Exchange Programs

The student exchange program is a unique opportunity to add to the studies in university. Students will experience different knowledge, life and culture. This will benefit students to have better professional life in the future.

As per the Memorandum of Understanding between KMUTT and partner universities/ institutes, exchange students are required to enroll for a minimum of one semester up to one academic year. In addition, they will not be required to pay for tuition fees while studying.

Nowadays, KMUTT welcomes a number of incoming student exchange students from our partner universities/ institutes while keep increasing our outgoing student exchange students to participate in the student exchange program.

The student exchange program is not just about study. Students will build integrative learning skills, multi-cultural competencies, practical knowledge, self-confidence and lifelong friendships with people in different countries.

BECOMING INBOUND EXCHANGE STUDENT

As you are reading this website, you must have already thought of studying at KMUTT as a part of your study program. Here at KMUTT, we have exchange students joining us every year, and now we invite you to step out of your known world to experience and enjoy the excitement of becoming an exchange student at KMUTT.

Choosing KMUTT as your study destination will not only assure you a strong academic scope through science and technology but also enable you to learn Thai as a foreign language. Moreover, you will have Thai buddies accompanying you throughout your stay here, to help you overcome culture shock. This will also help you to broaden your outlook and perspectives, gain self-confidence to become successful in life. Getting to stay with students from many countries, coming from different backgrounds will help you learn to become culturally more sensitive towards your co-worker, friends and others whom you will come across in future days to come. It will also teach you to become capable of living in an unfamiliar environment.

Besides the reasons above, joining KMUTT as an exchange student will give you an opportunity to pursue higher studies at our university and help you keep making friends and connecting with many more people and resources through our network in days to come

PROGRAM OF STUDY

Faculty	PROGRAM OF STUDY	LIST OF COURSE	COURSE DESCRIPTION
Faculty of Engineering (FEN)
Automation Engineering (INC)
Chemical Engineering (CHE)
Civil Engineering (CVE)
Electronics and Infocommunication Engineering (EIE)
Environmental Engineering (ENV)
School of Architecture and Design (SoA+D)
Architecture (ARC)
Interior Architecture (INA)
Communication Design (CMD)
Landscape Architecture (LAN)
Design Innovation (DIP)
Computer
Computer Engineering (CPE)
Computer Science (CSC)
Fundamental Courses
General Education (GenEd) Courses
Language (LNG) Course
Important Notes: Course Registration

Exchange students should understand that not all courses listed in the course catalog will be offered every semester, and some courses will have limited enrollment.

In the process of course selection and coordination with your home university for your study plan, we encourage you to carefully consider the following condition:

- You are required to enroll at least 3 courses (or 9 credits) per semester with the Faculty / Program that you’re going to apply ,especially in the Faculty of Engineering.

- Fundamental Courses experience high demand. Consequently, you will need to be flexible when choosing courses from the General Education (GenEd) Courses and the Language (LNG) Courses.

- We are not able to guarantee that your preferred courses will be available during the registration period. Flexibility in considering alternative courses is advised.

EVALUATION

Classroom activities, student performance and academic results are the basics to be evaluated during the study period. It can be separated as follows:

80% of classroom attendance
Group work and presentations
Homework and/ or assignment
Participation in classroom
Quizzes
Term projects
Midterm examination
Final examination

GRADING SYSTEM

Thailand is UMAP member country, and also KMUTT, itself, is accredited by the Office of Commission of Higher Education, Ministry of Education. Thus, our credit system automatically ensures the process of credit transfer using a conversion system of credits and grades, namely the UCTS (UMAP Credit Transfer Scheme).

Here are KMUTT grading systems at a glance.

A	4	Excellent	Fa	0	Failure due to insufficiency attendance
B+	3.5	Very Good	Fe	0	Failure due to absent from examination
B	3	Good	W	-	Withdrawal
C+	2.5	Fairly Good	I	-	Incomplete
C	2	Fair	S	-	Satisfactory – equivalent to grade not lower than C
D+	1.5	Fairly Poor	U	-	Unsatisfactory
D	1	Poor	Aud.	-	Audit
F	0	Failure

ACADEMIC RECORD/ TRANSCRIPTS

As per the Memorandum of Understanding between KMUTT and your university, upon completion of your exchange program, we will issue you transcript (free of charge) and send it to your university as proof of your enrollment.

