[Italian] Politecnico di Milano
*The name is the same in English 

Exchange Agreement signed in 2002. 

The Politecnico di Milano, POLIMI, is an engineering university with over 150 years of history, founded in 1863 at the strong request of local companies. There are faculties of mechanical, electronic, chemical, and civil engineering, as well as architecture and design and the campuses, are in several places such as Milano, Como, and Cremona, etc. In the last five years, 13 students have gone for the exchange to the university, mainly in Bovisa campus, where we have the exchange agreement. 

Classes are available in English, but we have made it a requirement that the students must have taken and passed the Italian language examination. This is in the hope that the students will deepen their experience abroad by learning the language of the place they are visiting. However, we do not specify a specific grade for the Italian language examinations. You will be able to pass the examination for the grades required for communication in everyday life within a short period of study. When you have decided to take the exam, that’s the start of studying abroad at POLIMI. 

Please click here for more information about the exchange programs (In Japanese only).

[Bovisa campus] 

Name of University and Department	Politecnico di Milano
Department Available for Student Exchange	School of Design
Exchange Programs	Detail information is not available on the university website.
Semester/Academic Calendar 1st semester	Lessons：Mid September-December　　　　　　　　　　　　　 – Exams sessions：January/February *Recommend to check the schedule for each department.
Nomination Deadline	Required *After the application period on April 28
Application Deadline for Host University (Partner University)	April 1 – 30
Application Deadline at School of Design, Graduate School of Design, Kyushu University	March 27
Semester/Academic Calendar 2nd semester	Lessons : End of February-June    – Exams sessions：June/July *Recommend to check the schedule for each department.
Nomination Deadline	Required *After the application period on Oct 31
Application Deadline for Host University (Partner University)	October 1 – 31
Application Deadline at School of Design, Graduate School of Design, Kyushu University	September 25
Application Procedure	Apply via email to Professor Takenouchi. (ktake@design.kyushu-u.ac.jp)
Language Proficiency (English)	Required to have an Italian language certificate at the time of application at home university. Any level is acceptable. (Based on the agreement with Politecnico di Milano)
Remarks	There are two main types of Italian language examinations. – Practical Italian Language Proficiency Test (recommended as it is available in Fukuoka) – Italian Language Proficiency Test PLIDA (only available in Tokyo)
Number of Exchange Students	5
Department and Professors in Charge (Professors with “(*)” is primary in charge)	<Department of Media Design> – (*)Professor TAKENOUCHI Kazuki <Department of Strategic Design> – Assistant Professor HAYAMA Yasuyuki
E-mail of Professors	– Prof. TAKENOUCHI: ktake@design.kyushu-u.ac.jp -Assistant Prof. HAYAMA: hayama@design.kyushu-u.ac.jp

(Updated on May 21st, 2024)