Japan’s Global 30 Program: The Push and Pull Factors of International Student Mobility

Jonathan Peter Aleles

Abstract


The Internationalization of Japanese higher education started in 1982. The 1983 target of attracting 100,000 foreign students to Japan was accomplished in 2003 under Prime Minister Nakasone’s “International Student 100,000 Planâ€. Since that time, The Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) has concentrated its effort on internationalizing its universities by developing an educational system called the Global 30 Project (G30). The G30 Project and similar programs were instituted to turn Japan into an international education hub. Data presented in this paper is based on surveys conducted at prestigious universities in Japan. This study focuses on the pull factors that attract international students to Japan and the particular G30 participating university, and the push factors that contributed to participants deciding to leave their home country. Findings in this report will be used to identify pull factors of the G30 program. Results will assist in future recruiting efforts.

 


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Global 30 Program, Higher education, International education, Japan

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