Exchange destinations in Asia

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You can participate in a student exchange to Asia if you are currently pursuing Bachelor’s or Master’s studies.

When selecting the destination, you should note the requirements concerning language skills and the stage of studies as well as the courses offered by the target university and the grade average requirement, if any. For information on language requirements and the methods for demonstrating your language proficiency, read the Language requirements section. The same page also contains a list of the Asian destinations where you can study in English.

These instructions offer information on the universities with which the University of Helsinki has university- and unit-level exchange agreements. If you cannot find a suitable destination, you can make your own exchange arrangements.

The number of exchange placements available to apply for will be updated here at least two weeks before the beginning of the application period. For detailed application dates and instructions, click here: Application process and instructions

Please note that the application period to exchange destinations outside the EU/EEA area can take place even 1½ years before your exchange begins. Prepare early!

This is a link back to Exchange destinations around the world.

Hong Kong

You can apply for an exchange to the following universities:

  • University of Hong Kong (HKU)
  • Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK)
  • The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST)

More information about the exchange destinations in Hong Kong.

 

India

You can apply for an exchange to the following university:

  • University of Delhi

More information about the exchange destination in India.

Japan

You can apply for an exchange to the following universities:

Students of all faculties: 

  • Doshisha University
  • Hokkaido University
  • Keio University
  • Kyoto University
  • Nagoya University
  • Ritsumeikan Asia-Pacific University
  • Ritsumeikan University
  • The University of Osaka
  • University of Tokyo
  • Waseda University

Students of specific faculties:

  • Kanagawa University (Faculty of Arts)
  • Kobe University (Faculty of Arts)
  • Kyushu University (Faculty of Science)
     

More information about the exchange destinations in Japan.

China

You can apply for an exchange to the following universities in mainland China:

Students of all faculties: 

  • Fudan University
  • Peking University
  • Renmin University
  • Shanghai Jiao Tong University
  • Wuhan University

Students of specific faculties:

  • Beijing Forestry University (Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry)
  • Nanjing Forestry University (Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry)
  • Fudan University Law School (Faculty of Law)
  • Peking University Law School (Faculty of Law)

More information about the exchange destinations in China.

Singapore

You can apply for an exchange to the following universities:

  • National University of Singapore
  • Nanyang Technological University

More information about the exchange destinations in Singapore.

South Korea

You can apply for an exchange to the following universities:

For students of all faculties: 

  • Korea University
  • Seoul National University
  • Sungkyunkwan University
  • Yonsei University

Students of specific faculties: 

  • Pohang University of Science and Technology (Faculty of Science)

More information about the exchange destinations in South Korea.

 

Taiwan

You can apply for an exchange to the following universities:

For students of all faculties: 

  • National Taiwan University
  • National Tsing Hua University

Students of specific faculties: 

  • Kaohsiung Medical University (Faculty of Pharmacy)
  • National Taiwan Normal University (Faculty of Arts)

More information about the exchange destinations in Taiwan.

 

Thailand

You can apply for an exchange to the following university:

Students of all faculties: 

  • Chulalongkorn University

Students of specific faculties: 

  • Chulalongkorn University, Faculty of Economics (Faculty of Social Sciences)

More information about the exchange destination in Thailand.