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FY2003 White Paper on Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology

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Part 1   Higher Education to Support a Knowledge-Based Society Full of Creative Vitality-New Developments in Higher Education Reform
Introduction   Higher Education to Support a Knowledge-Based Society
1   Developments in Post-War Higher Education Reforms
(1)   Post-war higher education reforms
(2)   Recent higher education reforms and their background
2   Role of Higher Education in a Knowledge-Based Society and the Necessity for Reform
(1)   Role of higher education in a knowledge-based society
(2)   New developments in higher education reforms
(3)   Future outlook for higher education
Chapter 1   Current Extent of Higher Education Reform
Section 1   Distinctive Universities in a Competitive Environment
Section 2   Enhancing Educational Functions
1   Improvements and Enhancements to Undergraduate Education
2   Enhancing and Reforming Graduate Schools
Section 3   Giving Flexibility to Educational and Research Systems
1   Diversifying Study Methods
2   Greater Flexibility in Course Completion Times
3   Response to Adult Admissions
4   Cooperation with Industry
5   Junior Colleges, Colleges of Technology, Professional Training Colleges
Section 4   Organizational Management to Support Reforms
1   Clarification of the Management System
2   Promotion of Flexibility in Educator Organization and Educator Mobility
3   Implementation of Self-Monitoring and Self-Evaluation, External Verifications
4   Transmission of Information Externally and Reflection of External Opinions
Chapter 2   New Developments in Higher Education Reform
Section 1   Promotion of Reforms through Measures Such as the Incorporation of National Universities
1   Incorporation of National Universities
2   Reorganization and Integration of National Universities
3   Incorporation of Public Universities
4   Incorporation of Colleges of Technology
5   Improvements to the School Corporation System
Section 2   Responding to Diverse Requirements of Society
1   Training of Professionals with Advanced Specialized Skills
2   Recent Efforts to Promote Industry-Academia-Government Cooperation
3   Promotion of Regional Contributions
Section 3V Securing Quality at Universities
(1)   Increased flexibility for the approval system for establishing new departments
(2)   Establishment of a certified evaluation system
(3)   Staged corrective measures for universities in breach of the law
(4)   Securing quality of an international standard
Section 4   Further Improvements to Education and Research
1   Creation of Centers of Excellence in Research and Education
2   Distinctive University Education Support Program
3   Improvements to Student Assistance
4   New Development of Policies for Foreign Students
Chapter 3   Aiming for the Further Development of Higher Education
Section 1   Future Concept for Higher Education
1   Basic Concept for Higher Education so Far
2   Future Concept for Higher Education
Section 2   Financing for Higher Education
1   Current State of Financing for Higher Education
2   Subsidizing Private Schools
3   Economic Burden on Students
4   Ideal Future Financial Measures
Chapter 4   Higher Education Reform in Other Countries
Section 1   Age of Expansion and Reform
Section 2   United States
1   Towards Open Admission to Higher Education for Applicants
2   Quality Assurance That Addresses Diversity
3   Securing Financial Resources through Independent Efforts
Section 3   United Kingdom
1   Expanding the Higher Education Population and Enhancing Learning Opportunities
2   Vitalizing Education and Research, and Assuring Quality
3   Increased National Expenditures and Income from Tuition Fees
Section 4   France
1   Expansion Policies Aim for an 80-Percent Baccalaureate Ratio
2   Strengthening International Competitiveness
3   Maintaining Government-Driven Higher Education Funding
Section 5   Germany
1   Curtailing the Number of Long-Term Students
2   Expanding Discretion of Institutions of Higher Education and Instituting Achievement-Oriented Principles
3   Finances in State Dominant Higher Education
Section 6   China
1   Popularization of Higher Education
2   Structural Reforms for the Market Economy
3   Lack of Public Finances and Utilization of Private-Sector Funds
Section 7   Republic of Korea
1   Rapid Expansion of Higher Education
2   Creation of Universities on the World Level
3   Private-Sector Funds Supporting Higher Education Costs
Reference Higher Education Reform Q&A?
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Reference List of Organizations in the 21st Century Center of Excellence (COE) Program and the Distinctive University Education Support Program (Good Practice [GP])
The 21st Century COE Program FY2002 Adoption by Field
The 21st Century COE Program FY2003 Adoption by Field
FY2003 Selected Efforts of the Distinctive University Education Support Program(Good Practice [GP])
CHART INDEX
Chronology of Post-War Higher Education
Figure 1 Trends in the Number of Universities, etc.
Figure 2 Trends in the Population of 18-Year-Olds, Number of Entrants and Percentage of Students Proceeding to Higher Education Institutions
Figure 3 Trends in Japan's Foreign Production Ratio by Industry
Figure 4 Trends in the Number of Employees by Occupational Classification
Figure 5 Trends in the Number of Cases of Cooperative Research Implemented between National Universities, etc. and the Private Sector, etc.
