The Japan Association of Private Universities has put together a request for a national regional revitalization budget.Requesting the Cabinet Office and the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications to realize small-scale projects carried out by private universities, training of specialized human resources responsible for regional revitalization, and efforts to promote entrepreneurship in rural areas. go.

 According to the private Dalian, the Cabinet Office's "regional university / regional industry revitalization project" is mainly targeted at large-scale projects implemented in collaboration between universities and local governments.Small-scale projects such as local problem solving programs and training of local human resources, which are individually implemented by many private universities, are excluded, and we requested that they be included.

 The Cabinet Office's "Waku Waku Rural Life Realization Policy Package" is appealing for the enhancement of support so that many private universities are already promoting related efforts and can further deepen such efforts.

 Regarding the special allocation tax measures of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, it will be a flexible grant that is issued regardless of the business scale or business field, and it also covers collaborative projects between universities in metropolitan areas and local universities, and universities in metropolitan areas and local governments. I requested.

 In addition, as public support for new regional revitalization, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications has established a support system to foster specialized human resources related to regional revitalization, reduce the burden of expenses such as student travel expenses, and promote sound competition at local universities. The request is made to the Cabinet Office and the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.

reference:[Japan Association of Private Universities] Summarize requests for private university-related budgets related to regional revitalization in 31

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