International Exchange

’Future International Exchange Promotion Plan’

Summary and Goals

Global society and the economy are going through major changes in the face of globalization and a worldwide economic downturn. In the midst of these changes, Kyoto Prefecture, in an effort to promote international exchange that responds to these global issues, investigated a new international exchange strategy to make use of Kyoto’s unique strengths and characteristics. This new action plan was adopted in 2009. In implementing this plan, Kyoto Prefecture will develop international exchange as a member of international society by building an exchange platform to entice international students, communicate Kyoto’s charms to the rest of the world, and train a new generation of talented youth who can be active on the world stage.

Developing the Plan

Communicate Kyoto’s merits to the world and draw world-class talent to invigorate our communities
Develop exchange in fields and with partners who meet the needs of prefectural residents
Promote programs to train talented people who can act as a backbone of exchange in a variety of fields
Build a platform where the public, private, and academic sectors can meet and establish partnerships
Carry out programs designed and participated in by prefectural residents
Recruting and attracting students and researchers from abroad.
Promoting "Kyoto-ites" who can be active in the international community.

The ’KYO Foreign Talent Utilization’ Plan

The aim of this plan is to actively invite outstanding foreign talent who can be used in economic, academic and cultural fields as a driving force for development. We shall consider how to create an environment in which foreign talent can easily settle and smoothly progress as we strive for the realization of a Kyoto open to the world.

Plan for Advancing the Establishment of Foreign Talent

In an effort to establish foreign study-abroad students within Japanese companies, the Japanese government (including the Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry) created the Asian Human Resource Fund in FY 2007. Efforts are currently underway to use a series of programs, from specialized instruction to employment, to help promote the fostering of practical and innovative human capital in industry.

Kyoto Prefecture has enacted a program to develop high-level practical skills for study-abroad students as part of the Asian Human Resource Fund framework. According to this plan, Kyoto Prefecture is putting into place concrete measures and policies.

Simultaneously, the prefecture is planning for the success of the “KYO Foreign Talent Utilization Plan” by organizing the tasks involved in the upgrade of housing and residences needed to accommodate the foreseen increase in foreign students.