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:

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