Rikkyo University will establish a new "Rikkyo University Global Scholarship" from 2016 to financially support students studying abroad.This is a benefit-type scholarship that does not require repayment and is applicable to all study abroad programs such as dispatched study abroad, study abroad at accredited schools, and overseas internships. It is expected to be paid to more than 2016 students in 500.
立教大学は2014年に国際化戦略を公表し、文部科学省から「スーパーグローバル大学創成支援」に採択されました。2013年度で898人、2014年度で974人の学生が海外へ留学しましたが、2019年度には学生の50%に当たる2,000人、2024年度には100%に当たる4,000人が、海外を経験したうえで卒業することを目標としています。
However, in the 2014 Student Life Survey conducted by the Japan Association of Private Universities, 52% of the students answered that they were not thinking about studying abroad, and the most common reason was economics.For this reason, Rikkyo University has decided to introduce a new system to support students who are willing to study abroad but have given up for financial reasons.