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About Exchange Programs
Kobe University is conducting intensive exchanges for education and research with partner universities and institutions overseas, which enrich the academic environment on campus. Kobe University currently has 392 partner institutions in 65 countries/regions. Among these are student exchange agreements with 263 institutions in 51 countries/regions, which are made up of “Inter-University Student Exchange Agreement” and “Inter-Faculty Student Exchange Agreement”.
List of Kobe University's partner institutions
http://www.office.kobe-u.ac.jp/ipiep/partners_en.html
Inter-University Student Exchange Agreements
Inter-University Student Exchange Agreement aims at university-wide exchange of students. Students of the following institutions are welcome to study at Kobe University under the Inter-University Student Exchange Program.
| Duration | 1 semester or 2 semesters |
|---|---|
| Period | Spring semester only (April-September) |
| Fall semester only (October-March) | |
| Full academic year (April-March or October-September) | |
| Fee | Tuition, application fees, matriculation are exempted while students remain enrolled at their home university where they pay the tuition fees. |
| Credits | Responsibility for deciding the credits to be awarded for the exchange program rests with the home institution. |
Interested students should consult with their home university's International Office for application. Students must be nominated by their home university before application.
List of Inter-University Student Exchange Partners
"Kobe Japanese Program for Exchange Students" offered by Global Education Center (GEC) is open to students from Partner universities WITHOUT "*".
| Area | Country /Region | Partner University |
|---|---|---|
| Asia | China | Nanjing University |
| Renmin Unviersity of China * | ||
| Shanghai Jiao Tong University | ||
| Tsinghua University | ||
| Wuhan University | ||
| Korea | Seoul National University | |
| Mongolia | National University of Mongolia * | |
| Singapore | Nanyang Technological University | |
| Taiwan | National Chengchi University | |
| National Cheng Kung University | ||
| National Taiwan University | ||
| Oceania | Australia | The University of New South Wales |
| The University of Western Australia | ||
| University of Wollongong | ||
| North America | U.S.A | Queens College of the City University of New York * |
| Georgia Institute of Technology | ||
| Canada | University of Ottawa | |
| Europe | Austria | FH Joanneum University of Applied Sciences * |
| MCI Management Center Innsbruck * | ||
| The University of Graz | ||
| Belgium | UCLouvain Saint-Louis Bruxelles * | |
| Vrije Universiteit Brussel | ||
| Bulgaria | Sofia University St.Kliment Ohridski | |
| Czech Republic | Charles University | |
| France | Aix-Marseille Université * | |
| Université de Lille | ||
| Université Paris-Panthéon-Assas | ||
| Université Paris Cité | ||
| Université Paris Nanterre | ||
| Germany | Free University of Berlin | |
| Kiel University | ||
| Technical University of Munich | ||
| Trier University | ||
| Technical University of Darmstadt * | ||
| Hungary | Eötvös Loránd University * | |
| Italy | University of Bologna | |
| Ca' Foscari University of Venice | ||
| Netherlands | Leiden University | |
| Poland | Jagiellonian University in Kraków | |
| Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń | ||
| Russia | Saint Petersburg State University | |
| Ural Federal University * | ||
| Slovakia | Comenius University * | |
| Spain | The University of Barcelona | |
| Universitat Pompeu Fabra * | ||
| Switzerland | University of Basel | |
| UK | School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London | |
| University of Essex * | ||
| University of Kent * | ||
| University of Birmingham * |
Inter-Faculty Student Exchange Agreements
The student exchange agreements, other than the ones listed above, enable the exchange of students in specific faculties or graduate schools. Interested students should consult with their home university’s International Office or relevant office.
Faculties and Graduate Schools
https://www.kobe-u.ac.jp/en/faculties_graduate_schools/index.html