Measuring the Accessibility of Study in Japan Utilizing International Admissions Procedures of English-taught Degree Programs

Higher Education Forum Volume 13 Page 91-107 published_at 2016-03
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Measuring the Accessibility of Study in Japan Utilizing International Admissions Procedures of English-taught Degree Programs
Creator
Ota Hiroshi
Horiuchi Kiyomi
Source Title
Higher Education Forum
Volume 13
Start Page 91
End Page 107
Journal Identifire
[PISSN] 2432-9614
[NCID] AA1187795X
Abstract
The “300,000 International Students Plan” called for a significant increase in the number of international students in Japan, from 140,000 to 300,000. It was announced by the Japanese government in 2008 and the Global 30 Project, implemented as part of the Plan, has triggered the growth of English-taught degree (hereafter “ETD”) programs in Japanese universities. In this paper, the application guidelines and procedures of 20 universities which offer ETD programs for undergraduate students were collected and examined. Comparative analysis revealed that the admissions quotas for those ETD programs are, in general, limited to a small number of students and that their growth does not, therefore, necessarily lead to easier access for international students. The results of the analysis also indicated that the larger the international student admissions quota for an ETD program, the higher the accessibility of international admissions procedures provided by the respective university.
Keywords
International students
English-taught degree (ETD) program
international admissions procedures
pre-departure admissions
NDC
Education [ 370 ]
Language
eng
Resource Type departmental bulletin paper
Publisher
Research Institute for Higher Education, Hiroshima University
Date of Issued 2016-03
Publish Type Version of Record
Access Rights open access
Source Identifier
[ISBN] 978-4-902808-97-1
[NCID] AA1187795X