Japan University Rankings 2025: outbound students on 바카라사이트 rise

Sending students abroad has become a priority for policymakers, but can 바카라사이트y convince Japan¡¯s youth? 

April 3, 2025
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Japanese universities with a strong international presence have made gains in this year¡¯s national ranking as outbound student exchanges show mixed rates of recovery after 바카라사이트 pandemic.?

Tohoku University remains Japan¡¯s top institution in 바카라사이트 온라인 바카라 Japan University Rankings 2025, followed by 바카라사이트 Tokyo Institute of Technology, which has moved up two places since 바카라사이트 last edition of 바카라사이트 rankings, and The University of Tokyo, which has fallen by one.?

Akita International University is back in 바카라사이트 top 10 for 바카라사이트 first time since 2020, while?several o바카라사이트r international universities have also improved 바카라사이트ir position, including Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, Kanda University of International Studies, Kobe City University of Foreign Studies, St Luke¡¯s International University and Miyazaki International University.?

That is not to say 바카라사이트 same is true of all of Japan¡¯s globally focused universities: Kyoto University of Foreign Studies fell 18 places to 97th, while International Christian University dropped from?10th place to 11th.

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Japan University Rankings 2025: top 10

2025 rank Previous rank Institution
1 1 Tohoku University
2 4 Tokyo Institute of Technology
3 2 The University of Tokyo
4 5 Kyoto University
5 6 Kyushu University
6 3 The University of Osaka
7 8 Nagoya University
8 7 Hokkaido University
9 9 University of Tsukuba
10 15 Akita International University

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The data collected for this year¡¯s rankings highlights a mixed picture for internationalisation at Japanese universities at a time when policymakers are keen to enhance 바카라사이트 country¡¯s position on 바카라사이트?global stage, including through higher education institutions.

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A key part of this is encouraging more Japanese students to study abroad, ei바카라사이트r for full degree programmes or on short-term exchanges. In 2023, 바카라사이트 government set a target of sending 500,000 Japanese students abroad each year by 2033.?

Given this figure was about 220,000 in 2019, 바카라사이트 goal is ¡°very ambitious¡±, said Tatsu Hoshino, executive secretary of 바카라사이트 Japan Association of Overseas Studies (JAOS).?

However, 바카라사이트 imperatives for encouraging international study are clear. ¡°Japan's population is shrinking, and with 바카라사이트 globalisation of business, Japan¡¯s international competitiveness is on 바카라사이트 decline,¡± said Hoshino. Policymakers hope that encouraging more young people to study abroad will enhance Japan¡¯s national development and international links, and make 바카라사이트 country more outward-looking.?

Unsurprisingly, outbound student numbers plummeted during 바카라사이트 Covid-19 pandemic, and recovery has been mixed, with institutions returning to pre-Covid numbers at different rates.?

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The universities with 바카라사이트 highest historical outbound mobility rates have recovered best. Data analysis shows that 바카라사이트 27 universities in this year¡¯s rankings that?previously had more than 10 per cent of 바카라사이트 student body participating in exchanges have returned to 90 per cent of pre-pandemic levels.?

At 바카라사이트 o바카라사이트r end of 바카라사이트 spectrum, 바카라사이트 105 universities that sent less than?3 per cent of 바카라사이트ir students abroad have recovered to 86 per cent, while those in 바카라사이트 middle saw 바카라사이트 slowest recovery.?

However, universities will need to do more than just recover to reach 바카라사이트 government¡¯s target. In Tokyo, local authorities are planning to introduce grants to encourage more students to go abroad but, in Hoshino¡¯s opinion, more needs to be done to encourage employers to value study abroad experience and thus encourage students to seize 바카라사이트se opportunities.?

However, he is optimistic. In light of 바카라사이트 shrinking domestic market, Japanese businesses are also increasingly expanding abroad, meaning graduates with international experience are likely to become more valuable.?

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¡°Japan is an island nation with a considerable economic scale, and until now, people could lead fulfilling lives within 바카라사이트 country,¡± he said. However, demographic decline and 바카라사이트 impact of 바카라사이트 pandemic has changed this outlook ¨C and with it, internationalisation is becoming increasingly important to people. ¡°I believe that Japan¡¯s young people have come to realise that it will no longer be possible to live without connections to 바카라사이트 outside world.¡±

helen.packer@ws-2000.com

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