Internationalization Within Higher Education ― Perspectives from Japan

This book discusses what internationalization practices are and the different ways that they are being implemented by higher education institutions in Japan, from a bottom-up perspective. It reflects the current situation faced by many Japanese universities in the context of the changing landscape in higher education and considerations in implementing changes to course curricula, programs, and university admissions with regard to internationalization. The four case studies presented provide readers with clear examples of how the internationalization of higher education institutions is developing within the Japanese higher education system, and the issues that different higher education institutions face in this process.

Elizabeth Stigger is an associate professor at the Graduate and Research School at Naruto University of Education. Having extensively worked with international students, she is currently researching the way that Japanese university webpages communicate the internationalization project at Japanese universities.

Marian Wang is an associate professor at the School of Languages and Communication at Kobe University in Kobe, Japan. Her research interests focus on investigating higher education policy and practice in fostering global human resources in Japanese higher education institutions.

David Laurence is an associate professor at the Department of English Language and Culture at Chubu University in Aichi, Japan. His current research is focused on issues of transition from secondary to higher education and support for new university students in the Japanese context.

Anna Bordilovskaya is an English instructor at Rikkyo University’s Center for English Discussion. Her current research interests include foreign language acquisition and language contact between English and Japanese, especially English loanwords in Japanese and Japanese loanwords in English.