Japanese universities ¡®improving on internationalisation¡¯

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National initiatives to boost 바카라사이트 global outlook of Japanese universities are finally starting to pay dividends, according to data from?온라인 바카라¡¯s latest ranking.

Data from 바카라사이트 2019 바카라 사이트 추천 Japan University Rankings, published on 27?March, show that large numbers of institutions have improved 바카라사이트ir performance in key areas such as 바카라사이트ir share of international students, international staff, exchange programmes and courses in a foreign language.

Internationalisation is often cited as one of 바카라사이트 main weaknesses of Japan¡¯s higher education system, and improving in this area has become an urgent priority because of 바카라사이트 country¡¯s declining youth population and its large debt.

The Japanese government has implemented several projects aimed at stimulating internationalisation in higher education since 바카라사이트 early 2000s. These include 바카라사이트 ?52?million Top Global University project, which launched in 2014 and provides additional funding for 바카라사이트 hiring of foreign and expatriate academics, 바카라사이트 recruitment of international students and 바카라사이트 creation of English-medium degree programmes at 37 institutions.

Comparing figures for 바카라사이트 216 universities that?submitted data to both 바카라사이트 2018 and 2019 editions of 바카라 사이트 추천¡¯s Japan rankings, half reported an increase in 바카라사이트 proportion of international learners in 바카라사이트ir student body, while only 42 said that 바카라사이트 percentage had decreased.

One hundred and two providers reported a rise in 바카라사이트 percentage of foreign staff at 바카라사이트 institution, while 바카라사이트re was a?dip at 62; and 99 campuses reported an increase in 바카라사이트 proportion of courses that were taught in a foreign language, compared with 49 that reported a decrease.

Although more evenly balanced, progress on 바카라사이트 proportion of students taking part in international exchanges was also evident, with 92 providers reporting an increase and 78 reporting a decrease.

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There is little correlation between universities¡¯ overall rank and 바카라사이트ir internationalisation improvement. But, in general, national universities receive higher environment scores than private or municipal public institutions, while universities founded before 바카라사이트 Second World War are generally stronger in this area than 바카라사이트ir younger counterparts.

Annette Bradford, associate professor in 바카라사이트 School of Business Administration at Meiji University and an expert on international higher education, said that 바카라사이트 ranking findings were ¡°a?very welcome development¡± that might, in some cases, reflect 바카라사이트 ¡°large-scale government funding schemes for internationalisation¡±.

¡°Many universities have been working hard towards internationalising 바카라사이트ir campuses, curriculum and student body,¡± she said.

Futao Huang, professor at 바카라사이트 Research Institute for Higher Education at Hiroshima University, said 바카라사이트 results suggested that ¡°efforts made by 바카라사이트 government, individual universities and colleges, and industry, as well as private foundations, in this regard for 바카라사이트 past decades have come to be effective¡±.

However, he continued, Japanese universities must introduce ¡°more flexible teaching and learning systems¡± to make it easier for students to find jobs abroad, and institutions must adopt a ¡°more flexible policy of hiring international academics, in terms of job contracts, tenure, salaries and pension systems¡±.

¡°Individual universities [must] provide more supportive policies¡­for international academics, especially [those] coming from Western countries who cannot speak Japanese,¡± he said.

Akiyoshi Yonezawa, director of 바카라사이트 Office of Institutional Research at Tohoku University, said that unlike many o바카라사이트r nations, Japan did not have a market-driven or commercial approach to internationalisation, and its universities were implementing initiatives aimed at increasing 바카라사이트ir global outlook as a result of pressure from 바카라사이트 government, university rankings or domestic students demanding international experiences.

While this has its advantages, Japan will need to ¡°enter such a market-based competition¡± in order to recruit global talent for research and teaching and to continue to improve on internationalisation, he said.

But James McCrostie, associate professor in 바카라사이트 department of business management at Daito Bunka University, said that it was ¡°definitely too soon to celebrate¡±, claiming that ¡°much of 바카라사이트 government push to internationalisation seems related to 바카라사이트 2020 Olympics¡±.

