Establishing a New Global Standard from A SIAI N T E R N AT I O N A L
U N I V E R S I T Y O F J A PA N

Nurture People Who Value and Promote Diversity Worldwide

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The International University of Japan (IUJ) was created inbackground or gender, you will ﬁnd the IUJ ambience

1982, as Japan's ﬁrst graduate school only university. Since its

welcoming and inclusive. Academic programs that bring out

inception, IUJ has been always wide open to the world. Our

the best in you are complemented by diverse extracurricular

academic year starts in September and all classes are taught

activities and ample opportunities to socialize, enablingin English. Most of our students live on campus.

students to form friendships with counterparts and thus

IUJ is a truly international community: 85% of students are

make international connections that will sustain them infrom overseas and in a little over three decades our alumni

their careers.

network has grown to 4,000 graduates from 116 countries

Our world is a colorful tapestry woven with the threads ofand regions. Although our campus is in an area ofdiverse cultures. A vibrant multicultural campus community

outstanding natural beauty, access to Tokyo is fast and easy.

helps sustain IUJ’s pursuit of its mission: to develop future

IUJ is ideal for aspiring students and excellent faculty from all

generations of talented individuals capable of exercisingover the world, who share a commitment to academic

eﬀective global leadership. IUJ is championing progressive

distinction. Regardless of your nationality, cultural

education in Japan and enriching the global community.

INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSIT Y OF JAPANEstablishing a New Global Standard from Asia
In September 2014, the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science andTechnology (MEXT) selected IUJ for its Top Global University Project.
From 109 applications ﬁled by 104 national, public, and private universities in Japan,MEXT selected 37 institutions. Building on what IUJ had already achieved,
we have eagerly taken up new challenges as a leader of Japan’s ongoing internationalization.

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Top Global University Project

What is the Top Global University Project ?
The Top Global University Project is a MEXT initiative toThe universities selected for the Top Global University

enhance the international compatibility andProject are taking initiatives based on their educational

competitiveness of higher education in Japan byphilosophies. These initiatives include stepped-up

channeling support to universities of international statureexchanges and collaboration with leading universitiesor that are innovative.

worldwide, refashioning administrative and management

Amid ongoing economic globalization, the fostering ofsystems, and strengthening schemes for developing

talented people capable of performing eﬀectively in a

students’ global capabilities. Indicators and targets

global setting is indispensable for Japan’s continued prosperity.

corresponding to these initiatives are set to track progress.

TO P G LO B A L
Founding Spirit
Foster leaders who not only possess high-caliber expertise and interdisciplinary perspectives
but also are capable of applying what they know in a demanding international setting.

The personal attributes IUJ aims to foster:

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People who strive to become
leaders with capabilities thatare a good ﬁt with the needsof an increasingly globalizedsociety

People whose long- term
perspective enables them tograsp the salient features ofthe changing world and who
respect diversity globallyand locally

People with the courage
to take diﬃcult decisions
on pressing issues and thewill power to act eﬀectively
based on thosedecisions

People who can form
constructive, durable
relationships with counterparts
from other ﬁelds throughout
the world and collaborate
with them for a better
futureUniversities selected for the Top Global University ProjectType A (Top Type): 13 universities

Type B (Global Traction Type): 24 universities

Hokkaido University, Tohoku University,

Chiba University, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, Tokyo University of the Arts,

University of Tsukuba, The University ofNagaoka University of Technology, Kanazawa University, Toyohashi University ofTokyo, Tokyo Medical and Dental University,Technology, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Nara Institute of Science and Technology,

Tokyo Institute of Technology, Nagoya

Okayama University, Kumamoto University, Akita International University, The University

University, Kyoto University, Osaka University,of Aizu, International Christian University, Shibaura Institute of Technology, Sophia

Hiroshima University, Kyushu University, Keio

University, Toyo University, Hosei University, Meiji University, Rikkyo University, Soka

University, Waseda University

University, International University of Japan, Ritsumeikan University, Kwansei Gakuin
University, Ritsumeikan Asia Paciﬁc University

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INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSIT Y OF JAPANEFFORTS

Achievements

Development of various Japanese language
teaching materialsDisclosure of lecture information

We have released a Japanese language education app called“Ganbatte Shadowing”. We have launched the app in
Japanese language classes alongside “Ganbatte Kana”
released in 2015, and we oﬀer “blended learning” thatcombines e-learning with face-to-face lessons. We will use
these materials to provide a practical Japanese language
education that covers both Japanese business practices andthe Japanese language skills required of foreign nationals byJapanese companies.

We have published lecture information via IUJ Course Channel
with the aim of returning to society some of the knowledge
that has been accumulated at higher education institutions,and increasing our international recognition. At the same time,
giving prospective students the opportunity to view real
lectures and compare educational levels allow us to increase
the number of Japanese students and attract outstanding
international students. In the future, we will work hard to
expand the number of open lectures to over 50% of all courses.

Conclusion of an academic exchange agreementwith the University of Ghana

Strategic development in Africa

We have concluded our ﬁrst academic exchange agreement witha university in Africa. We have 80 international students fromAfrica currently enrolled in IUJ (as of March 2017), andapproximately 200 African students have already graduated from
IUJ. We have built a robust network of alumni in African countries.
In the future, we will utilize our unique network to increase thenumber of universities in Africa with which we conclude
agreements, and actively promote academic exchange.

