Japanese universities increase classes taught in English

By Takuya Asakura. Takato Kosaka was a bit intimidated at first. But the Kyoto University freshman, determined to develop future skills, has buckled down in an anthropology course in which 80 percent of the students are from abroad.
“A class entirely in English was initially quite a load,” the engineering student said. “I attended this class because I want to have a future job assisting developing countries.”
Kyoto University plans to add about 100 foreign faculty members by the 2017 academic year to teach half of the elective liberal arts courses in English. More...