Showa Women's University has been working on global human resource development for students of the Faculty of Human Sciences in cooperation with the overseas campus "Showa Boston" opened in Boston, USA. In the five-year effort, we introduced multilingualization and numbering in a part of the syllabus in order to improve the international applicability of the curriculum.In order to improve global educational ability, we will actively hire foreign faculty members and faculty members who have obtained a degree from a foreign university, and the ratio will increase from 5% (2012 people) in 21.1 to 43% (2016) in 25.2. Ascended to (name).In addition, the number of overseas partner universities has more than tripled from 57 to 8.

　In the curriculum, an English placement test is conducted for all students at the time of admission, and classes are organized by level. We strengthened our English proficiency by providing supplementary lessons at various seminars and e-learning to improve the TOEIC score. In FY2016, the number of students who meet the TOEIC score of 700 or higher among the graduated year students increased from 2013 in 72 to 111 in the Faculty of Human Sciences.

　In addition, we have established a preparatory education system for students to make them aware of studying abroad from the open campus stage. "The number of graduate students who studied abroad with credits while still in school" increased from 2012 in 40 to 2016 in 111.

　In addition, we have developed a short-term intensive program in which foreign students from partner universities in the United States, Asia, Europe, and other countries participate and study in English with Japanese students. From 2013 to 2016, 14 foreign students and 67 Japanese students from 246 countries will participate and develop practical ability to carry out work in a multicultural environment, such as preparing and managing the program in English. I was.

　Through the realization of the above systematic and concrete measures, we have achieved numerical targets in many items, and while confirming the effects of each measure, we are connecting to the next measures and giving careful guidance to students. Etc. led to this high evaluation.The university plans to develop its own global human resources development program even after the project ends.

　* Evaluation is carried out in five stages from S to D, and "S" refers to those that have achieved results that exceed the business plan in terms of the status of efforts and the status of achievement of goals, and that the business objectives have been fully realized.

Reference: [Japan Society for the Promotion of Science]Support for global human resource development that drives economic and social development Ex-post evaluation Ex-post evaluation results> Showa Women's University (PDF)