Globalization of Japanese Higher Education and the Case of Hokkaido University

2019 ◽  
pp. 9-21
Author(s):  
Toyoharu Nawa
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
International Education ◽  
National Policy ◽  
Academic Programs ◽  
Fiscal Year ◽  
Japanese Higher Education ◽  
Global University ◽  
Education Market ◽  
Future Strategy ◽  
The University

Institutions of higher education all over the world are facing the pressure to internationalize their operations and academic programs, to enhance its competitiveness in an international education market. The first part of this chapter presents a review of national policy to incentivize the internationalization of higher education in Japan since 1980s. The second part introduces internalization initiatives of Hokkaido University in the last decade. Under the initiative of the president, university formulated its vision of “Hokkaido University, contributing to the resolution of global issues” in the “Future Strategy for the 150th Anniversary of Hokkaido University,” a blueprint for drastically reforming the university. In the 2014 fiscal year, a strategy to further internationalize education, “Hokkaido Universal Campus Initiative” was chosen by MEXT for the “Top Global University Project.” The author analyzes Hokkaido University's internationalization progress, focusing on the strengths and activities of major projects and the changes in the overall management.

Assembling the Global University

2013 ◽  
pp. 366-377 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gray Kochhar-Lindgren
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Core Curriculum ◽  
Cultural Practices ◽  
Entrepreneurial University ◽  
First Year ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
First Year Students ◽  
Global University ◽  
National Boundaries ◽  
The University

This chapter examines the emergence of the global artistic-entrepreneurial university, the increasing importance of interdisciplinary and innovative pedagogies, and how these new emphases are shaping institutional change. The first section analyzes the global university as an “assemblage,” a process that gathers ideas, materialities, digitized platforms, and human beings into a new form of higher education. Because of the impacts on higher education of the flows of capital, technology, people, and cultural practices in both the “East” and the “West,” this form of the university transcends regional and national boundaries as it builds networks of learning around the world. The second section of the chapter focuses on the increasing importance of interdisciplinarity and developing active and integrative pedagogies organized around fundamental skills and questions. In order to ground the discussion in particular sites, the authors use examples from the University of Hong Kong’s new Core Curriculum and from the University of Washington Bothell’s Discovery Core for first-year students. In the final section, the chapter addresses what the next steps might look like as institutions change themselves to fit a globalized context. This section returns to the idea of the global university as a “hub of an ecology of studio-labs” (Parks, 2005, p. 57) and suggest that the “managerial” university is transitioning into a more flexible model of the “artistic-entrepreneurial” university in order to prosper in an extremely competitive and generative global environment.

Seven Factors for the Quality Assurance of International Higher Education

2011 ◽  
pp. 167-189
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Quality Assurance ◽  
International Education ◽  
International Higher Education ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Education Services ◽  
Education Market ◽  
Software Engineers ◽  
National Boundaries ◽  
Careful Management

As education becomes accepted as a service like any other, the market for trade of education services has developed significantly, with a diversity of providers competing to provide education outside their national boundaries. As well as providing an international experience to students, this can facilitate the sharing of expertise among students, educators, and policy makers who can learn from successes in other countries. This appears to be particularly important in the education market for software engineers and computing professionals, where the knowledge base is rapidly evolving. This requires, however, careful management of the service provision, which results in increased focus on quality assurance. Assuring quality is made difficult by many factors, some shared with quality assurance of education in general, and others unique to the international context. We present seven factors that represent the core challenges for the quality assurance of international higher education, and as such, represent a valuable tool for computing educators and others either currently involved in, or intending to become involved in, the international education market.

Transformation of the Role of the Auxiliary Staff in Modern Universities

2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 47-51
Author(s):  
Сахарова ◽  
N. Sakharova
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Key Factors ◽  
Strategic Objectives ◽  
Russian Higher Education ◽  
The Face ◽  
Education Market ◽  
Points Of View ◽  
The Government ◽  
The University

The article analyzes the key factors of infl uence of external and internal environment on the functioning of Russian higher education institutions, ways to improve the competitiveness of modern universities in the face of increasing global competition in the education market, reviews the activities of the Government to ensure the achievement of the strategic objectives of the Russian Federation development for the period up to 2020 in higher education, defi nes trends in requirements for the competences of certain categories of university staff , provides data on the auxiliaries staff of universities across the country, discusses diff erent points of view on the role of auxiliaries staff in the university functioning, identifi es the main control problems of auxiliaries staff.

scholarly journals Learning for Earning: Student Expectations and Perceptions of University

2019 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 42 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sophia Gorgodze ◽  
Lasha Macharashvili ◽  
Anna Kamladze
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Public Universities ◽  
Academic Programs ◽  
The Other ◽  
University Education ◽  
Student Survey ◽  
University Administrators ◽  
Student Expectations ◽  
The University ◽  
Depth Interviews

