Nowadays, Korea and Japan, both countries are active in attracting the international students who are expected to be working as excellent foreign human resources in their own countries in the future. This study was intended to draw policy implications...
Nowadays, Korea and Japan, both countries are active in attracting the international students who are expected to be working as excellent foreign human resources in their own countries in the future. This study was intended to draw policy implications for each other, finding their common features and differences by analyzing the international students policies of the both countries comparatively. The research methods proceeded with are the literature research through the data and home pages built by the central government and the local government, and interviews for 23 personnel in charge of policy. As a study model, with regard to the international students policy in Korea and Japan, the support policy and the management policy for each level, the international student attraction stage, the mid-study stage and the post-graduation stage.
As a result, Korea and Japan both countries have more support policies than management policies, and the management policy at the local government was not found. Also, with regard to the international students support policy, there are more of the mid-study stage policies, among them, there were more of the exchange and cultural understanding policies. From the closer look, Korea and Japan are implementing the support policies such as international study publicity, scholarships, dormitories, health insurances, language educations, policy participation, counseling and life information provision, permission to engage in activities other than that permitted under the status of residence previously granted, permission to accompany families, job search support and the management policy such as exit and entry to the country, the management of the stay and the academic management. The difference between Korea and Japan can be found in the better environment for language education, housing and policy participation in Korea, and the existence of the policy incentive for the excellent human resource. On the other hand, Japan is implementing the international students coordinator, on-line information paper sending for the network building with the post-graduation international students, following-up research fellowship and guidance for the international students who have returned to their countries, comprehensive renters’ insurance for foreign students studying in Japan and Support for universities leasing accommodations for international students for the smooth private housing. In terms of the management policy, Korea has a well established policy of managing international students and higher educational institution attracting international students and Japan is implementing a examination for the Japanese university admission for the international students(EJU).
As a policy implication drawn from the research result, after-management of the post graduation students and the effort of the network building for the Korean international students policy are needed. For the Japanese international student policy, it will be needed to make the strict establishment standard of the Japanese language institutes and to expand the Japanese language education affiliated with the universities. Also, for the both countries, the effective policy making is needed for post-graduation international students' participation in the labor market.