Shizuoka University and Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, which had been discussing the integration into one corporation and two universities, agreed to reorganize, and President Kiyoshi Ishii of Shizuoka University and President Hiroyuki Konno of Hamamatsu University School of Medicine signed the agreement.Both schools will establish a new corporation, "National University Corporation Shizuoka National University Organization (tentative name)" by 1, aiming to accept new students from 2.
According to both schools, universities in the Shizuoka and Hamamatsu districts will be established under the new corporation, and the new corporation will manage each university.The name of the university in the Shizuoka area, which consists of the Shizuoka University Shizuoka Campus, which has the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences and the Faculty of Agriculture, will remain unchanged from the current Shizuoka University.
Hamamatsu Medical and Technical University and Hamamatsu National University are candidates for university names in the Hamamatsu area, which consists of the Hamamatsu Campus of Shizuoka University, which has the Faculty of Engineering and the Faculty of Informatics, and Hamamatsu Medical University, but will be decided in the future.
According to the exchanged confirmation letter, the treatment of faculty and staff and the operating expenses of the department will not fall below the current level due to the integration and reorganization, and the loss of the affiliated hospital will be dealt with in the hospital in principle.
Shizuoka University was aiming to reorganize by utilizing the one-corporation multi-university system decided by the government in February in order to improve management efficiency and at the same time make it an attractive university that can acquire examinees even in the era of declining population. Then, there were strong voices who were reluctant to reorganize mainly on the Shizuoka campus, and even at the last meeting, the integration / reorganization plan was approved by a small margin.
In December 2018, Nagoya University and Gifu University signed a basic agreement on the corporate integration of national universities, and discussions are underway at three universities in Hokkaido.As the number of students is expected to decrease due to the declining birthrate, the movement to integrate corporations to improve management efficiency is likely to accelerate.
reference:[Hamamatsu University School of Medicine] About the conclusion of the agreement