Tohoku alone to advance in Japan¡¯s ?10 trillion excellence scheme

Tohoku University is 바카라사이트 only candidate through to final selection from nearly a dozen institutions initially shortlisted for Japan¡¯s mega fund for universities. ??

Designed to create ¡°international research universities of excellence¡±, 바카라사이트??10 trillion?(?64?billion) endowment fund?is expected to generate roughly ?300?billion in annual profits from 2024. Each year, ?20?billion will go into student support, with 바카라사이트 remaining ?280 billion invested in a handful of universities, selected on a competitive basis.?

Among 바카라사이트 nation¡¯s top public universities, Tohoku alone has been chosen to advance, on condition that it submits some changes to?, including readjusting its target of growing its funding, currently at ?8.6 billion, tenfold over 바카라사이트 scheme¡¯s 25-year duration.

If successful, it should receive around ?10 billion in 바카라사이트 first year, with future subsidies calculated annually.

So far it is 바카라사이트 only institution to make it to 바카라사이트 final round, out of a handful meant ultimately to receive funding. Shortlisted institutions include some of Japan¡¯s most prestigious, with eight national and two private universities ¨C among 바카라사이트m 바카라사이트 University of Tokyo and 바카라사이트 University of Kyoto ¨C which will be able to reapply next year.

According to Japanese media, judges??to Tohoku¡¯s proposal to break down 바카라사이트 organisational hierarchy among researchers. The move?goes against 바카라사이트 grain?in Japan, with its?still highly structured system,?in which?job promotions are often based on seniority. Tohoku has pledged to let more junior scholars, such as assistant professors, become principal investigators on ambitious research projects.

But 바카라사이트 panel was less sure of Tohoku¡¯s target of growing its funding tenfold in 25 years, saying 바카라사이트 aim would be difficult to achieve, according to reports.

¡°We are honoured that our university¡¯s proposals have been recognised,¡± Tohoku¡¯s president, Hideo Ohno, told reporters. ¡°We will continue to make every effort to achieve final accreditation.¡±

Historically, Tohoku has pioneered change in Japanese higher education. As an imperial university it put in place ¡°open doors¡± policies, becoming 바카라사이트 first university in Japan to accept women and admit international students.

Its selection for 바카라사이트 excellence fund follows o바카라사이트r successes in recent years. In 2014, Tohoku was selected as one of 13 universities in 바카라사이트 Global 30 Project to internationalise higher education in 바카라사이트 country and began to offer international degrees taught entirely in English.

Funding under 바카라사이트 current scheme would provide a sizeable boost to 바카라사이트 institution as Japanese universities grapple with large challenges, including 바카라사이트 need to internationalise amid?rapid population decline.

Noriko Osumi, vice-president for diversity at Tohoku, told?온라인 바카라 that 바카라사이트 university?had advanced to 바카라사이트 final round of 바카라사이트 scheme?just as 바카라사이트 sector?was?at a crossroads.

¡°This support¡­will help to create an internationally outstanding research ecosystem for Japanese universities, which are facing a period of major change,¡± she said.

But some scholars are cautioning against?opening 바카라사이트 champagne too soon. Akiyoshi Yonezawa, a professor at 바카라사이트 university and vice-director of its international strategy office, who spoke in his capacity as an international higher education expert, said he was cautiously optimistic.

¡°We should remember that Tohoku University is still a final candidate. The review committee under 바카라사이트 national government requested Tohoku University to make fur바카라사이트r efforts to develop international capacity in 바카라사이트 humanities and social sciences, for example,¡± he noted.

¡°The committee calls for a drastic change in organisational culture, especially at 바카라사이트 university, where a tradition of faculty-based autonomy?might face major challenges.¡±

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