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NUPACE1: A Bumper Year and the Return to Normalcy
Claudia Ishikawa
Nagoya University Programme for Academic Exchange (NUPACE)
year span. The atmosphere further brightened when,
A. Introduction
as a result of MEXT’s surprise supplementary budget,
The academic year 2009~2010, at least as far as
NUPACE managed to garner an additional twenty-seven
NUPACE is concerned, can only be considered an
scholarships for FY 2009.4
extraordinary one. The author’s earlier misgivings visà-vis Government inertia with respect to the pledged
But, needless to say, reality has again dawned.
internationalisation of tertiary education (What
MEXT’s supplementary budget was, of course, a one-
happened to the Fukuda announcement in January 2008
off phenomenon. Furthermore, as of FY 2010, the
2
of the “Plan to Accept 300,000 Foreign Students”? Were
budget for “Global 30” was cut in line with the change
any concrete steps actually being take to implement
of Government and budgetary reconstruction. More
the plan?) were thrown aside, at least temporarily,
chillingly, one needs to bear in mind that this project
3
comprises no more than a five-year initiative. A worst
As a consequence of Nagoya University’s selection
case scenario dictates that, in 2014, NUPACE could be
as a “hub” for “internationalised education”, not only
left with reduced capability (only two full-time faculty
the newly-established Global 30 Office, but NUPACE,
members) to cope with a mushrooming admission load.
too, managed to acquire certain spoils, including ten
A sobering thought, indeed.
with the materialisation of the “Global 30” initiative.
extra scholarships per year, and a strengthened Office
in terms of personnel. The programme at last seemed
The following report is divided into three parts.
better equipped to meet the target of doubling its
Section B deals with scholarship (in particular JASSO5)
current exchange student intake to 150 within a ten-
policy developments and statistics for FY 2010, and
1
NUPACE is the acronym for the Nagoya University Program for Academic Exchange, Nagoya University’s short-term student
exchange programme for incoming students established in February 1996. Students enrolled in degree programmes at institutions with
which Nagoya University has concluded academic exchange agreements are eligible to apply for the programme. Courses that constitute the NUPACE programme are principally taught in English; Japanese language proficiency is not a prerequisite, although students
proficient in Japanese may enrol in regular university courses.
2
169th Session of the National Diet.
3
MEXT Notification of 15 April 2009. With the aim of rendering Japanese higher education more competitive, providing an internation-
ally attractive standard of education, and developing internationally-minded human resources, MEXT announced that it would appoint
and fund 30 universities as strategic bases for an increasingly internationalised higher education curriculum (Global 30” Project for
Establishing Core Universities for Internationalisation). In the first stage of the scheme, the following thirteen universities were
selected to function as global centres for the hosting and educating of international students in Japan: Tohoku University, The University of Tsukuba, The University of Tokyo, Nagoya University, Kyoto University, Osaka University, Kyushu University, Keio University,
Sophia University, Meiji University, Waseda University, Doshisha University, and Ritsumeikan University. Selected universities are
receiving prioritised financial assistance of 200~400 million yen per annum over a five-year span.
4
Twenty-four for September 2009 admission, and three for the limited period of January ~ March 2010.
5
JASSO (Japan Student Services Organisation <日本学生支援機構>) is a public corporation with a strong affiliation to the Ministry of
Education (MEXT). The organisation administers, although no longer determines policy as pertains to short-term student exchange
scholarships.
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incorporates Nagoya University’s scholarship standing;
Japan (IAJ).8
Section C briefly outlines current trends in NUPACE
student composition and the academic programme over
1. Student Exchange Support Program <SESP>
Provisions and Categories: General Trends
the last academic year, and Section D, the conclusion,
touches upon some developments affecting NUPACE
Utilising graphs and tables, this section of the report
that have taken place over the last year.
aims to illustrate the major trends in the allocation of
short-term student exchange scholarships.
B. Government-related Scholarships
Table 1 depicts short-term exchange scholarship
Japan’s Student Exchange Support Program <SESP>,
categories and provisions as allocated by the Ministry of
the MEXT co-ordinated/JASSO administered short-
Education <MEXT> (formerly JASSO, and prior to that,
term exchange scholarship programme, continues to
the AIEJ) since the establishment of the scholarship
comprise the main source of governmental funding for
programme in 1995. Despite the ‘national strategy’
short-term exchange students in this country, including
emphasis that has recently been given to foreign
those at Nagoya University. In addition to SESP, the
student admission, in FY 2010, SESP scholarships
JENESYS Programme (Japan – East Asia Network of
registered at 1,694, an increase of only 1% over the
6
Exchange for Students and Youths) has entered its
previous year. And, notwithstanding that the addition
fourth year, and Nagoya University continues to receive
of SESP-equivalent scholarships earmarked for
steady, if limited, scholarship support from this project.
