Abstract
This paper examines how the experiences of international graduate students are influenced by the graduate education system applied in higher educational institutions in Japan. It is based on the author's ethnographic study on Indonesian students who studied in Japan from 1991 to 1992. The follow-up studies on the returnees after their study abroad were conducted from 2011 to 2013. The paper is likewise based on the author's work on international students at a Japanese university. This paper studied the experiences of Indonesian graduate students in the Science field with the graduate education system at Japanese universities. It focused on the koza research unit, which usually had the head professor and other faculty members in different ranks and the students in different years. The study found that this koza unit could be described as a
Highlights
This paper examines how the experiences of international graduate students are affected by the graduate education system of higher educational institutions
It examines the graduate education system in higher educational institutions through the influence it exerts on international graduate students
This paper examined how the international graduate students’ experiences at the micro-level are influenced from the graduate education system at the macro-level
Summary
This paper examines how the experiences of international graduate students are affected by the graduate education system of higher educational institutions. This paper is based on the author’s ethnographic study on Indonesian students who studied in Japan in the 1990s It is based on the follow-up studies in the 2010s on their later careers after returning to Indonesia. It is based on the author’s work on international students at a Japanese university. This paper discusses some important issues concerning international students which continue until today. It examines the graduate education system in higher educational institutions through the influence it exerts on international graduate students
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