Looking at the results of the 2021 entrance examination by faculty system, there are some faculty systems such as pharmacy where the number of applicants has increased from the previous year, but private universities have more applicants than the previous year in all faculty systems. It has decreased.However, since the rate of decrease in the number of applicants is divided into faculty systems that are on par with the average value and faculty systems that have decreased significantly, it can be said that they are divided into relatively popular faculty systems and unpopular faculty systems. increase.Through national, public and private universities, the tendency is "almost high and low", but there is a difference in popularity in the field of science.

 

 

Foreign language and international faculties are unpopular, but there is a possibility of opportunity.

 It seems that the entrance examination is gradually easing competition due to the decrease in the ratio due to the decrease in the number of applicants.However, the tendency is different between the total tabulation and the individual faculty system.Kawaijuku's university entrance examination information site Kei-Net and the homepage of Sundai Preparatory School provide detailed explanations, and you can see trends by system.In particular, on the Kawaijuku website, the national and public universities publish a detailed summary of entrance examination results, so you can see the popularity or unpopularity of the faculty system. In a word, the result of the entrance examination for 2021 is "almost high school and low school".Although the science field is very popular, not all fields are popular, so we call it "almost".This will be explained later.

 The results of the humanities and humanities are quite severe, especially in the humanities.In particular, the number of applicants for foreign language and international so-called global undergraduate programs is conspicuously decreasing.Only the international economics of national and public universities have increased significantly, but this is due to the fact that some methods of Shimonoseki City University have increased in reaction to the low magnification last year.Except for these cases, the unpopularity of the global system is obvious.This trend is expected to continue in the entrance exams next year.It seems that the main reason is that it is not possible to study abroad due to the corona disaster, but if you change your mind, it may be possible to see the unpopularity as an opportunity for the examinees in terms of magnification and so on. ..In most cases, students enrolling in the future will actually study abroad in a few years.At that time, the environment for studying abroad seems to have improved.In addition, globalization is expected to continue to progress, so the need for global faculties will not disappear.Rather, by studying abroad that combines online and real, there will be cases where not only educational effects but also costs will be more fulfilling than conventional study abroad.
Currently, some universities are already making unique efforts.Showa Women's University (Setagaya-ku, Tokyo) has an American state university Japan Campus (Temple University Japan) on campus, and its own efforts are underway.Kanda University of International Studies, Faculty of Global Liberal Arts (Chiba City, Chiba Prefecture) has its own educational programs such as overseas study tours to Lithuania, India, Malaysia Borneo, and Jerusalem (currently conducted in combination with online and real). doing.In addition, Kinki University Faculty of International Studies (Osaka Prefecture, Higashi-Osaka City) is one year behind schedule, but new attempts are starting to move depending on the university, such as resuming dispatch to the United States.Kinki University has announced that it will depart in mid-September this year.In the last few years, the number of global faculties established through national, public and private universities has increased, and the range of choices has expanded, but each university has its own unique educational content.It can be said that the environment is quite selectable for the examinees.

 

 

Reference site:
Kawaijuku University Entrance Examination Information Site Kei-Net General Entrance Examination Results
https://www.keinet.ne.jp/exam/past/
Sundai Preparatory School University Entrance Examination Information
https://www2.sundai.ac.jp/yobi/sv/news/index.html
Showa Women's University International Exchange / Study Abroad
https://univ.swu.ac.jp/international
Faculty of Global Liberal Arts, Kanda University of International Studies
https://www.kandagaigo.ac.jp/kuis/main/faculties/gla/
Kinki University Faculty of International Studies
https://www.kindai.ac.jp/international-studies/

 

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Satoru Kobe (educational journalist)

Education Journalist/University Entrance Examination Writer/Researcher
After joining Kawaijuku Educational School in 1985, he has been engaged in collecting and disseminating university entrance examination information for over XNUMX years, and is also in charge of editing the monthly magazine "Guideline".
After retiring from Kawaijuku in 2007, he has been engaged in entrance examination work such as pass / fail judgment and entrance examination system design at a university in Tokyo, and is also in charge of student recruitment and public relations work.
After retiring from university in 2015, he worked as a writer and editor for Asahi Shimbun Publishing's "University Ranking" and Kawaijuku's "Guideline", and also contributed to Nihon Keizai Shimbun and Mainichi Newspapers.After that, he worked for a national research and development agency, and since 2016 has been consulting to support various issues at universities. KEI Advanced (Kawaijuku Group) conducts simulations and market trend surveys using entrance examination data, as well as formulating future concepts and medium-term plans, establishing new faculties, and supporting the design of entrance examination systems.
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