Waseda University s Global Engagement Strategy Shuji Hashimoto, Dr. Eng. Senior Executive Vice President For Academic Affairs & Provost Waseda University
Waseda Vision 150 and Mission of the University Independence of Scholarship Mission Practical Application of Scholarship Fostering of Good Citizens Waseda Vision 150 For the 150th anniversary of the University s establishment in 2032 1. Students of the highest caliber and character who show promise in being able to contribute to the world 2. Research that will ultimately contribute to real world peace and happiness in human society 3. Graduates who will contribute to the public good as global leaders 4. Asia's premier model university adaptable to a changing world 1
Waseda Goes Global Initiative Top Global University Project by the Government of Japan Waseda Goes Global Plan to Build a Worldwide Academic Network that is Open, Dynamic and Diverse 1. Develop education and research programs to solve global challenges and innovate the future 2. Globalize education and research programs 3. Fundamentally reform the faculty recruitment system and university governance - Produce 100,000 global leaders within 10 years - Rank among the world s top 100 universities in 18 research areas within 10 years Waseda Ocean Open Dynamic Diverse 2
Previous and Ongoing Projects Funded by MEXT AY2003-2007 AY2004-2008 AY2007-2013 21st Century COE Program 9 Projects Super COE Program 9 Projects Global COE Program 8 Projects Promoting Internationalization of University s Education Project 2 projects Project for Establishing University Network for Internationalization (Global 30) 5 Schools, 6 Graduate Schools AY2005-2008 AY2007-2010 AY2009-2013 AY2012-2013 Improvement of Prominent Graduate School 5 Projects Re-Inventing Japan Projects 4 Faculties AY2011- AY2012- Program for Leading Graduate Schools 2 Programs Go Global Japan Project AY2012- AY2013- Program for Promoting the Enhancement of Research Universities Enhancing Development of Global Entrepreneur Program AY2014- Re-Inventing Japan Project Campus Asia AY2016- Top Global University Project Waseda Goes Global Plan to Accelerate Waseda Vision 150 An open, dynamic and diverse education and research network 3
Targets for 2023 Student Mobility Inviting MORE International Students 4,362 10,000 Increasing Students Studying Abroad 2,399 ALL Students 4
Targets for 2023 Research and Funds Global Research Incoming Visiting Researchers (over 1-month stay) 810 1,600 Outgoing Visiting Researchers 179 500 Reform for Global Standards International Faculty 760 (45.3%) 1,380 (75%) Faculty under Annual Salary Systems 99 (5.9%) 791 (43%) Strengthening Research Funds (for 2032)* Outside Research Funds 8.9 billion yen 20 billion yen Donations 2.2 billion yen 10 billion yen 5
International Students in Waseda Top 10 Countries and Regions 1 China 2,962 2 Korea 836 3 Taiwan(China) 397 4 US 267 5 Thailand 109 6 Indonesia 103 7-10 France, Singapore, Germany, Viet Nam 58 11 UK 57 Others 833 Total 5,622 As of Nov 1, 2017 6
Waseda Students Studying Abroad Number of Waseda Students Studying Abroad (Both long- and short-term programs) Top 10 Destinations (Long Term Programs) 1 US 374 2 UK 76 3 China 47 4 Canada 46 5 France 39 6 Sweden 36 7 Germany 34 8 Italy 32 9 Spain 30 10 Australia 29 Others 3,696 Total 4,439 As of April 11, 2018 7
Global Network - Overseas Bases Brussels Bangkok Beijing Taipei Singapore San Francisco Consortiums & Association Memberships Global Partnerships Association of Pacific Rim Universities International Association of Universities University Research Association Partner Institutions 568 Countries 87 Venice International University Asia-Pacific Association for International Education OECD Higher Education Programme Quantitative Techniques U.S.-Japan As of Feb. 2018 for Economics and Management Research Institute Universitas 21 8
Development of Double Degree Programs 9
Global Leadership Fellows Program U.S. Participating Universities Columbia University University of Chicago (from 2017) Georgetown University Dartmouth College Waseda University Johns Hopkins University University of Washington UCLA (from 2018) UC Barkley US-Japan Collaborative Research Seminar (US-Japan Zemi) U.S. and Waseda students work together for a year at Waseda. They conduct research on an issue rising in the Asia-Pacific region which has a global significance and make proposals for solutions. 10
