According to a survey conducted by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, the number of university students who acquired a certain level of foreign language ability at the time of graduation was far below the target of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.Although the number of classes taught in foreign languages and the number of foreign faculty members have exceeded the targets, it seems that they have not yet been linked to the realization of globalization of university students.
The survey was conducted by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science and the Global Human Resources Development Support Program Committee, which leads the development of the economy and society, and summarized the business follow-up results of 42 universities that were adopted by the program.
それによると、文科省が定めた目標値のうち、外国語による授業の実施数は2015年度で目標の1万3,358件を上回る1万6,795件、外国人教員の数は2016年5月現在で目標の8,645人を超す1万450人に達した。また、教員の博士号取得、教員当たりの学生数も目標を上回り、一定の外国語力を持つ事務系職員数もほぼ目標並みを確保できている。
On the other hand, the number of university students who acquired a certain level of foreign language ability * at the time of graduation was only 2015 in FY7,443, which was far below the target of 1.The number of university students who have studied abroad with credits at the time of graduation was 509 in FY2015, which is less than the target of 1.Both are gradually increasing every year, but it seems that further improvement of the educational environment will be necessary.
Furthermore, the number of Japanese students studying abroad fell below the target for the first time in 2015, and the ratio of foreign students to all students continued to increase from the previous year, but did not reach the target.
* Based on the standards set by each university.
