The International Center plays a central role in our international exchange activities. Established in 1996, the International Center handles academic exchanges with 57 overseas universities and three overseas research institutions that we have agreements with, sends students abroad, organizes training programs, accepts foreign students and serves as the university’s point of contact for overseas exchanges in an effort to facilitate the university’s internationalization. As of May 2026, 746 foreign students are enrolled at Kokushikan University.The International Center also supports these students by providing them with information and advice about life-related matters such as residence status, housing, and healthcare in addition to scholarships and helping with different procedures.

  1. Support for International Students
    Matters related to residence status; housing, medical care, and other practical matters ; providing information and consultation regarding scholarships and application procedures.
  2. Support for Students Interested in Studying Abroad
    Providing information and consultation for students hoping to study overseas.
  3. Exchange and Study Abroad Programs
    The Center currently administers one-year student exchange program with 35 cooperating overseas universities, and one-month study abroad program with cooperating institutions in 7 countries(the United States, China, South Korea, Australia, New Zealand, Philippines, and the United Kingdom).
  4. Support for Visiting Scholars from Overseas
  5. Student Seminars with Cooperating Overseas Universities

Academic Exchange with Overseas Institutions

No. Country Location University Name
1 U.S.A New York,NY St. John's University*
2 Davis,CA University of California, Davis*
3 San Francisco,CA San Francisco State University
4 Canada Cranbrook,B.C. College of the Rockies*
5 Vancover,B.C. Simon Fraser University
6 Australia Brisbane,QL Griffith University*
7 Clayton Monash University
8 New Zealand Auckland University of Auckland*
9 Korea Seoul Hanyang University
10 Busan Dong-eui University*
11 Andong Gyeongguk National University
12 Seoul Korea University
13 Gwangju Chonnam National University
14 Daejeon Woosong University
15 China Beijing Beijing Normal University
16 Beijing Beijing University of Technology
17 Taiyuan Shanxi University
18 Suzhou Soochow University
19 Suzhou Suzhou City University
20 Harbin Heilongjiang University
21 Shanghai Shanghai University of International Business and Economics
22 Wuhan Wuhan University
23 Changchun Jilin University
24 Dalian Dalian University of Foreign Languages
25 Dalian Dalian Neusoft University of Information
26 Qingdao Qingdao University
27 Shenzhen Shenzhen Polytechnic*
28 Taiwan Taipei Chinese Culture University
29 Kaohsiung National Sun Yat-sen University
30 Mongolia Ulaanbaatar National University of Mongolia
31 Philippines Manila De La Salle University
32 Cebu Lapulapu-Cebu International College*
33 Vietnam Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam National University - Ho Chi Minh City University of Social Sciences and Humanities, USSH
34 Indonesia Yogyakarta Gadjah Mada University
35 Surakarta Sebelas Maret University
36 Thailand Bangkok Chulalongkorn University
37 Bangkok National Institutes for Emergency Medical in Thailand
38 Bangkok Navamindradhiraj University
39 Chiang Mai Chiang Mai University
40 Myanmar Yangon University of Yangon
41 Hungary Budapest Semmelweis University
42 Budapest Hungarian University of Sports Science
43 Germany Munich University of Munich
44 Koblenz University of Koblenz-Landau
45 Bulgaria Sofia National Sports Academy
46 Veliko Turnovo University of Veliko Turnovo
47 Sweden Luleå Luleå University of Technology
48 Czech Plisen University of West Bohemia
49 Russia Vladivostok Far Eastern Federal University
50 United Kingdom Portsmouth University of Portsmouth*
51 Uzbekistan Samarkand Samarkand State Institute of Foreign Languages
52 Tashkent University of World Economy and Diplomacy
53 Kyrgyz Bishkek Kyrgyz National University
54 Turkey Van Yuzunchu Yil University
55 Ankara Hacettepe University
56 Ethiopia Addis Ababa Addis Ababa University
57 Iraq Baghdad The Iraqi State Board of Antiquities and Heritage, The Ministry of Culture, Republic of Iraq
58 Jordan Irbid Yarmouk University
59 Amman Department of Antiquities, Ministry of Tourism & Antiquities the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
60 Kazakhstan Almaty Al-Farabi Kazakh National University
  • *one month language program
  • As of May 1 2026