University-wide Student Exchange Program Application Guidelines - AY 2023 Fall 2nd Semester

Oct 5, 2026

University-wide Student Exchange Program application guidelines for Kyoto University for AY 2023 Fall (2nd) semester define exchange period from Oct 2023 to Mar 2024 (and Sep 2024) and explain that completing an application does not guarantee admission due to capacity limits. The document lists key nomination and application deadlines, outlines submission via online steps plus upload to Kyoto University storage, and describes program types KUINEP, GEA, and GESR including eligibility, course minimums, affiliation rules, and language requirements.

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Reading Time23 min

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Important Dates and Deadlines

Call for Nomination and Application Deadlines

Outline of Exchange Programs

KUINEP, GE Program (GEA/GESR) and Language Requirements

KUINEP (Undergraduate) - taught in English

GE Program

GEA (Undergraduate/Graduate) and GESR (Graduate Research)

Affiliation and Enrollment Rules

University-wide Student Exchange Program Application Guidelines AY 2023 Fall (2nd ) Semester (Exchange Period: Oct 2023-Mar 2024/Sep 2024) Exchange Program Office International Education and Student Mobility Division, Kyoto University Address : Yoshida Honmachi, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8501 JAPAN Telephone : +81-(0)75-753-2546 [E-mail :](E-mail : inbound.exchange@mail2.adm.kyoto-u.ac.jp)[ ](E-mail : inbound.exchange@mail2.adm.kyoto-u.ac.jp)[inbound.exchange@mail2.adm.kyoto-u.ac.jp](E-mail : inbound.exchange@mail2.adm.kyoto-u.ac.jp) [//Important//](//Important//) Completing an application does not guarantee admission into the program due to capacity issues. Important Dates and Deadlines For AY 2023 Fall (2nd ) Semester Call for Nomination : December 2022 Nomination Deadline : By January 20, 2023 (online) Application Deadline : By February 17, 2023 (online and *data) Application Outcome : July 2023 (e-mail) * Data The way of submission: Instead of sending by postal mail, upload all the application documents to Kyoto University storage through coordinator after students complete online application steps (STEP 1 & STEP2) . 1. Outline of Exchange Programs Kyoto University offers two different types of student exchange programs, KUINEP and GE program, under the university-wide student exchange agreement. Students are expected to choose which program they belong to with advice from their home institution. KUINEP: Kyoto University International Education Program (Only for undergraduates ) GE program: General Exchange program (GEA or GESR) | Program | Category | Level | Activity | Language Requirement | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | KUINEP | KUINEP | Undergraduate | Coursework | English | | GE program | GEA | Undergraduate | Coursework | Japanese | | | | Master/Doctor | Coursework | Japanese (or English*) | | | GESR | Master/Doctor | Research | (depends on supervisor) | Kyoto University International Education Program (KUINEP) The Kyoto University International Education Program (KUINEP) is available for undergraduate students and provides undergraduate level lectures in English to our partner university students as well as Kyoto University students. KUINEP students are required to take a minimum of seven courses each semester mainly from KUINEP courses offered by the Institute for Liberal Arts and Sciences (ILAS) taught in English and additionally from courses offered by Faculties with the lecturer’s permission. Students are affiliated to the Institute for Liberal Arts and Sciences (ILAS) as “Special Auditor”. Kyoto University General Exchange Program (GE program) The Kyoto University General Exchange Program (GE program) is available for undergraduate and graduate students. Students are affiliated to one of undergraduate faculties or graduate schools, and choose all or most of courses from those offered by their own undergraduate faculties or graduate schools (“Special Auditor” : GEA) or deepen their own research under the instruction of academic supervisors without taking any courses lectured in classrooms (“Special Research Student” : GESR) . Undergraduate GEA is required to take a minimum of seven courses each semester while graduate GEA is required to take a minimum of four courses. GESR students do not need Japanese proficiency if the supervisor can guide the student in any other language. GESR is available only for graduate students. * For graduate GEA students Some graduate schools provide limited number of courses lectured in English. It is occasionally possible to be a GEA student without having sufficient Japanese language proficiency, if graduate students are able to find enough numbers (at least four per semester) of such courses to match the subject they wish to study at Kyoto University. If they would like to see whether their intended graduate school offers enough courses lectured in English, please access the URL below. OpenCourseWare (Syllabi): [https://ocw

FAQs

Does submitting an application guarantee admission to the Kyoto University exchange program?

No. Admission is not guaranteed because of program capacity limitations.

When are the nomination and application deadlines for AY 2023 Fall (2nd) semester?

The call for nomination is December 2022, the nomination deadline is by January 20, 2023 (online), and the application deadline is by February 17, 2023 (online and data).

How are application documents submitted to Kyoto University?

After completing the online application steps (STEP 1 & STEP 2), upload all application documents to Kyoto University storage through the coordinator rather than sending by postal mail.

Oct 5, 2026

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