ÎçÒ¹¾ç³¡ Welcomes the World at Japan Study Abroad Fairs
Jan. 30, 2017
In 2016, ÎçÒ¹¾ç³¡ visited eleven countries and regions¡ªfrom China, India, and Malaysia to the U.K. and Brazil¡ªand participated in a total of 13 Japan study abroad fairs. Each year, Japanese institutions of higher education attend study abroad fairs to meet with talented students considering study in Japan and to explain the benefits of a Japanese education. ÎçÒ¹¾ç³¡¡¯s academic faculty and staff often give short seminars and presentations as well as set up information booths to answer any questions potential students might have about admissions and student life.
On November 19, 2016, ÎçÒ¹¾ç³¡ together with the British Council hosted, now in its sixth year, at The Royal Society¡¯s historic venue in the heart of London. The event has grown to be the largest Japan study abroad fair in London. 15 universities and educational institutions exhibited alongside five Japanese institutions based in the UK, welcoming nearly 700 British and European visitors in a single day.
In addition to the information booths, EJE hosted a wide range of seminar programs: an introduction to digital education platform, where ÎçÒ¹¾ç³¡ offers courses; a crash course on diversity withinotakuculture by, Associate Professor at ÎçÒ¹¾ç³¡¡¯s Graduate School of Media Design (KMD); study abroad experiences in Japan by British students; and information concerning employment in Japan. The event was filled with visitors eagerly seeking out information on work and study in Japan.
Japan study abroad fairs around the world (From left: Taiwan, Vietnam, Mongolia & Thailand)
ÎçÒ¹¾ç³¡ currently has a thriving community of over 1,500 international students and continues to seek out motivated students interested in studying in Japan at fairs abroad each year.
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Information for international students who wish to study abroad is posted regularly to Facebook on the ÎçÒ¹¾ç³¡ Global Page.
The international service of NHK, ¡°NHK World¡± televised ¡°TOKYO EYE on Campus: ÎçÒ¹¾ç³¡¡± featuring ÎçÒ¹¾ç³¡.¡°TOKYO EYE 2020,¡± is a series that widely show the appeal of Tokyo to the world. (The video is in English, about 30 minutes long, and available until January 18, 2018.)