In Japanese Universities, Tradition Meets Globalization
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NY TIMES
TOKYO — The traditional, mild-mannered appearance of Yuko Tanaka, clad in a kimono and geta sandals, belies the unbending determination of the woman who has become the first female president of one of Japan’s oldest and largest universities.
With the curious mixture of quiet Japanese...
TOKYO — The traditional, mild-mannered appearance of Yuko Tanaka, clad in a kimono and geta sandals, belies the unbending determination of the woman who has become the first female president of one of Japan’s oldest and largest universities.
With the curious mixture of quiet Japanese...
- December 9, 2014
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Teaching in Japan, where students bow at the staffroom door
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IRISH TIMES
I moved to Japan in 2011, initially for one year, to teach English as an assistant language teacher on the Japan Exchange and Teaching (Jet) programme. I had always wanted to live in a completely different culture and relished the challenge and the sense of the unknown. The push I n...
I moved to Japan in 2011, initially for one year, to teach English as an assistant language teacher on the Japan Exchange and Teaching (Jet) programme. I had always wanted to live in a completely different culture and relished the challenge and the sense of the unknown. The push I n...
- November 25, 2014
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University of Tokyo rolls out all-English science degree
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ASIA NIKKEI
The University of Tokyo is introducing a new undergraduate course in the School of Science that is open to foreign students and is taught entirely in English.
Called the Global Science Course, the two-year program is open to third-year transfer students from foreign universit...
The University of Tokyo is introducing a new undergraduate course in the School of Science that is open to foreign students and is taught entirely in English.
Called the Global Science Course, the two-year program is open to third-year transfer students from foreign universit...
- November 18, 2014
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Japan may let university applicants use Toefl scores
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ASIA NIKKEI
A new standardized entrance exam for Japanese universities may take into account high school students' performance on international tests of English-language proficiency.
The Education Ministry is considering replacing the grueling two-day, multisubject National Center Test f...
A new standardized entrance exam for Japanese universities may take into account high school students' performance on international tests of English-language proficiency.
The Education Ministry is considering replacing the grueling two-day, multisubject National Center Test f...
- November 18, 2014
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68% of 2015 university graduates secure job offers
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THE YOMIURI SHIMBUN
As of Oct. 1, 68.4 percent of university students set to graduate next spring had found jobs, up 4.1 percentage points from a year earlier and improving for the fourth consecutive year, according to the education and labor ministries.
The figure was the second highest ever...
As of Oct. 1, 68.4 percent of university students set to graduate next spring had found jobs, up 4.1 percentage points from a year earlier and improving for the fourth consecutive year, according to the education and labor ministries.
The figure was the second highest ever...
- November 17, 2014
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Japan companies keen on investing in PHL education, F&B industry – JETRO official
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GMA NETWORK
Japanese companies focusing on education and the food and beverage industry are keen on investing in the Philippines, given the large population and English-speaking capabilities of, an official of the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) said Friday.
More Japanese companies ...
Japanese companies focusing on education and the food and beverage industry are keen on investing in the Philippines, given the large population and English-speaking capabilities of, an official of the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) said Friday.
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- November 4, 2014
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Nagoya to host education confab to promote sustainable development
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JAPANTIMES
An international conference on education for sustainable development is set to begin in Nagoya on Tuesday.
The ministerial-level meeting, organized by UNESCO and the central government, is expected to draw officials from about 80 countries and regions.
They will discuss how to pr...
An international conference on education for sustainable development is set to begin in Nagoya on Tuesday.
The ministerial-level meeting, organized by UNESCO and the central government, is expected to draw officials from about 80 countries and regions.
They will discuss how to pr...
- November 4, 2014
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Ministry advised to add moral education to official curriculum
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JAPANTIMES
The Central Council for Education has advised education minister Hakubun Shimomura to add moral education to the official curriculum of elementary and junior high schools, as urged by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
The panel also recommended to Shimomura on Tuesday that the ministry in...
The Central Council for Education has advised education minister Hakubun Shimomura to add moral education to the official curriculum of elementary and junior high schools, as urged by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
The panel also recommended to Shimomura on Tuesday that the ministry in...
- November 4, 2014
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Why the Japanese Are Bad at Foreign Languages
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ROCKETNEWS
Many Japanese people lament their inability to carry out a proper conversation in English despite studying it for 10 years in junior high, high school and university.
Some people blame the education system, some people blame the lack of transparency between Japanese and other langu...
Many Japanese people lament their inability to carry out a proper conversation in English despite studying it for 10 years in junior high, high school and university.
Some people blame the education system, some people blame the lack of transparency between Japanese and other langu...
- October 31, 2014
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Are virtual reality schools the future of education in Japan?
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ROCKETNEWS
Don’t like going to high school? Instead of physically going to campus and dealing with other whiney teens and your annoying teachers, you could send an avatar to go to a virtual school for you! Starting next spring, a private correspondence school in Chiba Prefecture called Meisei C...
Don’t like going to high school? Instead of physically going to campus and dealing with other whiney teens and your annoying teachers, you could send an avatar to go to a virtual school for you! Starting next spring, a private correspondence school in Chiba Prefecture called Meisei C...
- October 31, 2014
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