“Global 30” institutions boosts scholarship numbers,
Hitherto, recipients have been restricted to applicants
the accumulative figure of 1,824 still falls short of
from partner institutions in Korea (ROK). As mentioned
scholarship allocations in FY 2003 and 2004, i.e., before
7
in last year’s report, as of FY 2009, the awarding of
the Government decided to implement the “Plan to
JENESYS scholarships has become tactical; scholarship
Accept 300,000 Foreign Students”.
allocation has become slanted towards fields considered
strategically important to both countries, e.g., in the
As is evident from the table, since FY 2001 a variety of
case of Nagoya University, biological engineering
scholarship categories reflecting policy priorities have
in 2009, and particle/materials engineering in 2010.
been incorporated into the framework of the Student
Finally, in keeping with JASSO’s relinquishment of
Exchange Support Program (SESP). Participating
policy-making powers to MEXT, as of FY 2008, due
institutions apply for and are allocated scholarships
to the absence of formal diplomatic relations with
according to this set of classifications. Commencing in
Taiwan, applicants with Taiwanese citizenship are no
FY 2008, with the transfer of jurisdiction for short-term
longer eligible to apply for SESP scholarships. Instead,
student exchange scholarships to MEXT, in addition
such applicants are being directed to apply for similar,
to ‘general category’ (ippan) scholarships, a specified
albeit time-restricted (a maximum six-month stipend)
number of scholarships have come to be reserved for 1)
scholarships offered by the Interchange Association
institutions having established programmes taught in
6
JENESYS, the result of the East Asia Summit of January 2007 and under the control of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs <MOFA>, com-
prises a five-year project, worth approximately ¥35 billion, that aims to bring 6,000 students and youths to Japan per annum from Asia.
Short-term student exchange scholarships constitute part of the package, with recipients benefiting from the slightly superior provisions to those offered by SESP. Administration of the programme has been entrusted to JASSO
7
Claudia Ishikawa, NUPACE: At a Policy Crossroads, Journal of the Education Center for International Students (ECIS), Volume
7, pp. 131~143.
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Table 1. AIEJ/JASSO/MEXT Student Exchange Support Program <SESP> Provisions for Incoming Students: April 1995~
March 2011
Year
Scholarships
Category
1995~96
1,000
No Categorisation
1996~97
1,750
P&F*
1,100
S-t*
1997~98
1,900
P&F
1,120
S-t
1998~99
1,500
1999~00
1,803
2000~01
1,732
650
Provisions
1. ¥100,000 monthly stipend (6~12 months)
2. Economy class round-trip air ticket
3. ¥50,000 settling-in allowance
P&F
1, 2 & 3 as for 1995~96
780
No Categorisation
S-t
1. ¥80,000 monthly stipend,
2 & 3 as for 1995~96
1. ¥80,000 monthly stipend (6~12 months)
2. Economy class round-trip air ticket
3. ¥25,000 settling-in allowance
1, 2 & 3 as for 1998~99
Short-term;
Intensive Short-term;
Bridging Scholar.
Short-term;
1, 2 & 3 as for 1998~99
Intensive Short-term:
¥80,000 monthly
Bridging Scholar:
¥40,000 monthly
stipend (3~5 months)
stipend (3~12 months)
1, 2 & 3 as for 1998~99
2001~02
1,761
2002~03
1,618
2003~04
1,950
2004~05
2,000
2005~06
1,800
2006~07
1,600
General (ippan);
English-language prog.;
UMAP.
1. ¥80,000 monthly stipend (3~12 months)
2. ¥150,000 one-time ‘study abroad preparation allowance’
2007~08
1,723
General (ippan);
English-Language Prog.;
UMAP.
1. ¥80,000 monthly stipend (3~12 months)
2. ¥150,000 one-time ‘study abroad preparation allowance’
1,829
General (ippan);
English-Language Prog.;
Credit Transfer;
Other (Distinctive Prog.).
1. ¥80,000 monthly stipend (3~12 months)
2. ¥150,000 one-time ‘study abroad preparation allowance’
2008~09
1,680
2009~10
130
General (ippan);
English-Language Prog.;
UMAP*;
Consortium;
Internship.
General (ippan);
English-Language Prog.;
Credit Transfer;
Other (Distinctive Prog.).
1. ¥80,000 monthly stipend (3~12 months)
2. ¥80,000 one-time ‘study abroad preparation allowance’
Global 30 Project
1. ¥80,000 monthly stipend (3~12 months)
2. ¥80,000 one-time ‘study abroad preparation allowance’
Initiative
1,694
2010~11
130
1. ¥80,000 monthly stipend (3~12 months)
2 & 3 as for 1998~99
General (ippan);
English-Language Prog.;
Credit Transfer;
Other (Distinctive Prog.).
