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The share of foreigners among teaching and research staff employed by Finnish universities has increased from roughly 10% to 20% over the past few years. Today, Finnish universities provide employment to approximately 3,000 foreign lecturers and researchers, roughly 1,000 more than in 2010, reports Helsingin Sanomat.Internationalisation is one of the factors considered when granting funding to universities. Foreign teachers and researchers, on the one hand, contribute to the quality of universities and, on the other, pose additional challenges.

An international survey shows that teachers in Japan work longer hours than those in other countries. They also had the lowest self-assessments among teachers in the countries and territories surveyed.The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, or OECD, last year conducted the teaching and learning survey in 34 countries and territories.Japan was surveyed for the first time. About 3,700 junior high school principals and teachers responded.

A Japan education ministry panel has proposed making use of external English proficiency tests for university entrance exams.The panel of experts compiled a report on how to improve the country's entrance exams for the English language.Many of the panel members urged the ministry to make better use of external proficiency tests.

Japanese teachers work the longest hours but have the lowest level of confidence in their teaching abilities compared with their counterparts at junior high schools around the world.That's the finding of a teacher survey by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.The OECD's Teaching and Learning International Survey (TALIS), released June 25, also revealed that Japanese teachers have too many demands on their time to focus exclusively on teaching.