GEW invites guest professors from overseas, and hosts some international exchange programs.
| Guest Professor | Nationality | Affiliation・Title | Specialized Field | Visit Duration |
| Masako Ikegami | Sweden | Professor, Stockholm University | International Politics | 2012-present |
| Roderick F. Nash | USA | Professor emeritus, University of California, Santa Barbara | Environmental Politics Thought | 1 Feb 2011-present |
| Arthur Petrus Johannes Mol | Netherlands | Professor, Wageningen University | Environmental Sociology | 1 Feb 2011-present |
| Joseph Huber | Germany | Professor, Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg | Environmental Sociology | 1 Feb 2011-present |
| István Hont | UK | Professor, University of Cambridge | History of Political Thought | 1 Feb 2011-present |
| Tim Sturgeon | USA | Researcher, Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Industry Study | 1 Feb 2011-present |
| Gong Pengchen | Chinese | Professor, Peking University | Chinese Culture | 1 Feb 2011-present |
| Osamu Abe | Japan | Professor, Rikkyo University | Environmental Education | 1 Feb 2011-present |
| Andrej Savin | Denmark | Associate Professor, Copenhagen Business School | Internet Law and EU Law | 1 Feb 2011-present |
| Andrew Dobson | UK | Professor, University of Kiel | Environmental Politics | 1 April 2008-present |
| Robyn Eckersley | Australia | Professor, The University of Melbourne | Environmental Politics | 1 April 2008-present |
| John Barry | UK | The Queen’s University Belfast | Environmental Politics | 1 April 2008-present |
| Shigeko Fukai | Japan | Professor emeritus, Okayama University | InternationalPolitics | 1 April 2008-present |