Activity report
“Seminar to high school teachers on Japanese university entrance examination reform and tips on how to give appropriate study abroad guidance” co-sponsored by JAOS/Eiken
December 19, 2015
at EIKEN
As the government is carrying out various measures to meet its target to double the number of high school aged study abroad students by the year 2020, JAOS and Eiken Foundation of Japan co-sponsored a seminar to call for improvement in the study abroad guidance, with cooperation from Gakuji Shuppan, the publisher of the study abroad guidance guidelines. The following three lectures were held: “Information on Tobitate! Ryugaku Japan (Fly high! Study Abroad Japan) Japanese representative program’s high school course” by Mr. Nadachi, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology; “Study abroad English and the necessity for change in English education guidance in accordance to the university entrance exam reform” by Mr. Matsudaira, Eiken Foundation of Japan; and “Key points for study abroad guidance in schools” by Mr. Hoshino, Executive Secretary of JAOS.