According to the Japan Student Services Organization, the number of foreign students accepted by higher education institutions such as Japanese universities and Japanese language education institutions in 2021 was 13.3, which is 24% lower than the previous year.It seems that immigration restrictions due to the corona wreck have affected, and it has decreased significantly by 2,444% compared to the peak in FY2019.
As of May 2021, 5, the Japan Student Services Organization (JASSO) aggregates foreign students who have completed admission procedures to Japanese higher education institutions and Japanese language education institutions and have been issued a certificate of status of residence. did.
According to the report, the number of foreign students in 2021 will be 24.It is estimated that the actual number is even smaller because the total includes students who have not been able to come to Japan due to immigration restrictions as of May 2,444.
在学段階別の内訳は、大学院5万2,759人、大学学部7万3,715人、短期大学2,331人、高等専門学校453人、専修学校専門課程7万268人、準備教育課程2,351人、日本語教育機関4万567人。微増となった高等専門学校以外、すべての在学段階で減少した。
The number of foreign students was in the 2011 range in 16, but it continued to increase as the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology took the lead and called for acceptance.In 2019, before the spread of the new coronavirus infection, the number increased to 31.
However, due to the spread of the new corona infection, it became difficult to travel abroad due to immigration restrictions, and the number decreased to 2020 in 27, and further decreased by 9,597 in 2021.Moreover, because the immigration restrictions in Japan are not easily lifted, some foreign students have switched to study abroad destinations outside Japan because they could not come to Japan after completing the procedures.
