New Delhi, Nov 29 (IANS) Like a lot of other countries, Japan is keen to have more Indian students for undergraduate courses in its universities, which are currently restricted only to those who know Japanese.
'We are pushing to open some of the undergraduate courses like biotechnology and neurosciences to Indian students,' said Kiyoshi Kurokawa, science adviser to Japan's prime minister. He is also a professor at the National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS), Tokyo.
'I have suggested that at least 20 percent of courses being offered in University of Tokyo be taught in English so that more students from India and other countries can join them,' Kurokawa told IANS.
With very few Indian students well versed in Japanese, the number of students going to Japan for higher studies is very miniscule.Given that Japan has an aging population, the adviser is keen that more Indians study there and contribute to the need for well-trained manpower.
Kurokawa, who was here to attend a conference, said he was in talks with major Indian companies like Hero Group and Infosys for possible collaboration in training programmes.Stating that Japan would like to invite several aspiring talents from Asian countries, Kurokawa stressed that the strength of his country and corporates lay in the focus on research and development.
While the Japanese government spends around three percent of the GDP on research and development activities, mega companies allocate two percent of their annual funds on research.'Research and development is a strong asset for Japan,' said Kurokawa.
Copyright Indo-Asian News Service
http://www.dailyindia.com/show/87087.php/Japan-keen-to-have-more-Indian-students
Thursday, November 30, 2006
Tuesday, November 28, 2006
Is Keio-Kyoritsu merger a sign of things to come?
The wave of business reorganization has enveloped even private universities. The phenomenon may be a sign of the changing circumstances surrounding universities, which have been hard pressed by the declining birthrate.
Keio University and Kyoritsu University of Pharmacy have agreed to begin formal discussions on merging. Under a merger, Keio University would set up a faculty of pharmacy in the university and a pharmacy graduate course at its graduate school in the 2008 academic year.
Kyoritsu suggested the merger plan to Keio. Kyoritsu changed the four-year course in its pharmacy faculty to a six-year course in the 2006 academic year. The number of applicants for the entrance examination this spring fell by 14 percent from the previous year.
In addition, students are required to train at hospitals for a longer period with the extension of the course by two years, meaning that Kyoritsu had to find hospitals to accept its students. It was two years ago that Kyoritsu broached the idea of a merger with Keio, which has one of the most famous university hospitals, Kyoritsu said.
A pharmacy faculty would be added to Keio, which already has a school of medicine and a faculty of nursing and medical care. With the merger, it would be possible for Keio to offer students the latest on-the-job training in team medical treatment in cooperation with doctors, pharmacists and nurses. Keio likely accepted the merger plan because it judged that it would be able to polish the brand image of the university by establishing the new faculty.
Both universities seem to have seen synergistic benefits in the tie-up.
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Colleges must adapt or die
There have been no mergers between four-year private universities for more than 50 years. State-run universities were reorganized and integrated to strengthen their business bases and systems for education and research before they were turned into independent administrative entities in 2004. Yamanashi University merged with Yamanashi Medical College, for example, and Tokyo University of Mercantile Marine merged with Tokyo University of Fisheries. As a result, the number of national universities shrank from 100 to 87.
Private universities have been reluctant to merge because it is difficult for them to find a suitable partner in terms of academic history and culture, the standards for grading entrance examinations and site locations. Also, there are many university administrations who do not want to see the names of their universities disappear after merging.
However, they must adapt to deal with the declining birthrate. The number of entrants into universities and colleges peaked at 810,000 in 1993 and dropped to 690,000 in 2006. Nevertheless, the number of private universities has risen to 568, 30 percent up on the 1996 figure.
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Demand to meet supply
According to the Promotion and Mutual Aid Corporation for Private Schools of Japan, 40 percent of private universities did not meet their intake quotas after the entrance exams this spring. This was shocking news because the figure rose 10 percent from the previous year.
In local areas, some private universities went bankrupt. We should avoid by all means a situation in which young people are deprived of the opportunity to study.
