University of Tsukuba

In 2021, journalists discovered discrepancies in the number of international students that the university had reported to the [[Times Higher Education World University Rankings|Times Higher Education]] World University Rankings and Japanese University Rankings. The 2021 world rankings claimed 20% of the student body were international students positioning the university as one of the most diverse higher education institutions in the country, however, the Japanese rankings claimed that only 12.6% of the student body were international students.<ref name="universityworldnews.com"/> As a result, Times Higher Education launched an investigation and advised the university on its submission of data in the future.<ref name="Exposing Academic Fraud"/> The erroneous data was also submitted to the government when the university applied for the status of "[[Designated National University]]" (指定国立大学) in 2020.<ref name="Exposing Academic Fraud"/> As such, the matter was discussed in the National Diet on 21 April 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|title=衆議院インターネット審議中継|url=https://www.shugiintv.go.jp/jp/index.php?ex=VL&deli_id=51980&media_type=|access-date=2021-04-23|website=www.shugiintv.go.jp}}</ref> Critics have suggested that the university is attempting to circumvent its short comings in research which negatively affects its ranking by falsifying data.<ref name="universityworldnews.com"/>

In 2021, journalists discovered discrepancies in the number of international students that the university had reported to the [[Times Higher Education World University Rankings|Times Higher Education]] World University Rankings and Japanese University Rankings. The 2021 world rankings claimed 20% of the student body were international students positioning the university as one of the most diverse higher education institutions in the country, however, the Japanese rankings claimed that only 12.6% of the student body were international students.<ref name="universityworldnews.com"/> As a result, Times Higher Education launched an investigation and advised the university on its submission of data in the future.<ref name="Exposing Academic Fraud"/> The erroneous data was also submitted to the government when the university applied for the status of "[[Designated National University]]" (指定国立大学) in 2020.<ref name="Exposing Academic Fraud"/> As such, the matter was discussed in the National Diet on 21 April 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|title=衆議院インターネット審議中継|url=https://www.shugiintv.go.jp/jp/index.php?ex=VL&deli_id=51980&media_type=|access-date=2021-04-23|website=www.shugiintv.go.jp}}</ref> Critics have suggested that the university is attempting to circumvent its short comings in research which negatively affects its ranking by falsifying data.<ref name="universityworldnews.com"/>

==Partner institutions <ref>https://www.bgi.sec.tsukuba.ac.jp/en/partner-organizations/</ref>==

==Partner institution==

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===Colombia===

===Colombia===

*[[University_of_the_Andes_(Colombia)|University of the Andes]]

*[[University_of_the_Andes_(Colombia)|University of the Andes]]

*[[Industrial University of Santander]]

===Malaysia===

===Malaysia===

*[[University of Malaya]]

*[[University of Malaya]]