1. ¥80,000 monthly stipend (3~12 months)
2. ¥80,000 one-time ‘study abroad preparation allowance’
Global 30 Project
Initiative
1. ¥80,000 monthly stipend (3~12 months)
2. ¥80,000 one-time ‘study abroad preparation allowance’
*P&F = Peace & Friendship Scholarship *S-t = Short-term Scholarship *UMAP Credit Transfer Scheme
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Table 2. Student Exchange Support Program <SESP> Scholarship Classification – Overall Total (1): April 2010~March
2011
Scholarship Category
Total No. of
Scholarships
1,694 (1,680)
Special Category
General
824 (832)
EnglishLanguage Prog.
Credit Transfer
610 (609)
120 (119)
Other
(Distinctive Prog.)
Total No./Special
Category Scholarships
140 (120)
870 (848)
*( ) = Scholarship Allocations for 2009~2010
Pie Chart 1. Student Exchange Support Program <SESP> Scholarship Classification – Overall Total (2). Scholarships
According to Classification: April 2010~March 2011 (Total: 1,694 Scholarships)
Credit Transfer
7%
General
49%
Englishlanguage Prog.
36%
Other
8%
Graph 1. Trends in Student Exchange Support Program <SESP> Scholarship Allocation According to Scholarship
Category. An Annual Comparison: April 2001~March 2011
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English,9 2) institutions participating in credit transfer,10
and private institutions, a shift in financial assistance to
and 3) institutions having devised “Other” programmes,
private institutions has become perceivable.12 Readily
a category which gives priority allocation to short-term
deducible from Table 3, is that in FY 2010, Nagoya
programmes with ‘distinctive features’. Two examples
University’s performance in the SESP scholarship
of such ‘special features’ comprise 1) advanced
allocation league was no more than mid-range. Even if
programmes at the graduate level and 2) consortium
one includes the “Global 30” bonus of ten scholarships
exchanges; this ‘Other’ category can be understood to
and nine “general” category scholarships, it received a
be flexible and discretionary. (Refer to Table 2, Pie
mere thirty-eight scholarship-assisted places.
Chart 1, and Graph 1).
As Table 4 reveals, in FY 2010, the winners of
Graph 1 provides a comparison of the overall
Government largesse were Keio, Osaka, Waseda, Tokyo
scholarship allocation according to classification since
Institute of Technology, and Tohoku. These institutions
FY 2001, when the categorisation of scholarships
appear to be attuned to MEXT policy drives, and have
commenced. The figures are revealing in that they
made efforts to devise or realign a number of exchange
denote a fairly abrupt shift in MEXT policy towards
programmes in order to fulfil SESP scholarship
‘special category’ scholarships in line with the concept of
allocation criteria. Needless to say, MEXT/JASSO
targeting foreign students as part of a ‘national strategy’.
methodology in allocating scholarships remains as
These ‘special category’ scholarships have increased
ambiguous as ever. An annual public report from MEXT
by 2.6% since last year, with the allocation of “Other
that unequivocally outlines its criteria for awarding
(Distinctive Programme)” scholarships up by 16.7%.
short-term student exchange scholarships, as well as
In contrast, ‘general’ scholarships, which as the name
explains the results of its allocation has for some years
suggests, are not project-oriented, and awardable to
been necessary.
any exchange student from a partner institution, have
2.Nagoya University’s Student Exchange Scholarships
witnessed a 1% decline.
(Inbound) for 2010-2011: A Breakdown
Table 3 presents, in order of rank, Japanese universities
Table 5 depicts the number of scholarships made
that have been successful in receiving SESP ‘special
available specifically to Nagoya University for FY 2010,
11
As can be gleamed, figures
divided into April and September admission periods.
cover not only national and public university
These figures include stipends received through the
corporations, but also private universities. Revealingly,
JENESYS and IAJ projects.
category’ scholarships.
and as Pie Chart 2 and Graph 2 demonstrate, in
accordance with MEXT’s publicly-announced policy of
Pie Chart 3 shows SESP and Global 30 scholarship
dividing scholarships more equitably between public
allocation for FY 2010 as divided by region.13 NUPACE’s
9
It was a Ministry of Education prod, urging the establishment at Japanese universities of programmes taught in English that initially
resulted in the establishment of Short-term Student Exchange Promotion Program (Inbound) scholarships. The percentage of
scholarships allocated to this particular category now comprises 36% of the total.
10
The ‘credit transfer’ scholarship category was formerly referred to as the UMAP category. It now not only encompasses UCTS (UMAP
Credit Transfer Scheme) but also ECTS (European Credit Transfer Scheme). Scholarships can only be allocated to institutions where
the utilisation of the above credit transfer schemes has been incorporated into student exchange agreements with partner institutions.
11
Data on SESP ‘general category’ scholarship allocation has not been made public since FY 2009.
12
Interestingly, the “Other” scholarship category is an exception to this trend.
13
JENESYS and IAJ scholarships are restricted to specific regions, and are thus not included in the chart.
