Tsukuba Recent Trends in Higher Education in Japan I. In t e r n a t i o n a l i z a t i o n o f J a p a n e s e U n i v e r s i t i e s II. C h a n g i n g U n i v e r s i t i e s i n J a p a n Hiroshi Mizubayashi V ic e -P re sid e n t, U n iv e rsit y of T suk uba, J ap an 1

Internationalization of Japanese Universities to foster internationally ac tive h u m an resou rc es (P rop osal s ad o p t e d at a C ab i n e t m e e t i n g o n J u n e 2 7, 2 0 0 8 ) I ssue s Accept more international students and high-lev el human resources. J apanese students are ex pected to learn together w ith ov erseas students of v arious nationalities in order to b e getting b etter international competitiv eness. P rog ram s at Min ist ry of e d uc at ion ( 3 0 0 -t housan d p rog ram ) F unding univ ersities to increase in the numb ers of b oth ov erseas students as w ell as students ov erseas; enhancement of ex change. T he numb er of ov erseas students is ex pected to increase to 3 0 0 -thousand b y 2 0 2 0 ; inv itation to J apanese U niv ersities. 2

D e t a i l e d i s s u e s t o w a r d In t e r n a t i o n a l i z a t i o n o f J a p a n e s e U n i v e r s i t i e s O utline of P oin t s B etter admission procedures ( e. g., at ov erseas satellites) including v isa-issues f or ov erseas students. S upport f or getting employ ment af ter graduation. P romote ef f ectiv e international netw ork s among univ ersities. P rov ide the S eptemb er to August univ ersity y ear course f or ov erseas students. ( I n J apan, univ ersity y ear starts on April. ) S erv e univ ersity courses in E nglish. I ncrease scholarship and f ellow ship. U n iv e rsit ie s are e x p e c t e d t o p rop ose t he ir un iq ue an d e f f e c t iv e 3 0 0 -t housan d p rog ram s. 3

O M v e r s e a s s a t e l l i t e s o f J a p a n e s e u n i v e r s i t i e s A s o f O c t o b e r 1, 2 0 0 6 (A d m i s s i o n an d C o l l ab o r at i o n o f f i c e s ) Total: 2 7 6 s atte li te s L at in A m er ica 3 ( 1. 1 % ) E urop e 4 1 (1 4. 9 % ) A sia 1 6 3 (5 9. 1 % ) N ort h A m e ric a 4 8 (1 7. 4 % ) Oceania 5 ( 1. 8 % ) A f r ica 1 5 ( 5. 4 % ) id d l e E as t 1 ( 0. 4 % ) 4

Annual Statistics of International E x ch ang es of Stud ents in J ap an students 0 ov e rse as st ud e n t s: 1 1 8, 4 9 8 st ud e n t s ov e rse as: 8 2, 9 4 5 5

I. I nternationaliz ation of J apanese U niv ersities A s a n e x a m p l e, p r e s e n t a n d f u t u r e a t U n i v e r s i t y o f T s u k u b a O v e rse as st ud e n t s: 1, 3 3 7 as o f M ay, 2 0 0 8 ( the 3 rd in N ational U niv ersities) Asia: 7 8. 4 % ( C hina: 3 8. 5 %, K orea: 1 8. 5 %, O thers: 2 1. 4 % ) Af rica: 4. 7 %, E urope: 4. 4 %, C I S : 4. 1 %, M-& N -America: 3. 2 % M-E ast: 2. 3 %, N -America: 2 %, O ceania: 0. 8 % P l an n in g : Apply to 3 0 0 -thousand programs in order to accept much more ov erseas students, especially graduate students. P reparing f or the issues including renew al of dormitories, etc. O v erseas satellites T unis ( T unisia), T ashk ent ( U z b ek istan) ) : started as a collab oration of f ice. P lanning: B on ( G ermany ) and S hanghai ( C hina) as an admission and collab oration of f ice 6

I. Changing Universities in Japan Global Competition and International Collaboration i n E d u c a t i o n, R e s e a r c h a n d In n o v a t i o n a r e s i m u l t a n e o u s l y i n c r e a s i n g. Interac tiv e L ink s of U niv ers ities and S oc iety i n c l u d i n g U n i v e r s i t y a n d In d u s t r y C o l l a b o r a t i o n s a r e i n c r e a s i n g. 1 8 -y ears -old P opu lation i s d e c r e a s i n g. 7

