Japan launches multimillion dollar program to internationalize university education

摘要

In September 2014, Japan's Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) announced the selection of 37 Japanese universities for the 10-year, multimillion dollar Top Global University (TGU) Project, with the goal of "enhancing the international compatibility and competitiveness of higher education in Japan" (see Top Global University Project designations). Notably, the funding for this project is aimed at internationalizing education at Japanese universities, in contrast to funding for research-based reforms that was the aim of the 10-year Program for Promoting the Enhancement of Research Universities launched in the fall of 2013(1).