Conquering Language Barriers and Cultural Gaps Between Japan and the West and Role of International Education: Lessons Learned From the Author’s Cases as International Student, Engineer and Energy Economist

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hiroshi Honda
Keyword(s):  
International Education ◽  
International Student ◽  
International Energy Agency ◽  
The United States ◽  
Educational Background ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Asia Pacific ◽  
The West ◽  
Energy Agency ◽  
Professional Experiences

The subject of paper discusses the author’s experiences as a graduate student at the Pennsylvania State University and in the United States, and international professional experiences thereafter, including the activities for the United Nations (UN), International Energy Agency (IEA), Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Energy Working Group, and ASME International. The international professional experiences involved energy economics, the environment and engineering issues, and teaching of industry, business, economy, energy, the environment and engineering focused courses and lectures, in English and Japanese, at universities and Institute for the International Education of Students (IES), among others. The author’s educational background in Japan is also introduced to describe the cultural differences and language barrier between Japan and the West, which the author has encountered for the past sixty years, to substantiate an academic report that it takes seven times as much time for a Japanese to become proficient in English as for a Spanish to reach the same level in English proficiency. The synergetic/collaborative approaches for the international education of both Japanese and international students, is also discussed, based on lessons learned from the author’s experiences.

scholarly journals Desacoplamento entre as Emissões de CO2 e o PIB

2016 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 37-53
Author(s):  
Yves Rocha De Salles Lima ◽  
Tatiane Stellet Machado ◽  
Joao Jose de Assis Rangel
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Co2 Emissions ◽  
International Energy Agency ◽  
The United States ◽  
Oil Price ◽  
Gdp Per Capita ◽  
Energy Agency ◽  
The Us ◽  
Per Capita ◽  
The One

The objetive of this work is to analyze the variation of CO2 emissions and GDP per capita throughout the years and identify the possible interaction between them. For this purpose, data from the International Energy Agency was collected on two countries, Brazil and the one with the highest GDP worldwide, the United States. Thus, the results showed that CO2 emissions have been following the country’s economic growth for many years. However, these two indicators have started to decouple in the US in 2007 while in Brazil the same happened in 2011. Furthermore, projections for CO2 emissions are made until 2040, considering 6 probable scenarios. These projections showed that even if the oil price decreases, the emissions will not be significantly affected as long as the economic growth does not decelerate.

scholarly journals US Student Mobility Trends in a Global Context

2017 ◽  
pp. 2
Author(s):  
Rajika Bhandari
Keyword(s):  
International Education ◽  
International Student ◽  
Student Mobility ◽  
The United States ◽  
Political Climate ◽  
International Student Mobility ◽  
Global Context ◽  
Mobility Data ◽  
Current Student ◽  
The Impact

Drawing upon current student mobility data, this article highlights five key developments in the field of international student mobility, with a particular focus on the United States. Trends related to specific international education initiatives are examined, as is the impact of a shifting political climate globally.

scholarly journals Comparative International Law: The Scope and Management of Public Participation Rights Related to CCS Activities

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 93 ◽  
Author(s):  
Raíssa Moreira Lima Mendes Musarra ◽  
Hirdan K. de Medeiros Costa
Keyword(s):  
Public Participation ◽  
Carbon Capture ◽  
International Energy Agency ◽  
The United States ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Energy Agency ◽  
Legal Norms ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Regulatory Standards ◽  
Deductive Method

The paper proposes the presentation of the public participation item in the regulatory standards of CCS in Australia, Canada, the European Union, the United Kingdom and the United States and their possible relations with the Brazilian configuration. The choice of territories is due to the existence of the item in its legal norms and or regulations. The standards available from the International Energy Agency (IEA) database on Carbon Capture, Transport and Storage were used. The methodology used is the comparative, cumulatively with the deductive method, assuming that public participation is a fundamental issue for the governance of CCS activities and that Brazil, when inserting such activities into its code, should take into account the adoption of the best practices of public participation, which, in addition to being consultative, provides deliberative powers to citizens.

scholarly journals La stabilité de l’OPEP

2005 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 503-526
Author(s):  
The-Hiep Nguyen
Keyword(s):  
Supply And Demand ◽  
International Energy Agency ◽  
The United States ◽  
Energy Agency ◽  
Energy Field ◽  
World Energy ◽  
Petroleum Sector ◽  
The Stability ◽  
Near Future

In the energy field and more specifically in the petroleum sector, several models have been developed with a view to determining long-term price strategies and supply and demand flows without considering the sector in question from an oligopolistic perspective : institutions have been excluded from these models. This study explicitly recognizes the importance of variables often characterized as extra-economic and proposes to examine the degree of OPEC's stability. Among the factors that could negatively influence this stability are bilateral oil agreements, the coalition of consumer countries within the International Energy Agency and rivalry among the members of OPEC. The respective weight of each of these factors has been carefully examined. On the other hand, an oil price indexing formula accepted and respected by all parties concerned would ensure the stability of this organization. However, stability via indexing is unlikely as it is difficult to find a formula acceptable to all parties. It is therefore to be anticipated that the world energy and petroleum situation in the near future will be a function of the policies of the two poles : the United States, the largest consumer, and Saudi Arabia, the largest producer. The functions-objectives of these two countries have also been examined in order to derive a number of specific hypotheses relative to the eventual evolution of the energy and petroleum sector.

