International Student Mobility in Japan: Higher Education in the Era of the New Normal

In light of the COVID-19 crisis, this edited volume explores the changing landscape of International Student Education in Japanese universities and the impact on global student mobility.

Through analysing a wide range of data, the book engages historical, cultural, linguistic and pedagogical contexts relating to higher education in Japan. With a particular focus on Japanese tertiary education, the chapters provide comprehensive analysis from surveys and interviews conducted since 2020 amongst Japanese and non-Japanese Higher Education institutions (HEIs) on leadership styles, decision-making behaviours and perspectives on higher education practices in Japan. The authors also examine the challenges and impact on student mobility and international student education, and present future directions for the internationalisation of higher education in post-pandemic Japan.

This book will appeal to researchers, educators and anyone with an interest in higher education development, international student mobility and language learning.

Sachihiko Kondo is Professor at Osaka University Center for International Education and Exchange. He also serves as the president of JAISE, Japan Association for International Student Education.

Yu Sengoku is Senior Assistant Professor at Shinshu University Center for Global Education and Collaboration, Japan.

Ryoko Nakano is a lecturer at Tohoku University, Graduate School of Dentistry, Division for Globalization Initiative, Japan.

Akito Okada is Professor at Graduate School of Global Studies, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, Japan.