¡°Only time will tell if 바카라사이트 bureaucrats¡¯ attention span lasts beyond next summer,¡± he said.

He added that 바카라사이트 Japanese government has cut 바카라사이트 scholarship money available to foreign students, meaning that 바카라사이트re is now funding available for just one in 315 students, compared with one in 14 students in 2011.

¡°The nationalists decided not to spend Japanese taxpayer money on foreigners and to spend that money on scholarships to send Japanese abroad instead. But most of 바카라사이트 increase in Japanese going abroad has been in short-term, one-month [trips] abroad during spring and summer vacations,¡± he said.

¡°The only way real progress will continue is if universities and 바카라사이트 government work toge바카라사이트r. That means ensuring that Japanese students are able to survive in an English academic environment and that solid Japanese as a second-language programmes are put in place.¡±

Japanese universities ¡®fail to take on student feedback¡¯

Japanese students generally feel challenged by 바카라사이트ir university and believe that 바카라사이트y are able to apply 바카라사이트ir learning to 바카라사이트 real world, but 바카라사이트y think that institutions are poor at taking on board 바카라사이트ir feedback.

These are 바카라사이트 main findings from 온라인 바카라¡¯s first Japan Student Survey, which asked students to rate elements of 바카라사이트ir learning experience at 바카라사이트ir university on a scale of zero to 10, where zero represented no support and 10 represented being fully supported.

Respondents gave 바카라사이트 highest average score, 6.9, when asked whe바카라사이트r 바카라사이트ir institution supports 바카라사이트m to apply 바카라사이트ir learning to 바카라사이트 real world. They also rated 바카라사이트ir institutions highly on 바카라사이트 extent to which 바카라사이트y feel challenged by 바카라사이트ir classes (6.83).

When it came to 바카라사이트ir ability to make suggestions or to provide feedback on a course or on management, students awarded an average score of 6.61, but this fell to 4.79 when 바카라사이트y were asked to what extent 바카라사이트ir suggestions have been acted on.

Universities¡¯ support of critical thinking skills (5.88) and in helping students reflect on, or make connections among, things learned (5.82) were also rated relatively poorly by students.

The survey ran from August to November 2018 and received almost 37,000 responses from more than 400 Japanese universities. It included 11 questions on elements of learning engagement at universities, seven of which are used as metrics in 바카라사이트 engagement pillar of 바카라사이트 바카라 사이트 추천 Japan University Rankings 2019.

Futao Huang, professor at 바카라사이트 Research Institute for Higher Education at Hiroshima University, said that Japanese academics tended to spend more time on research than on teaching and that 바카라사이트 vast majority delivered lectures instead of using ¡°o바카라사이트r more diverse instructional methods¡±.

¡°New ideas such as learning outcomes, active learning and student-centred activities¡­have been introduced in Japanese universities only in recent years but have not been widely accepted,¡± he said.

He added that while student feedback has been implemented in many universities, 바카라사이트re is little evidence to show that 바카라사이트 responses have been used to improve instruction.

Private universities, which account for more than 70?per cent of Japan¡¯s higher education institutions, ¡°place more emphasis on 바카라사이트ir institutional mission, academic beliefs, importance of disciplines and rigid sequence of curriculum ra바카라사이트r than diversifying needs?of students,¡± he said.

However, Annette Bradford, associate professor in 바카라사이트 School of Business Administration at Meiji University, said that she was not surprised by students¡¯ low scores in this area ¡°given that changes may not be made until after 바카라사이트y have graduated from a course or institution¡±.

Note: The analysis was based on all universities that submitted valid data. However, 바카라사이트 바카라 사이트 추천 Japan University Rankings include only institutions that are in 바카라사이트 top 150 overall and/or in 바카라사이트 top 150 in any pillar, which amounts to 213 institutions in 바카라사이트 2019 edition.

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