In the context of increasing numbers of students enrolling in higher education in the last decade, understanding student expectations of their universities becomes more important. Universities need to know what students expect if they want to keep them satisfied and continue attracting them. On the other hand, it is also important to know whether student expectations are in line with the purpose of the universities and the causes they serve. This research explores students’ expectations and perceptions of the university in post-Soviet Georgia, as well as whether these expectations are in line with the perspectives of university administrators. For the purposes of this research, over 800 bachelor level students of different academic programs were surveyed at five big public universities across Georgia. Additionally, 10 in-depth interviews were conducted with university administrators to learn about the purpose that public universities try to serve and to understand their perspectives on what should be expected of university. After the analysis of the results, two focus groups were conducted with the students in Western and Eastern Georgia to make sense of the findings obtained through the student survey. Finally, 4 in-depth interviews were conducted with experts to understand their perspectives on the actual findings of this research. The results suggest that employment is the main expectation from a university education. Moreover, there is a mismatch between what students identify as their primary expectation and what administrators believe students should expect. Significance and implications of these results for universities are discussed.

scholarly journals Academic Librarians and the Sustainability Curriculum: Building Alliances to Support a Paradigm Shift

2014 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 20-35
Author(s):  
Madeleine Charney
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Paradigm Shift ◽  
Academic Programs ◽  
Academic Librarians ◽  
Telephone Interviews ◽  
Special Responsibilities ◽  
University Of Massachusetts ◽  
Survey Responses ◽  
Sustainability Curriculum ◽  
The University

Sustainability is a fast evolving movement in higher education demonstrated by a proliferation of academic programs, co-curricular initiatives, and campus projects. Sustainability is now viewed as vital to the mission of many institutions of higher education, creating a paradigm shift that librarians can help advance with their collective interdisciplinary expertise. A review of LibGuides (online resource guides) showed that academic librarians are involved with sustainability efforts on many campuses and have a role in shaping curriculum-related activities. The author administered a survey to creators of sustainability LibGuides during the spring of 2011, posting the survey on library listservs as well. Librarians returned 112 survey responses that illustrated their engagement in sustainability activities through the forging of campus partnerships with administrators, faculty, staff from the Office of Sustainability, and library colleagues. Telephone interviews conducted with 24 of the respondents showed librarians’ wideranging professional interest in sustainability, and their initiatives to promote its cause, including creating resources, collections, exhibits, and events; library instruction; co-teaching with faculty; serving on sustainability committees; and collaborating with sustainability faculty and staff. However, both the survey and the interviews suggest that librarians would benefit from increased collaboration and knowledge of work undertaken elsewhere. Moreover, as the needs of students and faculty studying sustainability increase, libraries need to appoint librarians with special responsibilities in this field. Included is the author’s experience as the Sustainability Studies Librarian at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and her engagement in professional development activities related to sustainability. Best practices for librarians to advance sustainability efforts are offered.

scholarly journals Innovations in the Management of Marketing Activities of the Higher Education System

2019 ◽  
Vol 71 ◽  
pp. 05008
Author(s):  
M.O. Surayeva ◽  
I.A. Grigoryants ◽  
N.V. Kochetkova ◽  
A.N. Evdokimov
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Educational Organization ◽  
Full Member ◽  
Higher Education System ◽  
Marketing Activities ◽  
Education Market ◽  
The Stability ◽  
The Right ◽  
The University ◽  
Market Relations

Modern educational organization is actually a full member of market relations. Universities now have the right to make money and manage it. On the education market there are many factors that affect the stability of the educational organization. The authors made an attempt to analyze the factors and risks in the education market. Analyzing the set of factors operating in the education market, the authors identify the most dangerous of them, which currently affect the sustainable functioning of universities. It is proposed to solve the problem of sustainable functioning of the University with the use of marketing management as one of the components of management studying market processes.

Exploring how a ‘Sense of Belonging’ is facilitated at different stages of the student journey in Higher Education.

