Incentives are needed to reverse the decline in Japanese enrollment at U.S. universities as Japanese companies compete harder and earlier to recruit new graduates, experts said at a symposium.
"They need clear incentives and encouragement from the government, academia, the media and private enterprise. They need to know their investment in global skills will be rewarded," U.S. Ambassador to Japan John Roos said.
The symposium "Enhancing U.S.-Japan Relations and Educational Exchange in a Globalized Society" was jointly organized by the U.S.-Japan Conference on Cultural and Educational Interchange (Culcon) and Waseda University.