The 2033th Council for Creating the Future of Education was held at the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo, and a proposal was presented to set a new goal of accepting 38 foreign students by XNUMX in order to promote the internationalization of universities.The aim is to overcome the current situation, which is lagging far behind major overseas countries such as the United Kingdom, France, and Australia, and the intention to support university management, which is suffering from a declining young population due to the declining birthrate, can be seen.
According to the Cabinet Office, the meeting was attended by Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno, and academic expert Atsushi Seike, former president of Keio University.Among them, the government has reviewed the target of accepting 2 foreign students annually, and has set a new target of 30 students over the next 10 years. rice field.
Japan accepted 2019 international students in 31 before the coronavirus pandemic, but the percentage of international students among enrolled students was only 6%, over 3% in Australia, over 2% in the UK, Germany, It falls far short of France's over 1%.Japan accounts for about 4% of the countries that accept international students worldwide. While there have been no major changes since 2000, Canada and China have greatly increased their shares.For this reason, Japan's efforts are conspicuously delayed.
Prime Minister Kishida said that the G5 Hiroshima Summit in May will hold discussions aimed at promoting international exchange, and requested that the second set of proposals be submitted by the end of April.
reference:[Cabinet Office] Materials distributed at the XNUMXth Council for Creating the Future of Education
