According to the Japan Student Services Organization's 123 International Student Survey, the number of foreign students accepted by 2017 private universities nationwide that are members of the Japan Association of Private Universities in 9.8 increased by 3% from the previous year to 8,083. Do you get it.

 According to the Japan Association of Private Universities, the breakdown is 2 privately funded study abroad students, 8,946 exchange study abroad students, and 1,606 nationally funded study abroad students, for a total of 735 students.In addition, there are 3 auditors, elective students, research students, etc., and 1,287 students, etc.By faculty and graduate school, there were 5,906 undergraduate students and 890 graduate students.

 過去5年間の推移をみると、2012年度から3年間は3万~3万1,000人台で足踏みしていたが、2015年度3万2,518人、2016年度3万4,688人と増加傾向に転じており、2017年度は一気に増加幅を広げた。本科生では私費留学の増加が目立っている。

 China, including Hong Kong, is the overwhelming majority of the countries and regions of origin for undergraduate students, with 1 students accounting for 8,296% of the total.This is followed by South Korea, which accounts for 58.5%, with 13.3, followed by Vietnam with 4,155, Taiwan with 1,785, and Indonesia with 1,078.While most countries are on a slight increase, Vietnam is showing a sharp increase of about 833 people over the previous year.On the contrary, South Korea has continued to decline, and the number has decreased by nearly 400 in the past five years.

 On the other hand, the number of Japanese students dispatched overseas was 2016 in 3, an increase of 3,374% from the previous year. The feature is that short-term study abroad for less than one month is increasing, which shows that internationalization is gradually progressing.

reference:[Japan Association of Private Universities] Outline of the results of "International Education and Exchange Survey 2017"

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