The current situation has also affected famous private universities in urban areas. Some have responded to the challenge of the changing times by establishing new, attractive faculties and departments. Kwansei Gakuin University and Seiwa College, both based in Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture, have been holding negotiation to merge in April 2009.
For the next academic year, the number of university applicants will match the number of places available. It is possible that the merger decision by Keio and Kyoritsu will prompt the administrations of many other private universities to explore merger opportunities.
(From The Yomiuri Shimbun, Nov. 22, 2006)
(Nov. 22, 2006)
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/editorial/20061122TDY04006.htm
Keio University and Kyoritsu University of Pharmacy have agreed to begin formal discussions on merging. Under a merger, Keio University would set up a faculty of pharmacy in the university and a pharmacy graduate course at its graduate school in the 2008 academic year.
Kyoritsu suggested the merger plan to Keio. Kyoritsu changed the four-year course in its pharmacy faculty to a six-year course in the 2006 academic year. The number of applicants for the entrance examination this spring fell by 14 percent from the previous year.
In addition, students are required to train at hospitals for a longer period with the extension of the course by two years, meaning that Kyoritsu had to find hospitals to accept its students. It was two years ago that Kyoritsu broached the idea of a merger with Keio, which has one of the most famous university hospitals, Kyoritsu said.
A pharmacy faculty would be added to Keio, which already has a school of medicine and a faculty of nursing and medical care. With the merger, it would be possible for Keio to offer students the latest on-the-job training in team medical treatment in cooperation with doctors, pharmacists and nurses. Keio likely accepted the merger plan because it judged that it would be able to polish the brand image of the university by establishing the new faculty.
Both universities seem to have seen synergistic benefits in the tie-up.
===
Colleges must adapt or die
There have been no mergers between four-year private universities for more than 50 years. State-run universities were reorganized and integrated to strengthen their business bases and systems for education and research before they were turned into independent administrative entities in 2004. Yamanashi University merged with Yamanashi Medical College, for example, and Tokyo University of Mercantile Marine merged with Tokyo University of Fisheries. As a result, the number of national universities shrank from 100 to 87.
Private universities have been reluctant to merge because it is difficult for them to find a suitable partner in terms of academic history and culture, the standards for grading entrance examinations and site locations. Also, there are many university administrations who do not want to see the names of their universities disappear after merging.
However, they must adapt to deal with the declining birthrate. The number of entrants into universities and colleges peaked at 810,000 in 1993 and dropped to 690,000 in 2006. Nevertheless, the number of private universities has risen to 568, 30 percent up on the 1996 figure.
===
Demand to meet supply
According to the Promotion and Mutual Aid Corporation for Private Schools of Japan, 40 percent of private universities did not meet their intake quotas after the entrance exams this spring. This was shocking news because the figure rose 10 percent from the previous year.
In local areas, some private universities went bankrupt. We should avoid by all means a situation in which young people are deprived of the opportunity to study.
The current situation has also affected famous private universities in urban areas. Some have responded to the challenge of the changing times by establishing new, attractive faculties and departments. Kwansei Gakuin University and Seiwa College, both based in Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture, have been holding negotiation to merge in April 2009.
For the next academic year, the number of university applicants will match the number of places available. It is possible that the merger decision by Keio and Kyoritsu will prompt the administrations of many other private universities to explore merger opportunities.
(From The Yomiuri Shimbun, Nov. 22, 2006)
(Nov. 22, 2006)
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/editorial/20061122TDY04006.htm
Keio University, Kyoritsu University of Pharmacy to seek merger
Keio University and Kyoritsu University of Pharmacy, both based in Tokyo, said Monday they have agreed to begin discussions on merging in April 2008.
They plan to work out a merger contract document in March 2007 and, if the plan materializes, Keio University will set up a pharmaceutical faculty and graduate school pharmaceutical division, officials of the universities said.
The Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Ministry said there have been only two past cases of four-year-curriculum universities in Japan.
"We expect a merger to propel the levels of our research and work advantageously in the competition that private universities are facing," Keio University President Yuichiro Anzai said in a press conference.
Kyoritsu University of Pharmacy President Yoshiyuki Hashimoto said their merger would provide a better education environment for pharmaceutical students than studying in a school that has only one faculty.
