A partial amendment to the National University Corporation Law, including the integration of Nara University of Education and Nara Women's University, a national university with a campus in Nara Prefecture, was approved and passed by a majority of the members of the House of Councilors.As a result, both schools will establish the Nara National University Organization in April 2022 by integrating Nara University of Education as a corporation into Nara Women's University.
According to Nara Women's University, the two schools have been considering corporate integration since July 2018 and signed an agreement on corporate integration in 7.Both schools will take a new step under the Nara National University Organization from 2019.
Following the enactment of the bill, President Hisao Kato of Nara University of Education and President Haruki Imaoka of Nara Women's University said, "Both schools aim to operate a corporation that can meet the demands of society by utilizing their strengths and brand power while maintaining their respective autonomy. "The discourse was announced.
Corporate integration aims to strengthen the competitiveness of universities and improve management efficiency amid the declining birthrate.In the future, we also 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. ing.
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 movements to integrate national universities can be seen nationwide.
