Nara Women's University and Nara University of Education have agreed to integrate the corporations and establish a new corporation, "National University Corporation Nara," with the goal of October 2021.The new corporation has set up a board of directors and a management council consisting of the presidents of each university under the top, but the location of the headquarters will be examined in the future.
According to Nara University of Education, the signing ceremony for the agreement was held at Nara Women's University in Kitauoya Higashimachi, Nara City, Nara Prefecture, and President Hisao Kato of Nara University of Education and President Haruki Imaoka of Nara Women's University signed the agreement.At the same time, the National University Corporation Nara Establishment Promotion Council, which conducts various studies and adjustments toward the establishment of a new corporation, and the establishment preparatory meeting, which is in charge of practical work, have been established.
Both universities have been considering corporate integration since July 2018, but following the enforcement of the revised National University Corporation Law in May, which enables the "umbrella method" in which one corporation operates multiple universities. , Signed an agreement.
Corporate integration aims to strengthen the competitiveness of universities and improve management efficiency amid the declining birthrate.In the future, we have a plan to build "Nara Colleges", a place for education and research, in collaboration with the four national institutions of Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Nara College of Technology, Nara National Research Institute for Cultural Properties, and Nara National Museum. ..
According to the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, the 18-year-old population going on to university reached 2017 million in 120, but it is estimated that it will continue to decline sharply in the future and will fall below 2032 million in 100.It is expected that some national universities will be in danger of survival due to the decrease in students, and there are a series of movements nationwide to seek survival through corporate integration, including three universities including Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine in Hokkaido.
