The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology has added Tokyo Institute of Technology and Nagoya University to designated national university corporations that are expected to have the world's highest level of education and research activities.Designated following the three universities of Tohoku, Tokyo, and Kyoto, Tokyo Institute of Technology plans a future image by the "Future Social Design Organization" in which off-campus students and graduates also participate, and Nagoya University removes the barriers between regional national universities. The campus system concept was highly evaluated.
According to the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Tokyo Institute of Technology not only plans the future image, but also strengthens the governance system by introducing the Probost (* 1) system, strengthens the financial base by effectively utilizing the assets owned by the university, and strengthens research capabilities. Specific strategies are expected.
In addition to the multi-campus system concept, Nagoya University is working on internationalization with an awareness of diversity, full-scale industry-academia collaboration through a designated joint research system, and the "Chemistry / Biology Fusion Field" aiming to become a globally outstanding research base. The designation of priority areas received high praise.
The designated national university corporations are designated by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology in order to improve the level of education and research in Japan and create innovation, and seven national university corporations applied in FY2016. In June 7, three universities in Tohoku, Tokyo, and Kyoto were designated, and four universities in Tokyo Institute of Technology, Hitotsubashi, Nagoya, and Osaka were designated as candidates, and they requested the enhancement and sophistication of the concept.Of the designated candidates, Hitotsubashi University and Osaka University will continue to be requested to enhance and enhance the concept, and will be re-examined when the conditions are met.
* 1 Probost A position that mainly supervises and directs faculty members and acts as a bridge between the president and professors.In the United States, it refers to a key position that plays the role of director of the academic affairs bureau that assists the president.
