Exchange students
Exchange students
Outline of Exchange Programs at Kyoto University
There are two types of exchange programs for students whose institutions have a student exchange agreement with Kyoto University. Both programs accept students for a semester (6 months) or for two semesters (12 months). In every beginning of January, Kyoto University send the application guide for both programs to all partner universities. Application should be submitted to Kyoto University through the international office of home institution. Direct application from students will not be accepted.
- Kyoto University International Education Program (KUINEP)
Kyoto University International Education Program (KUINEP) provides undergraduate level lectures in English to our partner university students as well as Kyoto University students. The program is open only to undergraduate students. Each semester, KUINEP students are required to register 6 KUINEP classes in principle (two credits per class), each of which comprises two hours of lecture per week. In addition to KUINEP classes, students with appropriate Japanese language proficiency can take one regular class in Japanese from their faculty with the lecturer’s permission.
Application deadline is March, both for those apply to join from October of the same year and from April of next year.
－What is KUINEP?
－What classes are designed for KUINEP?
－Academic Calendar of 2008-2009 KUINEP
－List of University-Level Student Exchange Agreement Partner Universities
- Kyoto University General Exchange Program
This is the program in which students take ordinary courses which are taught in Japanese in undergraduate faculties or in graduate schools each student is affiliated. However, graduate students are allowed to deepen their own research under the instruction by academic supervisors without taking any courses lectured in classrooms. Japanese proficiency is not required if supervisor can guide the student by any other language. As for undergraduate level of this program, all students are to take regular classes in their faculty which are given in Japanese. Therefore undergraduate students in this Program must have sufficient Japanese language proficiency.
Application deadline is October to start in April of next year and March to start in October in the same year.
－What is Kyoto Univ. General Exchange Program?
－List of University-Level Student Exchange Agreement Partner Universities
－Japanese Language Education
Japanese Language Study
In both exchange programs, it is also possible to take Japanese language classes offered by The International Center, Kyoto University with tuition exemption. Evaluation of those classes will be included in the official transcript. One official credit will be conferred for each course for students completed.
Contact Address for Exchange Programs
Foreign Student Division, Kyoto University
Yoshida-Honmachi, Sakyo-ku,
Kyoto 606-8501, JAPAN
Fax: +81-75-753-2562
E-mail: ryuga561 (Please append "@mail.adm.kyoto-u.ac.jp" at the end of E-mail address. )
