Student Exchange Program （Inbound）

Student Exchange Program （Inbound）

Kagoshima University accepts exchange students as Special Auditors or Special Research Students from MoU partner universities for 6 months (one semester) or one year (two semesters) in April (Spring semester) and October(Fall semester).

Special Auditors（Undergraduate/Postgraduate）: Exchange students who attend classes in order to earn credits.

Special Research Students (Postgraduate only): Exchange students who conduct research under the guidance of a faculty academic advisor without taking classes. They are not able to earn any credits during the exchange period, but they are allowed to audit classes with the permission of the professor in charge.

Special Auditors and Special Research Students can take Japanese Language and Culture Classes for International Students. (Study Japan Program)

Students should consult their home universities regarding credit transfer.

The number of exchange students can be accepted are within the agreed number as written on our student exchange agreement.

e.g.）If the accepted number in the agreement is 3（*3 students can be accepted at the same time.）

Semester Periods

Spring Semester： April - September

Fall Semester： October - March

Application Procedures

University-wide Student Exchange Program:

　Kagoshima University will send application information to the partner universities via email around August (Spring Semester) and March (Fall Semester). Students at one of KU partner universities who are interested in studying at KU should contact their home university exchange program coordinator for more details on the nomination and application process.

Deadline
Spring semester
Nomination August 15 - September 15
Application August 15 - October 1

Fall semester
Nomination February 15 - March 15
Application February 15 - April 1

University-wide Student Exchange Program (Inbound) Outline

Application Process

(1)Exchange Student Nomination
(2)Application : Online Registration
(3)Application Screening (Exchange Student Selection Committee)
Spring Semester : October - December
Fall Semester : May - July
(4)Application Results
Spring Semester : Early January
Fall Semester : Early August
(5)Sending Certificate of Eligibility / Letter of Acceptance
Spring Semester : Late-February
Fall Semester : Late-August
(6)Visa Application
Spring Semester : February - March
Fall Semester : August - September
(7)Prepare for Depature(Flight booking, packing, insurance, etc.)
Before departure
(8)Submit Arrival Information
Spring Semester : Late February
Fall Semester : Late August

Semester bigins
Spring Semester : April 1 ～
Fall Semester : October 1 ～

Faculty level Student Exchange Program: Please contact each faculty for application information.

Contact Information:

Kagoshima University International Student Office

Address: 1-21-30 Korimoto, Kagoshima 890-0065

E-mail:ryugaku@kuas.kagoshima-u.ac.jp