Hokuriku University (Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture) has drastically reformed the conventional AO entrance exams in the four faculties of the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, and the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration and Faculty of International Communication, which were newly established in April 2017. The "4st Century AO Entrance Examination" will be held from the 4 entrance examination.
There are two new entrance exams: the "21st Century Medical Personnel Development AO Entrance Examination" of the Faculty of Medical Sciences and the "21st Century Skill Development AO Entrance Examination" of the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration and the Faculty of International Communication.The ability to be useful in the real world is not only knowledge and skills, but also "thinking ability, judgment ability, expressive ability" and "independence / collaboration ability" are emphasized. The power to survive. ”Is evaluated in a multifaceted and comprehensive manner.
The selection method differs for each faculty, and the medical faculty conducts scientific experiments in group work.In the process of collaborating to carry out tasks and compiling the results in a report, "thinking ability / judgment ability / expressive ability" and "independence / collaboration ability" are evaluated.
The Faculty of Economics and Business Administration has introduced a competency (behavioral characteristic) evaluation type.Activities are conducted indoors or outdoors, and "independence and collaborative power" are evaluated over a day using the method of the experiential learning program "Project Adventure".The Faculty of International Communication uses active learning-type group work to evaluate students' "interest in foreign countries" and "thinking, judgment, and expressiveness."
Professor Motoko Nakagoshi (Faculty of Pharmacy), Vice President, said, "Medical care must have not only advanced knowledge and skills, but also" ethics and kindness as a person "that can be close to patients. With the progress of internationalization, computerization, and advanced medical care in the 21st century, we aim to develop medical personnel who can contribute in various fields.
Furthermore, one of the aims is to improve the interpersonal skills and self-skills (self-management) of students, which could not be measured only by conventional knowledge and skills, as a result of the entrance examination reform.Kei Yamamoto, Dean of the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration and the Faculty of International Communication, said, "In modern society, we respond to changes such as judgment based on a wide range of knowledge and flexible thinking, and the ability to coexist with diverse people from different cultures and histories. You need the ability and qualities to be able to do it. "
Details on entry and application procedures, as well as procedures, can be found in the 2018 Student Recruitment Guidelines.
