APU APU Globalization & Issues Specific to APU APU YAKUSHIJI Kimio Vice President, APU 1
2008
Annual report of self-evaluation and evaluation activities Clarifying aims of mid-term plan and organization Accreditation by the Japan University Accreditation Association : Application in AY2008 Acceptance of government scholarship international students and employment in public service after returning to home country. Accreditation by certification bodies such as AACSB.
Faculty Framework (International vs Domestic) 43 The Percentage of International faculty has risen to 43%
JE) Classes held in Two Languages (Japanese English) 11 Ratio of English-base classes to Japanese-base classes is roughly 1:1 8 Over 80% of Classes are conducted in both English & Japanese
2007 Registration for courses in a Non-basis Language (As of FA2007)
2008 Registration for courses in a Non-basis Language (As of SP2008)
2007TOEFL Change in 2007 Enrollee s TOEFL Scores (Domestic students)
Overseas Programs (Domestic students)
AP- On-campus Housing -AP House- Construction Year Housing Name AY 2000 AY 2001 AY 2006 APH 1 APH 2 APH 3 House Extension No. of Rooms 425 503 378 AP Aims following the opening of APU: Upgrading and expansion the student dormitories (AP House) to further support student activities Accommodation of all new international students who wish to live at AP House Active utilization and placement of the dormitories as an educational tool
/ Student Recruitment 50 50 80 3; 50 Aims following the opening of APU 50% International Students Students from 50 different countries and regions More than 80% of new International Students to enter APU directly from overseas Students from China, Korea and Taiwan to account for 50% of all International Students (creation of a multicultural environment)
: Student Enrollment: Number of students from different regions 45%81200851 45% percent of the student body is composed of international students from 81 countries and regions (as of March 1).
: Student Recruitment : Direct Entry to APU from Overseas (International Students) Year 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 /Direct Entry 295 347 367 587 696 /Domestic Entry 26 41 34 10 6 / Ratio 92% 89% 92% 98% 99% Percentage of students from China, Korea and Taiwan Year 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 / students from China, Korea and Taiwan 149 162 176 225 397 / Ratio 45% 43% 44% 36% 53%
: Students Post-graduation Employment *As of March 31, 20082008331 : 2007380 Pillars of Job Hunting Support "On Campus Recruiting (Approximately 380 companies in AY2007)", "Career Development Program"
: Students Post-graduation Employment
: Scholarship Expenses as a Percentage of Total Expenditure 20 The Percentage of scholarship money from total expenditure has shifted to approximately 20%
: Scholarship Expenses as a Percentage of Academic & Research Expenditure 40 Percentage of scholarships compared to Academic & Research Expenditure is over 40%
Global Locations & Staff Dispatched Abroad Overseas Offices Office of Korea Ritsumeikan Liaison Office located in Shanghai Jiao Tong University Office of Taiwan Office of Indonesia Office of Thailand Office of Canada Academic Development Leave 20052005AY 55 persons 20072007AY 55 persons 20062006AY 66 persons 20082008AY 66 persons Staff sent Abroad for Training 20082008AY 22 persons (For the Master s program)