Keio University currently has nine undergraduate faculties and 11 graduate departments with about 32,300 students.
Kyoritsu University of Pharmacy has only one pharmaceutical school for undergraduates and one for graduates with some 970 students.
The two universities have traditionally had links as Kyoritsu was established by a Keio graduate.
http://asia.news.yahoo.com/061120/kyodo/d8lgr9600.html
They plan to work out a merger contract document in March 2007 and, if the plan materializes, Keio University will set up a pharmaceutical faculty and graduate school pharmaceutical division, officials of the universities said.
The Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Ministry said there have been only two past cases of four-year-curriculum universities in Japan.
"We expect a merger to propel the levels of our research and work advantageously in the competition that private universities are facing," Keio University President Yuichiro Anzai said in a press conference.
Kyoritsu University of Pharmacy President Yoshiyuki Hashimoto said their merger would provide a better education environment for pharmaceutical students than studying in a school that has only one faculty.
Keio University currently has nine undergraduate faculties and 11 graduate departments with about 32,300 students.
Kyoritsu University of Pharmacy has only one pharmaceutical school for undergraduates and one for graduates with some 970 students.
The two universities have traditionally had links as Kyoritsu was established by a Keio graduate.
http://asia.news.yahoo.com/061120/kyodo/d8lgr9600.html
Barber schools combing nation for new students
The number of people interested in becoming barbers is on the decrease, and without an effective image strategy targeted at young people, barber training schools are finding it difficult to attract students.
While the job of beautician has been enjoying a vogue, vocational schools specializing only in training barbers are having difficulties in meeting their intake quotas, forcing some to consider closing down.
With this trend, "kao o ataru," a once common Japanese expression meaning "to shave one's face at a barber shop," is becoming obsolete. Given the harsh reality it is facing, the barbering industry has been trying hard to pass the tradition and benefits of being a barber down to the younger generation. But there are no signs of any renaissance for the industry.
Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry statistics show that the number of people taking the national exam to become beauticians between 2002 and 2006 was in the range of 39,649 to 46,367 people a year.
In contrast, the number for those taking the barber exam has been steadily decreasing and is now only one-tenth of the figure for the beautician test, standing at 4,293 in 2006, down by more than 20 percent compared to 5,547 in 2002.
In Tokyo, there are now only two vocational colleges specializing in training barbers.
One of them, Central Barbers College in Shinjuku Ward, is offering a beautician course in spring.
A decade ago, the college had nearly 300 students, now it has about 40, making it difficult for the school to survive just by teaching the barber course.
Yoshio Ibe, the head of the other academy, Tokyo Riyo Senshu College in Chiyoda Ward, said, "The beautician industry has so-called charismatic hairdressers, but we've never heard of anyone like that in the barbering industry."
"Probably the barber industry lacks an image strategy to appeal to young people," he added.
One of the victims of this lack of image is the Yamanashi Barber Training School in Kofu. With only 10 of its 40 student openings filled, the college has decided to close down next autumn, which will affect its 20 lecturers and trainers.
The academy has been redirecting applicants to Tokyo schools.
Some academies that offer both beautician and barber courses are not meeting their intake quotas for the barber course either.
Hair & Beauty Academy Yokohama in Yokohama stopped accepting applications for the barber course from the last year, while Gifu Beauty College in Gifu made the same decision two years ago.
But some schools are battling to regain lost ground.
Sakushin Hair Beauty College in Utsunomiya last month held a fashion show at its affiliated school, Sakushin Gakuin High School, inviting a barber who had won a prize for haircutting at a national competition.
The college staff member in charge of the show said, "We want young people to know that working as a barber requires technical skills, and so it's an attractive occupation that can realize a lifelong career."
Kobe Barber and Beauty College in Kobe for the past several years has been sending lecturers to high schools in Okayama, Hiroshima and other prefectures, to promote the school and tell students what it is like to work as a barber.
However, barbering schools have yet to see a marked increase in the number of applicants and are still facing a serious shortage of new students.
