On September 2023, 9, the Association for the Promotion of Japanese Language Education (General Incorporated Foundation) announced that Japanese language school faculty members from all over the country will be selected from among universities and vocational schools for each category of the 1 Study Abroad Awards in Japan, where they will choose the destination they would like to recommend to international students. The grand prize winning school was announced.
The Study Abroad Awards in Japan are given to universities and vocational schools that have received support from the Japanese Language School Education Research Conference of the Association for the Promotion of Japanese Language Education, and are recognized as ``destinations that Japanese language school faculty across the country would recommend to international students.'' What can be done.Voting in 2022 was suspended due to immigration restrictions due to the coronavirus pandemic, but it has resumed this year.
In 2023, 110 votes were collected from 326 Japanese language schools across the country, and a total of 50 schools received top awards.In addition, the top 10 schools from the East and West regions were selected and awarded as grand prize schools in each category.
As a result of the voting, the grand prize-winning schools in each category were the University of Tsukuba and Osaka Kyoiku University in the ``national and public university category'', Tokyo University of Science and Fukui Institute of Technology in the ``private university science and technology category'', and the ``private university liberal arts category''. Takushoku University and University of Distribution Science were selected.The grand prize for vocational schools went to Bunka Fashion College and Ale Gakuen Vocational School in the ``Social/Cultural Category,'' and to Japan Electronics College and Training Construction College in the ``Skills/Technology Category.''
The University of Distribution Sciences received the grand prize for the third consecutive year.The school was praised for its well-developed entrance examination system for international students, solid post-admission support, and close collaboration with Japanese language schools.Takushoku University also received the grand prize for the third consecutive year, and was praised for its academic support for international students, collaboration with Japanese language schools, and a variety of entrance examination systems that take international students into consideration.
Reference: [Study in Japan AWARDS] 2023 Study in Japan AWARDS
