Kyushu University has
more than 100 university-wide overseas
exchange partners.

Kyushu University Kyushu University has more than 100 university-wide overseas exchange partners.

We offer 3 types of exchange opportunities as well as intensive study abroad programs
(summer/spring schools).

Academic Calendar

Academic Year begins from 1 April.
Academic Term System varies, depending on schools/graduate schools, either Semester System or Quarter System.

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Exchange Programs

Kyushu University welcomes students from the exchange partner institutions around the world.

Programs Offered by International Student Center

	Undergraduate or Graduate	Field of Study covered at the program	Period of Study	Language	Others
Japan in Today’s World (JTW)	Undergraduate students of any academic background JTW	contemporary Japanese society and culture	・1 year or ・1 semester (either Fall-Winter (Oct.-Feb.) or Spring-Summer (Apr.-Jul.)	English
Japanese Language and Culture Course (JLCC)	Undergraduate students majoring in Japanese studies at their home institution. JLCC	Japanese language and Japanese studies	Year exchange (Oct. to Aug.)	Japanese	Japanese language proficiency required: Level 1 of the Japanese Language Proficiency Test or the equivalent level

Programs in Each Undergraduate and Graduate School

	Field of Study covered at the program	Period of Study	Language	Others
Undergraduate / Graduate	All, except for professional schools	Year exchange or Semester exchange	Japanese	Japanese language proficiency required: Level 1 of the Japanese Language Proficiency Test or the equivalent level
Undergraduate	・Engineering ・Agriculture ・School of Interdisciplinary Science and Innovation (2020-)	Year exchange or Semester exchange	English	English language proficiency required: TOEFL score of at least iBT 79 or IELTS 6.0
Graduate	All, except for professional schools	Year exchange, Semester exchange, or Shorter (for research supervision)	English	English language proficiency required: TOEFL score of at least iBT 79 or IELTS 6.0

Summer School / Spring Schools

Kyushu University offers a fee-paying intensive study abroad program in summer / spring.

	Undergraduate or Graduate	Field of Study covered at the program	Period of Study	Language	Others
Summer in Japan (SIJ)	Undergraduate students in all academic fields SIJ	Introduction to Contemporary Japan, and Japanese Language	4 weeks (Late June to Mid-July)	English	English language proficiency required: TOEFL score of at least iBT 79
ASEAN in Today’s World (AsTW)	Undergraduate (preferably) or Graduate students in all academic fields AsTW	ASEAN Studies (AS) and Asian Languages & Cultures (ALC)	2 weeks(Late February to Early March)	English	The host university changes every 2-3 years

Application Schedule

	Application Deadline	Result Notification
JTW Fall Admission	February 10	Mid April
JTW Spring Admission	November 10	Early January
JLCC Fall Admission	February 10	Mid April
Exchange in Schools / Graduate Schools　Fall Admission	March 10	Late April to Mid May
Exchange in Schools / Graduate Schools　Spring Admission	November 10	Early January

* Subject to change.

Notes

We do not accept applications directly from individual students.
Application materials must be submitted through the exchange coordinator at the applicant’s home institution. The home institution usually sets its own deadline much earlier, in order to have its own internal screening before submitting to Kyushu University.

	Application Deadline	Result Notification
Summer School - SIJ	Late February	Late March
Spring School - AsTW	Late October	Late November

Notes

Application materials are submitted directly to the email address shown below.

Why not study at Kyushu University?

Reasonable cost of living
20 min. to beaches and mountains
from city center
Easily accessible from other major
Asian cities through its international airport

On-Campus Housing：15,000 - 50,000 yen

Japanese language courses: Japanese language courses are
provided for international
students for free

Tutors/Conversation Partners are available

Scholarships: JASSO Japanese government

Students from 100 countries/regions

KUFSA: Kyushu University Foreign Student Association
SCIKyu: Student Committee for the Internationalizationof Kyushu University

School of Interdisciplinary Science and Innovation

Launched in 2018 and
will accept exchange students from
Academic Year 2020

Contact

International Student Exchange Division, International Affairs Department, Kyushu University

Postal Address :
4F, Center Zone Building 4, 744 Motooka, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka, 819-0395