According to a survey by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, 2020 out of 82 national universities will utilize the English private exam, which will be introduced in the Common Test for University Admissions starting in 79.There are various ways to use it, such as adding points to grades and qualifications for taking exams, but Hokkaido University, Tohoku University, and Kyoto Institute of Technology do not use it at all in all faculties.

 The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology has summarized the policies of each school as of May 5.According to it, there were 13 schools such as Saitama University, Osaka University, and Yokohama National University that were used as application qualifications.Of these, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Hitotsubashi University, and Kyoto University are based on A44 (equivalent to Eiken Level 6), which is the second from the bottom in the 2-grade evaluation of the international standard for language proficiency "CEFR". It was the most with 2 schools.On the other hand, 2 schools such as Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine and Kyoto University of Education are based on the lowest rank A25.Some universities, such as Kagawa University and Tokushima University, responded differently depending on the faculty.

 33 schools, including Hirosaki University, Shinshu University, and Naruto University of Education, decided to score and add points to the common test scores.Seven schools, including Otaru University of Commerce, will utilize it for both application qualifications and points to be added to the test results.Three schools, including Hiroshima University, regard English as a perfect score for the common test with grades above a certain level.

 On the contrary, three schools including Hokkaido University are targeted for all faculties, and Tsukuba University of Technology is targeted for the Faculty of Health Sciences.Eight schools, including Yamagata University and Wakayama University, are said to utilize it, but the method of utilization has not yet been clarified.

reference:[Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology] Regarding the status of publication of plans to utilize English qualifications and certification exams of national universities in the 2021 enrollment selection (general selection) -82 out of 79 universities utilize English qualifications and certification exams-

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