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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Growing Importance of International Exchange

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
As of April 1, 2023
Institution | Country | Agreement Date |
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Faculty of Engineering Hasanuddin University | Indonesia | since December 2nd, 2013 |
Dongseo University (Academic Exchange Agreement only) | Korea | since February 17th, 2003 |
School of Design and Human Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) | Korea | since September 2nd, 2014 |
College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences of Nanyang Technological University (Academic Exhange Agreement only) | Singapore | since July 18th, 2017 |
Rajamangala University of Technology Thanyaburi | Thailand | since November 1st, 2021 |
School of Architcture and Fine Art, Dalian University (Academic Exchange Agreement only) | China | since June 12th, 2017 |
Faculty of Design and Environment, Technological and Higher Education Institute of Hong Kong (THEi) (Academic Exchange Agreement only) | 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 (Academic Exchange Agreement only) | Taiwan | since March 19th, 2015 |
School of Design Ming Chuan University | 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 |
Bangladesh Agricultural University(Academic Exchange Agreement only) | Bangladesh | since October 30th, 2014 |
Faculty of Architecture and Planning, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology | Bangladesh | since August 8th, 2015 |
Faculty of Engineering, Premier University(Academic Echange Agreement only) | Bangladesh | since November 14th, 2016 |
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University (Academic Exchange Agreement only) | Bangladesh | since October 3rd, 2017 |
Leading Universtiy | Bangladesh | since April 1st, 2021 |
Anadolu University | Turkey | since November 1st, 2014 |
Eskisehir Technical University | Turkey | since April 1st, 2019 |
School of Architecture, Royal College of Art (Academic Exchange Agreement only) | United Kingdom | since June 30th, 2003 |
School of Design and Creative Arts, Loughborough University(Academic Exchange Agreement only) | United Kingdom | since November 28th, 2007 |
The Politecnico Di Milano | Italy | since February 28th, 2002 |
NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences | Netherland | since February 14th, 2012 |
Faculty of Digital Media and Creative Industries, Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences | Netherland | since April 23rd, 2012 |
Games and Interaction Course, HKU University of the Arts Utrecht | Netherland | since August 26th, 2015 |
HAN Universtiy of Applied Sciences (Academic Exchange Agreement only) | Netherland | since April 1st, 2023 |
Karlsruhe University of Arts and Design | Germany | since July 24th, 2003 |
Faculty of Design, Faculty of Architecture, Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences | Germany | since October 10th, 2007 |
Faculty of Cultural Sciences, TH Koln University of Applied Sciences | Germany | since August 31st, 2009 |
Department of Design and Department of Architecture, Facility Management and Geoinformation and Department of Agriculture, Anhalt Universtiy of Applied Science | Germany | since April 1st, 2023 |
School of Arts, Design and Architecture, Aalto University | Finland | since August 25th, 2014 |
Universite de Technologie de Belfort-Montbeliard | France | since September 21st, 2009 |
Ecole Nationale Superieure d'Architecture de Paris la Villette | France | since April 1st, 2020 |
Faculty of Arts and Philosophy, Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, Faculty of Political and Social Sciences, Ghent University | Belgium | since February 16th, 2012 |
OCAD University(Acadmic Exhange Agreement only) | Canada | since April 1st, 2022 |
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
