New universities and faculties are set up almost every year.The establishment of medical faculties and departments has continued for the past few years, but this year's keywords are also medical systems such as nursing and rehabilitation.In addition to that, data science could be added as a new trend.Furthermore, I would like to pay attention to the fact that three public universities, including professional universities, will be newly established.

 

The movement to establish new faculties and departments, including national universities, continues

 Over the last few years, new universities and new faculties and departments have been added.Including the reorganization of existing faculties, there are quite a few.These movements are also seen in national universities, and in particular, the reorganization and reorganization of science and engineering faculties is also being carried out at difficult universities.Kawaijuku Educational Entrance Examination Information Site Kei-net (https://www.keinet.ne.jp/)) Organizes information on new universities, new faculties, and departments in 2021, but if you look at this, you can see that even at national universities, Kanazawa University Integrated Faculty / Leading Studies, Gifu University Social System Management Circle, etc. A unique and ambitious new faculty is planned.

 By the way, you can think of the faculty of Kanazawa University as an undergraduate and the department as a department.In addition, the academic circle of Gifu University is also equivalent to a faculty.In addition, the reorganization and reorganization of the Faculty of Science and Technology is seen at national universities this year, and the departments of the Faculty of Engineering at Kyushu University will be reorganized from XNUMX departments to XNUMX departments.The reorganization of science and engineering faculties has been actively carried out in private universities in recent years, and with the changes in the industrial structure and the progress of science and technology, both research and educational organizations are transforming.

List of new universities / faculties / departments scheduled for 2021 (Kawaijuku Educational Entrance Examination Information Site)
https://www.keinet.ne.jp/exam/2021/pdf/21shinzo.pdf
 

In addition to medical technology such as nursing and rehabilitation, data science

 As for this year's trend, other than the reorganization and reorganization of science and engineering as mentioned above, the establishment of new medical technology such as nursing and rehabilitation is conspicuous.This trend has continued for several years, not just this year.The number of departments and majors such as nursing, physical therapy, occupational therapy, radiological examination, and clinical examinations is increasing year by year, and the number of applicants is also increasing, so it can be said that the popularity of examinees has continued to some extent.

 Other than these medical systems, the number of new expansions has increased at a stretch this year in the data science departments.The first data science faculty in Japan was established in 2017 at the National Shiga University.At the time of its new establishment, it was not as much attention as it is now, but its presence has increased year by year, and now it feels like a long-established store in the data science department. In 2021, new data science departments are planned to be established at Okayama University, Rissho University, Nanzan University, Suzuka University of Medical Sciences, Osaka Institute of Technology, etc.

 However, although it seems that such popularity is watered, the contents of data science studies can also be learned in the Faculty of Science, Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Information Science, and Department of Management Engineering.Furthermore, it is possible to study in the Faculty of Business Administration as long as it is a marketing department, but in terms of business, the business administration department may acquire useful viewpoints and skills that can be applied.Candidates should be careful not to narrow the range of career choices by being overly obsessed with the name data science.

 

Next page A unique public university and public professional university will be newly established.

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Satoru Kobe (educational journalist)

Education Journalist/University Entrance Examination Writer/Researcher
After joining Kawaijuku Educational School in 1985, he has been engaged in collecting and disseminating university entrance examination information for over XNUMX years, and is also in charge of editing the monthly magazine "Guideline".
After retiring from Kawaijuku in 2007, he has been engaged in entrance examination work such as pass / fail judgment and entrance examination system design at a university in Tokyo, and is also in charge of student recruitment and public relations work.
After retiring from university in 2015, he worked as a writer and editor for Asahi Shimbun Publishing's "University Ranking" and Kawaijuku's "Guideline", and also contributed to Nihon Keizai Shimbun and Mainichi Newspapers.After that, he worked for a national research and development agency, and since 2016 has been consulting to support various issues at universities. KEI Advanced (Kawaijuku Group) conducts simulations and market trend surveys using entrance examination data, as well as formulating future concepts and medium-term plans, establishing new faculties, and supporting the design of entrance examination systems.
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