Globalizing SFC Monica Nagashima Shintaro Kiba Asuka Ichikawa Keisuke Ohsaki

Globalization and the World Merging of cultures, ideas, economies Increased international political interactions

Globalization and SFC Allowing domestic and international students to mingle, so they can exchange  culture  language  ideas  experience  fun

YES! to SFC Globalization We aim to create a PORT where: The Japanese studentsThe international acquire the skillsstudents can necessary to facecomfortably the globalizing worldenter the Japanese society

And therefore, we DON’T want to replace the Japanese culture at SFC with foreign ones BUT RATHER add international ideas to the Japanese culture

What International students can gain at SFC: Experience the Japanese culture and customs, so they can bring some of it back to their homes Japan is the best place to learn Japanese Higher chances of working in Japan – the third largest economy in the world

Why should the Japanese students care about the

Japan cannot survive in isolation from the outside world Japan is dependent on international trade “ Natural resources: negligible mineral resources, fish note: with virtually no energy natural resources, Japan is the world's largest importer of coal and liquefied natural gas, as well as the second largest importer of oil” - index mundi.com Many firms are export oriented: cars, electronics… Lots of technological, medical, agricultural, etc. progress comes from international cooperation

Many companies are adjusting to the situation Among 351 companies in Japan, 33.9% of them are willing employ graduates from foreign universities WHY? Because foreign students tend to know more languages (especially English) and are better at cross cultural communication Note: for this same reason, they also tend to hire more returnees

How can we get the Japanese students ready to meet this demand? Develop a global outlook by learning and experiencing other cultures from foreign students → Gain the confidence to interact with foreigners. Working adults are starting to learn English with extra expenses. SFC students have the opportunity to learn it now through fun interactions with foreign students! Acquire technical vocabulary through participation in classes conducted in English!

So, wouldn’t it be nice to have more foreign students ?

However, the current situation is… Total Number of Students in SFC4849 Number of students with foreign citizenship195 Number of students who have lived abroad175 Ratio of International students to the total number students 4% Ratio of International and returnees to the total number of students 7%

Comparison with other universities in Japan SFC (and Keio University in general) 4% Waseda 7% University of Tsukuba 15% Tokyo University 18% Japan University of Economics 19% Tokyo Institute of Technology 24% Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University 49% Ratio of Foreign Students to the Total Number of Students

Conclusion: few international students

Reasons: What problems do the international students face at SFC? Language Barrier Forms (attendance) Web mail Websites Posters Number of Classes offered in English is too small

Lack of On-Campus Housing Finding housing in Japanese Many other universities have on-campus housing - Great way to make friends! Transportation - Where to go? - Where to buy commuter pass? Reasons: What problems do the international students face at SFC?

Image of Introvert Japanese Society Japanese students are timid to interact with foreign students (language and culture barrier) If foreign students wish to interact → lack of support: - no unified website for clubs, circles - no help with part time job finding - no student tutors Possible reasons why few foreign students apply to SFC

Other concerns of international students No international lounge, or place where internationals can mingle Cost of education - Most frequently asked questions to the office are about tuition and scholarships

Action Plan: Short Term

Combining English and Japanese classes Classes that require little verbal communication - PE, creative workshops Helps break the language and culture barrier

Students who can help other students Staff who can help with getting used to life in Japan - Masters students’ problems… personal life - behavior tips - places to chill, etc! Tutors who can help with classes - not only languages but other classes as well

Signs around Campus Make them both in English and Japanese - GIGA students are not required to know Japanese. So how should they get around?

Action Plan: Long Term

A bigger variety of classes conducted in English SFC can attract more students with a wider scope of interests

On-Campus housing For both international and Japanese students Allow them to live together to facilitate cultural and linguistic exchange Practice Japanese or English outside of class Go out and have fun!

Unified Website For all information - link to class pages - link to clubs and circles Also offered in English

Scholarships More scholarships for international students and Japanese students who have lived abroad

Recap Our group proposes the policies to fix the current problems international students face, to be able to enroll more international students to SFC. This, in turn, will help the Japanese students interact more with internationals, giving them skills and courage to further develop Japan in this globalized world.

Sources international-loungehttp://academia-rossica.org/en/literature/moscow-international-book-fair-2011/the-mibf- international-lounge