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Recent Initiatives by the University of Tokyo to Promote International Student Exchange
Prof. Kazuhiko TAKEUCHI
Vice President for International Relations
In keeping with the progress of globalization, research universities of the world are pressed to
respond to increasing demands to strengthen international competitiveness. How international student
exchange programs are promoted at the University of Tokyo (Todai) will herein be discussed.
Todai is currently making full use of a new international alliance, the International Alliance of
Research Universities (IARU) formed in January of 2006 to promote international exchange, in
addition to existing mutual exchange activities, such as summer camps among the members of
Association of Pacific Rim Universities (APRU) and the Association of East Asian Research
Universities (AEARU).
Todai also has established the “Todai-Yale Initiative” at Yale University to promote exchange by
sending doctoral students as well as faculty in the fields of humanities and social sciences. In the
summer of 2007, Todai hosted Yale summer program for the first time. In addition, a plan to hold a
global summer program is underway among the IARU member universities, which aims to start the
actual program during the academic year 2008.
At some graduate schools at Todai, English courses are offered for students from abroad.
Furthermore, the Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, in cooperation with the Integrated Research
System for Sustainability Science (IR3S), introduced a new Master’s program in April, 2007. The
program formally started in October, in which the entrance exams and all classes are given in English.
Todai’s overseas liaison office in Beijing plays a key role in the on-going student exchange
programs, such as the acceptance of graduate students from the School of International Studies at
Peking University, and “Chinese National Project for University Students to Study Abroad”.
The ultimate goal of international exchange of students is the internationalization of education. For
this purpose, it is imperative that Todai enhance the international presence, provide more substantive
international campus infrastructure, give opportunities for Todai students to study at international sites
and encourage the promotion of international student exchange activities where the students play a
leading role.
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2
Introduction
Introduction
•In
crea
sing
dem
ands
to s
tren
gthe
n in
tern
atio
nal
com
petit
iven
ess
•E
stab
lishm
ent o
f Div
isio
n fo
r Int
erna
tiona
lR
elat
ions
–A
dopt
ion
of th
e S
trate
gic
Fund
for E
stab
lishi
ngIn
tern
atio
nal H
eadq
uarte
rs in
Uni
vers
ities
•D
rafti
ng a
long
-term
pla
nto
pro
mot
ein
tern
atio
naliz
atio
n–
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rnat
iona
lizat
ion
of fa
culty
and
adm
inis
trativ
e st
aff
–E
nhan
cem
ent o
f int
erna
tiona
l res
earc
h ac
tiviti
es–
Pro
mot
ion
of s
tude
nt e
xcha
nge
prog
ram
4
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UT
to
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to T
odai
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1
Rec
ent
Init
iati
ves
by t
he
Un
iver
sity
of
Toky
o R
ecen
t In
itia
tive
s by
th
e U
niv
ersi
ty o
f To
kyo
to P
rom
ote
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rnat
ion
al S
tude
nt
Exch
ange
to P
rom
ote
Inte
rnat
ion
al S
tude
nt
Exch
ange
Kaz
uh
iko
TAK
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e P
resi
den
t fo
r In
tern
atio
nal
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atio
ns
3rd
Uni
vers
ity A
dmin
istr
ator
s W
orks
hop
24th
Janu
ary
2008
3
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rnat
ion
al A
ctiv
itie
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tern
atio
nal
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ivit
ies
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tanc
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tern
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mot
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dual
fa
culty
mem
bers
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artm
ents
at T
odai
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6
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amps
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arc
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gy, R
esou
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and
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rnat
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llian
ce o
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iver
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tern
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niv
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ent
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iati
ves
by T
odai
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odai
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p-do
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inte
rnat
iona
l stu
dent
exc
hang
epr
ogra
ms
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stra
tegi
cally
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mot
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rtici
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n in
the
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ale
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rum
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tern
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bora
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rum
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rum
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ith S
NU
, Kor
ea U
niv.
