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

Exchange Agreement signed in 2007.

Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences, founded in 1971, is in the city of Darmstadt in Hesse, in central Germany. 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 by its predecessors.

Department	Department of Design, Department of Architecture, and Department of Media
Application Information	Students Exchange Program-Faculty Level
Remarks	Students are required to submit a language certificate at the time of application. ※Recommended: B2 level English If you have B1 level English proficiency, your scores should be closer to B2 than A2 level.
Annual Intake Capacity	5 (one-semester exchange counts as 0.5) *Annual refers to the academic year of the host university.
Professors in Charge (Asterisk (*) indicates the primary professor in charge)	*Associate Prof. YUKI Professor TANOUE Associate Prof. K. SAITO
Professor Email(s)	Associate Prof. YUKI: yuki@design. Prof. TANOUE: tanoue@design. Associate Prof. K. SAITO: k-saito@design. Please add “kyushu-u.ac.jp” after “@design.”

(Updated on May 27, 2026)