Due to the problem of a large number of foreign students going missing at some universities in Japan, the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology thoroughly enforces the acceptance and enrollment management of foreign students by the presidents of national, public and private universities and colleges of technology nationwide. I sent a notice asking me to do so.
According to the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, the notice was written in the name of Yosuke Kobayashi, Counselor for International Affairs at the Higher Education Bureau.Regarding the acceptance of foreign students, the purpose is to study, and it is required to proceed after appropriately judging whether they have sufficient ability to achieve the purpose.
In terms of enrollment management, we have requested that students who are absent for a long period of time or whose academic performance is not good be contacted and instructed thoroughly, and if there is no prospect of improvement, they will be asked to discuss withdrawal from school.
The notice was issued because the acceptance of foreign students studying at Japanese universities and other institutions has started to recover as restrictions on immigration to foreigners due to the corona crisis are being eased.
The number of 18-year-olds in Japan is declining sharply due to the declining birthrate, and some universities are facing financial difficulties as they are unable to secure new students and continue to fall short of their quotas.In order to overcome this, it is said that there are cases in which a large number of foreign students are accepted from overseas without sufficient judgment. A survey by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology revealed that about 2019 foreign students went missing in 1,600, and there is a view that studying abroad is a loophole for illegal employment. It is a form that made the first move.