Ministry of Education Programs in Higher Education 0 1 (Ministry o f E d u c at i o n, C u l t u r e, S p o r t s, S c i e n c e an d T e c h n o l o g y ) 1 ) P rogram f or D i s t i n c t i v e U n i v e r s i t y E d u c a t i o n T h i s p r o g r am s u p p o r t s t h e e f f o r t s o f u n i v e r s i t i e s t o ac h i e v e d i s t i n c t i v e an d o u t s t an d i n g e d u c at i o n an d w i d e l y p r o v i d e s i n f o r m at i o n t o s o c i e t y b y h o l d i n g f o r u m s, p u b l i s h i n g c o l l e c t i o n s o f c as e s t u d i e s, e t c. F or ex ample, the programs at U niv ersity of T suk ub a; S c h o o l o f M e d i c i n e an d M e d i c al S c i e n c e s : P r ac t i c e o f m e d i c al t r e at m e n t b y t e am D e v e l o p m e n t P r o g r am -A i m i n g t o n u r t u r e d o c t o r s w i t h h u m an i t y an d c o o p e r at i v e n e s s (F Y 2 0 0 7-2 0 0 9 ) S c h o o l o f A r t an d D e s i g n : C u l t i v at i o n o f t h e 3 C A b i l i t i e s t h r o u g h A r t an d D e s i g n E d u c at i o n (F Y 2 0 0 5-2 0 0 8 ) G r ad u at e S c h o o l o f S y s t e m s an d I n f o r m at i o n E n g i n e e r i n g : T r ai n i n g H i g h l y S p e c i al i z e d T e c h n i c i an s t h r o u g h P r ac t i c al P r o j e c t s (F Y 2 0 0 6-2 0 0 8 ) 8

ME programs i n H i gh e r Ed u c at i on 0 2 2 ) P rograms t o M e e t t h e M o d e r n E d u c a t i o n a l N e e d s T h i s p r o g r am s u p p o r t s t h e o u t s t an d i n g e f f o r t s o f u n i v e r s i t i e s, e t c, t o r e s p o n d t o r e c o m m e n d at i o n s o f t h e v ar i o u s c o u n c i l s an d p o l i c y i s s u e s w i t h s t r o n g s o c i al d e m an d s F or ex ample, the programs at U niv ersity of T suk ub a; S c h o o l o f I n f o r m at i c s : B r i n g i n g S t u d e n t s o f D i f f e r e n t B ac k g r o u n d s i n t o a T e am f o r C o n t e n t C r e at i o n - A P r ac t i c u m P r o g r am f o r C o n t e n t C r e at i n g (F Y 2 0 0 7-2 0 0 9 ) C l u s t e r o f M e d i c al S c i e n c e s : A P r o g r am f o r R e g i o n al H e al t h P r o m o t i o n (F Y 2 0 0 6-2 0 0 8 ) C e e r D e v e l o p m e n t O f f i c e : r i e r S u p p o r t F u s e d w i t h S p e c i i z e d E d u c i o n f o r A l l U n i v e r s i t y S t u d e n t s u s i n g C e e r P o r t f o l i o s d H u m N e t w o r k s Y 2 0 0 6 0 0 8 ) ar C ar al at s - ar an an (F -2 9

ME programs i n H i gh e r Ed u c at i on 0 3 3 ) P rogram f or t h e P r o m o t i o n o f t h e In t e r n a t i o n a l i z a t i o n o f U n i v e r s i t y E d u c a t i o n T h i s p r o g r am s u p p o r t s e f f o r t s t o f u r t h e r i n t e r n at i o n al i z e u n i v e r s i t y e d u c at i o n t h r o u g h o v e r s e as d i s p at c h e s o f s t u d e n t s an d s c h o o l s t af f, ac t i v e c o o p e r at i o n w i t h o v e r s e as u n i v e r s i t i e s, e t c. F or ex ample, the programs at U niv ersity of T suk ub a; D e p ar t m e n t o f A c ad e m i c A f f ai r s : U n i v e r s i t y o f T s u k u b a S u p p o r t P r o g r am f o r l o n g -t e r m s t u d y ab r o ad (F Y 2 0 0 5-2 0 0 8 ) G r ad u at e S c h o o l o f C o m p r e h e n s i v e H u m an S c i e n c e s : I n t e r n at i o n al i z at i o n o f S c h o o l E d u c at i o n an d R e s e ar c h t h r o u g h D e e p e n i n g o f F ac u l t y D e v e l o p m e n t A c t i v i t i e s (F Y 2 0 0 8 ) G r ad u at e S c h o o l o f L i f e an d E n v i r o n m e n t al S c i e n c e s : E s t ab l i s h m e n t o f I n t e r n at i o n al i z e d A g r i c u l t u r al E S D P r o g r am t h r o u g h I n t e n s i f y i n g P r ac t i c al A c t i v i t i e s (F Y 2 0 0 8 ) 10

