The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) presented to the Central Council for Education's System and Education Reform Working Group that the degree system unique to Japanese universities is not accepted in the international community one after another and needs to be improved in a direction commensurate with the era of internationalization. It became clear in the material of.
According to the Ministry of Education, as a recent overseas case
■ Due to lack of understanding and trust in Japanese degrees and educational programs, additional official certification was required from embassies to approve degrees in foreign countries.
■ Degrees unique to Japan, such as associate degrees, advanced diplomas, masters (professionals), and diplomas given to those who have completed a course at a civil college, cannot be easily understood by persons in charge in other countries, and it is difficult to obtain approval.
-There was a problem such as.On the contrary, even in Japan, the problem is that it is not possible to smoothly obtain official information for smoothly approving a wide variety of study histories and degrees of international students.
In response to this situation, the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
■ Reorganize the structure of the Japanese higher education system, the types of degrees, and the list of institutions, including the official English translation.
■ Participate in creating an international framework by concluding UNESCO's "Asia-Pacific Regional Covenant on Approval of Higher Education Qualifications" and establishing a National Information Center
■ Promote information dissemination to the world through domestic information centers
-Necessary, indicated the direction of consideration to the Institutional and Educational Reform Working Group.
