Destination: TH Köln -University of Applied Sciences
Study Period: September 2022 – February 2023
Affiliation/Grade at the start of studying abroad: School of Design, Design Futures Course, 3^rd year
*International Program (IP) student (1^st batch)

I wish to learn design with a comprehensive perspective in a project-based setting, and I also want to learn service design in practice from a renowned professor at KISD.

I took classes with classmates who have majors in different design fields and are of different ages. It widened my perspectives in many ways.

When you study abroad in Europe, you will face many difficulties not only in English but also in the language of the country, such as when finding a house, dealing with the city hall and the foreign residents’ bureau, etc. If you can overcome these difficulties, I believe you will gain the confidence to do anything you want in Japan. I wish you a wonderful study abroad experience, and I hope you will be able to see many things, interact with many people, and experience both hardships and enjoyable things.

Koichi Nakayama