− 121 −
10
Yal
e Su
mm
er S
essi
on P
rogr
amY
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Sum
mer
Ses
sion
Pro
gram
•D
ate:
Jul
y 7
-Aug
ust 1
1, 2
007
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ace:
Hon
goC
ampu
s at
UT
•C
ours
e: “
Mac
roec
onom
ics
in L
ight
of J
apan
’s E
xper
ienc
e Si
nce
the
1990
s”•
Inst
ruct
or: D
r. K
oich
i Ham
ada
•Pa
rtic
ipan
ts: 1
1 Ya
le s
tude
nts
(1 a
ssis
tant
), 4
Tod
ai s
tude
nts
Dr.
Koi
chi H
AM
AD
A
Cla
ssEx
curs
ion
Orie
ntat
ion
12
Engl
ish
Cou
rses
at
Toda
iEn
glis
h C
ours
es a
t To
dai
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ish
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rses
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red
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ate
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radu
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radu
ate
scho
ol o
f Sci
ence
-et
c-
The
Inte
rnat
iona
l Prio
rity
Gra
duat
e Pr
ogra
m (P
GP)
by
MEX
T
9
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U G
loba
l Su
mm
er P
rogr
amIA
RU
Glo
bal S
um
mer
Pro
gram
•D
ate:
Jun
e 16
–Ju
ly 1
8, 2
008
•Le
vel:
Und
ergr
adua
te•
Venu
e: H
ongo
Cam
pus,
Tok
yo•
Lect
ures
(1)
Sust
aina
ble
Urb
an M
anag
emen
t(2
)In
trod
uctio
n to
Jap
anes
e La
ngua
ge(3
)N
anos
cien
ce(4
)St
udy
Visi
t (In
dust
ry, U
niv.
Lab
and
Cul
ture
)
“Fro
ntie
r of N
anos
cien
cean
d Su
stai
nabi
lity” 11
Toda
iTo
dai --
Yal
e In
itia
tive
sY
ale
Init
iati
ves
The
Japa
nese
Stu
dies
Lab
orat
ory
esta
blis
hed
in 2
007
with
the
coop
erat
ion
of, a
nd w
ithin
the
cam
pus
of, Y
ale
Uni
vers
ity.
It ai
ms
to c
ontri
bute
to th
e de
velo
pmen
t of e
duca
tion
and
rese
arch
on
Japa
nese
stud
ies
at Y
ale
and
in th
e U
S.
Do
cto
ral
Stu
den
t Exch
an
ge
as
well
as
facu
lty
in t
he f
ield
of
Hu
man
itie
s an
d S
oci
al
scie
nce
s
55 W
hitn
ey A
venu
e,
New
Hav
en,
Con
nect
icut
− 122 −
14
Huma
n and
En
ginee
red
Envir
onme
ntSt
udies
Inter
natio
nal
Stud
iesNa
tural
Envir
onme
ntal
Stud
iesEn
viron
ment
Syste
msSo
cio-cu
ltura
lEn
viron
menta
lSt
udies
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hnol
ogy
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nom
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ence
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ture
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icy
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proa
ches
/ p
ersp
ectiv
es f
rom
a v
arie
ty o
f fie
lds>
Sust
aina
bilit
y Sc
ienc
e Pl
atfo
rm
Sust
ain
abili
ty C
ours
eSu
stai
nab
ility
Cou
rse
Mas
ter’s
Pro
gram
in S
usta
inab
ility
Sci
ence
(M
PSS)
at
UT
(Oct
. 07)
Mas
ter’s
Pro
gram
in S
usta
inab
ility
Sci
ence
(M
PSS)
at
