Exchange Program (Incoming)


                                              

Exchange Program

Fact Sheet *Please make sure to check this file.

Kyoto University of the Arts currently has Student Exchange Program with 22 institutions in 12 countries around the world. While actively hosting exchange students, we also send our students overseas. Here,
students can study their field of specialty for approximately half a year. If you are interested in studying at Kyoto University of the Arts as an exchange student, please ask your school if they are affiliated with our Student Exchange Program.

 ※This progaram is only for students in Partner Universities

2024/02/01

We have updated "Fact Sheet " and opened  "1.Application Form" for exchange program in 2024Fall.

Term of Exchange: 1 semester

Spring Semester: April - July (about 4 months) 
* The result of our screening will be notified you by the middle of November.


Fall Semester: September - January (about 4 months) 
* The result of our screening will be notified you by the end of May.


Also, we will inform those who passed the screening of the detail schedule by email.

Required Documents

Before submitting these documents, you need to be nominated from your home university.
If you are not nominated , we cannot accept your application.


1.  Application Form for an Exchange Student
2. Curriculum Vitae
3. Letter of Motivation (Including study[research] plan at KUA)
4. Letter of Recommendation by professor of your home institution
5.Academic Transcript
6.Passport Copy
7.Portfolio – Online or PDF

Please submit the these documents to International Center at KUA by the deadline.
For documents 2-7, please submit them by the upload link provided.
We will share the upload link to those who submitted "1. Application Form for an Exchange Student”.

Application Deadlines

October 15 for Spring Semester (April – July)

April 15 for Fall Semester (September – January)

Language and Courses

All classes are taught in Japanese only and we do not have any classes taught in English. Most of the exchange students who do not speak Japanese well take the studio classes (instead of the lecture classes).

The studio classes for exchange students are also limited depending on one’s Japanese skills. The class list for exchange students will be provided before they arrive at Kyoto.

Exchange students need to consult with their supervisors about the classes at KUA, upon their arrival, which should be decided basically from your accepted department classes and Liberal arts classes.

Considering the available classes at KUA and daily life in Japan, we strongly recommend that exchange students learn basic Japanese skill before coming to study at KUA.

MEXT Scholarship Program

In order to enter KUA with Japanese government (Monbukagakusho) scholarship, a student needs to follow a predefined procedure on his/her own.
Please refer to the related links about the details.

Accommodation

Unfortunately we do not have any on/off campus housing for our students. Exchange students have to find accommodation by themselves. The International Center will provide accommodation information in Kyoto (weekly apartment, guesthouses, and off campus student houses, etc,).

Information for Accepted students