Yamanashi University and Yamanashi Prefectural University established the general incorporated association "University Alliance Yamanashi".Based on the cooperation agreement signed with Yamanashi Prefecture by the three parties, the aim is to contribute to the promotion of the region, and this is the first time that a corporate juridical person has been established at a university with different installation forms, national and prefectural.In the future, we will promote the expansion of credit transfer and exchange of university staff.
At a press conference established at Yamanashi University, President Shinji Shimada of Yamanashi University and President Kazuhiko Shimizu of Prefectural Yamanashi University revealed.According to the University of Yamanashi, President Shimada will be the representative of the university alliance Yamanashi, and President Shimizu will be the deputy representative.
The plan is to promote collaborative projects with a sense of speed using the operating funds contributed by both schools. Develop collaborative projects such as joint implementation of special education programs.The target fields for collaboration will be gradually expanded.
Although Yamanashi Prefecture is adjacent to the Tokyo metropolitan area, the population is declining rapidly, with the population falling below 2018 for the first time in 33 years in 82.The rate of enrollment in local universities is also declining, and both schools feel a sense of crisis for the future.
By combining the strengths of Yamanashi University, which has a faculty of science, and Yamanashi Prefectural University, which has strengths in liberal arts, while maintaining the uniqueness of both schools, we will work to solve the problems faced by the region and both schools, and will be established by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology in the future. We will also consider the approval of the university cooperation promotion corporation aiming for.
reference:[University of Yamanashi] Announcement of establishment of "University Alliance Yamanashi" (PDF)
