The Internationalization of universities In Japan

• Main Authors: Chien-Hsiu Chou, 周錢秀
• Other Authors: Pai-Hua Chueh
• Format: Others
• Published: 2006
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/92004255179071183127

碩士 === 淡江大學 === 日本研究所碩士班 === 94 === Today, Because of the fast development of traffic and communication technology, various kinds of exchanges become frequent. And international exchanges provide an essential impetus for progress at universities development. Therefore, the internationalization of education has become an important subject. Thus, Japan has implemented several policies to promote the internationalization of universities. Japanese universities had promoted the international student exchange and the researcher exchange with foreign universities by concluding intercollegiate agreement. And in order to integrate with the world and improve university education, Japanese universities has gave efforts to the diversification of the curriculum, the exchangeability of the unit, and English Language Education, etc. This thesis researches how Japanese universities promote internationalization, and the issues of internationalization of Japanese universities. Besides the preface and conclusion, there are four chapters in this thesis: Chapter 1 described the internationalization policy of university in Japan. Chapter 2 examined the foreign students policy of Japan and the subject of the foreign student exchange. Chapter 3 researched the international academic exchanges in Japan. And Chapter 4 analyzed the education system reform of Japanese universities. According to the above studies, this thesis would conclude in three points about the internationalization of Japanese universities: 1.The conversion of internationalization policy: From valuing the foreign student exchange to improve the universities education 2.Overemphasis of studying abroad to Occident. (Ex: Europe and America.) 3.Un-flexible education system and content of Japanese universities. Then, for accomplishing the internationalization of Japanese universities, I proffer the opinions as following: 1. Providing desirable system for the acceptance of foreign students. 2. Attaching importance to the international academic exchanges with Asia. 3. Japanese universities need to make a constructive internationalization strategy, and execute the strategy certainly. Finally, based on the result of this research, I propose the following suggestions to Taiwanese universities:1. To establish the foreign student support mechanisms and the international exchange mechanisms.2. To improve the university education.