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Japan country update
Universities Australia conference
March 2015
Paul Harris
Counsellor (Education and Science), Tokyo
Why Japan? Why now?
• World-leader in education, research and industry innovation
• Ranked 1st in OECD for reading and science, 2nd for mathematics
• Patent output as share of GDP highest in the OECD
• Australia-Japan relationship a strategic priority for both countries
• Japan-Australia Economic Partnership Agreement concluded 2014
• Australia’s second largest two-way trading partner
• “Abenomics” reforms leading to significant change, particularly
for universities
GDP comparison
Source: Austrade, IMF, Cabinet Office
Australia-Japan: quick facts
• 650 sister school relationships
• Australia = most popular destination for Japanese school study tours
(over 35,000 in 2012)
• Japanese = most studied foreign language in Australia
• 475 university partnership agreements
• Australia-Japan research collaboration doubled in last decade
• Japan’s total R&D expenditure 14 times larger than Australia’s,
over 75% in industry (25 of world’s top 100 innovative firms)
Japan: student numbers to Australia
20,000
18,000
16,000
14,000
Higher Education
12,000
VET
Schools
10,000
ELICOS
8,000
Non-award
Total
6,000
4,000
2,000
0
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Source: Department of Education and Training, 2015
Japanese Government policy priorities
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Specific policy targets:
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Double the number of Japanese students studying overseas by 2020
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Double the number of international students in Japan by 2020
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10 Japanese universities to be ranked in the world top 100 in 10 years
New funding programs:
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Top Global University (2014-24)
• 13 top universities aiming for world top 100 (research intensive)
• 24 others funded to lead internationalisation more broadly (eg. joint degrees)
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“Tobitate” Young Ambassador Scholarships (launched 2014)
• Expanding corporate support – 88 companies so far donated $85m
• Third round applications now open
Japanese Government policy priorities
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Research and science:
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New strategic investment in priority areas
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New national health and medical research agency from 1 April 2015
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Regional clusters, university-industry links
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Training/international experience for young researchers
New Cabinet Office Strategic Innovation Promotion Program (SIP)
Priority areas for cross-portfolio funding ($500m+)
1
Clean and economical energy systems (eg. hydrogen)
2
Healthy and active ageing society
3
Next generation infrastructure (eg. robotics)
4
Regional revitalisation/industries (eg. manufacturing, agriculture)
5
Recovery from the Great East Japan Earthquake
Australia-Japan research collaboration:
citation impact
Source: Scopus global data, 2014
Our engagement strategy
More connected to
broader
Australia-Japan
relationship
Increase
two-way mobility
More strategic
research
collaboration
Raise
awareness of
Australian
quality
Institution-to-institution partnerships
Government-to-government relationship
Key activities 2014-15
• Australia-Japan symposium on internationalisation in higher education
(Tokyo, December 2014)
• Ongoing work on increased two-way mobility; staff development;
new joint degree and online programs; research collaboration; and
internships and other links with industry
• Workshop on strengthening university-research-industry linkages
(Tokyo, May 2015)
• Australia-Japan High-Level Policy Dialogue
(Canberra, September 2015)
• Australia Future Unlimited Education Exhibition
(Tokyo and Osaka, November 2015)
Thankyou
Contact:
Paul Harris
Counsellor (Education & Science)
Australian Embassy Tokyo
2-1-14 Mita, Minato-Ku, Tokyo 108-8361 Japan
〒108-8361東京都港区三田2-1-14
T +81 (0) 3 5232-4055 | F +81 (0) 3 5232-4064
[email protected] | http://australia.or.jp