Japan to ease overseas student enrolment caps at universities in bid to attract talent

The Hachioji Library at Tama Art University in Japan. To promote diversity, Japan plans to increase student enrolment from the Group of Seven nations, India and South-East Asia. - ERIC MATHIAS/Wikimedia Commons

TOKYO: To attract highly talented international students, the education ministry has decided to ease the cap on university enrolment through implementing a special measure to start from the 2026 academic year.

In the case of large departments or faculties with an admission quota of 300 or more, international student enrolment will be allowed to exceed the fixed capacity up to an amount less than 110 per cent, according to the Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Ministry.