On September 2021, 9, the Japan Society for Industrial Technology Education issued a statement welcoming the setting of "Information I" as a subject for the 3 Common Test for University Admissions.Each university is required to adopt information subjects in individual entrance examinations and to set an examination time of about 2025 minutes in the common test for university admissions.

 According to the Japan Society for Industrial Technology Education, the statement is the name of Chairman Hiroyuki Muramatsu (Professor of Education, Shinshu University Academic Researcher).Regarding "Information I", which is a common test for university admission, we are requesting the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology and the National Center for University Entrance Examinations to set the test time in a time zone independent of other subjects / subjects.

 At the end of July, the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) notified the prefectural governors, the prefectural board of education superintendent of education, the presidents of national, public and private universities, and the president of the National Center for University Entrance Examinations. I told them to add "Information I" to the questions.

 In January, the Japan Society for Industrial Technology Education has promoted the entry of information courses into the entrance examination questions, such as requesting Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Koichi Hagiuda to introduce information courses into the common test for university admissions in a document named by Chairman Hiroyuki Muramatsu.It is said that the entrance examination of information subjects is extremely important for Japan to create new value and future in the future international community where the importance of information technology is expected to increase more than ever.

reference:[Japan Society for Industrial Technology Education] Opinion on "Notice of Common Test for University Admissions for Reiwa 7th Year University Admissions Selection"

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