Prime Minister Fumio Kishida held the 3rd Educational Future Creation Conference at the Prime Minister's Office and summarized the first proposals on the ideal state of society with universities.Prime Minister Kishida showed a strong desire to realize this, including the expansion of middle-income groups such as benefit-type scholarships and tuition reductions, the establishment of a scholarship advance payment system, and deregulation in growth fields such as digital and green.

 According to the Cabinet Secretariat, the first proposal is to strengthen the functions of universities and other facilities and to enhance learning support.In terms of functional enhancement, in order to further enhance research and education in growth fields such as digital and green, we will boldly review the university establishment standards such as the number of full-time faculty members and standard installation costs, stricter private school subsidies, and promote cross-literature education. It includes strengthening the governance of university corporations.

 In terms of enhancing learning support, while expanding the scope of middle-income groups for undergraduate benefit-type scholarship payments and tuition reductions and exemptions, a new scholarship advancement payment system, promotion of scholarship return support for local governments and private companies, It mentions enhanced support for doctoral students.

 Prime Minister Kishida said, "Achieving a virtuous cycle of growth and distribution through investment in people is an urgent issue for the realization of new capitalism in education and human resource development. Therefore, the contents summarized in the proposal I would like the government to make every effort to revise the law and prepare for budgetary measures as soon as possible. "

reference:[Cabinet Secretariat] The first proposal of the Educational Future Creation Council on the ideal state of universities and society that will drive the future of Japan
[Prime Minister's Office] Educational Future Creation Conference

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