2nd Japan-Australia Presidents Meeting May 2, 2006 Session 5: Opportunities for transnational education in meeting the needs of aging population Katsuhiko Shirai President Waseda University Waseda University Overview Established 1882 (Tokyo Senmon Gakko) 11 Undergraduate Schools and 19 Graduate Schools (including 5 Professional Graduate Schools) Total enrolment: 54,598 (as of April 2006) Undergraduate: 46,141 Master’s program: 6,477, Doctoral program: 1,980 Academic staff: (as of April 2006) 2,024 full-time faculty 3,687 part-time lecturers Office staff: 764 full-time (as of April 2006) Campuses in Japan: Nishi-Waseda, Okubo, Toyama, Tokorozawa, Honjo, Kita-Kyushu Overseas outposts: Bonn, Paris, Beijing, Portland, Singapore, etc 2 Cross-cultural exchange as an everyday matter ｰCUCｰ Development of CUC (Cyber University Consortium) CUC：Cyber University Consortium Waseda University Learning Square Corporation Consortium for comprehensive interactive exchange, mainly among (WLS) universities in the Asia-Pacific region, Waseda University International Corporaiton for exchanges including research, university lecturers, students and researchers （WUI) DCC：Digital Campus Consortium Consortium for enterprises committed to the creation of a 21st century university information network based model NTT Comware, SONY Broadband Solutions, NEC, Panasonic, Yokokawa, etc 3 Cross-cultural exchange as an everyday matter ｰCCDLｰ CCDL （Cross-Cultural Distance Learning） Cyber lectures and cyber seminars with partner schools Field-of-study discussions in foreign languages (44 universities from 21 countries: 2,179 Waseda student participants in 2004) Offering a ‘Cross-cultural exchange as an everyday matter’ environment Opportunity to improve practical international communication skill, using major languages (e.g. English, Chinese, Russian) 43 44 Countries Universities 33 30 20 17 16 21 17 10 4 1999 4 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 4 Overseas outposts and project development Paris Office Oregon Office (U.S.A.) Europe Center (in Bonn) Waseda-Peking Joint Research Institute (China) Peking Liaison Office（Beijing University） Korea University Liaison Office (Korea) Joint Education/Research Projects with Fudan University (China) Shanghai Liaison Office (Fudan University) Waseda Education (Thailand) Waseda Shibuya Senior High School (Singapore) Graduate School of Asia Pacific Studies MOT Program (Singapore) Waseda Olympus Bioscience Research Institute (Singapore) 5 Proactively receiving foreign students 2,076 students received from overseas (as of November 2005) 526 undergraduates 1,022 graduate students 181 non-degree students 186 in the SILS 1-year course 161 in the Japanese language course Students by region Asia 1,661 North America 181 Europe 164 Other 70 2500 Undergraduate 2000 Masters 1500 Doctoral Others 1000 500 0 2000 Year 2001 2000 2002 2001 2003 2002 2004 2003 2005 2004 2005 Doctoral course 138 140 179 205 248 319 Master course 409 482 540 555 622 703 Undergraduate school 228 251 281 340 394 526 Other 378 440 502 493 515 528 1,153 1,313 1,502 1,593 1,779 2,076 Total 6 Number of Waseda students studying abroad, 2000 - 2005 849 Waseda students studying abroad in 2005 Partnership agreements with overseas universities 503 organizations, 75 countries (as of March 1, 2006) 305 University-to-University Agreements 106 Inter-Divisional Agreements 92 Other Agreements 900 800 700 600 500 400 300 200 100 0 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 1-Year Programs Year ２０００２００１２００２２００３２００４２００５ Number of Waseda students abroad ３６２４４９４６４４８３５０６８４９ 7 Ideals and objectives of the Extension Center Ideals and objectives of the Extension Center 1. To realize ‘practical utilization of knowledge,’ one of Waseda’s three missions, through citizen education. 2. To offer lifelong learning opportunities and to return knowledge to the community as a social contribution. 3. To contribute to the activation of the university by bringing together a variety of students of different ages and social backgrounds in an atmosphere of healthy competition. 8 Extension Center: demographics Number of participants：30,598 ● Number of participants, by age and sex Male Female Total ●Number of participants, by sex Age Male Female 9 Development of the Extension Center in the aging society era The aging population trend and project development at the Extension Center Graying society In Japan the baby boomer generation (people in their late 50s and early 60s) reaches retirement in 2007: they are seen as a new lifelong learning target group for the Extension Center. 10 Characteristics of the aging population ■Articulate, individualized interests Their personal interests vary widely. In particular interest in learning is extremely high and they might not be satisfied with‘one-way learning.’They are discriminating, proactive consumers. General interest topics are less popular nowadays. ■Recurrent They tend to seek reeducation as a means of sustaining their commitment to society (reemployment). There is a high frequency of self-development through learning activities. This group is also characterized by strong interest in activities such as NGOs and NPOs. ■Community They can position themselves in the learning community as lecture participants. Post-retirement, they instinctively crave a sense of belonging, and the Waseda brand meets this need. However, this is a weaker factor than the above two elements, and may decrease in importance in the future. 11 Direction for development of the study abroad program for the aging population (1) Program for mature students, not for seniors (2) Program appropriate to the interests of adults language + interest field There is a need for programs for deep exploration of the culture, values and social systems of a country or region, rather than simply learning a language. This age group will be interested in high grade study abroad programs which meet their varied needs and study styles. (3) High grade study environment and care 12 Waseda will celebrate the 125th anniversary of its founding in 2007! Thank You ！ Waseda Bear 125th Anniversary Mascot Character 13