Presentation Information
[SS-19-01]Japan Beyond the Big Four: Highlighting India to Japan mobility
*KEIKO IKEDA IKEDA1, *Sagar Bahadur2 (1. Kansai University , 2. Acumen)
Keywords:
Student Mobility,Study Abroad Pathways,Japan’s Positioning in International Education
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概要
This session examines the changing position of Japan in the student mobility landscape of South and Southeast Asia through comparative benchmarking with other destination countries. While the traditional “Big Four” destinations—the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, and Canada—continue to shape global mobility aspirations, rising costs, visa uncertainty, and changing career expectations are prompting students and families to consider alternative destinations. In this context, Japan is attracting growing attention, but its value must be understood in relation to other emerging destinations such as Malaysia and regional hubs that offer different combinations of affordability, accessibility, language requirements, and post-study opportunities.The session reframes study abroad to Japan not simply as student recruitment, but as part of a broader pathway involving study, skills formation, employability, and possible longer-term settlement. It explores how Japan is perceived by students, families, institutions, and intermediaries, and considers both Japan’s distinctive strengths and the challenges it faces in communicating its educational and career value more clearly. The session also asks how Japanese universities should reposition international education within this shifting environment. As student mobility becomes more pathway-oriented and strategically benchmarked, universities in Japan are challenged to move beyond a narrow “acceptance” model and rethink international education as an integrated framework linking learning, language support, intercultural engagement, and career development
特になし
受講者が受講前に取り組む 事前課題等
特になし
概要
This session examines the changing position of Japan in the student mobility landscape of South and Southeast Asia through comparative benchmarking with other destination countries. While the traditional “Big Four” destinations—the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, and Canada—continue to shape global mobility aspirations, rising costs, visa uncertainty, and changing career expectations are prompting students and families to consider alternative destinations. In this context, Japan is attracting growing attention, but its value must be understood in relation to other emerging destinations such as Malaysia and regional hubs that offer different combinations of affordability, accessibility, language requirements, and post-study opportunities.The session reframes study abroad to Japan not simply as student recruitment, but as part of a broader pathway involving study, skills formation, employability, and possible longer-term settlement. It explores how Japan is perceived by students, families, institutions, and intermediaries, and considers both Japan’s distinctive strengths and the challenges it faces in communicating its educational and career value more clearly. The session also asks how Japanese universities should reposition international education within this shifting environment. As student mobility becomes more pathway-oriented and strategically benchmarked, universities in Japan are challenged to move beyond a narrow “acceptance” model and rethink international education as an integrated framework linking learning, language support, intercultural engagement, and career development