For Incoming Exchange Students

-　Exchange Program
-　Double Degree Program
-　Information for International Exchange Students

For Outgoing Exchange Students

-　Exchange Program
-　Double Degree Program

The School of International and Public Policy (IPP) welcomes master's level students from its partner institutions, as well as those from Hitotsubashi University's partner institutions, to join our exchange program.

Exchange students at IPP can fully pursue their academic interests as they can take any courses* of their academic interests at IPP and other graduate/undergraduate courses of Hitotsubashi University. Japanese language courses (basic, intermediate, and advanced) are also available.
*Some courses are not open to exchange students.

For detailed information, please refer to the IPP Fact Sheet.

Only students from the partner institutions of IPP or those of Hitotsubashi University are eligible for the exchange program at IPP. Students must be nominated by their home institutions before they begin the application process.

＜IPP's Partner institutions＞

　・　Renmin University of China - School of Public Administration and Policy
　・　Seoul National University - Graduate School of International Studies
　・　Maastricht University - Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
　・　University of St. Gallen - School of Economics and Political Science
　・　Barcelona Institute of International Studies
　・　The University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne - The Sorbonne School of
　　　Economics

＜Application procedure＞

　１．Home institutions send a list of nominated students to the IPP office
　　　via email at ipp.g@ad.hit-u.ac.jp
　　　IPP Nomination Form>>download
　２．IPP will send the application instructions and application documents to
　　　students' home institution.
　３．Students submit the application documents through their home institution.

　*IPP does not accept application form directly sent by students.

＜Nomination / Application Deadline＞

　Autumn-Winter 2025 Admission:
　-　Nomination Deadline:　　April 15, 2025
　-　Application Deadline:　　 April 25, 2025

　Spring-Summer 2026 Admission:
　-　Nomination Deadline:　　October 10, 2025
　-　Application Deadline:　　 October 24, 2025

IPP also welcomes master's level students from the partner universities of Hitotsubashi University as well. A list of these institutions can be found here.

To apply for the exchange programs at Hitotsubashi University, please follow the application procedures provided here. If you wish to join the IPP program, select the Graduate School of International and Public Policy during the online application process.

＜Nomination / Application Deadline＞

　Autumn-Winter 2025 Admission:
　-　Nomination Deadline:　　March 17, 2025 (JST)
　-　Application Deadline:　　 March 31, 2025 (JST)

Note that the courses available to exchange students at IPP are the same, regardless of their home institutions.

Foreign Service Sub-Program within Global Governance Program and Asian Public Policy Program at IPP offer many courses in English, many of which are available to exchange students.

You can find the courses in the two programs here.

The course list will be updated in March with the definitive courses for the Spring/Summer semester and in August with the definitive courses for the Autumn/Winter semester.

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IPP has developed Double Degree programs with our partner universities. Students participating in a Double Degree Program will learn one year at IPP and one year at their home university seeking for two degrees at both universities (one degree from each university).

Students will be enrolled in the Foreign Service Sub-program (FSS) within the Global Governance program and spend at least one year at IPP.

Course List for FSS

For detailed information on our Double Degree Program, please refer to the IPP Fact Sheet for Double Degree Students.

Sciences Po Strasbourg and IPP offer a Double Degree Program in the field of international relations. Students in the International Relations and Global Studies (ERIG) in Sciences Po Strasbourg are eligible for this program.

Exchange students and Double Degree students are given priority for a single room in Residence Hall Ikkyo-Ryo, with use of a common area to be shared with residents on the same floor.

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