LENGTH OF STUDY

Exchange students are required to enroll at KMUTT for one semester up to one academic year.

The 1st semester = the 2nd week of August – 3rd week of December

The 2nd semester = the 3rd week of January – 4th week of May ; two-week break in April will be your good chance to enjoy our well-known Songkran Festival.

TUITION AND FEES

Thanks to the agreement between KMUTT and your university, most of the exchange students will not be required to pay tuition and fees while studying at KMUTT. However, personal expenses such as transportation, meals, health insurance, life insurance etc. are paid by the exchange students.

STUDENTS’ QUALIFICATION

If you are interested in being a member of KMUTT, you should;

Be a full-time undergraduate or graduate student at one of KMUTT’s partner universities or AIMS partners.
Have successfully completed at least one year of academic study at your university.
Be proficient in English.
Have a good health; both physical and mental to study and stay abroad.
Have a strong interest in living in Thailand and ready to accept cultural differences.

REQUIRED DOCUMENTS

An official letter issued by your university.
Complete KMUTT Incoming Exchange Application Form with photograph (size : 1”) and KMUTT Learning Agreement,
Official transcript of academic records.
A copy of passport.
English language proficiency test results such as TOFEL iTP of at least 500 or TOEFL iBT of at least 35-45 or IELTS of at least 5.0 or a Recommendation Letter by your English lecture (waive for English native speakers). Interview may be requested on a case by case basic.
A medical certificate or a recommendation letter from a doctor or an authorized medical specialist certifying that you are physically and mentally able to take the course and/ or are in good health.
Additional relevant materials if required by the program you are applying to.

DUE DATE OF APPLICATION

The application documents must be sent to us by May 30th and September 30th for entering to the 1st semester and the 2nd semester, respectively. Anyhow, for those who apply under SHARE framework shall submit application documents by April 1st and October 1st (Note that the due date may be changed in order to be in line with SHARE management)

This will allow time for our faculty members to fully review your applications and our staff to process all the required paperwork. In addition, getting details sorted out early will be beneficial for you to avoid last minute rush to obtain your student visa and this will make it possible for you to book a plane ticket ahead of time.

There may be more things you want to know, you want to or ask. Please feel free to contact us at The International Affairs Office (IA), King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi (KMUTT) 126 Pracha Uthit Rd., Bang Mod, Thung Khru, Bangkok, 10140 Thailand

Phone: +66 2470 8359, +66 2470 8342, +66 2470 8344
Fax: +66 2470 8346

Email: orginter@mail.kmutt.ac.th, orginter@kmutt.ac.th

THE NOTIFICATION OF RESULT

The result of application will be announced in early July and the mid of November for the entry in the 1st semester and the 2nd semester, respectively. At that time, students will receive a package of pre-arrival preparation; both by email and a postal. In addition, you will be contacted by our staff and KMUTT volunteer students to chat in such necessary topics.

APPLICATION STEPS

STUDY ABROAD AS AN OUTBOUND EXCHANGE STUDENT

KMUTT has signed the Academic Agreement with over than 130 universities/ institutes abroad with the objective of promoting cooperation in the fields of education and academic research. The activities under the Agreement are such as collaborative research, lectures, symposiums, the exchange of information and materials, researchers as well as undergraduate and graduate students, etc. The student exchange program is a unique opportunity to add to the studies in university. Students will experience different knowledge, life and culture including will build integrative learning skills, multi-cultural competencies, practical knowledge, self-confidence and lifelong friendships with people in different countries. This will benefit students to have better professional life in the future.

WHERE TO STUDY

KMUTT students can choose to study at one of our partner universities (Link) or particularly program such as AIMS – Asian International Mobility for Students Programme (Link).

PROGRAMS OF STUDY

Many programs will be offered by each partner universities. Check out!!

Note: Please take into account that the exchange program can be postponed or canceled based on the COVID 19 pandemic situation and host universities’ consideration.