Why does ICU have student exchange/study abroad agreements with 84 universities in 31 countries?

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Why does ICU have student exchange/study abroad agreements with 84 universities in 31 countries?

ICU's founding philosophy embraces a supra-national perspective. The university has a long history of international student exchange, including an exchange program with the University of California that has been operating for sixty years. With the aim of providing its students with opportunities to study in institutions of higher education across the world, ICU has entered into partnership agreements with a total of 84 universities in 31 different countries and regions (as of March, 2025) and developed its own distinctive study abroad programs. Students have a wealth of opportunities to study outside Japan, with student exchange programs catering for around one quarter of the total student enrollment of 620 at each year level.

Thanks to their experience in classes, dormitory life, and dialogue with faculty and students from around the world at ICU, students achieve a rapid and trouble-free adjustment to their student life abroad.

By taking the same classes as local students in the host institution, ICU students can have the credits they earn on exchange transferred back to ICU to enable graduation within the standard four-year period.* The whole undergraduate curriculum at ICU is designed to enable students to pursue learning opportunities abroad.

Aside from exchange/study abroad, there are many study abroad programs running over the summer break. These include the Study English Abroad Program involving intensive study of the English language, the Summer Study Abroad Programs allowing students to indulge their academic interests, and International Service-Learning involving a combination of academic studies and volunteer/service activities at non-government organizations and public authorities outside Japan. More than half of ICU students have experienced at least one of these diverse study abroad programs by the time they graduate.

*Subject to a screening process after returning to ICU.

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