The government's Council of Experts (Chairman: Masahiro Sakane, Komatsu Advisor), who has been considering measures to correct the youth's concentration in Tokyo, has generally approved the interim report requesting the reduction of the number of students at universities in the 23 wards of Tokyo.The government wants to incorporate concrete measures into its June policy and regulate it.The Council of Experts will finalize the final report in December after deciding when to introduce it, but as universities in Tokyo have continued to increase their capacity significantly over the past few years, the effect is likely to be questioned.
According to the government's Town, People, and Work Creation Headquarters, the recommendation is that in order to prevent population concentration in Tokyo, it should not be allowed to increase the capacity of universities in the 23 wards of Tokyo, and if a new faculty is added. , Abolishing the existing faculty, etc., and demanding not to increase the capacity.
It also includes support measures for young people who make U and I turns to rural areas.In addition to exemption from scholarship repayment when finding employment in a rural area, it is advocating the introduction of a "limited employee" system that allows employees to continue working in a specific area, and the relocation of some of the functions of large corporate headquarters to local areas.
Over-migration to 1 metropolitan area and 3 prefectures has been for 21 consecutive years. In 2016, young people aged 11 to 8 accounted for more than 8% of the approximately 15 over-migrants.Most of them seem to have flowed into the metropolitan area when they entered university or got a job.
More than 74 students attend universities in Tokyo, more than a quarter of the national total.The capacity of universities in Tokyo is about twice the total number of students going on to university in Tokyo.For this reason, the Council of Experts decided to curb the concentration of population in Tokyo by curbing the increase in the number of students at the university.
However, universities that have moved their campuses to the 23rd ward continue to return to the city center, and many universities have been increasing their capacity over the past few years.There is a view among local universities and educators that the response is too late, and there are many voices that it is unlikely that the examinees in Tokyo will aim for a local university.