QS World University Rankings by Subject 2018 Broad Subject Area Top 100 (Specific) Rank Area 45 Arts & Humanities 60 Social Sciences & Management 97 Engineering & Technology 113 Natural Sciences 451-500 Life Science & Medicine Rank Subject 22 Modern Languages 30 Mineral & Mining Engineering 40 Sports-Related Subjects 46 Politics & International Studies 51-100 English Language & Literature 51-100 Linguistics 51-100 Business & Management Studies 51-100 Mechanical, Aeronautical & Manufacturing Engineering 11
Top Global University Project Waseda strives to enhance activities in seven research areas, collaborating with high-level universities around the world. Univ. of Calgary Loughborough Univ. Technical Univ. of Munich Univ. of Oxford Stanford Univ. Sports Science ICT Robotics Political Economy Global Asia Studies Columbia Univ. Global Japanese Studies Physics and Mathematics Energy & Nanomaterial UCLA Univ. of Pisa TU Darmstadt Monash Univ. SSSA UC Berkeley Case Western Reserve Univ. Korea Univ. Peking Univ. 12
Seven Model Units what is special Joint Appointments (JA) Collaborative research project unique to Waseda by leading researchers in the world Top level graduate students can work with you as research assistants Working conditions negotiable including salary, travel and settlement costs Eligible to government s and internal research grants Accommodation in the campus guest house will be available without exception Eligible to government health insurance Formal Waseda Faculty ID issued with full access to Internet, libraries and e-journals (CiNii Articles, Web of Science, and Scopas) Visiting Professors/Researchers Working Conditions negotiable Prioritized in campus guest house Temporary Waseda ID issued with access to internet, libraries, and e-journals 13
WASEDA is research-oriented university in Japan 14
WASEDA is the most famous and popular private university in Japan Graduate Employability: Waseda #2 in Japan, #26 in World -Waseda listed No.2 in Japan (No.1 out of private university) and 26rd in the world in the QS Graduate Employability Rankings 2018 - The ranking is calculated from measures of reputation among employers, alumni outcomes, partnerships with employers, employers presence on campus and graduate employment rates. The result shows Waseda s success in relationships with employers in research and other projects, as well as performance of its graduates. - Waseda s high rank is the product of its sustained efforts to adapt and lead in the global era. Rank Institution 1 Stanford University 2 University of California, LA 3 Harvard University 4 The University of Sydney 5 MIT 14 The University of Tokyo 26 WASEDA UNIVERSITY 45 Keio University SKY Waseda TREE ranks first in 13 categories of research grants -According to Education Ministry data for KAKENHI national funding grants, over the last five years, Waseda University was the top institution in 13 research fields, centered in the humanities and social sciences. This is the best among all private institutions, and 5th place when including all national universities and public research organizations. - Waseda University was first in Education Engineering; Japanese Literature; Japanese Language Education; Foreign Language Education; Social law; Civil Law; New fields of law; Political Science; International relations; Money/Finance; Commerce; Educational Psychology and Architectural history/design. Number of categories with the most grants awarded, MEXT data 1 The University of Tokyo 81 2 Kyoto University 53 3 Tohoku University 38 4 Osaka University 33 5 WASEDA UNIVERSITY 13 Kyushu University 13 Hokkaido University 13 8 University of Tsukuba 11 9 Nagoya University 5 15
Waseda s Worldwide Alumni Network Foundation Established in December 13, 1885 Number of members Approx. 630,000 (As of April 2018) Objectives Tomonkai (Alumni group) (1) To maintain mutual communication among alumni (2) To foster and develop a cooperative relationship between Waseda University and alumni members (3) To understand and support Waseda University's business endeavors Alumni groups which are organized and managed voluntarily by alumni of Waseda University are called "Tomonkai". The alumni network of Waseda is worldwide. We have 1,346 Tomonkai groups all over the world. (As of 2017) 16
