INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE

　NISE provides practical outcome of research in Japan toward the Asia and Pacific region and other foreign countries, performing investigation, analyses, and evaluation result of research projects through international and domestic seminars or collaborative research which cooperated with universities and research institutes.

International Information Center
-Promotion of cooperation, collaboration and exchange with international research institutes-

●International Comparative Research
  • NISE carries out international comparison on the systems of the education for children with special needs, utilizing "member of overseas research cooperation systems" for people of the local living and investigational research.
  • NISE dispatches researchers to international academic conferences to collect and exchange information from various foreign countries.
●The 29th Asia-Pacific International Seminar on Education for Individuals with Special Needs
　NISE has been hosting international seminars for the development and the improvement of the education for individuals with special needs in the Asia and Pacific region since 1981, inviting the representative recommended by respective UNESCO National Commission.
　The seminar is held from December 1 to December 4 this year. The representatives are asked to provide and exchange information concerning the theme, and discuss on the issues.
●Publications of the research outcome to contribute special needs education in the Asian and Pacific region
●Providing information on international special needs education on the Internet
  • ◆International comparison on special needs education
  • ◆Database on special needs education in the world
  • ◆Bibliography of special needs education in overseas
  • ◆Information (Europe, America and the Asia and Pacific Region)
  • ◆Information of international organizations

International Contributions
-International contribution for development of special needs education-

●Cooperation to International Organizations including the OECD, and Government-affiliated Agencies including Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)
  • NISE supports the development of special needs education in many foreign countries, mainly in Asia, as a part of governmental international cooperation
  • NISE dispatches researchers to international conferences and other enterprises international organizations perform, including OECD, based on the request of the Japanese government.
  • NISE holds researcher training programs for foundation of research institute, on special needs education in Malaysia, based on Japan-Malaysia Economic Partnership Agreement.
  • NISE cooperates to run a training program for developing countries and provides technical knowledge to visiting foreign researchers from overseas, based on requests of Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).
●Hosting International Seminar and Research Exchange with Foreign Researchers under the Agreement of Exchange
  • NISE has concluded the Agreement on International Collaborative Research Projects, and exchanges　information on special needs education, enforces staff exchange and holds international seminars between the research institutes in overseas.
  • ◆International Collaboration between Foreign Organizations
    1. Korea National Institute of Special Education (since November, 1995)
      • Annual NISE/KNISE Seminar on Special Needs Education since 2001
      • The 10th NISE/KNISE Seminar on Special Needs Education at KNISE（2010）
    2. The Faculty of Special Needs Education, University of Cologne, Germany (since November, 1998)

Invitation and Dispatch
-Research interchange by dispatch of the researchers and the invitation of the foreign researchers-

　NISE dispatches researchers for participation announcement to the international academic conferences, and accepts the foreign researchers for research interchange.
Number of NISE Staff Traveling Other Countries
 20042005200620072008
High Priority Research Projects and Research in Specific Areas 2 0 8 16 11
Grant-in Aid for International Scientific Program 22 25 18 4 9
Overseas Research Fellowship 2 1 0 0 0
Fellowship for (Attendance at) International Conference 4 4 0 0 0
Interchange Agreement - - 2 3 0
International conferences based on the request from the government
office attendance		 - - 2 5 0
Other 4 9 3 9 2
Total 34 39 33 37 27
Acceptance of Foreign Researchers
 20042005200620072008
Invitation by International Exchange Acceptance 3 0 3 1 3
Invitation/Participation for Asia-Pacific International Seminar 16 12 13 16 11
International research/Collaborative training 36 13 33 41 10
Acceptance of visiting 8 62 79 62 19
Total 63 87 128 120 43
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