreement Date |
|---|---|---|
| Faculty of Engineering Hasanuddin University, INDONESIA | Indonesia | since December 2nd, 2013 |
| Multimedia Nusantara University | Indonesia | since March 31st, 2017 |
| Dongseo University | Korea | since February 17th, 2003 |
| School of Design and Human Engineering, Ulsan National, REPUBLIC OF KOREA | Korea | since September 2nd, 2014 |
| School of Design, Korea Polytechnic University | Korea | since March 30th, 2017 |
| College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences of Nanyang Technological University | Singapore | since July 18th, 2017 |
| Rajamangala University of Technology Thanyaburi | Thailand | since December 6th, 2021 |
| Faculty of Design and Environment, Technological and Higher Education Institute of Hong Kong（THEi） | China | since October 1st, 2017 |
| School of Design and Arts, Beijing Institute of Technology | China | since December 1st, 2017 |
| College of Design, National Taipei University of Technology TAIWAN | Taiwan | since March 19th, 2015 |
| School of Design Ming Chuan University TAIWAN | Taiwan | since July 15th, 2015 |
| College of Planning and Design, National Cheng Kung University | Taiwan | since June 22nd, 2017 |
| University of Taipei | Taiwan | since September 1st, 2020 |
| Faculty of Architecture and Design, faculty of fine Arts, and Graduate School of Fine Arts Anadolu University, TURKEY | Turkey | since November 1st, 2014 |
| Eskisehir Technical University, TURKEY | Turkey | since April 1st, 2019 |
| Bangladesh Agricultural University | Bangladesh | since October 30th, 2014 |
| Faculty of Architecture and Planning Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology BANGLADESH | Bangladesh | since August 8th, 2015 |
| Faculty of Engineering, Premier University | Bangladesh | since November 14th, 2016 |
| Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University | Bangladesh | since October 3rd, 2017 |
| School of Architecture and Design,The Royal College of Arts | United Kingdom | since June 30th, 2003 |
| Loughborough Design School, Loughborough University (former Faculty of Science, Loughborough University) | United Kingdom | since November 28th, 2007 |
| The Politecnico Di Milano, Italy | Italy | since February 28th, 2002 |
| HKU Games & Interaction HKU University of the Arts Utrecht (HKU) | Netherlands | since August 26th, 2015 |
| Department of Communication & Multimedia Design, NHL University of Applied Sciences, (NHL) | Netherlands | since February 14th, 2012 |
| Faculty of Digital Media and Creative Industries Hogeschool van Amsterdam | Netherlands | since April 23rd, 2012 |
| The Faculty of Design and Department of Architecture, Hochschule Darmstadt, University of Applied Sciences, Germany | Germany | since October 10th, 2007 |
| Faculty of Cultural Sciences, cologne University of Applied Sciences, Germany | Germany | since August 31st, 2009 |
| State University of Arts and Design Karlsruhe (HfGkarlsruhe), GERMANY ( Die Staatliche Hochschule für Gestaltung Karlsruhe - HfG ) | Germany | since July 24th, 2003 |
| School of Arts, Design and Architecture Aalto University | Finland | since August 25th, 2014 |
| Ecole Nationale Superieure d'Architecture de Paris la Villette (ENSAPLV) | France | since March 4th, 2015 |
| Universite de Technologie de Belfort-Montbeliard, FRANCE(UTBM) | France | since September 21st, 2009 |
| Ghent University Faculty of Arts and Philosophy Faculty of Engineering and Architecture and Faculty of Political and Social Sciences | Belgium | since February 16th, 2012 |
International Program
The International Program aims to develop the stance, attitudes, and communication skills necessary to work independently in international society and to develop human resources with specialized design knowledge and skills and a sense of identity of their own country. By studying abroad or taking equivalent courses, students will learn approaches, methods, and ideas for design that do not exist in Japan to broaden their scope of design.
For more information about the international program, please check the website.
International Projects
Various faculty members at the Faculty of Design are involved in international education and research projects. Some of the projects are introduced here on the KID NEXT website. We are always looking for more people to participate in our international projects.
International Office, Faculty of Design, Kyushu University
In order to realize the internationalization concept that Kyushu University and the Faculty of Design are aiming for, the International Office was established in the Faculty of Design in 2020 as an organization to plan and organize international-related projects. If you have any questions about international exchange or international programs, please contact the International Office.
International Office, Faculty of Design, Kyushu University
intl-ofc@design.kyushu-u.ac.jp
