Compared to metropolitan areas, regional areas have several disadvantages in trying to attract international students. Several municipalities have started working with local universities and companies to attract and support international students. In this paper, these joint efforts in the Australian State of South Australia (SA), Oita, and Fukuoka prefectures in Japan will be compared and categorized according to their economic/demographic/linguistic conditions. International education is SA’s fourth biggest export, generating 1 billion Australian dollars in 2010. SA’s efforts are mainly directed to increase the income brought about by the international students and can be labeled “revenue-generating approach.” Fukuoka, which is located on industrial zone, tries to recruit highly skilled foreign workforce from the international students who might increase the international competitiveness of local industries. Its approach will be called “skilled migration approach.” In Oita, the ratio of international students to population is 0.35 %, the highest of all prefectures. International students in Oita are precious resource to promote internationalization in education, society and tourism. Oita’s efforts to increase and support international students will be named “internationalization approach.”
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Asia Future Conference 2013 Best Paper Prize, Best Presentation Prize
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