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Table 3. Student Exchange Support Program <SESP> Scholarship Allocation “Special Category”: Recipient Institutions
by Rank (April 2010~March 2011)
English-Language Programmes*
(Total 610 Scholarships)
Credit Transfer Programmes
(Total 120 Scholarships)
Other <Distinctive Programmes>
(Total 140 Scholarships)
1
Osaka U. <3 programmes> (43)
1
Tsukuba U. (15)
1
Tsukuba U. <2 programmes> (20)
2
Tohoku U. <2 programmes> (30)
1
Keio U. (15)
2
Tohoku U. (15)
3
Tokyo Inst. of Technology <2 programmes> (24)
1
Waseda U. (15)
2
Osaka U. (15)
4
Kanazawa U. <2 programmes> (22)
4
Tohoku U. (13)
4
Keio U. <2 programmes> (13)
5
Hokkaido U. (15)
5
U. of Electro-Communications <2 programmes> (9)
5
Waseda U. (12)
5
U. of Electro-Communications (15)
5
Hiroshima U. <2 programmes> (9)
6
Tokyo Inst. of Technology (10)
5
Nagoya U. <NUPACE> (15)
7
Freedom U. (8)
6
Okayama U. <2 programmes> (10)
5
Kyoto U. (15)
8
Yokohama National U. (7)
8
Gunma U. <3 programmes> (8)
5
Keio U. (15)
9
Nanzan U. (6)
9
Kumamoto U. <2 programmes> (5)
5
Waseda U. (15)
10
Sapporo International U. (5)
10
Chiba U. <2 programmes> (4)
5
Konan U. (15)
11
Kinjo Gakuin U. (4)
10
Niigata U. <3 programmes> (4)
12
U. of Tokyo (13)
12
Koshien U. (3)
10
Nagoya U. <Graduate School of
Environmental Studies> (4)
12
Tokyo Gakugei U. (13)
13
Akita International U. (2)
10
Kyushu U. (4)
12
Hiroshima U. (13)
13
Kyoto Institute of Technology (2)
14
Tokyo Medical and Dental U. (3)
12
Kyushu U. (13)
13
Shimonoseki City U. (2)
14
Kanazawa U. (3)
12
Senshu U. (13)
16
U. of Kitakyushu (1)
14
Tokushima U. (3)
12
Rikkyo U. (13)
16
Keisen U. (1)
17
Miyagi U. of Education <2 programmes> (2)
12
Kwansei Gakuin U. (13)
16
Toyama U. of International Studies (1)
18
Tokyo U. of Agriculture & Technology (1)
19
Meiji Gakuin U.** <2 programmes> (12)
16
Meijo U. (1)
18
Hyogo U. of Education (1)
20
Otaru U. of Commerce (11)
16
Kyoto Notre Dame U. (1)
18
U. of Miyazaki (1)
20
Hirosaki U. (11)
18
Kagoshima U. (1)
20
Chiba U. (11)
18
Tokyo U. of Science (1)
20
Niigata U. (11)
20
Fukui U. (11)
20
Kumamoto U. (11)
20
Oita U. (11)
20
Akita International U. (11)
20
Nihon U. (11)
20
Hosei U. (11)
20
Osaka Gakuin U. (11)
20
Hiroshima U. of Economics (11)
20
Seinan Gakuin U. (11)
33
Akita U. (9)
34
Tsukuba U. (8)
34
Saitama U. (8)
34
Tokyo U. of Foreign Studies (8)
34
Yokohama National U. (8)
34
Saga U. (8)
34
U. of the Ryukyus (8)
34
Tokyo International U. (8)
34
J.F. Oberlin U. (8)
34
Musashi U. (8)
34
Kansai Gaidai U. (8)
44
Iwate U. (6)
44
Yamagata U. (6)
44
Tokyo U. of Agriculture and Technology (6)
44
Okayama U. (6)
44
Nagasaki U. (6)
44
Hokusei Gakuen U. (6)
44
Bunkyo Gakuin U. (6)
44
Josai International U. (6)
52
Nagoya U. of Foreign Studies (3)
*Numbers in parentheses ( ) indicate scholarship allocation
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Pie Chart 2. Student Exchange Support Program <SESP> Scholarship Allocation (“Special Category”) According to Type
of Institution (April 2010~March 2011)
Graph 2. Student Exchange Support Program <SESP> Scholarship Allocation (“Special Category”) According to Type of
Institution (April 2010~March 2011)
Table 4. Institutions oriented towards MEXT’s International Student Exchange Strategy – Top 15 Ranking Determined by
1) Total Number of “Special Category” and 2) “Global 30” Scholarships Allocated (April 2010~March 2011)
Rank
Institution
1
1
3
3
5
6
6
8
9
9
11
12
13
14
14
Tohoku U.
Osaka U.
Tsukuba U.
Keio U.
Waseda U.
Tokyo Inst. of Technology
Kyushu U.
Nagoya U.
Kanazawa U.
Kyoto U.
