Data up to 2018 includes those who began their overseas study periods. From 2019 onwards, data includes the number of international students. From 2020 onwards, data includes online participants of overseas university programs.
Data does not include online participants of overseas university programs.
"University Presentation and Symposium Attendance Excluding Research Exchange etc.”, which was not included in the Survey of Japanese Students Studying Abroad Based on Student Exchange Agreements (Japan Student Services Organization, JASSO), is included for education and research purposes from 2017.
Please note that simple comparisons cannot be made as definitions of “study overseas” vary depending on the university.
About universities:
“Nationwide”: There is no published data on the number of online participants in overseas university programs. Data does not include online programs before study abroad in the destination country because the survey year depends on the date of starting the programs on-site.
Hokkaido University: “Other” means those studying abroad destination cannot be verified, due to overseas arrangements that are not under agreements.
Tohoku University: There is no published data on the number of online participants in overseas university programs.
The University of Tokyo: There is no published data on the number of online participants in overseas university programs.
Nagoya University: Types and purposes of studying abroad includes exchange study, research, language training, degree programs, etc. Region is based on Ministry of Foreign Affairs standard. “Other” in the “Online" category includes participation in co-sponsored programs held across regions.
Kyoto University: Data excludes travel for personal reasons not involving study, such as sightseeing and return home, among the voyage that departed during FY2021. In FY2021, the number of students actually go abroad to study decrease from the normal period due to continued restrictions (eased gradually) of the global spread of Covid-19 from the previous year. There is no published data on the number of online participants in overseas university programs.
Osaka University: “Other” refers to those whose study abroad destination is unknown.
Kyushu University: Total includes foreign students. “Other” refers to co-sponsored by multiple countries.
2020-2021: Due to the pandemic of the COVID-19, number of international students has dramatically decreased.
About our schools:
School of Interdisciplinary Science and Innovation: established in April 2018
Graduate School of Social and Cultural Studies: reorganized into the Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Global Society in April 2014
Joint Graduate School of Mathematics for Innovation: established in April 2022
Those who participated in university study abroad programs co-sponsored by multiple countries are included in the “Other” category.
References
Kyushu University, Kyushu University Information, each year
Japan Student Services Organization (JASSO), Results of the Survey of Japanese Students Studying Abroad Based on Student Exchange Agreements, each year
Hokkaido University, Hokkaido University Factbook 2022 (Off-Campus Version)
Tohoku University, Public University Corporate Evaluation Data “Input Data Collection”
The University of Tokyo, The University of Tokyo Data Book 2021
Nagoya University, Nagoya University Profile2022
Data held by Department of Educational Promotion, National University Corporation Nagoya University
Kyoto University, Kyoto University Overview 2022
Osaka University, Osaka University Profile 2022
Data held by Osaka University International Affairs Department
Office of Institutional Research
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