Study Abroad Programs for OIT Students
- Step 1. Language Training and Overseas Culture Experience Program
- Step 2-3. International Project-Based Learning (iPBL) Program
- Step 4. IAESTE Trainee Support
- Step 4. Overseas Research Experience Program
- Step 4. Overseas Coursework Program
Globalization is an essential part of contemporary society. Businesses are moving their manufacturing plants abroad, and markets are becoming borderless. Globalization strategy, therefore, is a top priority agenda in the education, and we at OIT offer various kinds of training for Globalization to our students.
As a science-based university, OIT has set the following three goals for students in its development of global human resources.
- To be proactive in communication with people of different cultural backgrounds
- To acquire English language skills as a tool and be proficient not only in daily conversation but also in technical terminology
- To have information gathering and communication skills to work on the front-line as a professional specialist
To achieve these goals, OIT offers students a wide range of overseas study programs with the emphasis on the following:
- Making students aware of the global community, from their entrance into OIT
- Offering step-up programs in line with academic years
- Including practical and collaborative experience with overseas students

Step 1. Language Training and Overseas Culture Experience Program
Philippines | Canada | ||
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Type of Institution | Language School | ||
Name of Institution | GLOBAL LANGUAGE CEBU | CCEL | |
Schedule | 1-4 weeks during Aug 20 - Sep 16, 2023 | Aug 13 - Sep 11, 2023 (4 weeks) | |
Type of Program | Online | Study Abraod | |
Teaching Style | Private Lesson | Private Lesson and Group Lesson | Group Lesson |
Accommodation | Own Home | Dormitory | Homestay |
U.S.A. | South Korea | |
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Type of Institution | Partner University | |
Name of Institution | San Francisco State University | Daejeon University |
Schedule | 2-4 weeks during Aug 14 - Sep 8, 2023 | Aug 10-29, 2023 (20 days) |
Program | English Training and Cultural Experience | Basic Korean Training and Cultural Experience |
Accommodation | Hotel | Dormitory |
Please wait for updates.
Step 2-3. International Project-Based Learning (iPBL) Program

OIT provides training courses with hands-on activities called "Project-Based Learning (PBL)" for students of 2nd year and above. As its international version, International PBL (iPBL) programs are conducted with our overseas partnership institutions.
In each iPBL program, students from participating universities are grouped together and instructed to communicate in English. Each team completes the same project, such as hardware/software development or system design, which can promote students' practical engineering skills.
OIT believes that such interaction allows students to gain experience in a diverse and professional environment reflecting our globalizing world.

OIT and Overseas Partners support the “SDGs” through implementation of the iPBL. Science is vital for supporting a wide range of global policy objectives, many of them included in the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) endorsed by the UN in 2015. The 17 SDGs of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development provide an aspirational framework oriented around people, planet, prosperity, peace, and partnership. There is a strong rationale for academies to engage on the SDGs.
One of the objectives to develop global human resources required by society is the “Problem Solving Ability”, and the iPBL Programs conducted jointly by OIT and our partner universities match this goal. OIT has decided that the SDGs are worth being set as the common theme for the next five years, expected to increase the participants' motivation.
OIT Faculty/Department | Participating Univ. | Project Title | Related SDG(s) | Schedule | |
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1 | Department of Mechanical Engineering | National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Can Tho University, Viet Nam |
Development of Wind Turbine | ![]() ![]() |
Aug 28 - Sep 2, 2023 |
2 | Department of Applied Chemistry | Bangladesh University of Textiles | New material innovation program based on interdisciplinary exchange | ![]() ![]() |
TBD |
3 | Department of Environmental Engineering | University of Palangka Raya, Indonesia (UPR), Mulawarman University, Indonesia (UNMUL), Bakrie University, Indonesia (UB) |
Environmental-engineering fieldwork approaches on urban environmental problems in Osaka | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
TBD |
4 | Department of Biomedical Engineering | Tatung University, Taiwan | International joint PBL on biotechnology * | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Aug 27 - Sep 2, 2023 |
5 | Faculty of Robotics and Design | Sirindhorn International Institute of Technology - Thammasat University (SIIT), Thailand, Universiti Malasia Sabah (UMS), Malaysia |
Design Thinking about the Global Issue for Asian People on Healthy Lives and Wellbeing * | ![]() |
Jul 10 -16, 2023 |
6 | Faculty of Robotics and Design | National Yunlin University of Science and Technology (Yuntech), Taiwan | International PBL using Design Thinking | ![]() |
Jul 10 - 16, 2023 |
7 | Faculty of Information Science and Technology | Assane Seck University of Ziguinchor, Senegel | Python Programming of Drone Control * | ![]() ![]() |
Sep 10 -16, 2023 |
8 | Faculty of Information Science and Technology | SIIT, Thailand | Drone programming by Python language | ![]() ![]() |
Jul 23-29, 2023 |
9 | International Center | Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) | SDGs education program through traditional craft techniques * | Sep 10-16, 2023 |
* Programs funded by Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST)
OIT Faculty/Department | Host Univ. | Project Title | Related SDG(s) | Schedule | |
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1 | Department of Civil Engineering and Urban Design | Taiwan Tech | Seismic Design and Construction of Column Structural Model | ![]() |
Aug 25-31, 2023 |
2 | Department of Architecture | University of Science and Technology Beijing, China | Seismic Design and Construction of Column Structural Model | ![]() |
TBD |
3 | Department of Electrical and Electronic Systems Engineering, Department of Electronics and Information Systems Engineering |
Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taiwan, University of San Jose-Recoletos, Philippines |
Smart Vertical Farming Challenge 2023, Cebu | ![]() |
Aug 20-31, 2023 |
4 | Department of Electronics and Information Systems Engineering, Department of Electrical and Electronic Systems Engineering |
Taipei Tech, Taiwan | Intelligent vehicle challenge 2023 | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Aug 8-16, 2023 |
5 | Department of Applied Chemistry | Thammasat University, Thailand | Preparation of supercapacitors and characterization of its functional propeties | ![]() |
Aug 5-10, 2023 |
6 | Department of Biomedical Engineering | Tatung University, Taiwan | Online international joint PBL in the field of biotechnology | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Aug 6-12, 2023 |
7 | Faculty of Robotics and Design | SIIT, Thailand | International PBL using Design Thinking | ![]() |
Jul 16-24, 2023 |
8 | Faculty of Robotics and Design | Yuntech, Taiwan | International PBL using Design Thinking | ![]() |
Jun 26 - Jul 1. 2023 |
9 | Faculty of Information Science and Technology | Korea National University of Arts, South Korea | Cross-Cultural Media Design Project | ![]() |
TBD |
10 | Faculty of Information Science and Technology | SIIT, Thailand | Image Processing Project (Image Recognition Application Development) | ![]() |
Aug 27 - Sep 3, 2023 |
11 | Faculty of Information Science and Technology | Thai-Nichi Institute of Technology, Thailand | International Social Innovation Challenge (tentative) | ![]() ![]() |
Aug 16-22, 2023 |
- Some of programs maybe held online or canceled due to COVID-19. Please check for updates.
Step 4. IAESTE Trainee Support

