Given the declining 18-year-old population, the Future Vision Subcommittee of the Central Council for Education University Subcommittee has put together recommendations that require university scaling and relocation.After receiving an inquiry from the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, we will continue discussions in the interim summary for the presentation of the future image of higher education that is being deliberated, and report to the Minister of Education by the fall of 2018.
According to the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, the interim summary presented a vision for the future in 2018, when children born in 2040 will graduate from university. As for the appearance of society in 2040, it is assumed that the 2017-year-old population of 18 million will decrease to 120 in 88 due to the full-scale population decline, and the total number of university students will drop to about 8, which is about 51% of the current population. doing.
As for measures to reduce population, local national, public and private universities collaborate with local governments and industry to build a regional cooperation platform (tentative name) that promotes discussions and cooperation on future visions and planning of exchange projects, and the national government supports it. Needed.
Reorganization of universities is unavoidable, and not only is it possible to establish a permanent cooperation system between universities, but also a system of multiple universities with one corporation to national universities, business transfer of private universities by faculty unit, and beyond the boundaries of national, public and private universities. It is recommended to introduce a university cooperation promotion corporation (tentative name) that enables cooperation.
At the same time, we will further promote university reforms such as diversity and quality improvement of education, acceptance of diverse students such as international students and working people, improvement of international applicability of bachelor's degree, and thorough information disclosure, and rapid progress in IT and AI technology. We are calling for the development of human resources in a new era of rapid change.
