Naze Kokusai Kyoyo Daigaku Ha Sugoi No Ka Top Ga Kataru Sekai Hyojun No Daigaku Kyoiku Ron (PHP Shinsho)

[Machine Translation] Despite the declining population of 18-year-olds in Japan and the "era of university enrollment," the university's entrance exam ratio is ten times higher than that of other universities, and the employment rate of its graduates is 100%. Why do students from all over Japan come to this university, located 30 minutes by car from Akita City and surrounded by greenery, which has nothing to do with the glitz and glamor of the city? The secret of its popularity lies in its unique educational system: (1) all classes are taught in English, (2) new students live together with international students in the dormitory, and (3) students are required to study abroad for one year during their enrollment. (3) Mandatory one-year study abroad program during the school year.... All of these measures are designed to nurture global human resources who can play an active role in the world. The top management of Akita International University reveals the theory of "world-standard university education" for acquiring "zenjin-ryoku," or the "ability to be a whole person.

日本では18歳人口が減少し、「大学全入時代」といわれるなか、受験生の入試倍率は10倍、卒業生の就職率は100%―。秋田市内からクルマで30分、都会の華やかさとは無縁の緑に囲まれた大学に、なぜ全国各地から学生が集まってくるのか。その人気の秘密は、(1)すべての授業を英語で実施、(2)新入生は学生寮で留学生と共同生活、(3)在学中に1年間の海外留学を義務づけ...といった独自の教育システムにある。これらはすべて、世界で活躍するグローバル人材を育てるためのもの。国際教養大学トップが自ら明かす、「全人力」を身につけるための“世界標準の大学教育”論。