UT
(Oct
. 07)
Spec
ial P
rogr
am f
or
Gov
ern
men
t Sp
onso
red
Fore
ign
Stu
den
ts
16
Bei
jin
g O
ffic
eB
eiji
ng
Off
ice
Acc
epta
nce
of s
tude
nts
from
–
the
Sch
ool o
f Int
erna
tiona
l Stu
dies
at
Pek
ing
Uni
vers
ity–
“Chi
nese
Nat
iona
l Pro
ject
for
Uni
vers
ity S
tude
nts
to S
tudy
Abr
oad”
1.P
rom
ote
univ
ersi
ty-le
vel e
xcha
nge
and
coop
erat
ion
with
top-
clas
s un
iver
sitie
s an
d re
sear
ch in
stitu
tions
in C
hina
2.P
rom
ote
coop
erat
ion
with
Aca
dem
ia, I
ndus
try a
nd G
over
nmen
t in
Chi
na
3.A
ssis
t exc
elle
nt C
hine
se s
tude
nts
in s
tudy
ing
at th
e U
nive
rsity
of T
okyo
, an
d pr
omot
e st
udy
by J
apan
ese
stud
ents
at t
op C
hine
se u
nive
rsiti
es
4.S
uppo
rt th
e ac
tiviti
es o
f Uni
vers
ity o
f Tok
yo a
lum
ni o
rgan
izat
ions
in C
hina
13
Form
ing
an E
duca
tion
al A
llian
ceFo
rmin
g an
Edu
cati
onal
Alli
ance
Div
erse
edu
catio
n pr
ogra
ms
Broa
d se
lect
ion
of c
ours
es
Ass
ocia
teIn
stit
ute
sA
ssoc
iate
Ass
ocia
teIn
stit
ute
sIn
stit
ute
s
15
Toda
iTo
dai ’’ ss
Ove
rsea
s La
bora
tori
es a
nd
Off
ices
Ove
rsea
s La
bora
tori
es a
nd
Off
ices
Bei
jing
Tibe
tU
S W
est
Coa
stVi
entia
ne
Nap
oli
Ho
Chi
Min
h
Wux
i
Sura
baya
Ula
n B
ator
Har
bin
Han
oi
Bog
orSi
ngap
ore
Jaka
rta
Paris
Cam
brid
ge
Lond
on
Ban
gkok
Dha
ka
Mt.
Cha
calta
ya
Uta
h
Woo
mer
a
New
Del
hiK
abul
Villi
gen
Gen
eva
Seou
lZu
rich
Toro
nto
--O
vers
eas
Offi
ces
(45)
--D
evel
opin
gO
vers
eas
Offi
ces
(94)
Mic
higa
nC
hica
goSe
attle
Am
ster
dam
Yulin
Haw
aii
Nan
jing
New
Hav
en
− 123 −
18
““ Mea
sure
s to
Pro
mot
e th
e Se
ttle
men
t M
easu
res
to P
rom
ote
the
Sett
lem
ent
of O
vers
eas
Res
earc
her
s in
Jap
anof
Ove
rsea
s R
esea
rch
ers
in J
apan
””
•R
esea
rch
and
Ana
lysi
sof
Em
ploy
ees
and
Em
ploy
ers
need
s•
Hol
ding
of s
ympo
sium
on
job
hunt
ing
proc
ess
of in
tern
atio
nal s
tude
nts
with
busi
ness
ent
erpr
ise
•C
reat
ion
of H
ousi
ngin
form
atio
n le
afle
t•
Dev
elop
men
t of o
ne-s
top
serv
ice
cent
er“A
cade
mic
Sup
port
Cen
ter “
-etc
-
20
Than
k Y
ou !
Than
k Y
ou !
17
A B
rief
ing
Sess
ion
on
Ove
rsea
s St
udy
A
Bri
efin
g Se
ssio
n o
n O
vers
eas
Stu
dy
Pro
gram
at
Ch
angc
hu
n
Pro
gram
at
Ch
angc
hu
n
Obj
ectiv
e: G
over
nmen
t-fin
ance
d C
hine
se S
tude
nts
19
Maj
or C
hal
len
ges
in
Maj
or C
hal
len
ges
in
Pro
mot
ing
Stu
den
t Ex
chan
geP
rom
otin
g St
ude
nt
Exch
ange
•En
hanc
emen
t of t
he in
tern
atio
nal p
rese
nce
•D
evel
opm
ent o
f sub
stan
tive
inte
rnat
iona
l cam
pus
infr
astr
uctu
re•
Giv
eo p
port
uniti
esfo
r Tod
ai s
tude
nts
to s
tudy
at
inte
rnat
iona
l site
s•
Prom
otio
n of
inte
rnat
iona
l stu
dent
exc
hang
eac
tiviti
esw
here
the
stud
ents
pla
y a
lead
ing
role
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