National Cheng Kung University (NCKU)

Exchange Agreement signed in 2017

The National Cheng Kung University was founded in 1931. It was named after Zheng Cheng Kung, a Taiwanese national hero who based in Tainan. It is also known as the university with the largest campus in Taiwan.

The College of Planning and Design initially consisted of three departments: Department of Architecture, Department of Urban Planning and Department of Industrial Design, which offered bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degree programs. In 2006, the Department of Creative Industrial Design, which offers only master’s and doctoral programs and is taught in English, was established, followed by the Techno-Art Program, which offers only master’s programs.

The college aims to provide a sustainable environment for studying the quality of the living environment. Their key strategy is to create an interdisciplinary education and research environment through collaborations in teaching, research and exercises with universities in Taiwan and abroad, private companies, government, non-profit organizations and entrepreneurs.

Department	College of Planning and Design
Application Information	Students Exchange Program-Faculty Level
Remarks	Apply via email to Professor TAMURA. English or Chinese language proficiency test results must be submitted at the time of application.
Annual Intake Capacity	5 (one-semester exchange counts as 0.5 ) *Annual refers to the academic year of the host university.
Professor in Charge	Professor TAMURA Ryoichi
Professor Email	Prof. TAMURA: tamura@design. Please add “kyushu-u.ac.jp” after “@design.”

(Updated on May 28, 2026)