National support projects that include support for living expenses for doctoral students and post-connection after completing the doctoral course are being implemented at 47 national, public and private universities nationwide, including Tohoku University, Tokyo University, Hyogo Prefectural University, and Ritsumeikan University. It was decided that It will be implemented after the government budget for 2021 is established.
According to the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, this project is a "university fellowship establishment project for the creation of science and technology innovation."The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology has established a fellowship for students in the doctoral program, including support for living expenses (180 million yen or more) to improve treatment, and post-connection after completing the doctoral program. Provide a subsidy.
The business is a bottom-up type proposed by the university from a wide range of fields including humanities and social sciences, which are expected to create innovations that make use of the strengths of the university and the region, and information / AI and quantum designated by the government as fields where human resources needs are increasing. , The materials were divided into field-designated types and solicited.
その結果、文科省はボトムアップ型37件、382人、分野指定型の情報・AI17件、270人、量子18件、259人、マテリアル10件、154人の合計82件、1,065人を採択した。採択を受けた国公私立大学数は合計47機関となった。
Students in the doctoral program are considered to be the leaders of advanced research and at the same time valuable in creating the next generation of innovation, but in Japan, the financially unstable position of the doctoral program and future career paths are Due to uncertainties, the number of students going on to graduate school is decreasing, and the number of doctoral degree holders is also decreasing, which is the only decrease among major countries.
