Pre-school education includes kindergartens (幼稚園 yochien), day care centres (保育所 hoikusho), and “centres for early childhood education and care” (認定こども園 nintei-kodomo-en). In relation to elementary and secondary education, typical institutions include elementary schools (小学校 shogakko) for elementary education and lower secondary schools (中学校 chugakko) and upper secondary schools (高等学校 kotogakko) for secondary education. There are also
The education system of Japan starts with pre-school education, followed by six years of elementary education, and six years of secondary education (comprised of three years of lower secondary and three years of upper secondary education), which leads to a wide range of higher education. The nine years of elementary and lower
On 13 September, Japan became the 17th country in the world and first in the Asia-Pacific region to join the Global Convention on the Recognition of Qualifications concerning Higher Education, bringing it one step closer to its entry into force. Japan is also a State Party to the regional Tokyo Convention, which caters
Since its establishment in September 2019, the National Information Center for Academic Recognition Japan (NIC-Japan) has served as a NIC based on the Tokyo Convention to provide information for the smooth recognition of higher education qualifications, to improve the international mobility of students and researchers. As part of this effort,
The National Institution for Academic Degrees and Quality Enhancement of Higher Education (NIAD-QE) —Parent organization of NIC-Japan— is hosting its annual event, University Quality Assurance Forum online. The event will be centered on the topic “Connecting inside and outside of university: Toward further integration of learning styles.” Constraints in time and space, such as
The National Information Center for Academic Recognition Japan (NIC-Japan) held a series of NIC-Japan seminars entitled “Foreign Education Systems and Higher Education Qualifications” (Vietnam and Indonesia) in December 2021. As part of its activities to provide information that contributes to the smooth recognition of higher education qualifications for the purpose
