Credential Evaluation of Chinese Applicants to Japanese Research Universities : Towards acceptance of highly qualified international students

チュウゴク　カラ　ノ　ニュウガク　シガンシャ　ニ　タイスル　ガクレキ　シカク　ヒョウカ　ノ　ジッセン　ト　カダイ　ユウシュウ　ナ　ダイガクイン　リュウガクセイ　ノ　ウケイレ　ソクシン　ニ　ムケテ

Li, Ming

石川, 真由美

Ishikawa, Mayumi

韓, 立友

Han, Liyou

Center For Education In Liberal Arts And Sciences

オオサカ　ダイガク　ゼンガク　キョウイク　スイシン　キコウ

外国学歴・資格評価（FCE）

学位

中国

International students

University admissions

Foreign Credential Evaluation (FCE)

China

Japanese research universities

As the number of international students increases in graduate programs of Japanese research universities, the Foreign Credential Evaluation (FCE) is regarded as an important tool for ensuring the admission of qualified international students through a fair and rigorous assessment of academic credentials. While public agencies and private organizations carry out the FCE for universities in Europe and the United States, no such infrastructure exists for universities in Japan. The study presents Osaka University’s recent initiative to implement its own FCE to facilitate the admission of Chinese students. We first examine the status of the FCE in general at Japanese higher education institutions, and identify specific challenges concerning the FCE for applicants from China. We then describe the FCE initiative at Osaka University, providing an overview of progress, obstacles, and recommendations for the future. The case study illustrates the critical and strategic importance of the FCE in contributing to Japan’s national goal of accepting 300,000 international students in Japanese universities by 2020.

石川, 真由美

韓, 立友