Nagase Co., Ltd., which operates Toshin High School and Toshin Satellite Preparatory School, conducted a questionnaire survey of students who passed the active duty from Toshin to the University of Tokyo in the 2022 entrance examination.As a result, more than 6% answered that they would like to study abroad, and in comparison from 2019, it was also found that the intention to study abroad, which had declined due to the corona disaster, is on a recovery trend.384 valid responses.
According to the survey, when asked "Do you want to study abroad?", "I want to study abroad" fell below the previous year's level in 2020, but started to rise from there, reaching 2022% in 61.9. 26% answered, "I definitely want to do it."According to materials from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, about 4% of university students study abroad, so it can be said that those who have passed the active duty at the University of Tokyo are very conscious of studying abroad.In addition, the number of people who did not want to study abroad increased until the previous year, but this year it was 13.8%, which was lower than in 2019 before the Corona disaster.
As for "the reason why I wanted to study abroad", "overseas travel experience" was the top with 33.9%, but it is on a downward trend.The increase from the previous year was 21.2% for "Information on the Internet, TV, etc." and 19.4% for "Recommendations for family members and people close to us." "Recommendations for family members and people close to us" had been on a downward trend in 2020 and 2021 due to the influence of the new Corona, but it turned to an increase this year probably because the anxiety was somewhat resolved. “Activities / initiatives at school” decreased by 13.8% this year, which may be due to the cancellation of events such as studying abroad in school that invite students from overseas universities.
On the other hand, the top reasons for "I don't want to study abroad" were "I'm not confident in my language skills" (28.2%) and "I have a heavy financial burden" (27.4%). “Safety concerns” of 20.2% increased in 2020, when the epidemic of the new corona began, and has remained unchanged at around 20% since then.In addition to the new corona, factors such as changes in the international situation can be considered.
In the first place, the reason for "not interested" is halved from 2019% in 31.3 to 14.5% this year. Although it temporarily increased to 2021% in 25.3, it is possible that the influence of the new corona made it difficult to study abroad in the first place.While there are a certain number of people who do not want to study abroad for various reasons, it can be said that interest in studying abroad is increasing.
