Policies and Practices of Internationalization at Home of Higher Education in Japan
Entering the 21st century,the Japanese government actively promotes the practice of internationalization at home policies for higher education,in order to cultivate globalized talents and thereby enhance the international competitiveness of higher education.The key policy points for promoting the internationalization at home of higher education in Japan include:receiving foreign students to enhance student diversity,constructing international courses to cultivate global talents,promoting the internationalization of teachers to drive the internationalization of students and courses,and constructing an international support system to assist in the development of internationalization at home.Under the guidance of government policies,Japanese universities have conducted distinctive explorations and practices based on the actual situation of their own universities,achieving significant improvements in the number and proportion of international students,the proportion of foreign teachers,employment opportunities for international students studying in Japan,characteristic education projects,and international cooperation.In the future,the internationalization at home of higher education in Japan will place greater emphasis on the utilization of international student resources and the construction of international courses.
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