In June, the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) notified the reorganization of teacher training, humanities and social sciences faculties, and graduate schools. I submitted it to the ministry.The statement was compiled at a meeting of the Dean of the Faculty of Humanities of 6 universities held in Matsumoto City, Nagano Prefecture, and strongly protested the views of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, and provided flexible support according to the characteristics of the university rather than uniform reforms nationwide. I want to do it.
The statement criticized the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology's response to the abolition of the organization and the shift to fields with high social demands, targeting the faculties and graduate schools of the humanities and social sciences.The science of the humanities and social sciences contributes to the formation of the foundation of society, and the disregard of the humanities and social sciences may fundamentally shake the human foundation of Japan.In addition, he strongly protested to the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology as a meeting of the Dean of the Faculty of Humanities and Sciences of 17 universities, saying that the significance of local national universities is great from the viewpoint of equal opportunity in higher education.
Regarding the future of national universities, he insists that it is natural for each school to seriously face future needs and strengthen its functions according to the individuality of the university, based on their respective strengths, characteristics, and social roles.We urge the Ministry of Education to respect the individuality of each university, rather than urging them to reform uniformly.
In June, the Ministry of Education sent a notice to each national university stating "Review of organizations such as national university corporations and general operations", in which teacher training, humanities and social sciences faculties, and graduate schools were 6 years old. We called for the formulation of an organizational review plan based on the declining population, the demand for human resources, the securing of education and research standards, and the role of a national university, and to work on the abolition of the organization and the shift to fields with high social demands.
In response to this, there were a series of opposition and criticisms from the Science Council of Japan, the Japan Business Federation, universities, etc., so in September, a document was posted on the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology website with the content to slightly revise the previous notice. bottom.However, he did not miss the wording of reviewing the organization and shifting to fields with high social demands.
Source:[Shizuoka University] Submission of a joint statement by the Dean of the Faculty of Humanities, a 17 national university corporation
Regarding the future of national universities, he insists that it is natural for each school to seriously face future needs and strengthen its functions according to the individuality of the university, based on their respective strengths, characteristics, and social roles.We urge the Ministry of Education to respect the individuality of each university, rather than urging them to reform uniformly.
In June, the Ministry of Education sent a notice to each national university stating "Review of organizations such as national university corporations and general operations", in which teacher training, humanities and social sciences faculties, and graduate schools were 6 years old. We called for the formulation of an organizational review plan based on the declining population, the demand for human resources, the securing of education and research standards, and the role of a national university, and to work on the abolition of the organization and the shift to fields with high social demands.
In response to this, there were a series of opposition and criticisms from the Science Council of Japan, the Japan Business Federation, universities, etc., so in September, a document was posted on the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology website with the content to slightly revise the previous notice. bottom.However, he did not miss the wording of reviewing the organization and shifting to fields with high social demands.
Source:[Shizuoka University] Submission of a joint statement by the Dean of the Faculty of Humanities, a 17 national university corporation
