Dear colleagues,

I warmly invite you to the workshop "Crossing Borders, Shaping Careers: Internationalisation of Education and Labour in Contemporary Japan", to be held on September 26, 2025 (14:00-19:00 JST) at the German Institute for Japanese Studies (DIJ), Tokyo.

The workshop will bring together scholars to examine the effects of internationalisation on education, labour markets, and career paths in Japan. The program is structured around three thematic sessions:

• Session 1:Transnational Paths: Education, Mobility, and Labour Market Integration of Japanese Nationals
• Session 2:From Graduation to Career: Pathways of Highly Skilled Immigrants in Japan
• Session 3:Precarity, Identity, and Cultural Capital: Immigrant and Second-Generation Careers in Japan

Contributions from the workshop will form the basis for a forthcoming special issue of the Social Science Japan Journal (SSJJ).

Registration is required.

 The full program and registration details are available via the DIJ website: https://www.dijtokyo.org

I would be delighted if you could join us for this event and take part in the discussions.

With best regards,
Steve R. Entrich

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Dr. Steve R. Entrich

DIJ Scholar in Residence, DIJ Tokyo

PI SNSF Project JTEPS

Social Science Japan Research

Institute of Asian and Oriental Studies (AOI)

University of Zurich

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Latest Publications

Entrich, Steve R. (2025): The impact of Japan's "Top Global University Project" on study abroad uptake and social inequalities therein: A multilevel analysis. CSRDA Discussion Papers No. 115. https://csrda.iss.u-tokyo.ac.jp/international/dp/No.115.pdf

Dell'Anna, Silvia, Steve R. Entrich & Joanne Banks (2025): Assessing the outcomes of students with Special Educational Needs in Inclusive Education? A comparative study of Germany, Ireland and Italy. Prospects. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11125-025-09730-2

Entrich, Steve R., Nicolai Netz & Ryoji Matsuoka (2024): The role of institutional contexts for inequalities in study abroad intent and participation. Higher Education 88, 1275-2303. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10734-023-01170-1

Gniewosz, Gabriele, Steve R. Entrich & Alfred Berger [eds.] (2025): Youth in Times of Crisis: Societal and Individual Challenges in Becoming an Adult Today. Special issue of Zeitschrift für Bildungsforschung 14(4). https://link.springer.com/collections/ibaejdiede

Floiger, Madeleine, Steve R. Entrich & Wolfgang Lauterbach (2024): Against all odds - Factors explaining unexpected educational advancement of students from educationally disadvantaged families. Zeitschrift für Bildungsforschung. https://doi.org/10.1007/s35834-024-00439-4