U. of Electro-Communications
U. of Tokyo
Hiroshima U.
Okayama U.
Kumamoto U.
Total No. of Special
Category Scholarships
58 (37) ↑
58 (47) ↑
43 (32) ↑
43 (55) ↓
42 (42) ⇔
34 (37) ↓
24 (17) ↑
19 (22)↓
25 (15) ↑
15 (15) ⇔
24 (24) ⇔
13 (12) ↑
22 (19) ↑
16
16
Global 30 Scholarships
Total
10 (10)
10 (10)
10 (10)
10 (10)
10 (10)
–
10 (10)
10 (10)
–
10 (10)
–
10 (10)
–
–
–
68
68
53
53
52
34
34
29
25
25
24
23
22
16
16
( ) Rank/Special Category Scholarship Allocations for 2009~2010
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Table 5. Short-term Student Exchange Scholarships (Incoming) for FY April 2010~March 2011: Nagoya University
Scholarships Awarded
Breakdown
MEXT (SESP)
MEXT (Global 30)
MOFA (JENESYS)
IAJ
Apr
8 (8)
3 (–)
2 (1)
1 (1)
Sep
16 (16)
7 (10)
3 (4)
1 (1)
24 (24)
10 (10)
5 (5)
2 (2)
Total
( ) = Figures for 2009~2010
Pie Chart 3. Student Exchange Support Program <SESP> and “Global 30” Scholarship Breakdown by Region: April
2010~March 2011 (Total: 34 Scholarships)
Europe &
Oceania
32%
Asia
50%
Americas
18%
formula for dividing these scholarships amongst regions
14
A comparison with last year’s figures demonstrates that
For the purpose of
the number of NUPACE participants rose by 9%, from
dividing scholarships equitably, applications from
seventy-eight to eighty-five. Compositionally, Europe’s
Australia have, as of FY 2008, been integrated with
portion of the pie increased by 8%, and that of Asia,
Europe and, as of FY 2009, those from South America
Oceania, and South America, by 1%, respectively. By
with North America.
contrast, students from institutions in North America
has been effective as of 2006.
dwindled from 26% to 19% of the total NUPACE student
C. NUPACE: Incoming Exchange Student
Composition
count.
The regional composition of incoming students over
Now moving onto actual exchange student admission to
NUPACE’s twelve-year lifespan is depicted in Graph
Nagoya University, this section of the report illustrates
3. Whilst the total annual intake of students has during
NUPACE student composition, commencing with the
this period has increased by 57%, the reader will
regional breakdown of students who came to Japan to
note significant regional trends. Strong growth in the
participate in NUPACE in FY 2009.
student intake from Asia is expected to continue, and
Europe and North America, too, although periodically
14
NUPACE Formula for Calculating Regional Scholarship Allocations:
1. The number of scholarships, as received over the past three years for the respective admission period, and divided according to
region, is totalled and the average calculated. The percentage of scholarships allocated to each region is thus deduced.
2. The number of valid applications, as received for the respective admission period, and divided according to region (Asia, Europe,
North America, Oceania), is totalled. The percentage of valid applications from each region is thus deduced.
3. T
he results of ‘1’ and ‘2’ are added together and divided by two, with the consequent ratio between Asia, Europe, North America, and
Oceania determining regional scholarship allocations for the upcoming academic year.
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Pie Chart 4. NUPACE Students by Region of Home Institution: April 2009~March 2010 (Total: 85 Students)
Graph 3. Students by Region of Home Institution: February 1996~March 2010 (Total: 833 Students)
fluctuating, are registering a steady increase.
indirectly by the Japanese Government (i.e., MEXT-
Conversely, it is obvious that Nagoya University needs to
controlled Student Exchange Support Program
spend more resources on nurturing the South American
<SESP>, JENESYS, and Interchange Association Japan
student market.
<IAJ> scholarship-funded students) in relation to
independently-financed15 students for FY 2009.16
Table 6 summarises data on the ratio of NUPACE
students supported financially either directly or
15
With a copious number of scholarships accrued through
Not all independently-financed students are entirely self-supported. A certain number receive some form of financial assistance from
their home institutions or other organisations, although NUPACE is not aware of the extent of this assistance.
16
The vast majority of NUPACE students are enrolled at institutions with which Nagoya University, or a School of Nagoya University,
has concluded a tuition-waiver agreement. Hence, independently-financed students do not, in principle, pay tuition fees to this university. They are responsible for bearing the cost of maintenance only.
