The Japan Association of National Universities handed over a proposal to the Minister of Science, Yoshimasa Hayashi, summarizing the basic direction of the reform, in response to the government's bold policy of reforming the personnel and salary management of national universities. ..Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology expressed his understanding of the content and expressed his intention to promote reforms together with the university.

 The proposal was given by Juichi Yamagiwa, President of the Japan Association of National Universities, and Seiichi Matsuo, President of Nagoya University, who visited the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.
The proposals have forced the reduction of labor costs and the number of faculty members, weakening the education and research base, as the current situation of national universities is inundated with major changes such as declining birthrate and aging population, regional revitalization, globalization, and the age of 100 years of life. He mentioned the reform of personnel and salary management as one of the pillars of university reform.

As a specific direction
■ Construction of a personnel system that takes into consideration the balance of personnel composition of each generation
■ Improving the mobility of faculty members and researchers
■ Securing time for teacher education and research by improving work efficiency
■ Introduction of various salary systems such as annual salary system
■ Introduction of cross-appointment (* 1) with public and private universities, private companies, and overseas universities
■ Acquisition of various external funds including overseas
-The 6 items are listed.

* 1 Cross-appointment A researcher concludes an employment contract with two or more of universities, private companies, and public research institutes.

reference:[National University Association] Yoshimasa Hayashi, Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, handed over "Basic direction of personnel salary management reform to promote the activation of education and research at national universities"

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