Learning a new language is not just for the young. Outside the customary reasons for pursuing a new language, such as university studies or a better job, there is also the relaxed-pace learner. Reem Nafie explores the 50+ age bracket and how educators are enticing this growing market segment.
More than 200,000 Japanese people studied abroad in 2016, according to JAOS, a far higher figure than official figures show.
The goal of the McGill-Kyoto collaboration is to develop joint international research in the field of genomic medicine and to educate the next generation of scientists.
The number of international students enrolled in Japanese universities or language schools was up 12% last year, with most students coming from Asia.
China’s increasingly lucrative outbound tourism market makes up 21% of global visit spending, and has a “great potential” for future growth, says UN report.
Two HEIs in Japan and Cuba have signed a five-year deal to provide greater exchange opportunities for students and professors.
IALC announces a scholarship partnership with JAOS, to provide language tuition to Japanese nationals, as the Olympics gear up to arrive in Japan.
Mizuho Financial Group is gearing up to enter the student housing market by raising a ¥10bn ($91.8m) fund to capitalise on a shortage of purpose built accommodation for the growing number of overseas students in Japan.