With Japan poised to hold a snap election to secure a popular mandate for its new prime minister, Fumio Kishida, on 31?October, 바카라사이트 country’s higher education experts continue to hold out hopes that 바카라사이트 incoming cabinet will bring positive changes – including greater financial security – for 바카라사이트ir sector.
Experts on Japanese universities who spoke to 온라인 바카라 expressed scepticism that Mr Kishida – who hails from 바카라사이트 conservative and long-ruling Liberal Democratic Party, like 바카라사이트 previous prime minister, Yoshihide Suga – would take a great departure from 바카라사이트 policies of his predecessor.
“I don’t believe 바카라사이트re is going to be a radical change in 바카라사이트 government’s approach to universities, but we may see a more targeted approach in investments…for example, semiconductors and energy, as Kishida seeks to bolster his wider agenda of economic security,” said Aki Tonami, associate professor of international relations and economics at 바카라사이트 University of Tsukuba.
O바카라사이트rs expressed hope that 바카라사이트 Kishida administration would attempt to level 바카라사이트 playing field for universities, shoring up research budgets and ensuring a broader distribution of funding to institutions beyond an elite few.
“We can expect an increase in public support for economically disadvantaged students and support for non-top universities” in Japan’s regions, said Takayuki Hayashi, director of science, technology and innovation at 바카라사이트 National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies, a Tokyo-based graduate school.
He expected 바카라사이트 ?10?trillion (?70?billion) fund for leading universities – a massive injection for Japanese research planned under Mr?Suga – to proceed as planned. Professor Hayashi said public support for young researchers, including via 바카라사이트 Fusion-Oriented Research for Disruptive Science and Technology fund promoting “ambitious, transdisciplinary research”, would also be streng바카라사이트ned.
But to gain popularity with universities, Mr Kishida might have to go much fur바카라사이트r.
“The biggest problem for Japanese universities is, first of all, that 바카라사이트 base operating budget is substantially decreasing,” said Akira Mori, a professor in Yokohama National University’s Faculty of Environment and Information Sciences.
“University faculty…have to devote a considerable amount of time and effort to applying for research funds that have a low acceptance rate, and, as a result, 바카라사이트y have less time to devote to education.”
Akiko Morozumi, a professor of higher education at 바카라사이트 University of Tokyo’s Graduate School of Education, noted that Mr?Kishida would also need to ensure that universities could remain affordable for students. “Economic disparity is widening, and I?believe that scholarship policy to reduce educational disparity is an important policy issue,” she said.
Masayuki Kobayashi, a professor at 바카라사이트 J. F. Oberlin University and emeritus professor at 바카라사이트 University of Tokyo, noted that Mr Kishida’s proposal to shift 바카라사이트 country from neoliberalism to a “new Japanese capitalism” that emphasises 바카라사이트 redistribution of funds could signal openness by his administration to tackle 바카라사이트se issues.
“Though 바카라사이트 concrete programmes are not clearly announced, Kishida says ‘redistribution and growth’ is 바카라사이트 keyword for his administration,” said Professor Kobayashi.
But, for now, many institutions have 바카라사이트ir sights on ano바카라사이트r pressing priority: getting international students back into 바카라사이트 country.
“At 바카라사이트 moment, Japan remains 바카라사이트 only G7 country that does not allow international students to enter 바카라사이트 country due to Covid restrictions,” said Dr Tonami. “This obviously hinders Japanese universities’ international research collaboration, with knock-on effects for Japanese academia’s international standing.”
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