Ming Chuan University (MCU)

Exchange Agreement signed in 2015 
Partner Affiliation: School of Design 

Ming Chuan University has established 11 schools: School of Design, School of Management, School of Information Technology, School of Communication, School of Law, School of Tourism, School of Education and Applied Languages, School of Social Sciences, School of Health, School of Financial Technology, and International College, with approximately 17,000 current students in the doctoral, master’s, and bachelor’s programs at four campuses in Taipei, Taoyuan, Kinmen, and Jihe. The Faculty of Design (School of Design) and the Faculty of Communication are well known. 

The School of Design (School of Design) has five departments: Architecture Design, Product Design, Commercial Design, Urban Planning and Disaster Management and Digital Media Design/Animation and Comic Creative Industries. Education and research are carried out mainly in architecture, industrial design, and media design. There are 57 faculty members in the School of Design. 

In addition to producing many leading designers in Taiwan’s design industry, the school is also committed to internationalization and is accredited by the United States for higher education. 

Name of University and Department	Ming Chuan University School of Design
Department Available for Student Exchange	SCHOOL OF DESIGN Department of Commercial Design, Product Design, Digital Media Design, Urban Planning & Disaster Mgmt, Architecture
Exchange Programs	Programs Available at MCU APPLICATION GUIDELINES
Application Information	Students Exchange Program-Faculty Level
Application Procedure	Apply via email to Professor TANOUE.
Language Proficiency (English)	A language proficiency certificate is Not requested. It is advised students have a similar level of TOEFL IBT 61, IELTS 5 or TOEIC 550 for English-taught courses// TOCFL B2 level or HSK 4 for Chinese-taught courses.
Remarks	–
Annual Intake Capacity	5(one-semester exchange counts as 0.5 ) *Annual refers to the academic year of the host university.
Department and Professors in Charge (Professors with “(*)” is primary in charge)	<Department of Environmental Design> – (*)Professor TANOUE Kenichi – Professor OI Naoyuki – Professor UKAI Tetsuya – Professor INOUE Tomoo
E-mail of Professors	– Prof. TANOUE: tanoue@design.kyushu-u.ac.jp – Prof. OI: oi@design.kyushu-u.ac.jp – Prof. UKAI: ukai@design.kyushu-u.ac.jp – Prof. INOUE Tomoo: t-inoue@design.kyushu-u.ac.jp

(Updated on May 30, 2025)