I just read an article written on November 1, 2011, entitled, ‘Global Economy Exposes Japan's Shortage of English-Speaking Graduates’, By David McNeill. Wished to copy it but during this time, a summary might be much better lae ka!
It reflects very similar challenges to our own with demands of the companies to be based elsewhere outside Japan. They do require close cooperation of universities and increasing numbers of students to have exchanges or get overseas degrees.
The latest sign is called, ‘Rakuten English shock.’, which is the country's largest online retailer. It told ‘its 6,000 employees that they must be fluent enough in English to converse with one another by next year. Executives who aren't up to speed will be fired; rank-and-file workers will find their path to promotion blocked.’
Secretary Clinton told the U.S.-Japan Council in Washington last month that today "Japan ranks sixth." She pointed out that the number of Japanese students studying in America has dropped by almost 50 percent over the last 14 years.
The author pointed out that it could be because of the low birth rates, costs, credit transfer barriers, and low value of foreign degrees.
Japan's largest business federation, the Nippon Keidanren, organized a summer conference for the country's top universities to meet with corporate bosses, discussing ‘how to bring Japan's traditionally aloof institutions closer to the corporate table.’
The Keidanren used the forum to announce a scholarship plan that will, from next year, give 1 million yen, or $12,835, each to 30 students from the 13 universities now designated Global 30 institutions.
This little article shows our present and future challenges to become more international, concerns and concrete actions of the industry to be closer to education institutions. At the same time, it implies how far education system is from the real and practical skills our graduates and people need to be equipped.
Give time to think about it when you want to stay away from flood-issues na ka!
Stay dry, safe, sane and strong for our future to restore our country ka!
Porntip
Thu 11/3/2011 8:39 AM
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