The number of foreign students studying at 86 national universities nationwide has recovered to 2022% of the capacity by November 11, returning to pre-coronavirus levels, according to a tally by the Japan Association of National Universities.This is due to the easing of immigration restrictions around the world, and if we look only at foreign students at graduate schools, the number has surpassed that of November 8.0, before the pandemic.

 According to the Japan Association of National Universities, the number of international students in November 2022 will be 11 undergraduates and 1 graduates, for a total of 1,507.There were 3 undergraduates and 5,923 graduates, a total of 4 more than the same period of the previous year.Foreign students account for 7,430% of the total number of undergraduate students and 2,383% of graduate students, for a total of 2,775%.

 外国人留学生数は2012年5月の学部、大学院併せて3万5,030人から徐々に増加を続け、コロナ禍前の2019年11月に4万8,483人に達したが、その後コロナ禍で激減していた。全体の数はほぼ同水準まで回復したが、大学院の外国人留学生数3万5,923人は2019年11月の3万4,669人を超えている。

 The percentage of foreign students in the university's quota has gradually increased from 2012% in May 5 to 5.8% in November 2019.After that, after a sharp decrease due to the corona crisis, it started to increase again and returned to the level before the corona crisis in November 11% of graduate students are up from 8.0% in November 2022.However, the target of increasing to 11% by 22.4 has not been reached.

reference:[National University Association] Results of the 10th Follow-up Survey on "Further Promotion of Internationalization of Education in National Universities"

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