On August 2023, 8, the Federation of Private Schools, which consists of private schools from kindergarten to university, was appointed by Aiji Tanaka, President of Waseda University, who also serves as the president of the Federation of Private Universities of Japan, to the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology. He requested that the fiscal 7 government budget compilation and tax system revisions expand subsidies for current expenses of private universities, etc., and raise the deduction rate for donations to school corporations.
According to the Federation of Private Universities of Japan, for the 2024 government budget formulation, in order to expand investment in people who focus on the diversity of private universities, we will expand subsidies for ordinary expenses and strengthen support for distinctive education and research. , and the enhancement of support for globalization and the promotion of regional revitalization as three pillars.
Among these requests are the reduction of the financial burden on private universities in line with the expansion of the study support system, the creation of a fund for interdisciplinary education, the enhancement of international exchanges among students and faculty, and the promotion of exchanges between universities in large cities and universities in regional areas.
The tax system reform includes the expansion of tax deductions for personal donations to school corporations, the creation of a system in which all donations from companies, etc. for recurrent education are deductible, and the creation of a donation tax system aimed at fostering young and female researchers. I am looking for
Until FY2019, the budget for recurring expense subsidies provided by the government to private universities exceeded 3,100 billion yen, but since FY2020, it has fallen below 3,000 billion yen.In particular, the amount of subsidies for education and research facilities and equipment has decreased by 13% over the past 54 years, making it increasingly difficult for universities to promote education and research financially.
Only about 2% of the costs of private universities can be covered by donations, which is not growing.The All-Private Schools Federation points out that it is essential to expand subsidies for current expenses and reform the donation tax system in order to overcome this situation.