scholarly journals Where We Are Now –The Presence and Importance of International Students to Universities in the United States

2014 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 223-235 ◽  
Author(s):  
Niall Hegarty
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
International Students ◽  
International Education ◽  
International Student ◽  
The United States ◽  
International Competition ◽  
The Face ◽  
Major Industry ◽  
The U.S ◽  
Job Prospects

This paper highlights the importance of international students to the United States by discussing their impact and necessity to U.S. universities. International student enrollment is a major industry of importance to the U.S. economy and despite arduous visa processes and diminished job prospects their enrollment numbers continue to grow. The Institute of International Education (2012) reports that a lack of funding to public universities has increased their reliance on the revenue provided by international students while private universities also seek to bolster their position in the face of increased international competition. The importance of international students in under-enrolled majors, their necessity as a vital revenue stream for universities and the challenges faced by both student and host university are also discussed. The author provides recommendations for improving the educational experience of international students through improved relationships with university constituents in order to maintain the attractiveness and competitiveness of the U.S.

scholarly journals Ambitious and Anxious:

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Shuning Liu
Keyword(s):  
International Students ◽  
International Education ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
International Student ◽  
Essay Review ◽  
Recent Decade ◽  
The United States ◽  
Chinese College Students ◽  
University Campuses ◽  
Transnational Mobility

Over the recent decade, the United States has witnessed a growing influx of self-funded Chinese international undergraduate students into its university campuses. Mainstream U.S. media accounts have tended to hold unexamined stereotypes about these international students. This essay review of Ambitious and Anxious: How Chinese College Students Succeed and Struggle in American Higher Educationhighlights the importance of exploring students’ agency in their pursuit of international education. The article points out that to better understand Chinese international undergraduate students’ ambition and anxiety, we must link their emotional and psychological burdens, their academic and social struggles, as well as their agency, to the changing national and international contexts where these students’ transnational mobility is situated. The essay also calls for the need for further research into the politics of international student mobilities.

scholarly journals Engaging Underrepresented International Students as Partners: Agency and Constraints Among Rwandan Students in the United States

2018 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 106-122
Author(s):  
Aryn Baxter
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
International Students ◽  
International Education ◽  
International Student ◽  
Student Mobility ◽  
The United States ◽  
International Student Mobility ◽  
Mobile Students ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
Scholarship Recipients

As international student mobility expands and student populations grow increasingly diverse, there is a need to engage underrepresented international students as partners to better understand their lived experiences and co-construct supports for navigating the opportunities and constraints that accompany mobility. This article presents findings from a multisited ethnography that examines the experiences of scholarship recipients from Rwanda pursuing undergraduate degrees in the United States. Drawing on spatial and transnational theories, the study illuminates how student engagement is constrained by conflicting expectations, representations, and relationships and highlights how students exercise agency as they navigate their international education experiences. In drawing attention to the diversity of international students’ spatial imaginaries, the study provides a starting point for universities to develop deeper and more sensitive understandings of mobile students’ differences.

scholarly journals US Student Mobility Trends in a Global Context

2017 ◽  
pp. 2-3 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rajika Bhandari
Keyword(s):  
International Education ◽  
International Student ◽  
Student Mobility ◽  
The United States ◽  
Political Climate ◽  
International Student Mobility ◽  
Global Context ◽  
Mobility Data ◽  
Current Student ◽  
The Impact

Drawing upon current student mobility data, this article highlights five key developments in the field of international student mobility, with a particular focus on the United States. Trends related to specific international education initiatives are examined, as is the impact of a shifting political climate globally.

How to Survive and Thrive as a Community College Consortium

2019 ◽  
pp. 265-283
Author(s):  
Gregory F. Malveaux
Keyword(s):  
Community College ◽  
International Education ◽  
Degree Completion ◽  
International Student ◽  
Institutional Support ◽  
The United States ◽  
Economic Downturn ◽  
Regional Study ◽  
Government Officials ◽  
American Higher Education

Some state and regional study abroad and international education-based consortia of community colleges have been struggling to remain operational. Key outside factors that have created trials include the United States' (US) economic downturn that ensued from 2007-2009, ongoing regulations set by government officials, and internal logistical challenges such as changes in leadership at member institutions, alterations in financial aid requirements, and emphasis placed on degree completion. There has been much analysis on “why” these consortia exist in the field; in contrast, this chapter focuses on “how” they persist. The Maryland Community College International Education Consortium (MCCIEC) is one of the nation's state consortia that continue to be active and flourish, navigating through economic trials, governmental policies that offset international student entry in to American higher education, and common logistical issues; this chapter uses MCCIEC as an illustrative model to show how community college consortia may function to prosper. MCCIEC uses four main approaches—1) gaining higher administrative buy-in, 2) encouraging full institutional support at membership colleges, 3) incorporating strong incentives for member activity, and 4) stimulating growth—to not only survive, but to thrive.

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