Agile-UG

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Summary of AGILE Entrepreneurship program
Funded by	The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology-Japan (MEXT)
Program Name	Agile Entrepreneurship Development Program through International Collaborative Learning
Program Features	This program consists of 4 phases. Phase 1: Exchange through COIL-type education with students at participating Universities (online) COIL-Collaborative Online International Learning Phase 2: AGILE workshop in AY2025, Hiroshima University* Phase 3: One or two semester exchange program Phase 4: Internship program during the exchange program
Participating Universities (Consortium)	Japan: Hiroshima University (HU) UK: The University of Sheffield India: Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani Indian Institute of Management Bangalore AUS: The University of New South Wales
Program Homepage	https://agile-indopacific.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/en/

Summary of AGILE Entrepreneurship program

Funded by

The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology-Japan (MEXT)

Program Name

Agile Entrepreneurship Development Program through International Collaborative Learning

Program Features

Phase 1: Exchange through COIL-type education with students at participating Universities (online) *COIL-Collaborative Online International Learning
Phase 2: AGILE workshop in AY2025, Hiroshima University
Phase 3: One or two semester exchange program
Phase 4: Internship program during the exchange program

Participating Universities (Consortium)

UK: The University of Sheffield
India: Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani
Indian Institute of Management Bangalore
AUS: The University of New South Wales

Program Homepage

https://agile-indopacific.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/en/

[Fall and/or Spring Semester 2025-2026] Semester Exchange program for AGILE Program
Semester Period	1. Fall AY2025(October,2025-March, 2026) 2. Spring AY2026(April-August, 2026) 3. Fall & Spring AY2025-2026（Oct,2025-August,2026
Areas of Study Open for Exchange Students	The exchange students are eligible to choose from most of the undergraduate courses taught at Higashi Hiroshima Campus (Main Campus). https://www.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/en/husa/abouthusaprogram_top/academicprogram/coursetypes *The exchange students are required to take “Introduction to Special education in Japan” and/or “Study on Japanese Companies and Social Entrepreneurship” as well as Japanese education course.
Tuition	Not applicable (Student Selected does not need to pay tuition to HU)
Residence	Arranged by HU and payment by exchange student near the Main Campus https://www.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/en/explore_hu/life/residence
Program Homepage	https://agile-indopacific.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/en/
Scholarship	80,000JPY per month funded by Japan Student Services Organization (JASSO) *The academic performance for the most recent year prior to studying abroad must meet JASSO's standard, with a GPA of 2.3 or higher on a 3.0 scale.
Airfare	Funded either fully or partially and arranged by Hiroshima University.