Professional universities and junior colleges started in April 2019 as a new university system for the first time in 4 years since 19.
Now, 18% of the XNUMX-year-old population goes on to higher education institutions such as universities, junior colleges, and vocational schools.In these higher education institutions, although it is desired to train high-quality professionals in society, there are various issues such as lack of a mechanism specialized in practical vocational education and guarantee of quality of education. There was an urgent need to change to a school system that could cope with the rapidly changing times.
In order to solve these problems, the professional university system was started as a new higher education institution that provides practical vocational education.
There are three major differences between professional universities and junior colleges and conventional universities and junior colleges.
① In principle, small-group education of 40 people or less
(600) 4 hours (a total of about XNUMX months) of practical training in the neighboring land exists as a compulsory unit
③ More than 40% of full-time faculty members are practitioner faculty members
In conventional universities, there is an academic-oriented structure of "educational education" and "academic-oriented specialized education."On the other hand, at professional colleges and junior colleges, "education-oriented specialized education" and "academic-oriented specialized education" are added with "vocation-oriented specialized education" and "education in other adjacent fields", which is one-third of the class. As mentioned above, you will be able to learn practical training / practical skills, theory (academic) and practice (occupation) in a well-balanced manner, and you will also be able to acquire learning in other fields (development subjects).
In other words, the structure is suitable for students who are motivated and aptitude for practical education and students who are specialist-oriented.
After graduation, the qualifications and degrees are given as "Bachelor's degree (professional)" as in the conventional universities, and the period of study is 788 years for professional universities and 315 or 2019 years for professional junior colleges.Currently, there are 17 universities and XNUMX junior colleges in Japan, but the number of professional universities and junior colleges that opened in XNUMX is still small at XNUMX in total.
It's been almost three years since the professional university system started.However, there is also a survey result that more than 3% of high school teachers "know only the name" of professional universities and professional junior colleges, who do not understand the characteristics and differences from the current universities, junior colleges and vocational schools. It is hard to say that the recognition is sufficiently advanced.
Therefore, information dissemination to raise awareness of professional universities, enlightenment activities (holding events, etc.), educational collaboration (credit transfer, etc.), research collaboration (joint research, etc.) internship collaboration, high school-university collaboration, mutual understanding / information exchange, etc. A professional university consortium was established by 2020 professional universities and professional junior colleges that were open at the time of April 4.
Takao Kitabata, President of Kaishi Professional University, will be the first chairman, and Shizuoka Suzuki, President of Shizuoka Professional University of Agriculture and Forestry, and Masanobu Yamakawa, President of Biwako Rehabilitation Professional University, will be appointed as vice presidents.
By promoting mutual cooperation between professional universities and professional junior colleges, as well as cooperation with industry and local communities, Japan has developed and expanded as a highly specialized educational institution that responds quickly to changes in socio-economic conditions. Contribute to development.To achieve this, the Professional University Consortium will continue to share the efforts and achievements of each professional university and professional junior college, mutually improve the quality of education, and widely disseminate the efforts and achievements to the world. ..
reference:
Heisei 27/3/27
Council of Experts on Institutionalization of New Higher Education Institutions for Practical Vocational Education
"Summary of deliberation on the ideal way of a new higher education institution that provides practical vocational education"
https://www.mext.go.jp/b_menu/shingi/chousa/koutou/061/gaiyou/1356314.htm
Establishment of professional universities and junior colleges-Parliamentary debate on revision of the School Education Law-
https://www.sangiin.go.jp/japanese/annai/chousa/rippou_chousa/zikou08.html
https://www.sangiin.go.jp/japanese/annai/chousa/rippou_chousa/backnumber/2017pdf/20170908021.pdf
School basic survey
https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/files?page=1&toukei=00400001&tstat=000001011528