(Nov. 20, 2006)
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/20061120TDY03002.htm
While the job of beautician has been enjoying a vogue, vocational schools specializing only in training barbers are having difficulties in meeting their intake quotas, forcing some to consider closing down.
With this trend, "kao o ataru," a once common Japanese expression meaning "to shave one's face at a barber shop," is becoming obsolete. Given the harsh reality it is facing, the barbering industry has been trying hard to pass the tradition and benefits of being a barber down to the younger generation. But there are no signs of any renaissance for the industry.
Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry statistics show that the number of people taking the national exam to become beauticians between 2002 and 2006 was in the range of 39,649 to 46,367 people a year.
In contrast, the number for those taking the barber exam has been steadily decreasing and is now only one-tenth of the figure for the beautician test, standing at 4,293 in 2006, down by more than 20 percent compared to 5,547 in 2002.
In Tokyo, there are now only two vocational colleges specializing in training barbers.
One of them, Central Barbers College in Shinjuku Ward, is offering a beautician course in spring.
A decade ago, the college had nearly 300 students, now it has about 40, making it difficult for the school to survive just by teaching the barber course.
Yoshio Ibe, the head of the other academy, Tokyo Riyo Senshu College in Chiyoda Ward, said, "The beautician industry has so-called charismatic hairdressers, but we've never heard of anyone like that in the barbering industry."
"Probably the barber industry lacks an image strategy to appeal to young people," he added.
One of the victims of this lack of image is the Yamanashi Barber Training School in Kofu. With only 10 of its 40 student openings filled, the college has decided to close down next autumn, which will affect its 20 lecturers and trainers.
The academy has been redirecting applicants to Tokyo schools.
Some academies that offer both beautician and barber courses are not meeting their intake quotas for the barber course either.
Hair & Beauty Academy Yokohama in Yokohama stopped accepting applications for the barber course from the last year, while Gifu Beauty College in Gifu made the same decision two years ago.
But some schools are battling to regain lost ground.
Sakushin Hair Beauty College in Utsunomiya last month held a fashion show at its affiliated school, Sakushin Gakuin High School, inviting a barber who had won a prize for haircutting at a national competition.
The college staff member in charge of the show said, "We want young people to know that working as a barber requires technical skills, and so it's an attractive occupation that can realize a lifelong career."
Kobe Barber and Beauty College in Kobe for the past several years has been sending lecturers to high schools in Okayama, Hiroshima and other prefectures, to promote the school and tell students what it is like to work as a barber.
However, barbering schools have yet to see a marked increase in the number of applicants and are still facing a serious shortage of new students.
(Nov. 20, 2006)
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/20061120TDY03002.htm
Wednesday, November 15, 2006
Pune schools show a yen for Japanese
PUNE: While a large number of software firms within and outside Pune are training their programmers in Japanese language, some schools in Pune have set a new precedent by introducing Japanese language courses for their students.
Apart from the traditional French and German language courses, Japanese has now acquired a prominent place among foreign languages taught by various schools in Pune. Sinhgad Springdale Residential Public School, Jnanaprabodhini Navnagar Vidyalaya (JNV) and Dr Shamrao Kalmadi School are some of the city schools that have included Japanese language courses in their curriculum.
The increasing demand for Indian professionals in Japan and projections of greater demand in the years to come is one of the primary catalysts for this development. "This is the first foreign language we have introduced," said JNV principal Suman Shenoy. "Our courses are open to students from other schools as well. We will be starting the classes in August," she added.
"We will also have an introductory session for our students between July 25 and 30 to acquaint them with the details of the course," she added. Spring Dale school Principal Priya Menon said her school had decided to introduce Japanese in its curriculum because of the "extensive job opportunities available for Indians in Japan."
The courses, focusing on the basics of the language, are offered to students from classes V to X as an extra curricular activity. "Out of the four levels that generally constitute a comprehensive course in Japanese language, we only have the first level, which is ten months long," said Spring dale teacher Joyti D Dawaldhakta who comes from Seed Infotech, a firm specialising in teaching Japanese to IT professionals.