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Table 6. NUPACE Students by Source of Funding: April 2009~March 2010 (Total: 85 Students)
April 2009 Admission
Region
18
September 2009 Admission
Selffinanced
SESP
(JASSO)
JENESYS
Asia
5 (6)
2 (1)
1 (0)
Europe
1 (2)
(–)
(–)
IAJ
Supple­
mentary
Budget
17
Regional Sub-Total
Selffinanced
SESP (JASSO)/
G30/SB/
JENESYS/IAJ
SESP
(JASSO)
Global 30
4 (6)
8 (12)
2 (–)
13 (–)
3 (1)
1 (1)
4 (14)
35 (21)
8 (20)
1 (1)
4 (7)
4 (–)
8 (–)
(–)
(–)
4 (5)
17 (9)
5 (6)
JENESYS
IAJ
Selffinanced
N. America
2 (3)
(–)
(–)
4 (8)
3 (5)
4 (–)
3 (–)
(–)
(–)
0 (4)
12 (8)
4 (12)
S. America
0 (0)
(–)
(–)
0 (0)
0 (0)
0 (–)
0 (–)
(–)
(–)
1 (0)
0 (0)
1 (0)
Oceania
Total
2 (1)
(–)
(–)
0 (1)
1 (0)
0 (–)
0 (–)
(–)
(–)
0 (1)
3 (1)
0 (1)
8 (12)
2 (1)
1 (0)
11 (16)
16 (24)
10 (–)
24 (–)
3 (1)
1 (1)
9 (23)
67 (39)
18 (39)
( ) = Figures for 2008~2009; total: 78 students
Graph 4. NUPACE Applications in Relation to Student Exchange Support Program (SESP) and “Global 30” 19
Scholarships: February 1996~March 2011
Data for ‘NUPACE Applications Received’ does not include applications which were withdrawn voluntarily prior to the
convening of the respective Nagoya University Student Exchange Committee.
MEXT’s supplementary budget (see introduction of this
SESP, “Global 30”, JENESYS, IAJ, or supplementary
report), it needs to be pointed out that FY 2009 can only
budget funding. It should be noted that, as “Global
be regarded as an anomaly with respect to Government-
30” and supplementary budget funding only became
funded scholarships. In fact, if one wishes to gauge
available in autumn 2009, a large discrepancy exists
general funding trends, then these statistics should be
between the ratio of scholarship receipt in the two
disregarded altogether.
admission periods.
For the record, in FY 2009, 79% of the eighty-five
As concerns the number of applications received, FY
exchange students admitted to NUPACE benefited from
2010 witnessed a return to lower levels. This should not
17
追加予算
18
Two students, one from Asia and one from Oceania, received supplementary SESP scholarships from the third term (January to
March) of their one-year exchange at Nagoya University. In Table 6, these students are counted as having received scholarships.
19
As of FY 2009. The twenty-four scholarships accrued to NUPACE in FY 2009 as a result of the MEXT supplementary budget comprise
an exceptional and unforeseeable phenomenon, and are not included in Graph 4. JENESYS and IAJ scholarships are also excluded due
to the unpredictability of allocation.
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be deemed a reflection of the reduced popularity of the
In two separate missions to Asia and Europe, academic
programme; fewer applications are attributable to 1)
exchange agreements were concluded (or are currently
more consistent communication between Nagoya and its
in the process of being concluded) with eight reputable
partner universities, with the latter being categorically
seats of higher education, including the University
informed of NUPACE’s numerical limitations; and,
of Hong Kong, Uppsala University, the University of
2) more active involvement on behalf of partner
Bologna, and University of Barcelona.
institutions, in the selection of exchange candidates. As
highlighted in Graph 4, in FY 2009, NUPACE received
But despite the flurry that comprised FY 2009, not all is
121 applications relative to a pool of thirty-four SESP
well. Whilst NUPACE student intake remains healthy,
and “Global 30” scholarships. Generally, less than one
MEXT’s exchange scholarship allocation to Nagoya
NUPACE applicant in three has the potential to benefit
University for FY 2010 proved numerically mediocre,
from an award.
to say the least. Nagoya is being left behind in the
SESP scholarship hunt, by universities such as Osaka,
Tsukuba, and notably Tohoku; institutions proving to
D. Concluding Observations
be more aggressive and astute in aligning themselves
By most indicators, NUPACE fared relatively well in
to Government drives. NUPACE has become confident
2009~2010. Student numbers rose by 9% overall, with
(and possibly complacent) about the scale and content
a marked and welcome increase from Europe. The
of the programme it offers. It has become sluggish in
programme also benefitted from certain perks resulting
attuning itself to a strategically-minded, but arguably
from Nagoya University's selection as a “Global 30”
underdeveloped and bureaucratic SESP scholarship
hub. Not only were bonus scholarships on the offering,
allocation scheme (in particular the ‘Other’ programme
but, more importantly, the extant student exchange
category, devised by the MEXT/JASSO alliance).
organisation (inbound and outbound) was reinforced
through the employment of two full-time administrative
20
staff members.
