Faculty and students are actively involved in presenting papers at conferences and academic forums throughout the world. As well, Future University-Hakodate has organized several important academic events since 2000, including:

National RoboCup world robotic soccer event, (FUN), 2000
Japan Cognitive Science Association Conference, (FUN), 2001
Japan Programming Contest, (FUN), 2001
Japanese Design Society Conference, (FUN), 2001
ACM Intl. Progamming Contest, Asia Regional (FUN), 2001
Hierarchies of Communication Symposium, ZKM, Germany, 2003
JSME Robotics and Mechatronics Conference, (FUN), 2003

FUN has a centre dedicated to supporting cooperative research activities that contribute to the country, industry, and the local community. As Hakodate is a port town, much of this work involves the fishing and transportation industries.

FUN staff and students organize numerous events in the town itself. Annual events such as the Hakosemi bring together students from other universities in Japan. Collaborations between artists, FUN students and staff, and the local community are developed by the yearly "Art Harbor". Students also collaborate with local organizations in festivals and events, including the Hakodate Illumination Film Festival and the Daimon Festival, aimed at rejuvinating the downtown Daimon area.

Each year faculty and students develop projects with schools, hospitals, and many local companies and cultural groups. Future University-Hakodate has established a satellite centre in downtown Hakodate to facilitate such projects, which has been used for video conferencing and project development.

Each year FUN students and faculty take part in the Hakodate Port Festival that parades through the town. The FUN student festival, Miraisai, is held every autumn.

Students are encouraged to gain international experience, either by individual studies and travel, or by organized study tours. A group of students travelled to India in 2002 for a workshop with Indian design students. In 2003, FUN was host to a design workshop with students from universities in Korea. Other groups have travelled to Australia and the U.S. for language studies.

One of the aims of Future University-Hakodate is to create an internationally relevant and stimulating environment for students and faculty. International faculty include specialists from Australia, Britain, Korea, Ireland, Ukraine, and the United States. Each year, it is our privilege to welcome many international visitors to FUN.

The University attracts many leading thinkers, performers, and achievers, who give lectures or participate in open workshops. A series of open lectures, held annually, feature local and international specialists and professors of FUN. The yearly Open Campus event features talks and demonstrations that aim to introduce FUN to the public.

FUN has a student exchange agreement with the University of Art and Design in Zurich (the largest university of art and design in Switzerland). We are constantly looking to expand the opportunities for our students and staff to travel abroad and for hosting overseas students and academics at FUN.

FUN is also an official sister-institution to the new "MeSci" (National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation) in Odaiba, Tokyo. This agreement facilitates collaborative activities between the two institutions, as well as offering a high-profile location to showcase FUN's research.