Activity report

21st JAOS/FGER Meeting Held

March 5, 2018

AIG Training Center ( Kinshi-cho, Tokyo)

The 21st JAOS/FGER (Foreign Government Educational Representative) Meeting was held. Information was exchanged between participating organizations in a lively manner, with the first part containing announcements by the FGER regarding the latest study abroad trends and activities for the year, the second part involving study abroad trends in Asia (Philippines, Malaysia, and Taiwan), and the third part containing announcements by Executive Secretary Hoshino regarding study abroad trends among Japanese people based on data from JAOS. 27 organizations participated from JAOS, and 14 organizations (US Embassy in Japan Public Affairs Office, U.S. Commercial Service Japan, Japan-U.S. Educational Commission, Embassy of Canada to Japan, British Columbia Trade & Investment Office Japan, Australian Embassy Tokyo Marketing Office, Government of Victoria, Queensland Government Japan Office, Government of Western Australia’s Japan Office, Embassy of New Zealand in Tokyo/Education New Zealand, Campus France Japon, Philippine Department of Tourism, Tourism Malaysia, and Taiwan Education Center Japan) participated from FGER.