In FY 2011 NUPACE will celebrate the fifteenth
anniversary of its establishment. At this point in time
it will probably have hosted a total of 1,000 exchange
On another positive note, the programme lobbied
students, ample testimony to the popularity and
successfully to increase its priority allocation of student
success of the programme. Indeed, on the virtual
housing from sixty to eighty units, effective as of autumn
level, a NUPACE community numbering hundreds
2010. It is anticipated that most, if not all NUPACE
exists on Facebook alone. The quality of Nagoya
students will be housed in dormitories. Undeniably,
University’s short-term student exchange programme
this development will ease the administrative burden
is beyond doubt, and applications from self-supporting
for the NUPACE Office, which in September 2009 was
participants continue to increase. However, it is not
compelled to accommodate fourteen NUPACE students
clear what comprises, or even whether there is, a next
in university-leased private flats.
stage.21
In FY 2009, NUPACE also proved internationally active.
20
These are designated “Global 30” positions. Employment is of a term-limited nature, and is set to expire with the termination of the
“Global 30” initiative in 2014.
21
Feedback to this article should be addressed to the author at [email protected].
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Appendix 1. NUPACE Students by Region of Home Institution: February 1996~March 2010 (Total: 833
Students)
Appendix 2. NUPACE Students by Country of Home Institution: February 1996~March 2010 (Total: 833
Students)
Appendix 3. Institutions Sending Exchange Students to NUPACE: February 1996~March 2010
Region
Asia
436 Students;
52% of Total
Country
Cambodia
Institution
Royal University of Phnom Penh
China (PRC)
Beijing 2nd Foreign Language Institute
Beijing University of Technology
Central South University of Technology
China University of Political Science and Law
East China Normal University
East China University of Political Science and Law
Fudan University
Harbin Institute of Technology
Huazhong University of Science & Technology
Jilin University
Nanjing University
Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Northeastern University
Peking University
Shanghai Jiaotong University
Tongji University
Tsinghua University
University of Science and Technology of China
Xi’an Jiatong University
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Agreement with
*University-wide
(graduate students only)
*Languages & Cultures
*Engineering
*Engineering
*Law
*Education
*Law
*University-wide
*University-wide
*University-wide
*University-wide
*University-wide
*Engineering
*University-wide
*University-wide
*University-wide
*University-wide
*University-wide
*University-wide
*University-wide
No. Admitted
1
9
19
7
7
8
4
12
1
6
15
13
1
7
7
4
3
10
1
3
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Region
Country
India
Indonesia
Korea (ROK)
Mongolia
Philippines
Taiwan
Thailand
Uzbekistan
Europe
188 Students;
23% of Total
Vietnam
Austria
Belgium
Denmark
France
Germany
Poland
Russia
Sweden
United Kingdom
N. America
180 Students;
22% of Total
Canada
USA
Oceania
27 Students;
3% of Total
Australia
S. America
2 Students
5 Regions
Brazil
24 Countries
Institution
Zhejiang University
University of Poona
Bandung Institute of Technology
Diponegoro University
Gadjah Mada University
Padjadjaran University
Surabaya University
Chungnam National University
Ewha Women’s University
Gyeongsang National University
Hanyang University
Korea Maritime University
Korea University
Kyung Hee University
Mokpo National University
Seoul National University
University of Seoul
National University of Mongolia
University of the Philippines, Los Banos
National Chengchi University
National Taiwan University
National Tsing Hua University
Chulalongkorn University
Kasetsart University
Tashkent State Institute of Law
University of World Economy & Diplomacy
Hanoi University of Technology
Johannes Kepler University of Linz
Medical School of Vienna
Institut Supérieur de Traducteurs et Interprètes, Brussels
University of Copenhagen
École Nationale des Ponts et Chausées (ENPC)
École Normale Superiéure de Lyon (ENS Lyon)
Les Universités de Grenoble
Université Lyon III – Jean Moulin
Université Paris IV – Sorbonne
Université Paris VII – Denis Diderot
Université de Strasbourg
Technische Universität Braunschweig
Technische Universität Chemnitz
Technische Universität München
University of Freiburg
Medical University of Gdansk
Warsaw University of Technology
Moscow State Institute of Engineering Physics
Moscow State University
Russian Academy of Science, Siberian Division
Lund University
University of Bristol
University of London – SOAS
University of Manchester
University of Sheffield
University of Warwick
Toronto University
York University
Green Mountain College
Harvard University
Johns Hopkins University
North Carolina State University
New York University
St. Olaf College
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale
University of California, Los Angeles
University of Cincinnati
University of Illinois (Urbana-Champaign)
University of Kentucky
University of Michigan
University of Minnesota
University of Pennsylvania