ME programs i n H i gh e r Ed u c at i on 0 4 4 ) P rogram f or P rof e ssion al G rad uat e S c hool T h i s p r o g r am s u p p o r t s e f f o r t s t o d e v e l o p an d e n h an c e e d u c at i o n al c o n t e n t an d m e t h o d s i n g r ad u at e l aw s c h o o l s an d o t h e r p r o f e s s i o n al g r ad u at e s c h o o l s. F or ex ample, the program at U niv ersity of T suk ub a; G r ad u at e S c h o o l o f B u s i n e s s S c i e n c e s, M B A * P r o g r am i n I n t e r n at i o n al B u s i n e s s : D e v e l o p m e n t o f a S y s t e m t o G u ar an t e e E d u c at i o n Q u al i t y B u s i n e s s S c h o o l (F Y 2 0 0 5-2 0 0 6 ) (*Master of Business Administration) 5 ) P rogram f or t he P rom ot ion of R aisin g Hig h Q ual it y Me d ic al P rof e ssion al s t o Me e t t he N e e d s of t he S oc ie t y in R e g ion al Me d ic al C are F or ex ample, the programs at U niv ersity of T suk ub a; U n i v e r s i t y H o s p i t al : D o c t o r s C ar e e r u p P r o g r am (F Y 2 0 0 7-2 0 0 9 ), D e v e l o p m e n t o f S i m u l at i o n P r o g r am s an d A p p l i c at i o n s t o t h e T r ai n i n g o f A c u t e M e d i c i n e S p e c i al i s t s (F Y 2 0 0 6-2 0 0 8 ) 11

ME programs i n H i gh e r Ed u c at i on 0 5 6 ) I nitiativ e f or A t t r a c t i v e E d u c a t i o n i n G r a d u a t e S c h o o l s T h i s i n i t i at i v e s u p p o r t s e f f o r t s o f g r ad u at e s c h o o l t o ac h i e v e m o t i v at e d an d c r e at i v e e d u c at i o n w h i c h s h o u l d s t r e n g t h e n t h e i r f u n c t i o n s f o r t r ai n i n g s t u d e n t s as c r e at i v e y o u n g r e s e ar c h e r s. F or ex ample, the programs at U niv ersity of T suk ub a; G r u e S c h o o l o f C o m p r e h e n s i v e H u m S c i e n c e s : r o m o t i o n o f K s e i S c i e n c e f o r U n d e r s t d i n g t h e M e c h i s m o f M i n d d H e t Y 2 0 0 6 2 0 0 7 ) ad at an P an an an an ar (F - G r ad u at e S c h o o l o f S y s t e m s an d I n f o r m at i o n E n g i n e e r i n g : H u m an R e s o u r c e D e v e l o p m e n t w i t h P r ac t i c al I T * S k i l l s i n A d v an c e d I n f o r m at i o n S c i e n c e (F Y 2 0 0 6-2 0 0 7 ) (*I nformation T ec h nol og y ) 12

M E pro gram s f o r G rad u ate S c ho o l T h e 2 1 s t C e n t u r y C O E (C e n t e r of E x c e l l e n c e ) P rogram T he f ormation of glob al research and education centers b y m e an s o f t h i r d - p ar t y e v al u at i o n. (P roj ec ts: F Y 2 0 0 2 : 1 1 3 p roj ec ts at 5 0 univ ersities; F Y 2 0 0 3 : 1 3 3 p roj ec ts at 5 6 univ ersities; F Y 2 0 0 4 : 2 8 p roj ec ts at 2 4 univ ersities) G l o b a l C O E P r o g r a m (t h e s u c c e e d i n g p r o g r am ) T h e e s t ab l i s h m e n t o f e d u c at i o n an d r e s e ar c h C e n t e r s t h at p e r f o r m at the apex of glob al ex cellence t o e l e v at e t h e i n t e r n at i o n al c o m p e t i t i v e n e s s o f t h e J ap an e s e u n i v e r s i t i e s. T h e p r o g r am w i l l s t r e n g t h e n an d e n h an c e t h e e d u c at i o n an d r e s e ar c h f u n c t i o n s o f g r ad u at e s c h o o l s, t o f o s t e r h i g h l y c r e at i v e y o u n g r e s e ar c h e r s. (P roj ec ts: F Y 2 0 0 7 : 6 3 at 2 8 univ ersities; F Y 2 0 0 8 : 6 8 at 2 9 univ ersities) F o u r p r o g r am s at U n i v e r s i t y o f T s u k u b a O n e p r o g r am at U n i v e r s i t y o f T s u k u b a C y b e r n i c s : f u s i o n o f h u m an, m ac h i n e an d i n f o r m at i o n s y s t e m s 13

