Activity report
Second JAOS Business Administration Seminar Held
June 18, 2015
at EIKEN
Following on from the seminar in September last year, a second seminar was held for the managers and executives of study abroad businesses. In the first part of the three-part seminar, Mr. Shiozaki and Ms. Nishikawa of Eiken gave a presentation on “Trends in the use of English language qualifications and proficiency tests to select university entrants, and the impact on the study abroad business”. In the second part, Tatsuhiko Hoshino, Executive Secretary of JAOS, talked about “National study abroad policies and the latest study abroad trends among Japanese students”. A panel discussion on “Changes in the study abroad environment and the future of the study abroad business” was held in the third part. Participants studied and examined the study abroad business from a variety of angles, and the seminar served as a forum for enlightening participants, including nonmembers, about the activities of JAOS.