The government’s Council for the Implementation of Education Rebuilding underscored the need to give consideration to the impact of the COVID-19 on study abroad in the proposals it compiled in June. If the number of students who study overseas decreases at an accelerated speed, that could cause a delay in nurturing globally-minded human resources with language skills and intercultural experience.….Read more

The Nippon Foundation (Minato Ward, Tokyo) and the Sasakawa Health Foundation (Minato Ward, Tokyo) announced on July 21 that they have established the “Sasakawa nursing fellows” program, a scholarship program for nurses to study abroad. The program is aimed at developing nurses with a global perspective and leadership skills who can provide medical care in the post-COVID-19 era.   The….Read more

By Shimazaki Yuta and Watanabe Kana   Some Japanese universities are resuming study abroad programs that were halted because of the COVID-19 pandemic. These schools plan to send fully vaccinated students in the fall when the school year starts overseas. It is a welcome move for the internationalization of universities that aim to nurture global human resources.   Kansai Gakuin….Read more

FUMI MATSUMOTO, Nikkei staff writer   SYDNEY — As Australia’s ongoing border clampdown keeps out the international students on which many of the country’s universities rely for income, state governments have begun taking action on their own.   The sector suffered a 1.8 billion Australian dollar ($1.4 billion) hit to revenue last year and lost 17,000 jobs, according to an….Read more

Fuji TV reported at noon that Education Minister Hagiuda announced this morning that his ministry is planning to issue English-language COVID-19 vaccination certificates for students who plan to study abroad. Hagiuda reportedly said: “At present, some foreign universities are requiring students to be vaccinated in order to attend in-person classes. We will establish a system for vaccinating students who plan….Read more

TOKYO – The Japanese government will prioritize students hoping to attend university abroad in the COVID-19 vaccine rollout ahead of the new academic year from September, sources with knowledge of the matter said Thursday.   The move comes as some schools in countries such as the United States have adopted requirements for students to be inoculated before they are allowed….Read more

Interviewed by Asako Miyasaka, senior staff writer   Japan is still under the state of emergency, and it remains difficult for students to seek an opportunity to study abroad under the current circumstances. However, some destination countries are making progress in their vaccination efforts and have started to accept foreign students, prompting students, as well as guardians, to look for….Read more