The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology's Council for the Establishment of Universities and School Corporations has reported that it should approve the establishment of a medical school at the International University of Health and Welfare and the opening of four universities.In principle, the government does not allow the establishment of a new medical school, but Narita City, Chiba Prefecture will be designated as a National Strategic Special Zone and will be approved as a special case to train doctors who are active internationally.
According to the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, the establishment was approved in 2017 at Hokkaido Chitose College of Rehabilitation, Iwate Health Science University, Fukui Health Science University, Fukuoka Nursing University 4 universities, Tokyo Dental College Junior College 1 junior college, Himeji University. Three graduate schools including universities.
Sixteen universities, including the International University of Health and Welfare and Osaka Dental University, one junior college at Tokyo Management Junior College, and nine graduate schools, including Hyogo Prefectural University, have been approved.
International University of Health and Welfare is a private university headquartered in Otawara City, Tochigi Prefecture, and will establish a medical school in Narita City in April 2017.Capacity is 4 people.Invite many foreign teachers and conduct many classes in English.There are plans to set up an affiliated hospital in the future and accept foreign patients from more than 140 countries.With the exception of Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical University, which was established with the aim of recovering from the Great East Japan Earthquake, it will be the first new medical school in 10 years.
The University of Hyogo will share the lessons learned from the Great Hanshin Earthquake with the world and establish a graduate school of disaster mitigation and reconstruction policy to study disaster mitigation and reconstruction policy.Only the master's course (2 years) has a capacity of 12 people.Promote research in collaboration with universities in five countries around the world, including Indonesia and Sichuan, China.