Collab. with industry and research funds 100MJPY=0.75MEUR Total of research funds = 78M (2016 Total) Total of research funds = 17M (2016 Private) 17
System for Promoting Research (RMA) Academic Affairs Div. Personnel Div. Review of employment system Financial Affairs Div. Review of ways for efficient use of research funding Office of Information and Public Relations Dissemination of information International Affairs Div. Review of policies for promoting int l research Assistance Research Enhancement Head Office (Head Office Manager: President) -Policy decision, Planning Center for Research Strategy - Research analysis and evaluation - Strategic research planning - Research promotion and support - Creation of big projects Collaboration Research Promotion Div. - Research management - Review of systems - Development of systems - Technology licensing Professor 12 Advisory / Reporting Research Congress Create basic strategies to facilitate well-planned, university-wide, comprehensive research projects. Research assistance Participation Researchers 10 Faculties Undergraduate Schools Graduate Schools Research Institutes 9 Research Institutes Research Organization Project Research Institute Other research institutes Promotion of Industry-Government-Academia Collaboration Other University Industry Government 18
Core Strategy of Research Promotion 1. ORGANIZATION of RESEARCH Enhancing and strengthening team/organization-based research 2. RESEARCH-Oriented Development New challenges in fields linked to social issues 3. Promotion of INTERNATIONALIZATION Further facilitation of international collaborative research and employment of international personnel 19
Individual Strategy of Research Promotion Organizational Global Key Researcher Program 10 Overseas Faculty Overseas Faculty Overseas Faculty 3. Promotion of INTERNATIONALIZATION and/or Government Project Research Institutes About 120 Company Company Company Organization for Research Initiatives 2. RESEARCH-Oriented Development 1. ORGANIZATION of RESEARCH 14 Research Organizations 7 20
New Design for Intergenerationally Society Happiness in Society Waseda Global Branding Strategy Tokorozawa city Kanagawa Prefecture Practice and Recommendation Build comfortable and safe town through solid health, medical, and elderly care system Kashihara city Nishitama District Community Infrastructure Regulatory Science Medical Regulatory Science Development of legal systems Life Science Medical Engineering Pathophysiology / functional morphology Biological Function Science Basic biology Brain and neuroscience Diagnosis System Nano Medical Technology AI Robotics Biomaterial Engineering International collaborations Singapore Institute of Science and Technology Waseda BioScience Research Institute in Singapore (WABIOS) University of Bonn / Italian Institute of Technology National University Health System (NUHS), Singapore NTU Polytechnic, Singapore 21
High Employability / Entrepreneurship Education WASEDA-EDGE Global Talent Development Program: Nurturing entrepreneurship throughout the University and beyond Vision To develop global entrepreneurs who are capable not only of cutting edge research and thought leadership individually, but also of creating businesses with a global perspective, and the ability to contribute to the betterment of people around the world WASEDA-EDGE Phase 1 (2014-2016) 2,222 participants (both students and employees) 8 start-ups Established Business Creation Course Awarded the highest rating by the Japanese Government WASEDA-EDGE Phase 2 ( EDGE-NEXT 2017~) A consortium comprised of four universities and 31 institutions and companies, led by Waseda University Foster pioneers with challenging spirits, sharp ideas, and systematic methods and inter-disciplinarily train entrepreneurs as global leader 22
WASEDA Web Site English Number of Views & Deliveries (2014-2016) 120 100 80 60 Views Deliveries 69 Views 13002 22755 100 25000 20000 15000 10000 It does not include announcement of small-scale forum, symposium, workshop 40 20 31 5176 5000 0 0 2014 2015 2016 23
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