Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences
[Germany] Hochschule Darmstadt (h_da) 

Exchanged Agreement signed in 2007
Multiple Inter-Departmental Exchange Agreement signed in 2013
Partner Affiliation: Faculty of Design since 2007, Faculty of Architecture since 2016 

The University of Science and Technology Darmstadt founded in 1971, is in the city of Darmstadt in Hesse, almost in the center of Germany. Including its predecessor, its history dates to the establishment of the State Darmstadt School of Architecture in 1876. The Faculty of Design originates from the Darmstadt School of Crafts, founded in 1907. It was established as a teaching atelier to pass on to future generations the advanced art and design activities practiced by the artists of Mathildenhöhe, one of the most famous artists’ villages in modern design history. The Faculty of Design still stands on Mathildenhöhe, and you can see the historical architecture left behind by its predecessors. 

The Faculty of Design consists of two departments: Department of Industrial Design and Department of Communication Design. The Faculty of Design has a long history of exchange with the Kyushu University School of Design and Graduate School of Design, and many exchange students have come and gone between the two universities. In addition, faculty members from both universities have been actively interacting with each other through exchange classes and joint design projects. In 2016, an agreement was signed with the Faculty of Architecture, which has allowed exchanges between architecture students at both universities. 

Name of University and Department	Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences (Hochschule Darmstadt, h_da) The Faculty of Design and Department of Architecture
Department Available for Student Exchange	-Department of Design -Department of Architecture
Exchange Programs	Detail information is not available on the university website but can choose any courses
Semester/Academic Calendar Winter semester	2024/10/1 – 2025/3/31 Orientation Days: First to third week of September *End of the study courses: 2025/2/7
Nomination Deadline	Required (April 15)
Application Deadline for Host University (Partner University)	May 1
Application Deadline at School of Design, Graduate School of Design, Kyushu University	April 1
Semester/Academic Calendar Summer semester	2025/4/1 – 2025/9/30 Orientation Days: First to third week of March *End of the study courses: 2025/7/18
Nomination Deadline	Required (October 15)
Application Deadline for Host University (Partner University)	November 1
Application Deadline at School of Design, Graduate School of Design, Kyushu University	October 1
Application Procedure	Apply via email to Professor Yuki. (yuki@design.kyushu-u.ac.jp)
Language Proficiency (English)	Required to submit a language certificate at the time of application. ※Recommended:B2 level　 If you have a B1 level, your scores should be closer to a B2 level than to an A2 level.
Remarks	The Semester fee must be paid. Click here for details.
Number of Exchange Students	5
Department and Professors in Charge (Professors with “(*)” is primary in charge)	[Faculty of Design in h_da] <Department of Design Futures> – (*)Professor YUKI Madoka <Department of Strategic Design> – Professor HIRAI Yasuyuki <Department of Media Design> – Professor IHARA Hisayasu [Department of Architecture in h_da] <Department of Environmental Design> – (*)Professor TANOUE Kenichi
E-mail of Professors	– Prof. YUKI: yuki@design.kyushu-u.ac.jp – Prof. HIRAI: hirai@design.kyushu-u.ac.jp – Prof. IHARA: ihara@design.kyushu-u.ac.jp – Prof. TANOUE: tanoue@design.kyushu-u.ac.jp

(Updated on March 19, 2024)