This study explores the dynamics of master’s education in Japan resulting from various internationalization policies through a comparison of master’s degree programs offered by Japan’s “Super Global Universities (SGUs)” and the country’s mass-market universities. Using case studies and interviews, the impact of internationalization policy and other external factors on the ecology of master’s programs is examined, and the way in which the master’s programs in these two different types of universities have reacted is analyzed. Although a common pattern of increases in the number of international students enrolled in these master’s programs was observed, responses to the internationalization policies and external environmental changes were found to be diverse. Based on the study’s findings, specific, targeted policies rather than broad generic policies aimed at promoting the internationalization of master’s education in Japan are needed. The recruitment of qualified students and a balance of Japanese and international students in master’s education is seen as a key to effectively implementing internationalization.

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国际化政策对日本硕士教育的影响：“超级全球化”大学与大众市场大学的比较

本研究通过比较日本“超级全球大学 (SGU)”和该国大众市场大学提供的硕士学位课程，探讨了各种国际化政策导致日本硕士学位教育的动态。通过案例研究和访谈，考察了国际化政策等外部因素对硕士研究生生态的影响，分析了这两种不同类型大学硕士研究生的反应方式。尽管观察到就读这些硕士课程的国际学生人数增加的常见模式，但发现对国际化政策和外部环境变化的反应各不相同。根据研究结果，具体而言，需要有针对性的政策，而不是旨在促进日本硕士教育国际化的广泛通用政策。在硕士教育中招收合格的学生以及日本和国际学生的平衡被视为有效实施国际化的关键。