The Science Council of Japan has established a veterinary school on a scale comparable to that of Europe and the United States, and has put together a proposal to train veterinarians in line with the age of internationalization.He questioned the lack of movement in Japan to enhance practical veterinary education, and has shown measures to improve veterinary education in the future.
The proposal was compiled by the Veterinary Medicine Subcommittee of the Food Science Committee of the Japan Society of Sciences (Chairman: Hiroshi Ozaki, Professor, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo).
According to the report, although the current state of veterinary education in Japan was changed from a 1978-year system to a 4-year system in 6, the idea of establishing a veterinary school on a scale comparable to that of Europe and the United States to enhance practical education remains unchanged. He pointed out that he was still alive.
The United States has already maintained a sufficient veterinary education environment, Europe has a movement to evaluate veterinary education above a certain level, and Japan also needs to promote veterinary education in line with the international era. ..
As an improvement measure, it was necessary to immediately establish an education system that can respond to international needs such as wildlife management and protection and zoonotic diseases, and to formulate internationally accepted educational standards.
In order to make the reform of the education system effective, it is necessary to build a system that can accurately evaluate the philosophy, facilities, equipment, and educational content.
Focusing on the prevalence of animal infectious diseases in Asia, we are seeking the training of veterinarians with an eye on Asia, while co-education between national universities is a more integrated educational organization in order to improve the evaluation results. It should be linked to the integration into and the deepening of educational content.
