Comparative Study on the Revitalization of Regional Cities Through Social Integration of International Students

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 24531061
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Sociology of education
• Research Institution: Tokyo Institute of Technology
• Principal Investigator: SATO Yuriko 東京工業大学, 留学生センター, 准教授 (50323829)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): SHIRATSUCHI Satomi 九州大学, 留学生センター, 准教授 (60154372) ; NAGASHIMA Mariko 洗足こども短期大学, 幼児教育保育科, 講師 (60591451)
• Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha): KUMAMOTO Junko 大分大学, 国際教育研究センター, 教授 (60336245)
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: 留学生 / 地域活性化 / 社会統合 / 地域間格差 / 教育の国際化 / グローバル人材 / 留学生就職支援 / 高度人材

Outline of Final Research Achievements

When compared to metropolitan cities, regional cities have several disadvantages in trying to attract international students. They all face common phenomena including an aging population, a smaller number of companies and less employment opportunities. Many international students prefer to study in a metropolitan city, seeking a more exciting environment and better employment and part-time job opportunities. Several municipalities have started working with local universities and companies to attract and support international students to revitalize and internationalize the regions.
In this research, these efforts and policies in Fukuoka and Hiroshima prefectures in Japan, the Australian State of South Australia (SA) and Daegu city in Korea were compared and social changes were analyzed.

Free Research Field

留学生政策、教育の国際化、高度人材、地域開発