The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) has presented to the Central Council for Education's Future Vision Subcommittee a new system proposal that allows local national, public and private universities to establish a new corporation and operate it integrally.It is intended to realize cooperation that makes the best use of the strengths and characteristics of the university, but since it is expected that there will be a series of business crises centered on local universities due to the decrease in the 18-year-old population, we are also considering promoting the integration of universities. There seems to be.
According to the Ministry of Education, the new corporation is a general incorporated association "Collaboration Promotion Corporation for Universities (tentative name)" and will be established with the approval of the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.The presidents of each university will participate in the management as directors, aiming for efficient management by promoting the sharing of office work and the division of roles.
In addition to the "regional cooperation type" that gathers neighboring universities, the new corporation is expected to be a "highly cooperation type" that integrates in specialized fields beyond the region.A council made up of academic experts, industry, and local government officials will be set up within the corporation, and an organization will be set up to express opinions to the representative director.
The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology has submitted a related bill to the ordinary Diet session in 2019 at the earliest, aiming for enforcement from 2020.
The 18-year-old population is projected to decline from 1990 million in 200 to 2017 million in 120, accelerating rapidly in the future.At private universities, 40% face a capacity shortage, and more and more places are suffering from financial difficulties.
The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology is considering reorganizing the system so that one national university corporation can manage multiple national universities, and constructing a new system that enables the integration of private universities and the transfer of faculties.In addition to these measures, the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology is expected to utilize the new corporation to promote the integration of universities.
