2nd Japan-Australia Presidents Meeting 　

Katsuhiko ShiraiPresident

Waseda University

May 2, 2006

　 Session 5: Opportunities for transnational education 　 in meeting the needs of aging population

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Established 1882 (Tokyo Senmon Gakko)11 Undergraduate Schools and 19 Graduate Schools (including 5 Professional Graduate Schools)Total enrolment: 54,598 (as of April 2006)

Undergraduate: 46,141Master’s program: 6,477, Doctoral program: 1,980

Academic staff: (as of April 2006) 　　　 2,024 full-time faculty

　　 3,687 part-time lecturersOffice staff: 764 full-time (as of April 2006)Campuses in Japan: Nishi-Waseda, Okubo, Toyama, Tokorozawa, Honjo, Kita-KyushuOverseas outposts: Bonn, Paris, Beijing, Portland,

Singapore, etc

Waseda University OverviewWaseda University Overview

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Cross-cultural exchange as an everyday matter ｰ CUC ｰー

　　　 Development of CUC (Cyber University Consortium)

DCC ： Digital Campus ConsortiumConsortium for enterprises committed to

the creation of a 21st century university information network based model

NTT Comware, SONY Broadband Solutions, NEC, Panasonic, Yokokawa, etc

CUC ： Cyber University Consortium

Consortium for comprehensive interactive exchange, mainly among universities in the Asia-Pacific region,

for exchanges including research, university lecturers, students and researchers

Waseda University

International Corporaiton

（ WUI)

Waseda University Learning Square

Corporation(WLS)

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CCDL （ Cross-Cultural Distance Learning ）Cyber lectures and cyber seminars with partner schoolsField-of-study discussions in foreign languages

　 (44 universities from 21 countries: 2,179 Waseda student participants in 2004)

Offering a ‘Cross-cultural exchange as an everyday matter’

environment Opportunity to improve practical international communication skill,

using major languages (e.g. English, Chinese, Russian)

Cross-cultural exchange as an everyday matter Cross-cultural exchange as an everyday matter ｰー CCDCCDLL ｰー

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Countries

Universities

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Overseas outposts Overseas outposts and project developmentand project development

Waseda Shibuya Senior High School (Singapore)Waseda Shibuya Senior High School (Singapore)

Waseda Education (Thailand)Waseda Education (Thailand)

Waseda-Peking Joint Research Institute (China)Waseda-Peking Joint Research Institute (China)Peking Liaison OfficePeking Liaison Office （（ Beijing UniversityBeijing University ））

Joint Education/Research Projects with Fudan University (China)Joint Education/Research Projects with Fudan University (China)Shanghai Liaison Office (Fudan University)Shanghai Liaison Office (Fudan University)

Graduate School of Asia Pacific Studies MOT ProgramGraduate School of Asia Pacific Studies MOT Program (Singapore)(Singapore)

Waseda Olympus Bioscience Research Institute (Singapore)Waseda Olympus Bioscience Research Institute (Singapore)

Oregon Office (U.S.A.)Oregon Office (U.S.A.)

Korea University Liaison Office (Korea)Korea University Liaison Office (Korea)

Europe Center (in Bonn)Europe Center (in Bonn)

Paris OfficeParis Office

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2,076 students received from overseas (as of November 2005)526 undergraduates1,022 graduate students181 non-degree students186 in the SILS 1-year course161 in the Japanese language

course

Students by regionAsia 1,661North America 181Europe 164Other 70

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Under-graduate

Masters

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Proactively receiving foreign studentsProactively receiving foreign students

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2005

Doctoral course

138 140 179 205 248 319

Master course 409 482 540 555 622 703

Undergraduate school 228 251 281 340 394 526

Other 378 440 502 493 515 528

Total1,153

1,313

1,502

1,593

1,779 2,076

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Year ２０００ ２００１ ２００２ ２００３ ２００４ ２００５

Number of Waseda students

abroad３６２ ４４９ ４６４ ４８３ ５０６ ８４９

Number of Waseda students studying abroad, 2000 - 2005Number of Waseda students studying abroad, 2000 - 2005

849 Waseda students studying abroad in 2005Partnership agreements with overseas universities503 organizations, 75 countries (as of March 1, 2006) 　 305 University-to-University Agreements 106 Inter-Divisional Agreements　　 92 Other Agreements

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1-Year Programs

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Ideals and objectives of the Extension Center

1. To realize ‘practical utilization of knowledge,’ one of Waseda’s three missions, through citizen education.

2. To offer lifelong learning opportunities and to return knowledge to the community as a social contribution.

3. To contribute to the activation of the university by bringing together a variety of students of different ages and social backgrounds in an atmosphere of healthy competition.

Ideals and objectives of the Extension CenterIdeals and objectives of the Extension Center

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Extension Center: demographicsExtension Center: demographics

● Number of participants, by age and sex

Number of participants ： 30,598

Male

Female

Male

Female

Total

●Number of participants, by sexAge

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The aging population trend and project development at the Extension Center　　　 Graying society

　 In Japan the baby boomer generation (people in their late

50s and early 60s) reaches retirement in 2007: they are seen as a new lifelong learning target group for the Extension

Center. 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

Development of the Extension Center in the aging Development of the Extension Center in the aging society erasociety era

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■Articulate, individualized interests Their personal interests vary widely. In particular interest in learning is

extremely high and they might not be satisfied with‘one-way learning.’They are discriminating, proactive consumers. General interest topics are less popular nowadays.

■Recurrent They tend to seek reeducation as a means of sustaining their

commitment to society (reemployment). There is a high frequency of self-development through learning activities. This group is also characterized by strong interest in activities such as NGOs and NPOs.

■Community They can position themselves in the learning community as lecture

participants. Post-retirement, they instinctively crave a sense of belonging, and the Waseda brand meets this need. However, this is a weaker factor than the above two elements, and may decrease in importance in the future.

Characteristics of the aging populationCharacteristics of the aging population

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Direction for development of the study Direction for development of the study abroad program for the aging populationabroad program for the aging population

(1) Program for mature students, not for seniors

　

language + interest field

(2) Program appropriate to the interests of adults

There is a need for programs for deep exploration of the culture, values and social systems of a country or region, rather than simply learning a language. This age group will be interested in high grade study abroad programs which meet their varied needs and study styles.

(3) High grade study environment and care

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125th Anniversary Mascot Character

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125th Anniversary Mascot Character

Waseda will celebrate

the 125th anniversary

of its founding in 2007!

Waseda will celebrate

the 125th anniversary

of its founding in 2007!

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