Narendra Barhate, CEO and Director, Seed Infotech, said: "We provide Japanese teachers to a few schools in Pune like Springdale because this language has a large scope due to the emerging Indo-Japanese collaborations."
Rachna M Navale, a class X student of Spring Dale, said that the first level enabled students to learn communication skills. Both schools conduct these classes on weekends. Spring Dale offers the ten-month course free of cost while JNV charges Rs 2,000.
Dr Shamrao Kalmadi School has a Vishwa Bharti Language and Culture Centre (VBLCC) that offers coaching for students from other schools as well. "We'll start a two-month introductory course in Japanese in August. The classes will be twice a week and the course is open to all school students," said Vikram Singh Chadha, head, VBLCC. Most students are excited at the prospect of learning Japanese.
"I am planning to do higher level courses in Japanese as well," said Raj Phadtare, a Springdale student.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/74361.cms
Apart from the traditional French and German language courses, Japanese has now acquired a prominent place among foreign languages taught by various schools in Pune. Sinhgad Springdale Residential Public School, Jnanaprabodhini Navnagar Vidyalaya (JNV) and Dr Shamrao Kalmadi School are some of the city schools that have included Japanese language courses in their curriculum.
The increasing demand for Indian professionals in Japan and projections of greater demand in the years to come is one of the primary catalysts for this development. "This is the first foreign language we have introduced," said JNV principal Suman Shenoy. "Our courses are open to students from other schools as well. We will be starting the classes in August," she added.
"We will also have an introductory session for our students between July 25 and 30 to acquaint them with the details of the course," she added. Spring Dale school Principal Priya Menon said her school had decided to introduce Japanese in its curriculum because of the "extensive job opportunities available for Indians in Japan."
The courses, focusing on the basics of the language, are offered to students from classes V to X as an extra curricular activity. "Out of the four levels that generally constitute a comprehensive course in Japanese language, we only have the first level, which is ten months long," said Spring dale teacher Joyti D Dawaldhakta who comes from Seed Infotech, a firm specialising in teaching Japanese to IT professionals.
Narendra Barhate, CEO and Director, Seed Infotech, said: "We provide Japanese teachers to a few schools in Pune like Springdale because this language has a large scope due to the emerging Indo-Japanese collaborations."
Rachna M Navale, a class X student of Spring Dale, said that the first level enabled students to learn communication skills. Both schools conduct these classes on weekends. Spring Dale offers the ten-month course free of cost while JNV charges Rs 2,000.
Dr Shamrao Kalmadi School has a Vishwa Bharti Language and Culture Centre (VBLCC) that offers coaching for students from other schools as well. "We'll start a two-month introductory course in Japanese in August. The classes will be twice a week and the course is open to all school students," said Vikram Singh Chadha, head, VBLCC. Most students are excited at the prospect of learning Japanese.
"I am planning to do higher level courses in Japanese as well," said Raj Phadtare, a Springdale student.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/74361.cms
Tuesday, November 14, 2006
National universities to open up new admissions
The upper limit on the percentage of high school students admitted to national universities based on recommendation and those enrolled through admission offices is to be extended from 30 percent to 50 percent, according to the Association of National Universities.
The new quota system will apply to students entering university from the 2008 academic year.
Some national universities, especially in the departments of technology in universities outside the major urban centers, are suffering from a decrease in the number of applicants because of the falling birthrate, prompting some members of the association to call for the upper limit on the percentage of those admitted by recommendation and through admissions offices to be raised.
The recommendation system selects candidates through their school records and interviews based on the recommendation of their high school. Admissions offices assess candidates on their motivation and personality and screen them through interviews, group discussion and other records.
The Education Ministry, now reorganized as the Education, Science and Technology Ministry, limited the proportion of university entrants on recommendation to 30 percent in public and private universities in 1995. The association followed suit in national universities the following year and maintained the same quota after 2000, when the ministry extended its proportion to 50 percent.
(Nov. 10, 2006)
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/20061110TDY03001.htm
The new quota system will apply to students entering university from the 2008 academic year.
