Helping International Students Find English-Taught Undergraduate and Postgraduate Programs at Japanese Universities
Overview of the survey
Outline
Aims and objectives:
- Clarifying the present situation and issues with regards to studying abroad in Japan.
- Improving UNIV. IN JAPAN, a service aimed at providing helpful and useful information about studying in Japan.
- Providing useful information about the difficulties and choices one might encounter before, during and after studying abroad in Japan to students considering this option
- Sharing information about the current situation of studying abroad in Japan with university staff.
Focus points:
- Choices and difficulties encountered before studying abroad in Japan
- Differences between expectations and actual experience
- Other (Recognition of English-taught programs, Use of SNS, etc.)
Survey Conducted By:
Arc Communications Inc.
Participants:
Past, current and prospective international students in Japan
Methodology:
- Online questionnaire
- Requested universities and international student-related organizations in Japan to help distribute the survey
Period:
May 15 - June 8, 2012
Results:
53 respondents
Characteristics of the Respondents
(1) Schools/universities respondents are currently enrolled in
| Aix Marseille Université | Aoyama Gakuin University |
| Doshisha University | Gifu University |
| Hitotsubashi University | International Christian University |
| Iwate University | Keio University |
| Kinki University | Kyoto Sangyo University |
| Kyushu University | Meiji University |
| Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine | Osaka University |
| Shiga University | Shobi University |
| Sophia University | Takushoku University |
| The Graduate University for Advanced Studies | The University of Electro-Communications |
| The University of Tokushima | The University of Tokyo |
| Tohoku University | Tokyo Gakugei University |
| Tokyo University of Foreign Studies | Toyohashi University of Technology |
| University of Toyama | Waseda University |
| Yokohama National University |
(2) Year level
| Year level | Undergraduate | Master's candidate | PhD candidate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of respondents | 28 | 12 | 13 |
(3) Enrollment situation
| Enrolled in a university in Japan, other than the four-year degree programs mentioned above | 72% |
| Enrolled in an English-taught program at a university located in Japan (four-year degree programs, excluding exchange programs) | 18% |
| Enrolled in a university outside of Japan | 4% |
| Other | 6% |
(4) Age
| Age | Under 21 | 21-23 | 24-26 | 27 and above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of respondents | 4 | 24 | 10 | 15 |
(5) Gender
| Male | 58% |
| Female | 42% |
(6) Nationality
| Malaysia | 24% |
| China | 19% |
| France | 8% |
| South Korea | 8% |
| Taiwan | 7% |
| Other | 34% |
“Other” includes:
Afghanistan, Australia, Canada, Estonia, Japan, Kenya, Kosovo, Madagascar, Philippines, Rwanda, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, United States of America, Vietnam and Yemen.
- Introduction
- Overview of the survey
- Results - Part I: Before Studying Abroad, the Appeal of Japanese Universities
- Results - Part II: Finding a Bachelor's Degree in Japan
- Results - Part III: Regarding Social Network Services (SNS)
- Conclusion
University and program information, costs, dates, policies are subject to change; please confirm important facts with university admission personnel.