2017 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 172 ◽  
Author(s):  
Owen Humphrey ◽  
Tom Lowe
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Initial Data ◽  
Student Satisfaction ◽  
Market Economy ◽  
Sense Of Belonging ◽  
National Policy ◽  
The Creation ◽  
Two Phases ◽  
The University ◽  
Uk Higher Education

This paper gives an overview of a study conducted at the University of Winchester to explore students’ ‘sense of belonging’ at one particular UK institution. The project was completed in two phases: first, an investigation via a ‘Feedback Forum’ of the different stages and factors contributing to a ‘sense of belonging’ and the points in time during the student journey where this was achieved. Second, this initial data was coded to provide a series of categories which informed the creation of an institution-wide survey to investigate further which types of engagement led to a ’sense of belonging’, and to what extent, for each category identified. This research was influenced by the national policy and market economy within current UK Higher Education (HE), with a focus on retention and student satisfaction, which has, in turn, been linked to belonging (Thomas, 2012; Morgan, 2003). The study was undertaken, and the paper authored, through a student-staff partnership within the Winchester Student Fellows Scheme (described by Sims et al, 2014).

scholarly journals Perspectives on Global University Networks

2015 ◽  
pp. 4-5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robin Middlehurst
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
Global Networks ◽  
The Past ◽  
Global University ◽  
The University ◽  
Over Time

Global networks are proliferating and diversifying between higher education providers and other sectors and groups.  Some authors suggest this represents a process of de-nationalization, others that approaches to internationalization that de-nationalize the university will fail.  Looking to the past, establishing international consortia and networks appears to have been a response to a range of major structural challenges affecting higher education.  Some of these resonate today, but there are also new competitive challenges that encourage institutions to join networks or align themselves with partners for competitive advantage, for substantive and reputational gains.  The consortia and networks that exist today illustrate both diversity and coalescence around multiple themes.  These include functional and activity-based themes as well as shared interests and values.  The question of sustainability over time remains as some networks have survived decades while others have disappeared.  Those that recognise cultural, political and intellectual differences and the need to achieve mutual benefits are more likely to be sustainable.

Science Without Borders’ Contributions to Internationalization of Brazilian Higher Education

2017 ◽  
Vol 22 (5) ◽  
pp. 371-392 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matheus Batalha Moreira Nery
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
International Education ◽  
National Policy ◽  
International Programs ◽  
Education Policies ◽  
Implementation Phase ◽  
Brazilian Students ◽  
Internationalization At Home ◽  
Science Without Borders ◽  
Learning Points

The Science Without Borders (SWB) program is Brazil’s major international education initiative. Begun in 2011, the SWB program is a government-funded initiative that encourages Brazilian universities to structure international relations offices and make international education experiences accessible to Brazilian students. However, its initial stages were marked by problems. First, the author’s analysis focuses on the history of SWB’s implementation and pivotal moments in the program’s evolution with the objective of analyzing the available program data, balancing it with the author’s experience in managing international programs. In sequence, the author examines the key learning points from two international programs—European Union (EU) Erasmus Program and the U.S. 100,000 Strong initiative—with the objective of analyzing some of the best practices that could have assisted the SWB program in its initial implementation phase and in its future plans. Last, the author presents an analysis with key learning points on internationalization of higher education with the objective of analyzing the growing complexity in international education policies and the necessity of improvements in the current Brazilian strategy for internationalization. The author proposes that to ensure the SWB program’s efficacy, an independent evaluation and enhanced connection between Brazilian international education initiatives and the country’s foreign policy will be necessary. Sustainability of the program and Brazil’s international education policies will necessitate additional efforts including cross-border education, comprehensive internationalization, and internationalization at home strategies. In summary, the author presents recommendations to policymakers, scholars, and practitioners regarding transforming the SWB program into an international education national policy.

scholarly journals The COVID-19 Pandemic as an Opportunity to Foster the Sustainable Development of Teaching in Higher Education

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (20) ◽  
pp. 8525 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria José Sá ◽  
Sandro Serpa
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
International Education ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
The Social ◽  
Education Market ◽  
Teaching In Higher Education ◽  
Temporary Closure

The COVID-19 pandemic has had profound consequences on the social, economic and cultural life at the global level. The educational dimension has also been affected in the schools’ regular functioning, with the temporary closure of educational institutions, as well as the impediment of face-to-face classes. This perspective paper aims to add to the knowledge already produced on this topic, by arguing that these challenging conditions can be a pivotal moment of opportunity for reshaping higher education, with the implementation, development and diffusion, among academics and students, of digital technologies. The paper also discusses the role of leadership in the transformation of organizational culture in higher education. The methodology used to carry out this study is qualitative, and the technique employed to analyze the data collected was content analysis. Research studies, in diverse formats, already published on the COVID-19 topic and its impacts were the elected data sources. The results of this document analysis allow us to conclude that there is the need to improve the digital sustainable development in teaching in higher education, which entails profound challenges that higher education institutions need to face and overcome if they want to be at the forefront of success in the international education market. This is where the authors seek to contribute, by offering insights on the challenges—but also the opportunities—that COVID-19 poses to higher education at a time when it needs to redefine its teaching methods, leadership models, and interaction channels, by going digital towards the improvement of the sustainable development of its teaching.

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