The Japan Association of National Universities has summarized the ideal state of national universities in anticipation of the declining birthrate and aging population and the intensifying future of international economic competition.At the same time as adhering to the basic principle of having at least one national university in all prefectures, the scale of the faculty will be maintained at the current level.
According to the Japan Association of National Universities, the ideal state of national universities was formulated around 2030 to respond to the social changes facing Japan and the world.The goal is to lead social innovation, play a central role in regional revitalization, and promote research with international competitiveness.
In terms of scale, the faculty should at least maintain the status quo, and the graduate school should be expanded according to the characteristics of each university.On the management side, in order to make effective use of resources by taking advantage of economies of scale and to advance education and research, strengthening the management base by expanding the scale is an issue to be considered, and the California University system in the United States is cited as an example to be imitated. ..
In education and research, he mentioned strengthening recurrent education, which provides opportunities for working adults to relearn, establishing a base where excellent researchers can gather and interact, and actively promoting female and overseas researchers.In industry-academia collaboration, it is necessary to build a research system that leads to long-term joint research based on the university's strategy and open innovation through the fusion of literature and science.
In regional cooperation, it was clarified that it would actively participate in the formulation of regional revitalization plans for local governments and focus on creating innovation that makes the best use of regional characteristics.In international expansion, we are requesting the expansion of bachelor's degree programs in English and the establishment of a system in which national universities cooperate to respond to requests for international cooperation.
