The scale at which Osaka University and Kyudaii annihilate, the possibility that the operating expenses of national universities will be greatly reduced

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It was announced that it was paid every year from the country, and it became clear that there is a possibility that the "administrative expenses grant" which is indispensable for the operation of national universities could be greatly reduced.

It is said that it will amount to the extent that Osaka University and Kyushu University will disappear, and it is a situation that various influences including tuition fee raising can be concerned.

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If Ministry of Education SOS SOS operating expense grant etc. reduction, "Osaka University · Kyudai extinction" (1/2 page) - MSN Sankei News

According to the report of Sankei Shimbun, according to the request of the 2011 budget starting after the Upper House election, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology will support the university's daily education and research, etc. "National university corporation administrative expenses grant" etc It seems that it became clear that the policy to request it was clarified.

This means that the "basic fiscal balance expenses" will not exceed the previous year for three years from fiscal 2011, as indicated in the "medium-term fiscal frame" of the "fiscal management strategy" decided by the Cabinet of the Cabinet on 22nd of June In view of the fact that current social security related expenses are growing at an annual rate of 1.3 trillion yen, other ministry expenditures will be obliged to reduce by 8% per annum, MEXT said that the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, He said that he is doing calculations.

When the reduction ratio calculated by trial calculation is mechanically applied to the subsidy for operating expenses of the national university corporation, the reduction amount is about 92.7 billion yen, and the reduction amount of the grant which was reduced in seven years until fiscal 2010 830 It is said that it will exceed 100 million yen.

In addition, if students are covered by tuition fee income, if they are covered by tuition fee income, the fee will be raised by 230,000 yen per student per year, and if research expenses are eliminated and reduced, the research expenses will decrease by about 32% to about 195.4 billion The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology pointed out, "The research function of the university will stop."

And, when stopping grant to a specific university, "To scale out two universities of Osaka University and Kyushu University or to forsake down 27 universities of local universities and small universities", the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology It seems that we are requesting to exclude 'National University University Corporate Operating Expenses Grant' and 'Ordinary Expenditure on Private Universities etc.' from budget compilation target.

By the way Otsunosha educational information center(PDF file) Material published in April 2007, The operating expense grant accounts for half of the income of the national university corporation and you can understand how the grant plays a big role.


26 Society (410,000 member) President's statement Strong Japan construction with science and technology - Directions of science and technology of Japan and necessary policies - / The Chemical Society of Japan

According to a statement that 26 societies including the Japan Chemical Council summarized the direction of science and technology to proceed and the necessary policies announced in April this year to build strong Japan by science and technology, Despite the fact that professors and associate professors had funds of 1 million yen a year from 1995 to 1996, funds have declined rapidly since 1999, and now it seems that they are falling to about 400,000 yen a year.

Furthermore, in large universities, 60% to 70% of teachers are receiving assistance from scientific research funds, whereas in middle and small-scale universities only 30% of respondents said that the number of papers in Japanese universities In particular, it is said that the number of papers markedly decreases at middle and small universities, especially as a result of a decrease in the number of papers.

Due to such measures, the difference in research power and educational ability between the upper university such as the former 7th Emperor and the other universities has expanded, bringing about a comprehensive decline in Japan's scientific and technical capabilities and a decline in human resources supply capability It is pointed out.