Ariake Kokusai Gakuen, a school corporation that operates Hokeniryokeiei University, held a board meeting and decided to suspend student recruitment after 2020 on the premise of abolition.In recent years, the number of students enrolled has been sluggish, and it seems that there is no way to recover due to the decrease in the 18-year-old population, so it is expected that the school will close in the spring of 2019 when the students enrolled in 2023 will graduate.
Hokeniryokeiei University is headquartered in Miyama City, Fukuoka Prefecture, and opened in 2008.Only the Faculty of Health and Medical Management has two courses, management and data science.
It was mentioned that it is the only university in Japan where a bachelor of business administration in health care can be obtained, but the number of enrolled students has never reached the capacity since the opening of the university. From 2013, the capacity of 150 people was reduced to 80 people, but there was no effect.
As a result, borrowing from the social welfare corporation that established the school corporation swelled, and the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology received guidance for financial soundness.We considered integration with other universities in the neighborhood, but it seems that it was difficult to rebuild the business because there was no prospect of realization.The Ministry of Education has already informed the policy of suspending student recruitment.
Ariake International Academy and Hokeniryokeiei University said, "We have been trying to develop human resources who will contribute to the world with an eye on the future, but we have decided to suspend recruitment due to the social situation where the 18-year-old population is steadily declining." ..
Due to the declining birthrate and the declining 18-year-old population, there are a number of private universities in rural areas where management is stalled due to the inability to secure students.Many local governments have invited universities to promote the region since the 1980s, but the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology has approved the abolition of 2010 private universities after 21.
Of the private universities nationwide, 4 schools, which is about 210%, have less than the capacity, and private universities with a deficit in business activity balance have reached about 4%.As the population decline in rural areas is expected to accelerate in the future, it is expected that private universities in rural areas will continue to be forced to abolish.
reference:[Hokeniryokeiei University] Notice of suspension of student recruitment at Hokeniryokeiei University
