Yuriko Koike, the governor of Tokyo, made a statement at the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Reform Headquarters meeting that touched on the name change of Tokyo Metropolitan University.If a certain direction comes out, it will be announced promptly.
According to Tokyo Metropolitan University, Governor Koike hopes that "as a comprehensive university established by the city, we will further refine our high-quality education and outstanding research capabilities and return the results to the city government" at the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Reform Headquarters Meeting. I put it in.
However, after presenting the issue of insufficient awareness of the citizens of Tokyo, "it is not necessary to swiftly tackle bold reforms such as changing the university name as one of the branding strategies to raise awareness. I pointed out.
Regarding the specific name change, he proposed to return to Tokyo Metropolitan University, saying, "In order to convey to the people of Tokyo that it is a metropolitan university in an easy-to-understand manner," Tokyo Metropolitan University "is one way of thinking.
Tokyo Metropolitan University was established in 2005 by integrating four metropolitan universities, including Tokyo Metropolitan University, under the leadership of then Governor Shintaro Ishihara.The name of the university was decided by open recruitment, but a recognition survey conducted by a private company in 4 revealed that it remained at 2017th place out of 120 universities in the metropolitan area.In a survey of students conducted by Tokyo Metropolitan University, 57% responded that they would like to improve their university name and name recognition.
The name change of Tokyo Metropolitan University was pledged to be reconsidered in the 2017 Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly election by the Tomin First no Kai, a local political party led by Governor Koike.
