The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) has revised the notification to increase the number of students in 23 and establish new universities and junior colleges in 2018 due to the government's announcement to curb the expansion of new universities in the 2019 wards of Tokyo as a measure to concentrate young people in Tokyo. In principle, we have included that we do not accept it. The policy is to regulate by the new law after 2020.
According to the materials presented by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology to the Central Council for Education Future Vision Subcommittee, the revision of the notification includes the contents decided by the Cabinet in June at the request of the National Governors' Association.However,
■ There are documents certifying that the school building and facilities have been decided to be improved by June 2017.
■ The purpose is to temporarily increase the capacity of the medical school, which is subject to regional quotas.
In the case of-, it is said that the capacity increase in 2018 will be permitted.
Furthermore, as a special case that allows the establishment of universities and junior colleges that are planned to open in 2019.
■ Announced the intention to apply for installation approval in publications and on the Internet by the end of September 2017
■ Reduce the number of vocational schools in the 23 wards in 2019, and use that amount to establish professional universities and junior colleges.
-I mentioned.The regulations of professional universities and junior colleges are applied from April 2018.Other provisions have already been enforced.
The restraint on the expansion of new universities in the 23 wards of Tokyo was aimed at correcting the concentration of young people in Tokyo, and was planned to prevent the number of young people coming to Tokyo from increasing when they entered university. The number of students at private universities in the 23rd district is 43.It accounts for more than 6,000% of private college students nationwide.
However, many private universities in the metropolitan area are returning to the city center in preparation for the sharp decline in the 2018-year-old population from 18.For this reason, private universities are strongly opposed, and Yuriko Koike, the governor of Tokyo, who is the representative of the party of hope, has expressed opposition, and it seems that it will emerge as one of the issues in the lower house election.
