The Tokyo metropolitan government has submitted an urgent request to Naoki Okada, minister in charge of the digital garden city national initiative, to quickly abolish restrictions on university enrollment in the 23 wards of Tokyo, which are aimed at regional revitalization.He points out that regulations not only deprive students of opportunities to learn and grow, but also reduce the international competitiveness of universities.
According to the Tokyo metropolitan government, the urgent request was submitted in the name of Gov. Yuriko Koike after the review of the Local University Promotion Law, which includes restrictions on university quotas, will be compiled in two more deliberations by the government's panel of experts.
According to the document, the number of students in Tokyo has increased since the Factory Restriction Law was abolished in 2002, but this is due to the number of students from the suburbs of Tokyo, and there is no increase in the number of students going to Tokyo from rural areas. As such, it is pointed out that the regulation lacks rationality.On top of that, it is impeding the development of highly specialized human resources necessary for the development of society, such as digital human resources. .
The government's panel of experts consists of seven experts, including Akio Omori, President of Kyoai Gakuen Maebashi International University, Hiroya Masuda, President of Japan Post Holdings, and Yoshiaki Terumichi, President of Sophia University, and held its first meeting in September.Going forward, it is planned to hold two meetings to summarize the status of law enforcement.
