Tag - study-abroad

 
 

STUDY ABROAD

Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / LEARNING CURVE
May 30, 2018
How about a study-abroad adventure in Europe?
For Japanese students, continental EU universities offer high-quality courses often at lower prices than U.S. colleges.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / LEARNING CURVE
Mar 28, 2018
Why not try Canada, eh?: For Japanese students, a university up north is worth considering
Japanese students just hoping for a cheaper college option than the U.S. by heading north may be disappointed — but there are plenty of other benefits.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / LEARNING CURVE
Feb 11, 2018
With his U.S. scholarships for Japanese students, tycoon Tadashi Yanai could do better
Tycoon's fund is accused of giving help to those who don't need it when it could instead be altering more destinies.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 6, 2018
How Japan can attract more students from overseas
The market for studying abroad is booming, and with the right plan universities in Japan can easily enroll more international students.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / LEARNING CURVE
Jan 24, 2018
Why don't more Japanese study abroad? The cost and the hassle, survey shows
One student canvasses others and finds expense is crucial — even for well-off families — while support is thin on the ground.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / COMMUNITY CHEST
Jan 7, 2018
Much for Japan Times Community readers to crow and squawk about in year of the rooster
A selection of unpublished letters about Community stories from the first half of 2017.
COMMUNITY / Voices / COMMUNITY CHEST
Dec 18, 2017
In case you missed them: a year of responses to Community stories, part 3
The last in a series of selections of unpublished letters about Community stories from the previous year.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / LEARNING CURVE
Aug 9, 2017
More Japanese may be studying abroad, but not for long
Increasing numbers of Japanese are going abroad to study, but a close look at the data reveals that looser definitions are inflating the numbers — and that most students aren't spending much time overseas anyway.
BUSINESS
Mar 7, 2017
Mizuho plans fund to build dorms for foreign students in Japan
Mizuho Bank Ltd. said Tuesday it plans to launch a ¥10 billion fund with a real estate developer and a trading company to build dormitories for international students studying in Japan.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 24, 2017
Trump factor has Japanese students rethinking study in U.S.
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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
May 29, 2016
Industry helps Chinese game their way into and through U.S. colleges
The advertisements were tailored for Chinese college students far from home struggling with the English language and an unfamiliar culture.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Mar 2, 2016
Upon re-entry back home after expat life, brace yourself for turbulence
Survey of Japanese returnees suggests two divergent emotional journeys for those heading back home after a stretch abroad.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Dec 8, 2015
For South Koreans, overseas study loses its luster
After years of heading abroad in droves to study, more young South Koreans are opting for education at home as expensive overseas degrees no longer provide an edge in a tough job market — and are even a liability.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues
Sep 2, 2015
Tracing the emotional roller-coaster ride of life abroad
"Why do you go away? So that you can come back. So that you can see the place you came from with new eyes and extra colors. And the people there see you differently, too. Coming back to where you started is not the same as never leaving." — writer Terry Pratchett
EDITORIALS
Apr 11, 2015
University of Tokyo failing non-Japanese students
With enrollment of foreign students declining, the University of Tokyo needs to work on making its program for English-language coursework more attractive.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 6, 2014
Students take worldly approach to study abroad
A University of Tokyo student set to spend a year as an exchange student in Illinois this summer doesn't think English skill is the only thing that matters when going to the United States.

Longform

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