Mānoa International Exchange

UH Mānoa International Exchange (MIX) is one of the many ways the University demonstrates its commitment to international education and understanding. Various academic units on the UHM campus, with the assistance of the International Exchange Coordinator, maintain and support international exchange agreements with universities around the world.

MIX provides an opportunity for UHM undergraduate and graduate students to study overseas and also allows students from our overseas partner universities to study at UHM. An exchange may be for one or two semesters. Some of the exchange agreements are for students with specific majors, but most are open to any student. Participants are registered as full-time students at their home university while on exchange, pay their normal tuition to the home university and do not pay tuition at the host university. They are, however, responsible for travel costs, flight arrangements, housing and meals. The host university provides information on housing options.

A student exchange agreement with an overseas university can be proposed by any of the academic units on the UHM campus. Exchange agreements are always based on reciprocity, so the UHM academic unit must confirm that UHM students are willing to go abroad and that these students will benefit from the exchange.

MIX prides itself on the opportunities it provides UHM students to go abroad and experience other cultures in a safe and supportive environment, and the opportunities it provides international students to immerse themselves in the cultural and academic community of the campus and community in Hawai'i. In short, UH Mānoa offers a place and a time where students can truly "mix" in every sense of the word. Students going to other countries or coming to Hawai'i are vital to the diversity that Mānoa offers. Our campus and global community are strengthened by the experiences, ideas, friendships and networks formed by our exchange students.