Regarding the professional universities and junior colleges that can be established by the revision of the School Education Law in April 2019, the Kochi Rehabilitation Professional University in Kochi Prefecture has been applied by the University Establishment and School Corporation Council. I advised to approve the establishment of one school.According to the report, the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology will approve the establishment of Kochi Professional University of Rehabilitation.
According to the Ministry of Education, there were applications from 17 schools nationwide for the establishment of professional universities and junior colleges, but when examined by the university establishment / school corporation council, there was a general tendency for lack of preparation, and practical training was conducted. Issues remained in terms of the system, the content of university education, facilities, and equipment.In some cases, those who did not have excellent practical achievements were selected as professors of practitioners.
For this reason, 14 schools once withdrew the application, and 2 schools were judged to continue the examination (pending).Only Kochi Professional University of Rehabilitation was approved to open.
Kochi Professional University of Rehabilitation will be established by Kochi Gakuen in Tosa City, Kochi Prefecture.The Faculty of Rehabilitation, Department of Rehabilitation, has a capacity of 70 students in the Department of Physical Therapy, 40 students each in the Department of Occupational Therapy, and the Department of Speech and Language Therapist.
Tomoya Yoshioka, Chairman of the University Establishment Subcommittee of the University Establishment / School Corporation Council, said, "There were many applications where it was difficult to fulfill our social mission due to insufficient content as university education. I couldn't deny the lack of preparation, "he said.
