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The Internship System by S.Y.

Recently, many Japanese university students join in the internship system. Many universities offer it, including Tsurumi University. The internship is a system that allows students to experience working in a company. It helps them prepare to choose a job before they graduate. This system is generally held during summer vacation, so many students work hard to prepare documents and take interviews. The internship system is very popular and useful now, but about 10 years ago, it was not so widespread.

Please look at the bar graph above. The vertical axis is the number of schools, and the horizontal axis shows years from 1996 to 2007. The bars show universities in blue, and junior colleges in red. The number of institutions offering internships has increased steadily. Now the number of universities and junior colleges offering internships is about 90%. This is about 5 times the number in 1996.

This graph shows the growth of universities and junior colleges offering the internship system. In Japan, the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology energetically promotes the internship system for university students. A few years from now, joining an internship may become one of the conditions for getting a job. However, I think this condition won't guarantee that you'll get a job.

Japan Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
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