When Global Human Resources Return Home: Exploring University Students' Post Study Abroad Experiences in Japanese Society

Research Project

Project/Area Number	24K04094
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
Allocation Type	Multi-year Fund
Section	一般
Review Section	Basic Section 02100:Foreign language education-related
Research Institution	Kansai University
Principal Investigator	HOFMEYR AnaSofia 関西大学, 外国語学部, 准教授 (00836009)
Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha)	SAKAMOTO Fern 南山大学, 外国語学部, 准教授 (30803887) ファーストトーマスノートルダム清心女子大学, 文学部, 准教授 (10714305)
Project Period (FY)	2024-04-01 – 2027-03-31
Project Status	Granted (Fiscal Year 2024)
Budget Amount *help	¥4,550,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,050,000) Fiscal Year 2026: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000) Fiscal Year 2025: ¥2,210,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥510,000) Fiscal Year 2024: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000)
Keywords	global competence / グローバル人材 / study abroad / returnees / higher education
Outline of Research at the Start	We will interview Japanese university students who have returned from study abroad programmes lasting at least one semester about their re-entry experiences and adjustment culturally (society), academically (university), and professionally (employment).