On April 2016, 4, the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology published "Crisis Management Guidelines for Studying Abroad at Universities".The first attempt by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.
Currently, the importance of studying abroad for students is increasing from the perspective of developing human resources who can play an active role globally, and according to the Japan Student Services Organization's "Study on Study Abroad for Japanese Students Based on Agreements (FY2015)" The number of Japanese students who started studying abroad at overseas universities during FY2015 was 54,455, which is an increase from 2014 in FY52,132.
However, considering the recent security situation where terrorism, riots, demonstrations, etc. occur frequently, it is more difficult to predict and avoid crisis events, so various crisis events occur regardless of the student's destination. Based on the situation that may occur, it is required to raise awareness in advance and review the crisis management system at the university so that the students traveling at each university will study abroad with sufficient awareness of safety management.
The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, with the cooperation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, checks the "Crisis Management Guidelines for Studying Abroad at Universities" that summarizes the points to be noted when each university raises awareness of students and develops a crisis management system. Created in list format.
In the guidelines, in order to raise the awareness of students to "protect themselves" when studying abroad, tools for collecting information on crises such as the "Overseas Safety Homepage" of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, how to use them, and studying abroad Enlightenment such as registration of contact information, request for assistance from overseas diplomatic missions in case of being involved in an incident or accident, thorough prior confirmation of consultation counters, and participation in overseas travel insurance.
On the other hand, for universities, "Is the judgment criteria such as whether or not to issue a warning according to the danger information of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and whether or not to continue studying abroad are set and shared with students?" Is the authority and responsibility clear regarding the method of deciding what to do in case of involvement, the decision process, and the final decision? "," If a student is involved in an incident or accident, contact with the family and necessary It includes the establishment of a crisis management system, such as "Is there a system to provide support?", And the establishment of a system to care for students involved in the incident and students around them.
