The College of Tokyo has introduced a brand new partnership with Acumen to spice up the variety of college students from South Asia finding out in Japan.
“I’d like to see extra college students from South Asia becoming a member of us to expertise world-class training, an thrilling campus life, reasonably priced tuition, and a protected, welcoming society,” stated Dr. Kaori Hayashi, UTokyo government vice chairman.
Acumen, part of Sannam S4 Group, will assist UTokyo attracting college students from India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Bhutan, and the Maldives.
Earlier this 12 months, UTokyo introduced a brand new five-year mixed bachelor’s and grasp’s diploma to be comprised of fifty% worldwide college students and taught in English, launching in 2027.
The oldest college in Japan, UTokyo ranked 32nd within the QS World College Rankings 2025 and is likely one of the key tennets of Japan’s internationalisation plans.
The college is aiming to lift the proportion of worldwide college students to a minimum of 30% of whole undergraduate college students and 40% of graduate college students by 2049, up from 2% and 30% respectively.
By means of scholar recruitment and the event of TNE, the partnership goals to double the variety of South Asian college students at UTokyo between 2022 and 2029.
That is according to the Japanese authorities’s bold internationalisation objectives, together with a goal of attracting 400,000 worldwide college students by 2033.
The variety of worldwide college students in Japan grew by greater than 20% in 2023, the primary recorded enhance since Japan lifted its stringent Covid restrictions, in response to JASSO’s annual report.
The report recorded roughly 280,000 abroad college students in Japan as of Might 1, 2023, pushed by a document variety of college students enroled in Japanese language establishments, up 83% on the earlier 12 months.
At present, most worldwide college students in Japan come from East and Southeast Asia, with China sending the biggest variety of college students, adopted by Nepal, Vietnam and South Korea.
Japan goals to draw 400,000 worldwide college students by 2033
In response to a 2024 INTO survey, Asian college students are more and more opting to remain inside the area, partly because of the decreased value of staying nearer to house.
The relative affordability of Japanese larger training makes it well-placed to draw college students from rising South Asian markets.
“There’s a rigidity between scholar mobility and immigration insurance policies in lots of nations presently,” stated Acumen chief partnership officer, Marnie Watson.
“Nevertheless [this contract] highlights how if nations develop intentional methods and works with key stakeholders within the sector, scholar mobility may be leveraged as a vital and extremely invaluable contributor to a nation’s personal financial and strategic wants,” Watson added.
