From December 22 to January 28, Okayama University organized Online Study in Japan Fair 2024 for ASEAN, targeting ASEAN people who wish to study in Japan as part of Study in Japan Global Network Project in ASEAN. The purpose of the fair was to promote Study in Japan from these target countries and to support the whole processes from an entrance to a university to an employment by providing the relevant information on Study in Japan, university admission, scholarship, job hunting and employment in Japan.

The fair provided the following as the main contents: 1) providing Study in Japan information and introducing participating institutions on the special website and Facebook, 2) on-demand distribution of participating institution introduction videos, 3) conducting group consultations by participating institutions. On the special website, cooperators provided materials and videos to promote studying and working in Japan, followed by a written greeting from President NASU Yasutomo of Okayama University as the organizer, and from SUZUKI Takayoshi, Vice President for International Affairs and Alumni, Director of the SixERS. In addition, information on the 44 participating institutions from Japan was included there individually. Videos of 9 universities and other educational institutions introduced their schools for this fair and were made available on demand. In the group consultation sessions, a total of 48 slots were offered by 42 participating institutions from Japan and 6 educational institutions from ASEAN. A total of 7,132 participants from ASEAN had the opportunity to receive practical information and to directly ask questions to each institution.

Okayama University continues to provide relevant information about Study in Japan for those who wish to Study in Japan.

[Outline of the fair]
1. Fair title: Online Study in Japan Fair 2024 for ASEAN
2. Date: 22nd December 2023 to 28th January 2024
3. Website: https://www.okayama-u.ac.jp/user/asean/2024.html
4. Host: Okayama University
5. Co-host: SUN/SixERS (The Consortium of Six National Universities in Japan)
6. Cooperators: JASSO (Japan Student Services Organization), MAJA (Myanmar Association of Japan Alumni), CJCC (Cambodia-Japan Cooperation Center), LJI (Laos-Japan Human Resource Development Institute), JAC (Japan Alumni of Cambodia), JAOL (Japan Alumni of Laos), JETRO (Japan External Trade Organization)
7. Supporters: Ministry of Foreign Affairs
8. Number of the participating institutions：44
9. Number of the participants：5,416

○Study in Japan Global Network Project in ASEAN
Okayama University was appointed to implement the “Study in Japan Global Network Project in ASEAN” which is funded by Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) - Japan in 2019. Our aim is to increase the number of international students from ASEAN 1.5 times in 5 years. In the previous phase, Okayama University was commissioned by MEXT - Japan to implement the “Coordinator for Study in Japan (Myanmar)” in 2014, aiming to double the number of students from Myanmar over a 5-year period. As a result, we were able to triple the number of students in 4 years, achieving our goal one year ahead. In 2018, the name of the project was changed to “Study in Japan Global Network Project in ASEAN” and the target region was expanded to 10 ASEAN countries.
Currently, we have oversea offices in Yangon, Mandalay, Bangkok, Phnom Penh, and Vientiane to recruit excellent international students from ASEAN to study in Japan.