Globalisation and Higher Education: Increased Foreign Media Consumption and Global Mobility Aspirations Among Japanese College Students: Implications for International Education

Within the context of higher education, international education has traditionally been driven by programs and activities that encourage students to study abroad and learn foreign languages and cultures. This has been accomplished by giving opportunities to interact with foreign students and learn about cross-cultural differences. These activities and programs are provided by higher educational institutions. However, we recognized that the move to online learning and the proliferation of online streaming services requires that we rethink the traditional view of globalization in higher education. This rethinking includes incorporating exposure to international content, ideas, and personalities online through globalized content pushed by oftentimes US-based online platforms and services. These are independent factors in young people’s global mobility aspirations and orientation and present opportunities and challenges to those working in international higher education. The chapter discusses increased foreign media consumption and global mobility aspirations among Japanese college students.