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Future developments at universities that incorporate e-sports into their regular curriculum - iU Information, Management and Innovation University
"By 2025, the total number of spectators will exceed 1,000 million!" This is not about soccer, but about e-sports, which has been growing rapidly in recent years.
Taking a step forward can change things. What kind of experiences can open up the future that can only be had at a junior college and a women's college?
In an era when junior colleges are facing difficult times, more than 20 schools nationwide have stopped recruiting students, and women's universities are becoming coeducational. Nevertheless, they still fill their quota every year and have ambitious students.
Regarding the new quotas for women and girls not only at universities but also at aviation colleges and technical colleges
The number of universities introducing quotas for women and female students (hereafter referred to as "women's quotas") in the 2025 entrance examinations is increasing significantly to 30 public universities and 36 private universities.
Discovery of inorganic liquid crystal that can be used in harsh environments such as space Osaka University
Last fall, Tetsuya Kobe won the special prize at the 14th "Frontier Salon Nagase Award"* for his research and development on "Manipulating atoms to create inorganic quantum materials" […]
Kyoto Sangyo University Entrepreneurship Studies Program to be established in April 2026
Kyoto Sangyo University was established in response to a sense of crisis about university education, with the aim of cultivating the talent that society will truly need in the future. Many of the university's programs are ahead of their time.
The current state of universities as seen in the "University Rankings 2026"
The University Rankings 2026 has been published. The book was first published in 1994, and this year marks its 32nd year. I have been following it since its inception.
Waseda Osaka High School and other schools: the movement towards becoming university affiliated schools and high school-university collaboration
The declining birthrate is accelerating. The population of 18-year-olds entering college this spring did not decrease, so few universities were hit hard, but the current high school […]
The winner is Tokyo Metropolitan Koishikawa Secondary Education School 14th National University Science Koshien
The Science Koshien is a forum for science-loving students from all over the country to gather, compete, and show off, thereby expanding the base of science lovers and […]
Saitama Institute of Technology is a pioneer in nurturing human resources for autonomous driving. The appeal felt by graduates of the laboratory that became the predecessor of the "Autonomous Driving Major"
Saitama Institute of Technology has been focusing on research and education in autonomous driving. Starting in April 2025, the Department of Information Systems, Faculty of Engineering, will be offering the first "Autonomous Driving Major" in Japan.
What will happen? Academic ability-based entrance exams for the 2026 academic year
Last year, some private universities became a hot topic with their school recommendation-based selection system based solely on academic ability tests. This was because the academic ability tests were not conducted until February 1st.