We are working to lay foundations in African countries through theactivities of the Japan-Africa Academic Network (JAAN) and by
making visits to Africa. By strengthening our network with Japanesediplomatic missions and Japanese companies located in Africa, andat the same time promoting exchange with local educational
institutions, we will become a bridge to link Japanese companies
with local human resources. Africa is attracting attention fromJapanese companies, and we regard Africa as a priority region.

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Initiatives based on IUJ's characteristics
Through participation in the Top Global University Project, IUJ will make a concerted eﬀort to accomplish
four key objectives. Our overarching goal is the enhancement of IUJ’s education and research systems
so as to foster capable, talented, internationally oriented people who can help resolve pressing global
issues and thus hasten the emergence of a more peaceful, equitable, prosperous and sustainable world.

Become a source of global leaders ready to serve the world
Sending Japanese students elsewhere in Asia on double-degree programs
IUJ is international not just by virtue of its stimulating multicultural

careers in government, business, research or other spheres around thecampus but also because of our network of 4,000 alumni extending toworld will extend their support to the double-degree programs and116 countries and regions.

to IUJ’s oﬃces overseas. The alumni network helps secure

The strong links among alumni and their enduring attachment to IUJ

sustainability and scalability.

reﬂect the relationships cultivated through the experience of living

IUJ have been oﬀering double-degree programs with Indonesian

together on campus for two years as members of the IUJ community.

universities since 2006 from which some 200 students have alreadyCapitalizing on this international network, IUJ intends to expand

graduated.

double-degree programs with leading universities,

As IUJ faculty members have close links with faculty members at

centering on those in Southeast Asia. We are planning to establish acertain universities in Vietnam, Sri Lanka, and Myanmar, we intend tosecond representative oﬃce in Myanmar. IUJ graduates pursuing

introduce double-degree programs with these universities.

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Number of students participating in internships

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Number of students participating in volunteer programs

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Number of students completing double-degree programs

061012Support progress of Japanese companies
Help Japanese companies fulﬁll their educational needs

6The Center for Language Education and Research opened in 2014 willpractices will be translated into local languages and industry-academia

oﬀer practical Japanese language education through collaboration

collaboration will be promoted.

with 56 Japanese companies with which IUJ has Global Partnerships.

Plans also call for the scope of collaboration with Japanese companies

The programs will cover Japanese business practices and theoperating in these Southeast Asian countries to be expanded toJapanese language skills required of foreign nationals by Japanese

include internship programs. This will provide opportunities for local

companies operating in Southeast Asia.

Japanese companies to meet excellent local people and vice versa.

A pilot online Japanese language education program created in

For local people, internship opportunities will be incentives to study

cooperation with a vocational school in Myanmar will also be rolled

and also to gain practical skills. For Japanese companies seeking

out in Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos within the next ﬁve years.

readily available human resources, the oﬀering of internships is anTextbooks on the Japanese language and on Japanese business

opportunity to secure talented local people for their workforces.

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2016

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Number of students participating in Japanese-forbusiness programs

0100300 500

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Number of students who completed the program and wererecruited by an overseas operation of a Japanese company

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APPROACH
Establish a network of people across Africa
Laying the foundation in Africa
IUJ has Global Partnerships with 56 major Japanese companies. WeIUJ is already a powerful brand in Asia. Over the next 10 years, we willwill deepen collaboration with Japanese companies and extend it tostrive to establish the IUJ brand in Africa as part of our ambitious

address the needs of Africa, a continent Japanese companies view as

eﬀort to powerfully support Japanese economic progress through ana promising market, following Asia.

innovative approach to education. Ghana, with more than 50 alumni,

HR development projects led by the Japanese government, such asis the epicenter of IUJ’s growing alumni network in Africa, which

the African Business Education Initiative for Youth (ABE Initiative), arealready comprises more than 180 IUJ graduates. Similar to the situation

also emphasizing support for Japanese companies, rather than thein Asia, most IUJ alumni in Africa are elite bureaucrats or teaching staﬀ

conventional approach to HR development in developing countries.

at leading local universities. Capitalizing on this alumni network, weThis innovative business-oriented approach will shape IUJ’s eﬀorts towill implement strategic initiatives in Africa based on the recognition

develop human resources in Africa.

that the continent is of growing importance to Japan.

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Number of partner universities in Africa

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Number of participants in the IUJ educational fair held in Africa

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Expand the HR Development Program for International Cooperation
Career track for international civil servants
In 2012 IUJ launched the Human Resource Development Program forbest practices of academic institutions in the West, we will establish

International Cooperation, a joint education program that IUJ oﬀers toIUJ as a center of excellence in Asia.

undergraduate students of Meiji University and Rikkyo University.

In 2017 IUJ will launch the International Cooperation Professionals

Taught entirely in English, this program develops people who wish toSchool Project, which will involve establishing a school to develop

work in international organizations or as international civil servants.

specialists in international cooperation. The school will integrate

IUJ provides educational resources related to international

undergraduate, master’s and doctoral programs, including courses

cooperation and IUJ students participate in classes as facilitators.

oﬀered at IUJ’s overseas bases. The objective is to foster people

In September 2015 the IUJ Graduate School of International Relations

capable of eﬀectively tackling global issues. It is envisaged that thelaunched a doctoral program oﬀering a sophisticated international

school’s graduates will work for such international organizations as

academic experience. By combining our innovative approaches with

the United Nations, in NGOs and NPOs, or in government service.

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Selected for MEXT Program for Promoting Inter-University Collaborative Education(FY2012)2

Launch of GSIR Ph. D. Program(FY2015)

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International Cooperation Professionals School Project(FY2017)

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