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

SIGLOC-online

Osaka Metropolitan University

Osaka, Japan
The purpose of this program is to cultivate social innovators. Social innovation refers to solving social problems through new products, services and systems. By collaborating with students from other countries, the program will cultivate the ability to “discover issues” and the ability to “find solutions”, and train people who possess the ability to “implement those solutions”. SIGLOC-online” is a three-week intensive course, hosted by Osaka Metropolitan University in Japan, in which students from different countries around the world work online, share their experiences, exchange opinions from different perspectives, and collaborate to create solutions to social issues.
Virtual Program

Application deadline: 10/Aug/2026

Program Dates: 31/Aug/2026 - 18/Aug/2026