Activity report
2015 JAOS Fall Annual General Meeting
November 16, 2015
at Shinjuku Nomura Building (Shinjuku, Tokyo)
Organizations attended 53 companies (including 13 attorneys) – With a total of 63 attendees, the 2015 JAOS fall regular meeting was held. At Study Session 1 “On Innovating Japan’s English Education”, Mr. Katsuragi from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) gave us a detailed explanation on the current state and future plans of English education. At Study Session 2 “Tobitate! (Leap for Tomorrow) Study Abroad Initiative: Japan Representative Scholarship Program Updates”, Ms. Nishikawa from MEXT’s Public-Private Partnership Study Abroad Promotion Strategy Headquarters gave a talk on the latest news about the program. In addition, each committee and JACSAC reported on their activities, members of the executive committee and amendments to the JAOS articles were decided, and there was much free discussion, resulting in a valuable meeting.