Designs on Japan’s student potential
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Japan’s creative industries are world renowned, yet the country’s education system more often than not is perceived as a grueling succession of cram schools and formulaic exams that prepare its youth for a life of apparent conformity.
As Japan becomes ever more reliant on Cool Japan-driven “sof...
As Japan becomes ever more reliant on Cool Japan-driven “sof...
- August 27, 2014
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Finding Part-time Work
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Many foreign students choose to do part-time work to help pay their tuition or living expenses. Today, eight out of ten foreign students are engaged in some type of part-time work in Japan (Source: JASSO survey 2009). However, under the status of residence of "exc...
Many foreign students choose to do part-time work to help pay their tuition or living expenses. Today, eight out of ten foreign students are engaged in some type of part-time work in Japan (Source: JASSO survey 2009). However, under the status of residence of "exc...
- August 21, 2014
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Osaka University's new role: venture capitalist to support startup business from their students
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Osaka University is planning a wholly owned venture capital firm to fund startups formed by its own faculty and students.
If the plan receives government approval, the national university will become the first in Japan to establish a venture capital firm since a related ban was lifted in April....
If the plan receives government approval, the national university will become the first in Japan to establish a venture capital firm since a related ban was lifted in April....
- August 19, 2014
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70% of Japanese university graduates have found employment
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College student in Japan
The Yomiuri Shimbun
The employment rate of new university graduates this year improved for the fourth consecutive year, reaching 69.8 percent, up 2.5 percentage points from the previous fiscal year.
According to the education ministry’s preliminary School Basic Survey r...
The Yomiuri Shimbun
The employment rate of new university graduates this year improved for the fourth consecutive year, reaching 69.8 percent, up 2.5 percentage points from the previous fiscal year.
According to the education ministry’s preliminary School Basic Survey r...
- August 19, 2014
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National universities in Japan
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Kyoto University (source)
As of 2010, there were 86 national universities (国立大学 kokuritsu daigaku?), 95 public universities and 597 private universities in Japan.[1] National universities tend to be held in higher regard in higher education in Japan than private or public universities.
In 2...
As of 2010, there were 86 national universities (国立大学 kokuritsu daigaku?), 95 public universities and 597 private universities in Japan.[1] National universities tend to be held in higher regard in higher education in Japan than private or public universities.
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- August 19, 2014
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More University Students in Japan Prefer to Repeating Senior Year Over Working
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A total of 102,810 students did not graduate from colleges and universities nationwide this spring, with many choosing to repeat a year because they had decided to decline job offers they were reluctant to take, according to a Yomiuri Shimbun survey.
This means one in every six students in their ...
This means one in every six students in their ...
- August 8, 2014
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Why Study in Japan?
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Educational institutions in Japan are outstanding, and they produce people who can play an active role on the international stage.
◆ Japan has had the most Nobel Prize recipients in Asia. Japan's expertise in chemistry, physics, medicine, literature, and various other fields is held in high regar...
◆ Japan has had the most Nobel Prize recipients in Asia. Japan's expertise in chemistry, physics, medicine, literature, and various other fields is held in high regar...
- August 8, 2014
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Study in Japan
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Considering studying in Japan? Read our guide to find out everything you need to know about Japanese universities and culture, and what steps to take next.
Known for making things smaller, faster, and above all first, Japan was until recently the second-largest economy in the world (it’s now thir...
Known for making things smaller, faster, and above all first, Japan was until recently the second-largest economy in the world (it’s now thir...
- August 8, 2014
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