Programs

Program A is an exchange program through which UMAP participating institutions send and receive up to two students with tuition waivers each semester.

Program B is a negotiated bilateral exchange between two institutions that have agreed to exchange more than two students per semester.

Programs A and B follow a timeline that has two application cycles. Programs that are open for application only during the early or First application cycle are marked with .

Programs that are open for application only during the late or Second application cycle are marked with .

Programs that are open for application during both early/late or First and Second application cycles are marked with .

Program C consists of short-term programs of one to eight-weeks, for which tuition may be charged.

Virtual Programs are offered entirely online and may include both short-term and semester-long programs.

For more information please visit: https://umap.org/program-definitions/.

Program Program Description Program Dates

UF Student Exchange Programs

University of Fukui

Fukui-shi, Japan
English Requirements: TOEFL ITP, TOEFL iBT, IELTS, Other, TOEFL paper-based
English Score: TOEFL PBT/ITP 500, iBT 61, TOEIC 600.
 Program A Language : English Admission : April and October Undergraduate students: Take Common Courses (Japanese language and Japanese Affairs), Specialized Courses in the following six fields: 1) Culture and Society; 2) Mechanical and System Engineering; 3) Electrical, Electronic and computer engineering; 4) Architecture and Civil Engineering; 5) Materials Science and Biotechnology; 6) Applied Physics, and other courses in English offered by the School of Global and Community Studies. Graduate students: Receive research instruction in the fields of engineering in English. No credit given. Program B Language : Japanese Admission: April and October Undergraduate and Graduate students | For Auditing Take regular courses with Japanese students and register 10-class hour/week worth of course per semester. Graduate students | For Research Enroll as Research Students and conduct research without taking courses. Research students cannot earn credit.
Program A/B

Application deadline: 31/Jan/2025

Semester 1 dates: 01/Oct/2025 - 31/Mar/2026

Semester 2 dates: 01/Apr/2026 - 30/Sep/2026