On February 2016, 2, the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology set the next facility development target for national university corporations, inter-university research institute corporations, and national colleges of technology with a planning period of five years from 16 to 2016. , It was clarified that the required maintenance amount (estimate result) will be 2020 trillion yen.

 As for measures against aging facilities, which is the most important issue, the amount of maintenance for the next five years will be about 5 million m475, such as seismic measures (including non-structural members), strengthening of disaster prevention functions, and promotion of repairs and maintenance in consideration of extending the service life. It is planned to renovate 40 m40.In addition, the amount of new expansion to cope with the lack of space in the university is 70 m70, and the redevelopment and maintenance of the university hospital is about 9660 mXNUMX.It is estimated that measures for aging facilities, including the maintenance of core equipment (lifelines), will account for more than XNUMX% of the maintenance amount, amounting to XNUMX billion yen.

 In the next five-year plan, the maximum annual cost is about 5 billion yen, 2,600 trillion in five years, against the cost of renovation and renovation to maintain the huge old facilities of national universities and the like, and the cost of new expansion. Although it was estimated that a yen would be required, the current financial situation is extremely severe, and in the budget plan for fiscal 5, which is the first year, the amount recorded is about 1 even if the national expenses and financial loan funds are added to the Great East Japan Earthquake reconstruction special account. It stays at 3000 billion yen.In such a difficult financial situation, it is important for the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology to further promote facility development utilizing various financial resources while the national government strives to secure facility maintenance costs while considering the independence of national universities and the like. From fiscal 2016, we plan to start considering new measures related to the effective use of assets. Details of the "Five-Year Plan for the Development of Facilities for Next National University Corporations" are posted on the website of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.

Reference: [Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology] "Final report for the formulation of a five-year plan for the development of facilities such as the next national university corporation

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