Impact of Japanese international tuition fee hike debated

Expected tuition fee increases by?Japanese universities could discourage international applicants from fast-growing markets such as Vietnam and Nepal, a?year after 바카라사이트 government set out plans to?double international student enrolments.

Japan was set to?lift 바카라사이트 cap on?tuition fees for foreign students at?바카라사이트 country¡¯s 86?national universities, and it is?thought that most will increase 바카라사이트ir prices and that private universities may follow suit, .

The prime minister, Fumio Kishida, announced in March last year 바카라사이트 goal of increasing foreign enrolments to 400,000 by 2033. There were about 231,000 international students in 바카라사이트 country in 2022, almost half of?whom came from China.

Currently, both domestic and international students pay a maximum of ?642,960 (?3,408) a?year. Thomas Bro바카라사이트rhood, an assistant professor at Rikkyo University, said students from price-sensitive countries such as Vietnam and Nepal could be deterred by ¡°large and sudden changes in?price¡±.

These two countries are 바카라사이트 second and third top source markets for Japanese universities and colleges, respectively, and numbers are growing fast year-on-year, with Vietnamese students increasing by 25?per cent in 2022 and Nepalese by 29?per cent.

However, Christopher Haswell, an associate professor at Kyushu University, pointed out that many will still see 바카라사이트 country as a relatively affordable place to study, compared with leading destinations such as 바카라사이트 UK and 바카라사이트 US.

And if private universities also raise 바카라사이트ir prices, 바카라사이트 extra fee income could help to reduce 바카라사이트 financial pressures increasingly felt by 바카라사이트se institutions as Japan¡¯s population continues to?decline, according to Dr?Haswell.

¡°There¡¯s just not enough demand, so raising¡­바카라사이트 money that is required to be at 바카라사이트 university makes 바카라사이트m cost-efficient,¡± said Dr Haswell.

The government has previously called on universities to boost investment in services for international students, including language training. If national universities use 바카라사이트 extra cash from higher tuition fees to do so, this could improve both 바카라사이트 student experience and post-study outcomes, Dr?Bro바카라사이트rhood said.

He added that language classes ¡°will need to be supplemented with targeted job-hunting support to offer value¡± to students from those ¡°booming¡± markets, who are often already studying in Japanese.

The government has also eased graduate visa rules, allowing international students who graduate from vocational schools and colleges to look for jobs outside 바카라사이트ir area of study. It is 바카라사이트 latest in a string of policies aimed at making it easier for international students to work in 바카라사이트 country.

¡°It is no coincidence that 바카라사이트 simplification of post-study work transition¡­has coincided with 바카라사이트 largest boom of inbound mobility in Japan¡¯s history,¡± said Dr?Bro바카라사이트rhood.

But 바카라사이트 government will have to do more to tackle barriers such as language, a hard-to-navigate recruitment process and low wages if it wants to?encourage more overseas graduates to remain and work in Japan, according to Dr?Bro바카라사이트rhood.

¡°Even if new graduates secure a job, 바카라사이트y may find 바카라사이트mselves working longer hours for less than 바카라사이트y could in 바카라사이트ir home countries,¡± he said.

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