IAESTE (International Association for the Exchange of Students for Technical Experience) is an international association for the exchange of students providing technical work experiences for science and engineering oriented students in 80+ countries. OIT is one of the member institutions and encourages motivated students to become IAESTE trainees (about 50 students from Japan in each year). Through IAESTE, OIT also accepts a couple of international students every year as interns (research students) in the labs for about two months.
Trainees Dispatched from OIT to:
- 2019: Universidade Estadual Paulista(Federative Republic of Brazil)
- 2017: Manipal Institute of Technology(Republic of India)
- 2016: University of Information Science and Technology "St. Paul the Apostle" (Republic of North Macedonia)
- 2014: Karunya University (Republic of India)
Trainees Accepted in OIT:
Step 4. Overseas Research Experience Program

OIT provides financial support for qualified 4th year undergraduate students, who will proceed to the Graduate school, and graduate students to encourage their research activities or practical experiences in overseas institutions for one month or more.
In this program, students enjoy their opportunities to acquire an ability required for theoretical or experimental development of new ideas, and to obtain diverse experiences through research works. Moreover, they are expected to establish or strengthen networks between host institutions and OIT.
Step 4. Overseas Coursework Program


Through Overseas Coursework Program, OIT students have opportunities to study abroad for a half or one year without paying tuition in our 28 or more overseas partner universities listed below and over 200 UMAP (University Mobility in Asia and the Pacific) member institutions.
Overseas Partner Universities with Student Exchange Agreement and UMAP
- Technische Universität Wien (Austria)
- Tongji University (China)
- UOW College Hong Kong (China)
- Tampere University (Finland)
- University of Bordeaux (France)
- Technische Universität Müunchen (Germany)
- Universität der Bundeswehr München (Germany)
- Bergische Universität Wuppertal (Germany)
- HAWK University (Germany)
- Manipal Academy of Higher Education (India)
- Hasanuddin University (Indonesia)
- Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS (Malaysia)
- University of Guanajuato (Mexico)
- Eindhoven University of Technology (Netherlands)
- University of Stavanger (Norway)
- University of San Jose-Recoletos (Philippines)
- Daejeon University (South Korea)
- Universidad Politecnica de Madrid (The Technical University of Madrid) (Spain)
- Uppsala University (Sweden)
- National Yunlin University of Science and Technology (Taiwan)
- National Taipei University of Technology (Taiwan)
- National Tsing Hua University (Taiwan)
- Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology (Taiwan)
- Tatung University (Taiwan)
- National Chung Hsing University (Taiwan)
- Thai-Nichi Institute of Technology (Thailand)
- Sirindhorn International Institute of Technology, Thammsat University (Thailand)
- Angelo State University (USA)
- University Mobility in Asia and the Pacific (UMAP)