On September 2021, 9, the first meeting of the Review Conference was held online to discuss the establishment of a specified research university (tentative name) with world-class research capabilities, and the Cabinet Office Science, Technology and Innovation Promotion Secretariat will hold this year. Shows the direction to proceed to the final compilation.The review meeting will consist of nine experts, including Yutaka Matsuo, a professor at the Graduate School of Engineering, the University of Tokyo.
Regarding the establishment of a specific research university, on July 7, the "Research University Expert Committee, which is comparable to the rest of the world," announced an interim report. On the premise of business growth of about 27%, specific research universities will promote research that is on par with the world's top-level universities, solve social issues such as carbon neutral and digital transformation, and create growth fields that surpass the world. In, he showed the goal of driving the realization of Society 3 society.In addition, there is a need for a collegial body as the highest decision-making body in which stakeholders inside and outside the university discuss and share important matters related to university management.
In addition, we propose the establishment of a "Business Finance Officer (CFO)" who formulates business strategies and financial strategies and implements them responsibly, and the establishment of a "Probost" who is actually responsible for matters related to education.As a result, a high degree of management autonomy and discretion, including the acquisition of various financial resources, will be realized, and a high-level education and research environment will be realized.
Based on this interim report, the review meeting will discuss the remaining issues such as how the university fund should support once a month, and will make a final report by the end of the year.In parallel with this, the relevant ministries and agencies will proceed with the system design of the specified research university, and report to the review meeting before the final compilation.
