Universities must take advantage of the opportunity to be at the forefront of global societal changes, but concerns remain over their ability to quickly redefine themselves, delegates discussed in Japan.
The number of international students gaining work visas in Japan after graduating from universities or vocational schools hit a record high in 2018.
UK independent school Rugby School has announced it will open a sister school in Japan in 2022, following the success of its first overseas school in Thailand.
The European Commission has announced the results of the call for proposals for Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degree Partnerships with Japan.
An increase in overseas school students has prompted the Japanese government to boost support for Japanese-language learning.
An investigation into a Tokyo university has found it lost track of 1,610 international students, prompting Japan's Education Ministry to put a halt to it accepting further students.
Japanese will impose strict penalties on providers who lose contact with their international students in response to one university that lost 700 students.
Japanese language provider Genki Japanese and Culture School has announced it will open a new branch in the centre of Kyoto.