History of program, number and countries of origin of students

Program history

The International Education Development Program was newly established in the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences in accordance with the reorganization of graduate schools at Hiroshima University. It was based on an educational development course in the Education and Culture Program at the former Graduate School for International Development and Cooperation.

After the establishment of the former Graduate School for International Development and Cooperation in April 1994, the Education and Culture Program, a predecessor of this program, was created in April of the following year. Since 2002, the “Hiroshima University/JICA Collaborative JOCV Zambia Education Program” has been offered in the graduate school curriculum for a practical education in which students conduct overseas volunteer activities as Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteers (JOCV).

Student enrollment and international student enrollment

The following tables show the trends in the number of students, including international students, enrolled and admitted over the past five years (AY2019–2023). The figures listed below from before AY2019 are for the Educational and Culture Program.

Trends in the number of students

(NB) The number of students enrolled in each academic year is as of May 1.

Trends in the number of new entrants

(NB) The number of new entrants in each academic year is the sum of April and October arrivals.

Until the end of AY2023, the number of graduates of the master course, including those of the Education and Development Program, was 877 (530 of whom were international students). The number of graduates of the doctoral course, including those of the Education and Development Program, was 173 (136 of whom were international students).

The countries of origin of international students (Education and Culture Course) in the past ten years (AY2014–2023) are shown below. These international students also include those invited as part of JICA’s programs like “The Project for Human Resources Development Scholarship” (JDS), “SDGs Global Leaders,” the “African Business Education Initiative for Youth” (ABE Initiative), and “Children’s Learning Improvement.