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Japan Study Tour 2011Internationalisation and the
Student ExperienceDiana Rayner, Quality Assurance Officer, Oxford Brookes University
Angela Taylor, Deputy Director, Centre for Inclusion and Collaborative Partnerships, The Open University
Previous tours
10 participants 12 days 14 universities and higher education organisations 4 cities – Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto and Nagoya
Research Themes: Internationalisation & the student experience Employability & the graduate job market Quality assurance & enhancement
About the Tour
British Council AMUN Fukui University Nihon University JUAM Keio University Meiji University NIAD-UE Conference Waseda University Kyoto University Kansai University Doshisha University Kyoto Consortium Nagoya University
Meetings, presentations by us and by our hosts
Personal/ Professional DevelopmentEach of us had very different reasons for wishing to participate in this study trip, from my own point of view:
It was a chance to see at least part of another country and culture
To have time, space and distance to re- evaluate current roles and perhaps identify a new direction of travel
Economic background Growth of HE ‘Big-bang’ reform 2004 778 universities 3400 other institutions Status Competition
HE in Japan – setting the scene
Shrinking pool of 18 year-olds
Ineffective management
Funding Bankruptcies
expected
HE in Japan - issues
Tradition Change Administrators JUAM CPD for administrators
HE in Japan:management & administration
Internationalisation
Internationalisation
Global 30
- English language
- International students
- Exchange
Internationalisation of Japanese HE
Internationalisation of Japanese HE
How successful so far?
- Attracting foreign students
- Internationalising the student experience
The Student ExperienceHow is internationalisation
affecting it?
Discussion
Teaching and learning
Teaching style
Faculty policy
Participation
Independent study
Assessment
Student life
Students at Kansai University
Kindergarten to graduation
Isolation
Circles
Student voice
Students at Waseda University, Tokyo – 2nd largest in Japan
Variable No student
representation system Cultural
considerations
International relations
Next AUA Tour:
PolandDate tbc