RIKEN also conducts various research exchange programs with some two hundred research institutes in other countries in addition to those shown in the table.
| Institute | Country | Subject | Start |
| Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) | China | General | 1982 |
| Institut Pasteur | France | Biotechnology | 1984 |
| Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) | Australia | General | 1984 |
| Max-Planck-Gesellschaft (MPG) | Germany | General | 1984 |
| Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) | Korea | General | 1989 |
| Rutherford Appleton Laboratory (CCLRC/RAL) | U.K. | Muon Science | 1990 |
| University of Jyvaskyla | Finland | General | 1991 |
| European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF) | France | SR Research | 1993 |
| Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology (KRICT) | Korea | General | 1994 |
| Universite Louis Pasteur (ULP) | France | General | 1996 |
| Weizmann Institute of Science | Israel | General | 1996 |
| Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL) | U.S.A. | Nuclear Physics | 1996 |
| Vietnam Atomic Energy Commission (VAEC) | Vietnam | Nuclear Physics | 1997 |
| National Research Council (NRC) | Canada | General | 1997 |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) | U.S.A. | Brain Science | 1998 |
| Stockholm University | Sweden | Atomic Physics | 2000 |
| Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (JINR) | Russia | Nuclear Physics | 2001 |
| Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) | France | General | 2001 |
| Karolinska Institutet | Sweden | General | 2004 |
| Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) | Singapore | General | 2005 |
| Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB) | Korea | General | 2006 |
RIKEN Joint Graduate School Program
"International Program Associate (IPA)"
The position of International Program Associate (IPA) was created in October 2006 with the cooperation of a number of Japanese and overseas universities to encourage PhD candidates to come to RIKEN to conduct research leading to their degree. The objective is to find and foster the development of young scientists who will in the future contribute to the advancement of science and technology by forming an international network of excellent research.
Joint Graduate School Program (Asia)
RIKEN established a graduate school program in 2001 with various universities throughout Asia to foster young Asian Ph.D. course researchers and build a strong. network that will push Asian science forward. Through this program, Asian Ph.D. candidates are invited to train at RIKEN. Cooperative relationships have been establlished so far with six universities.
| University | APA by Country or Region origin | Year commenced Program |
| Pusang National University | Korea | 2001 |
| University Sains Malaysia | Malaysia | 2002 |
| Kasetsart University | Thailand | 2002 |
| Peking University | China | 2002 |
| Hanoi University of Science | Vietnam | 2003 |
| National Chiao Tung University | Taiwan | 2004 |