Australian National University
Macquarie University
Monash University
University of Adelaide
University of South Australia
University of Sydney
University of Brasilia
University of São Paulo
96 Institutions
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Agreement with
*University-wide
University-wide
*University-wide
*Education
*University-wide
*Letters
*University-wide
*Economics
*University-wide
*University-wide
*University-wide
*Engineering
*University-wide
*University-wide
*University-wide
*University-wide
*Law
*University-wide
*GSID
*University-wide
*University-wide
*University-wide
*University-wide
*University-wide
*University-wide
*Law
*University-wide
*Law
*Medicine
*Languages and Cultures
*University-wide
*University-wide
Science/*Information Science
*University-wide/*Letters
*University-wide
*Letters
*University-wide
*University-wide
*University-wide
*University-wide
*University-wide
*University-wide
*Medicine
*Engineering
*Engineering
*Information Science
*Agricultural Sciences
*Law
*University-wide
*University-wide
*Science
*University-wide
*University-wide
*University-wide
*University-wide
*Law
Medicine
*Medicine
*University-wide
*University-wide
*University-wide
*University-wide
*University-wide
*University-wide
*University-wide
*University-wide
*Engineering
*University-wide
*Medicine
*University-wide
*GSID
*University-wide
*University-wide
*University-wide
*University-wide
*University-wide
*University-wide
(* denotes tuition waiver)
No. Admitted
13
2
5
1
27
6
7
19
16
55
7
2
24
1
21
7
1
1
13
6
7
1
29
11
9
5
2
1
4
3
1
7
2
19
14
1
1
14
4
11
9
11
11
16
2
1
1
7
3
2
11
19
13
3
1
2
3
1
65
15
17
5
1
18
14
8
19
3
5
2
5
5
3
2
10
1
1
833 Students
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Appendix 4. NUPACE Academic Programme 2010~2011: An Overview
Japanese Language Programme
Standard Course (1~5 credits):
Intensive Course (2~10 credits):
Elementary Japanese I ~ Advanced Japanese (7 levels)
Elementary Japanese I ~ Intermediate Japanese II (6 levels)
Introductory Courses Taught in Japanese
2 credits each
Global Society I, II <J> (A/S)
Introduction to Japanese Language and Culture I, II <J> (A/S)
Introduction to Japanese Linguistics I, II <J> (A/S)
Introduction to Japanese Society and Culture I, II <J> (A/S)
Introduction to Linguistics I, II <J> (A/S)
Japan Area & Intercultural Studies
2 credits each
A Multicultural Approach to Contemporary Issues (A)
Contemporary Japanese Society (S)
Introduction to Japanese Politics (S)
Science and Technology in Japan (A)
Courses in the Student’s Major
2 credits each
EcoTopia Science Institute
Motor Control and Information Processing in the Biological System <G> (A)
Education Ctr. for Int’l Students
Immigration in Japan: A Socio-legal Perspective (S)
Agricultural Sciences
Introduction to Bioagricultural Sciences (A)
Economics
Development Economics (S)
Income Theory and Applications (A)
Price Theory and Applications (S)
Education
Disney as Cultural Teacher (S)
Education in Japan (S)
Engineering
Civil Engineering and Policies for Developing Countries II (A)
Introduction to Applied Physics, Materials and Energy Engineering (S)
Introduction to Chemical and Biological Industries (S)
Introduction to Civil Engineering and Architecture (A)
Introduction to Production Engineering (S)
Overview of Adv. Elec., Electronic, and Information Engineering (A)
Environmental Studies
Biological Resource Management Policies (A)
Biological Resource Management Projects (A)
Climate Change Policies (A)
English Communication in Environmental Issues (S)
Environmental Industry Systems (A)
Environmental Systems Analysis and Planning (S)
Introduction to Biodiversity Conservation Projects (S)
Low Carbon Cities Studies (S)
Planning and Design Studio for Historical Environment <G> (A)
Practice in Biological Resource Management (A)
Seminar on Precipitation Climatology A (A)
Studio Workshop of Architecture Design <G> (A)
Sustainability and Environmental Studies (A)
The International Environment, Politics & Diplomacy <G> (A)
Theory of Environmental Resources Management (S)
Water and Waste Engineering (A)
Water and Waste Management Policies (S)
International Development
Human Security and Law (A)
International Co-operation Law (S)
Introduction to International Development (S)
Japan’s Development Experience (A)
Participatory Rural Industry Promotion (A)
Languages & Cultures
Introduction to Sociolinguistics b (A)
Introductory Studies in International Culture b: Map Appreciation (A)
Seminar in the Geography of Religion: Raja Yoga (S)
Law
Politics and Law in Japan (A)
Selected Graduate School of Law courses (A/S)
Letters
Iconicity in Language and Literature (A/S)
Mathematics
Perspectives in Mathematical Sciences I, II (A/S)
Medicine
Clinical Practice (Clerkships) (A/S)
Basic Research Laboratory Experience (A/S)
Public Health Research Laboratory Experience (A/S)
Science
Advanced Quantum Chemistry (A)
Special Lecture on Advanced Chemistry 9 (S~A <Intensive Lectures>)
Others
Guided Independent Study (GIS)
Regular courses available to all degree-seeking students <J>
<J> = Taught in Japanese <G> = Graduate Students Only (A) = Autumn Semester (S) = Spring Semester
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