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Buraku wrote:They could pack out the Unis with gaijins who are willing to pay...
Aiming to train future Asian leaders and attract students away from U.S. schools, the University of Tokyo will set up a graduate course in English starting in October. Such a course, where all classes are offered in English, is a rarity in Japan. The university hopes to lure the best and brightest from other parts of Asia to study here. The focus of the course will be on the Asian information society. It will be established at the university's Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Information Studies in the 2008 academic year. Written examinations will not be required for applicants. Admission will be granted based on scores in the Test of English as a Foreign Language and the Graduate Record Examination, which is required when applying for a U.S. graduate school. Students' eagerness to master the course and the originality of their study plans will also be taken into account [As will the size of their wallets]...The university will accept 15 students for a master's degree and eight more for a doctorate. Officials hope those who take the course will go on to become policymakers, diplomats and journalists in their home countries...more...
SgtBeavis wrote:One thing I don't see in Japan very often are people in the workforce trying to stretch out their education. You almost never hear of someone in their 30s or 40s going back to school on a part time basis to get a degree, finish a degree, or perhaps extend their education with a Masters program. Yet this is very common in the US.
Perhaps the answer for Japanese universities is for Japanese companies to start putting an emphasis on continuing education that involves going back to school.
Mulboyne wrote:Asahi: Todai English-only grad program targets Asians
SgtBeavis wrote:...Perhaps the answer for Japanese universities is for Japanese companies to start putting an emphasis on continuing education that involves going back to school.
Amid dropping student numbers, colleges have cut back on their undergraduate night school offerings in recent years, moving instead to graduate school courses targeting people already in the work force aiming to advance their careers. Since fiscal 2003, when professional graduate schools, such as business schools and law schools, first emerged, the number of night-time grad student offerings has climbed. The courses are geared toward results-oriented adult workers who look to evening MBA programs to advance their knowledge and skills. The Hosei Business School of Innovation Management offers both day and evening classes. On a recent night, about a dozen business people were in a class on corporate organization and human resources...The MBA candidates were all adults aged in their 20s to 50s. Some had already achieved management positions at their companies. Launched in 2004, the Hosei Business School of Innovation Management targets workers hoping to earn an MBA or would-be entrepreneurs who want to go into business...more...
Takechanpoo wrote:This monkey(right) is one of graduates of Ritsumeikan.
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Japan plans to accept more than 1,000 students from Vietnam to help them earn their doctorates at Japanese universities in a project funded through official development assistance in the 13 years from fiscal 2008, sources said. The two countries are expected to conclude a formal agreement on the project costing Japan more than 20 billion yen during a visit here by Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Thien Nhan, who doubles as minister of education and training, in late March, the sources said... Japan, for its part, hopes the plan will attract talented students from abroad to fill space at schools left unfilled because of Japan's lower birthrate. While yen loans have paid for a total of 3,000 students to arrive from Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia, this will be the first project to fund doctoral students only...more...
A record 47.1 percent of four-year private universities were under-enrolled this year, an organization of private schools said Wednesday. The figure is a 7.4 percentage point rise from last year, Promotion and Mutual Aid Corp. for Private Schools of Japan said. On the other hand, the organization said the number of applicants has been increasing at renowned private schools and at other large schools in Tokyo. With the number of places at the nation's universities soon to reach parity with the number of high school graduates, universities and colleges, especially small and midsized schools, are feeling the pinch. The corporation checked the enrollment at 565 private universities and 360 junior colleges, excluding correspondence courses, as of May 1 this year. It found that 266 private universities were under-enrolled, up 44 from last year. Among them, a record 29 universities had less than 50 percent of their quota, a rise of 12 schools from last year.
The number of applicants increased by 1.3 percent from last year to 3,063,000, largely because many universities now allow applicants to apply for several different departments with one exam. In particular, the number of applicants at 23 large schools with quotas of 3,000 or more increased 5.2 percent from last year to 1,512,500. However, at 409 small and midsized schools with quotas of 800 or less, the number decreased 6.3 percent to 418,800. At junior colleges the under-enrollment rate was 67.5 percent, up 5.3 points from last year. This also was the highest rate ever recorded. "In addition to the decline in the population of 18 year olds, major famous private universities held regional exams to attract applicants. These factors accelerated the bipolarization of the situation," an official for the corporation said. This year's population of 18 year olds, who graduated from middle schools three years ago, is 1.24 million, down 60,000 from last year's figure.
As the world's best and brightest minds become a global commodity, U.S. and European universities are vying for the top students from abroad. Universities in the United States are the most popular destination for elite students from China and other Asian countries. For Japanese universities to catch up with their U.S. and European counterparts, a drastic reexamination of policies on foreign students is necessary. The government has outlined measures to increase the number of students from abroad from the current 120,000 to 300,000 a year by 2020. It was the first time in 25 years for the government to spell out its policy on foreign students since it touted a plan to accept 100,000 students from abroad in 1983. If undergraduate and graduate schools are increasingly globalized and, consequently, research at those institutions is further invigorated, it will help advance the nation's science and technology as well as make Japanese industry more competitive in the global marketplace. Nurturing talented human resources who can become a bridge between Japan and foreign countries is also important to strengthen Japan's influence in the international community.
Among Western countries, the United States accommodates about 580,000 students from overseas, while France and Germany, both non-English speaking nations, accept about 250,000. The figures far surpass Japan's 120,000 foreign students. The number of students accepted from abroad can be judged as a barometer of the attractiveness of universities of each country. Under the measures to increase the number of students from overseas to 300,000, the government will select 30 universities as the hub of globalization of the nation's higher education system. These schools will award diplomas for courses with classes basically taught only in English and heighten educational standards by hiring more non-Japanese faculty. In the 2007 Times Higher Education-Quacquarelli Symonds (THE-QS) World University Rankings, Tokyo University stood at 17th and Kyoto University ranked 25th. The ranking assesses universities under criteria including the ratio of foreigners among the students and faculty. We believe Japanese universities as a whole will be assessed higher in the ranking if they welcome more non-Japanese students under the government's measures.
One of the barriers to attracting students from overseas is the difficulties they experience in finding employment after graduation in Japan, as few Japanese companies recruit foreigners. Last year, the government began an educational program under the government-initiated Career Development Program for Foreign Students from Asia. Under the program, universities and participating companies offer specialized educational classes that meet corporate needs, including business Japanese classes and practical training at companies, and students who take the classes are generally hired by the participating companies. We believe further strengthening such industry-university cooperation also is necessary. Another important part of the government's measures include promotion of Japanese language education overseas and centralization of international contacts for those who wish to study in Japan. Deeper discussions should be held immediately to bring such ideas to fruition.
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