Japan
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Policy & Economy
Japan plans to make university tuition free for large families
The Japanese government is planning to make university tuition and related expenses free for households with three or more children…
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Partnerships
Kazakhstan to Ratify Tokyo Convention to Enhance Higher Education Integration in Asia-Pacific
In an interview with The Astana Times, Yerzhan Irgebaev, Deputy Director of the Higher Education Development National Center, discussed the…
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Research
Changing reality with virtual technologies
From attending a meeting to enjoying a live performance or, perhaps, taking a class at the University of Tokyo’s Metaverse…
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Partnerships
UK and Japan partnership to develop new technologies for nuclear waste disposal
New research, led by the University of Sheffield, that will develop technologies to detect and process radioactive waste has been…
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Partnerships
The University of Tokyo Signs Strategic Memorandum of Understanding with Microsoft
The University of Tokyo has signed a strategic memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Microsoft Corporation to collaborate on green transformation…
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Policy & Economy
Filling in the gaps: Japan’s student problem
The Japanese government’s latest forecast of college student enrolment casts a gloomy pall over the future of its universities. In…
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Partnerships
NaSIC’ 23 to Stimulate Innovative Minds through Public-Private Partnership
KUALA LUMPUR, July 22 – Universiti Teknologi Malaysia partnered with Lotuss Stores (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd (Lotus’s Malaysia) to establish the first…
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Policy & Economy
Japanese entrepreneur pitches plan to narrow education gap
TOKYO — An entrepreneur who works at Studio Ghibli is trying to narrow the wealth disparity in Japan’s higher education system.…
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Learning
New internationalisation target aims for 400,000 foreign students
The Japanese government’s latest plan to increase foreign students and expand the number of Japanese students studying abroad, as a…
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Partnerships
UTM Vice-Chancellor Leads Research on the Development of Palm Oil Mill Effluent (POME) System for Sustainable Energy Production
SATREPS is a Japanese government programme that promotes international joint research and is set up as a partnership between the…
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