According to the Ministry of Education, the three universities of Otaru Commerce, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, and Kitami Institute of Technology in Hokkaido have set out the direction of corporate integration in light of the rapid population decline, but the integration will not only strengthen the management base but also stand alone. It claims that it will be possible to contribute to the local community, and that it will be possible to establish an education and research system that integrates literary sciences and different fields, which is required in the new era.

　Nagoya University and Gifu University, which are discussing integration in the Tokai region, are the world's leading research universities for integration, saying that the university will play a role in regional creation amid drastic changes in industrial structure and society. He said that he would be able to further contribute to the local community while establishing his position.

　Based on the fact that both Shizuoka University and Hamamatsu University School of Medicine are universities that advocate regional contributions, they are equipped with functions that can create innovation through integration, and are complaining that they can make more advanced regional contributions.

　Nara University of Education and Nara Women's University, which are considering integration in the Kinki area, are aiming to integrate the universities by bringing together two small universities.The integration can be expected to have a great effect by establishing and collaborating with teacher training courses and engineering joint education courses, and it is expected that the management base will be stable by reducing costs.

reference:[Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology] Materials distributed by the 4th Survey and Review Conference on the System of Multiple Universities of National Universities