Akita University, Akita Prefectural University, International Liberal Arts University, and Akita University of Art, which have campuses in Akita Prefecture, are collaborating in 4 as a collaborative project at the Akita City Nigiwai Exchange Center in Nakadori, Akita City, Akita Prefecture. We held a keynote speech on higher education and a talk session with 2018 presidents.
According to Akita University, the collaborative cooperation project has been open every year since 2015, and this year's theme is "What will happen at higher education institutions due to the declining population" and "Problems of higher education due to the declining birthrate and aging population".About 4 people from 160 universities, local governments in the prefecture, and people from education gathered at the venue.
The keynote speech will be given by Takashi Haneda, Professor Emeritus of Tohoku University and Hiroshima University, as a visiting professor at the Center for Advanced Education and Research and Development, Hiroshima University. rice field.Professor Haneda introduced past and present cases of university collaboration and integration, and showed the domestic and international situation regarding national university reform.
In the talk session of the four presidents, Fumio Yamamoto, President of Akita University, was the facilitator, and Junichi Kobayashi, President of Akita Prefectural University, Norihiko Suzuki, President of Akita International University, Akinori Shimoshima, President of Akita University of Art, and Professor Haneda, who gave a keynote speech, served as panelists. rice field.
Based on the current situation in Akita Prefecture, where the population is declining and the birthrate is declining and the population is aging, we actively exchanged opinions with the universities and local government officials at the venue on the future of higher education institutions.
reference:[Akita University] We held a collaborative project between four universities in the prefecture.
