Fact Sheet 2026/2027　（Sep 1st, 2025 updated）

*Please check this file before you start your application process!

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.
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 home institution if they are affiliated with our Student Exchange Program.

　※This progaram is only for students in Partner Universities

＜UPDATED NEWS＞

September 01, 2025 :

・The new Factsheet is open! Students with interests of partner institutions and coordinators, please refer to the Factsheet for the next exchange program. 

• Application form and Nomination form are also opened. Please read the direction carefully and complete them by October 15th (Japan Standard Time) 

March 17, 2025 :
・Application form and Nomination form  for 2025 fall are also opened. Please read the direction carefully and complete them by April 15th, 2025 

August 31,2024：
・The new Factsheet is open! Students with interests of partner institutions and coordinators, please refer to the Factsheet for the next exchange program.
・Application form and Nomination form are also opened. Please read the direction carefully and complete them by October 15th. 

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

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

We will inform those who passed the screening of the detailed schedule via email.

All applicants need to be nominated from their home institution.
Without an official nomination, KUA cannot accept applicants' application.

▶︎▶︎▶︎▶︎▶︎For Coordinators of Partner Institutions

Please fill out the Nomination Form per each student that you would nominate for Exchange Program. 

▶︎▶︎▶︎▶︎▶︎For Student Applicants>  To begin the process, please fill out the 1. Application Form first. 

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 a professor of your home institution
5. Academic Transcript
6. Passport Copy
7. Portfolio – Online or PDF

Applicants will submit these documents above to KUA International Center by the announced deadline.
For documents 2-7, they will submit them in the folder provided individually.
KUA will share the upload link to those who submitted "1. Application Form for an Exchange Student” with the confirmation of nomination. 

October 15th (Japan Standard Time) for Spring Semester (Exchange program period: April – July)

April 15th (Japan Standard Time) for Fall Semester (Exchange program period: September – January)

• All classes are implemented ONLY in Japanese and we do not have any classes offered in English. 

• For the exchange students who do not speak Japanese, KUA strongly recommends students take studio classes (instead of 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 in Kyoto.

• Exchange students must consult their supervisors upon arrival to decide which classes to take. Class choices must come from each of the 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 and acquire basic Japanese skills before coming to KUA.

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.

There is no student dormitory affiliated with Kyoto University of the Arts.

Exchange students must find accommodation by themselves. KUA International Center will provide accommodation information in Kyoto; weekly apartments, guesthouses, sharehouse, off-campus student houses, etc... 

https://sites.google.com/office.kyoto-art.ac.jp/international-center-kua/exchange-program-incoming/information-for-accepted-students