Figure 6 Total Population of Japan and Percentage of Elderly Population
Figure 1-1-1 University Reform Efforts Up to Now
Figure 1-1-2 Major Recommendations of the Report "A Vision for Universities in the 21st Century and Reform Measures"
Figure 1-1-3 Implementation of Curriculum Reform
Figure 1-1-4 Content of Curriculum Reform (FY2001)
Figure 1-1-5 Established Subjects concerning General Education (FY2001)
Figure 1-1-6 Number of Universities and Faculties Drawing up Syllabi
Figure 1-1-7 Universities Establishing Upper Limits to Credits (Number of Universities)
Figure 1-1-8 State of Introduction of the GPA System (Number of universities)
Figure 1-1-9 Adoption of the Semester System
Figure 1-1-10 Universities Implementing Faculty Development
Figure 1-1-11 State of Preparation of Graduate Schools
Figure 1-1-12 Ratio of Graduate School Students to Undergraduate Students in Various Foreign Countries
Figure 1-1-13 Trends in the Number of Doctorate (Course) Degrees Conferred
Figure 1-1-14 Installation of Remote Lecture Related Facilities that Use Land-Based Communications*2
Figure 1-1-15 Installation of Remote Lecture Related Facilities that Use Satellite Communications
Figure 1-1-16 Universities to Have Established a Credit Transfer System
A class called "Introduction to Zen Meditation" (Hanazono University)
Seminar
Figure 1-1-17 Number of Adult Students
Figure 1-1-18 State of Implementation of Internships
Taking measurements at the Department of Materials Science and Engineering. Fukushima National College of Technology (Graduate Reseach)
Center for Technology Reseach and Development of the Kisarazu National College of Technology (explanation at the Technology Exchange Meeting of the equipmnet analyzes materials internally)
Figure 1-1-19 State of Implementation of Public Recruitment in the Employment of Educators
Figure 1-1-20 State of Introduction of the Educator Fixed-Term Appointment System in Universities
Figure 1-1-21 State of Implementation of Self-Monitoring, Self-Evaluation, etc. in Universities
Figure 1-2-1 Main Steps in the Process of the Incorporation of National Universities
Figure 1-2-2 Incorporation of National Universities
Figure 1-2-3 Mechanisms of National University Corporation
Figure 1-2-4 Management and Organization of National Universities
Figure 1-2-5 Reorganization of Inter-University Research Institutes
Figure 1-2-6 Promotion of the Reorganization and Integration of National Universities
Figure 1-2-7 Future of Colleges of Technology
Figure 1-2-8 Founding of the Professional Graduate School System and Professional Degrees
Class using a teleconferencing system (Graduate School of International Managemant, Aoyama Gakuin University)
Table 1-2-1 State of Establishment of Professional Graduate Schools
Figure 1-2-9 Graduate Law School Concept
Distinctive Features of Graduate Law Schools
Figure 1-2-10 State of Industry-Academia-Government Cooperation
Figure 1-2-11 Direction of Industry-Academia-Government Cooperation and Intellectual Property Strategies with the Incorporation of National Universities
Figure 1-2-12 Handling of Intellectual Property in Universities-Change to Institution Attribution and the University Intellectual Property Headquarters
Figure 1-2-13 Educational Institutions Undertaking "University Intellectual Property Headquarters Development Projects"-Distribution Map by Region
Figure 1-2-14 Building of a New System to Secure the Quality of Universities
Outline of Negotiations and Discussions in International Organizations concerning the Securing of Universities of an International Quality
Figure 1-2-15 The 21st Century COE Program
Table 1-2-2 Implementation of The 21st Century COE Program
Figure 1-2-16 Distinctive University Education Support Program (Good Practice [GP])
Table 1-2-3 Themes and Efforts in the Distinctive University Education Support Program (Good Practice [GP])
Figure 1-2-17 Outline of the Japan Students Services Organization
Figure 1-2-18 Main Points of the Report
Figure 1-3-1 Outline of Higher Education Plans, etc. Previously Formulated
Table 1-3-1 International Comparison of the Number of Students at National, Public and Private Universities
Figure 1-3-2 Size of University Entrance Quotas by Region
Figure 1-3-3 Recipients of University Degrees by Field of Specialization
Figure 1-3-4 State of Student Income and Expenditures
Figure 1-3-5 Students Receiving Scholarships and Students Who Would Like to Receive Scholarships by Type of School
Figure 1-4-1 Trends in the Percentage of Students Continuing to Higher Education
Library on the campus of Columbia University, New Tork
Figure 1-4-2 Higher Education Expenses as a Percentage of GDP (2000)
The main building of Humbolt University, Berlin On the left is a statue of the tounder of the university, Wilhelm von Humbolt
Campus of Tsinghua University (Peking). (The building in the background is thelibrary.)
FY2003 Entrance Examination Process of National Universities
National programming contest for colleges of technology
The 21st Century COE Program FY2002 Adoption by Field
The 21st Century COE Program FY2003 Adoption by Field
FY2003 Selected Efforts of the Distinctive University Education Support Program(Good Practice [GP])
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