QS Intelligence Unit | Japan funds 37 top universities to improve at global university rankings

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Japan funds 37 top universities to improve at global university rankings

October 8, 2014/0 Comments/in Internationalisation, Japan /by Stephanie Braudeau

The Japanese government has announced additional funding for a selection of 37 public, private and national universities
in order to strengthen their international competitiveness. According
to the Ministry of Education, Culture, Science and Technology Japan, the
country has almost 800 universities (77% of them being private, 12%
public and 11% national) and 104 applied to be considered for this
government initiative. Currently there are 5 Japanese universities in
the 2014 QS World University Rankings
while Japan develops the ambition to have 10 Japanese universities in
this global top 100 university rankings. These 37 universities will be
divided into two groups.


The first group “Type A”, formed of 13 universities
representing the country’s top research and education institutions will
focus on increasing the number of international professors and promoting
cooperation with prestigious universities around the world.


The institutions are:

• National universities:
  Hiroshima University, Hokkaido University, Kyoto University, Kyushu
  University, Nagoya University, Osaka University, Tokyo Institute of
  Technology, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tohoku University,
  University of Tokyo, University of Tsukuba.
• Private universities: Keio University, Waseda University.

The second group “Type B” has 24 universities and the aim for these institutions will be to lead globalization efforts.

• National universities:
  Chiba University, Kanazawa University, Kumamoto University, Kyoto
  Institute of Technology, Nagaoka University of Technology, Nara
  Institute of Science and Technology, Okayama University, Tokyo
  University of the Arts, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, Toyohashi
  University of Technology.
• Public universities: Akita International University, University of Aizu.
• Private universities:
  Hosei University, International Christian University, International
  University of Japan, Kwansei Gakuin University, Meiji University, Rikkyo
  University, Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University, Ritsumeikan
  University, Shibaura Institute of Technology, Soka University, Sophia
  University, Toyo University.

Each of the 13 Type A universities will receive about ¥420 million
(USD 3.9 million) in annual subsidies and each of the 24 Type B
universities about ¥170 million (USD 1.6 million) over the next
decade. Each institution is expected to implement its own plan for
internationalization. For example, University of Tsukuba announced it
aims to carry a Campus-to-Campus initiative,
enabling partner institutions to share campuses with Tsukuba and
respective research and educational resources without any national or
institutional barriers.


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QS Intelligence Unit | Japan funds 37 top universities to improve at global university rankings