[French] Ecole Nationale Supérieure d’Architecture de Paris la Villette (ENSAPLV) 

Exchange Agreement signed in 2004
*Erasmus Plus (scholarship) Agreement in 2015 (~2021) 

In France, since the establishment of the Academy of Architecture in the 17th century, the study and teaching of architecture and the training of architects have been centralized by the state. Since the 19th century, under the new system of the Ecole des Beaux-Arts (Art University), it has become the center of architectural education in the world.

The Ecole Nationale Superieure d’Architecture de Paris la Villette is a direct descendant of this new system. 

Amid globalization since the 1990s, Ecole Nationale Superieure d’Architecture de Paris la Villette, in particular, has been developing architectural education, not so much in terms of international education, but rather “architecture education for the earth itself,” with exchange agreements in North and South America, Asia including Japan and India, the Middle East and Africa, and encouraging overseas experience in the form of study abroad exchanges and overseas workshops. Every year, two of their students come to Kyushu University as exchange students. 

In 2015, in addition to the inter-departmental exchange agreement, an Erasmus Plus (scholarship) agreement was signed to ensure basic financial support for the exchange. The master’s students may be eligible for paid travel and accommodation expenses when they applied for the overseas exchange program. 

Please visit the ENSAPLV international website for exchange students.

Name of University and Department	Ecole Nationale Supérieure d’Architecture de Paris la Villette (ENSAPLV)
Department Available for Student Exchange	Architecture and Town Planning
Exchange Programs	Detailed information is available on the university website.
Semester/Academic Calendar Winter semester	September 30, 2024 – The end of January, 2025 Intensive French courses: August 27 – September 15, 2024 Welcome meeting: September 19, 2024
Nomination Deadline	Required (May 2)
Application Deadline for Host University (Partner University)	May 22
Application Deadline at School of Design, Graduate School of Design, Kyushu University	March 16
Semester/Academic Calendar Summer semester	March 3 – The beginning of July , 2025 Intensive French courses: February 3 – 15, 2025 Welcome meetings: February 20, 2025
Nomination Deadline	Required (October 31)
Application Deadline for Host University (Partner University)	November 13
Application Deadline at School of Design, Graduate School of Design, Kyushu University	October 12
Application Procedure	Submit your study plan (in PDF format and in one A4 sized sheet) to Professor Tomoo Inoue via e-mail. (t-inoue@design.kyushu-u.ac.jp) *Please be sure to bring your language proficiency certificate and portfolio to the interview.
Language Proficiency (English)	Required to submit a French language certificate showing your level of French at the time of application. A minimum B1 level in French abilities is strongly recommended.
Remarks	If you want to study architecture, you can also apply for Ecole Nationale Superieure d’Architecture et de Paysage de Universite Bordeaux (university-level). The application deadline is in the middle of August regularly.
Number of Exchange Students	2
Department and Professors in Charge (Professors with “(*)” is primary in charge)	<Department of Environmental Design> – (*)Professor INOUE Tomo – Professor IWAMOTO Masaaki – Professor TANOUE Kenichi – Professor UKAI Tetsuya
E-mail of Professors	– Prof. INOUE Tomo: t-inoue@design.kyushu-u.ac.jp – Prof. IWAMOTO: iwamoto@design.kyushu-u.ac.jp – Prof. TANOUE: tanoue@design.kyushu-u.ac.jp – Prof. UKAI: ukai@design.kyushu-u.ac.jp

(Updated on February 1, 2024)