m Q ual ity A ssurance in Higher Education of Tsukuba Q u a l i t y A s s e s s m e n t is m ad e e v e ry six ye ars af t e r in c orp orat ion of n at ion al un iv e rsit ie s on 2 0 0 6 ; N at ion al U n iv e rsit ie s hav e be e n re f orm e d t o N at ion al U n iv e rsit y C orp orat ion s. M E (Ministry of E duc ation) o f f i c i a l p r o g r a m f o r Q u a l i t y A s s u r a n c e Q ual it y A sse ssm e n t is m ad e f rom t he st an d p oin t s of an in t e rn at ion al l y ac c e p t abl e l e v e l of q ual it y in hig he r e d uc at ion by on e of t he ac ad e m ic asse ssm e n t ag e n c ie s*, an d t he n ap p rov al ay be g ran t e d by ME w he n t he sc ore s e x c e e d t he c orre sp on d in g c rit e rion s. * F o r e x am p l e, N I A D -U E (N at i o n al I n s t i t u t e f o r A c ad e m i c D e g r e e s an d U n i v e r s i t y E v al u at i o n ). 14

U n iv e rsit ie s are al w ays im p rov in g Q u a l i t y A s s u r a n c e i n H i g h e r E d u c a t i o n, b e c a u s e i t is an im p ort an t issue t o st re n g t he n t he in t e rn at ion al c om p e t it iv e n e ss an d t o m e e t e x p an d e d d e m an d s t o hig he r e d uc at ion. E x am p l e s at U n iv e rsit y of T suk uba T he un d e rg rad uat e sc hool syst e m has be e n re f orm e d in t o sc hool s an d c ol l e g e s in A p ril 2 0 0 7. N e w T suk uba S t an d ard f or t he C on c e p t an d A c hie v e m e n t of U n d e rg rad uat e C ourse has be e n e st abl ishe d on 2 0 0 8. C ourse st ud ie s f or I n t e rac t iv e L in k s of U n iv e rsit ie s an d S oc ie t y, U n iv e rsit y an d I n d ust ry C ol l aborat ion s, C om p l ian c e, e t c, hav e be e n im p rov e d in g rad uat e sc hool s. e t c 15

Further Development in Higher Education E x am p l e s at U n iv e rsit y of T suk uba N ew C ooperativ e G raduate S chool S y stems made up of researchers f rom v arious institutes: - T he D octoral P rogram in Materials S cience and E ngineering w ith the cooperation of the N ational I nstitute f or Materials S cience ( N I MS ) - T he D octoral P rogram in Adv anced Agricultural T echnology and S cience w ith the cooperation of the N ational Agriculture and f ood R esearch O rganiz ation ( N AR O ) - T he D octoral C ourse f or U nif ied E ducation on U niv erse H istory w ith the international cooperation of B N L ( B rook hav en N ational L ab oratory ), C E R N ( E uropean O rganiz ation f or N uclear R esearch ) and V L B I ( V ery L ong B aseline I nterf erometer proj ect). 16

Age 7 0 6 0 5 0 4 0 30 20 10 S e ri ou s I ssu e i n J apan Population in J apan 0 0 1 2 3 population (10 6 ) D e c re asin g 1 8 -ye ars-ol d p op ul at ion brin g s about an in c re asin g d om e st ic c om p e t it ion am on g un iv e rsit ie s in J ap an. 2.5 2 1.5 1 0.5 0 E v o l u t i o n o f e n r o l l m e n t r at e s i n h i g h e r e d u c at i o n 5 3. 7 % 2.01 1.7 7 1.59 1.58 1.56 1.51 51.5 52.3 53.7 4 9.1 1.3 7 4 5.2 1.3 3 1.3 37.4 37.6 36.3 17

W e b elieve th at Internationalization of Japanese Universities is an im portant issu e to realize th e intensified c om petitiveness in th e fu tu re. T han k you f or your at t e n t ion. 18

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