The Council of Experts of the Government's Town, People, and Work Creation Headquarters, which is discussing the centralized issue of the university's 23 wards of Tokyo, has put together a draft for the final report.Due to the revision of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology ordinance, new expansion of private universities is not permitted until 2019, but this is applied to national and public universities, and at the same time, it is required to enact a law to curb the increase in the number of students in the 23 wards.The Council of Experts plans to compile the final report on December 12.
According to the Town, People, and Work Creation Headquarters, the final report is a measure to overcome the current situation where young people are concentrated in Tokyo, such as curbing the capacity of universities in Tokyo, promoting the relocation of universities to local areas, promoting local universities, and local areas. The pillar was the creation of youth employment.
Regarding the restraint of new university expansion in the 23rd ward, a law was enacted to regulate the increase in the number of students, and the policy was to strengthen the regulation not only for private universities but also for national and public universities.However, with the exception of graduate school, international students, and adult students, reorganization of faculties and departments that do not increase the capacity is permitted.Opinions were divided among the committee members during the period of continuous restraint, so further consideration is needed in the future.
The relocation of universities to rural areas will help universities in the Tokyo metropolitan area set up satellite campuses in rural areas.In the promotion of local universities, it was recommended to establish a new grant system.In creating employment for young people in rural areas, expanding support for youth entrepreneurship, promoting the establishment of satellite offices for companies headquartered in Tokyo, selecting employees in rural areas, expanding recruitment, and finding employment from universities in urban areas to local companies. We are proposing the development of a scholarship refund support system.