Some national universities, especially in the departments of technology in universities outside the major urban centers, are suffering from a decrease in the number of applicants because of the falling birthrate, prompting some members of the association to call for the upper limit on the percentage of those admitted by recommendation and through admissions offices to be raised.
The recommendation system selects candidates through their school records and interviews based on the recommendation of their high school. Admissions offices assess candidates on their motivation and personality and screen them through interviews, group discussion and other records.
The Education Ministry, now reorganized as the Education, Science and Technology Ministry, limited the proportion of university entrants on recommendation to 30 percent in public and private universities in 1995. The association followed suit in national universities the following year and maintained the same quota after 2000, when the ministry extended its proportion to 50 percent.
(Nov. 10, 2006)
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/20061110TDY03001.htm
Wednesday, November 08, 2006
Training entity held strings for trainees visas
The Tokyo-based Japan International Training Cooperation Organization (JITCO), which profits from insurance policy commissions on foreign trainees, also has collected various other commissions from small and midsize firms in need of foreign trainees to cover labor shortages.
"We can't get permission for trainee visas from immigration unless we go through JITCO," said a company official preparing to accept foreign trainees.
Trainees must have a trainee visa status based on the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Law. When the company official asked the immigration authority about how to obtain the visas, he was told to ask JITCO about it.
One of JITCO's profit-making operations is its preparation of documents for submission to the immigration authority on behalf of such firms. JITCO receives 5,500 yen to 11,000 yen in commissions per case for the procedure.
In the event a foreign trainee is hired for the three-year maximum, the firm must prepare certain documents several times, including applications to renew trainee status. The firm must pay JITCO a commission on the paperwork every time.
Of the foreign trainees that came to work in the country last year, about 56,000, or more than 60 percent, acquired trainee visas with JITCO support.
JITCO only assists in immigration paperwork for foreign trainees of its supporting member firms. Based on their capital funds, firms hoping to hire foreign trainees must pay JITCO 50,000 yen to 300,000 yen in annual membership fees.
A company president in Okayama Prefecture said, "If you want to obtain trainee visa status smoothly, the only way is to become a supporting member of JITCO and pay the commission every time it's necessary."
According to JITCO, the firm took in 1.148 billion yen in income last fiscal year from its supporting members, more than triple the amount 10 years ago.
(Nov. 8, 2006)
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/20061108TDY03004.htm
"We can't get permission for trainee visas from immigration unless we go through JITCO," said a company official preparing to accept foreign trainees.
Trainees must have a trainee visa status based on the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Law. When the company official asked the immigration authority about how to obtain the visas, he was told to ask JITCO about it.
One of JITCO's profit-making operations is its preparation of documents for submission to the immigration authority on behalf of such firms. JITCO receives 5,500 yen to 11,000 yen in commissions per case for the procedure.
In the event a foreign trainee is hired for the three-year maximum, the firm must prepare certain documents several times, including applications to renew trainee status. The firm must pay JITCO a commission on the paperwork every time.
Of the foreign trainees that came to work in the country last year, about 56,000, or more than 60 percent, acquired trainee visas with JITCO support.
JITCO only assists in immigration paperwork for foreign trainees of its supporting member firms. Based on their capital funds, firms hoping to hire foreign trainees must pay JITCO 50,000 yen to 300,000 yen in annual membership fees.
A company president in Okayama Prefecture said, "If you want to obtain trainee visa status smoothly, the only way is to become a supporting member of JITCO and pay the commission every time it's necessary."
According to JITCO, the firm took in 1.148 billion yen in income last fiscal year from its supporting members, more than triple the amount 10 years ago.
(Nov. 8, 2006)
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/20061108TDY03004.htm
Thursday, November 02, 2006
Universities tweak admissions process
Many public and private universities started Wednesday accepting applications for admission based on high school recommendations, but given the recent revelation that hundreds of high schools failed to provide courses required for graduation, many universities are expected to take cautious and varied approaches toward their admissions processes.
Some universities are asking high schools to carefully reexamine their recommendation reports on applicants, after it came to light recently that many high schools falsified such reports to make it appear that students had acquired credits for compulsory subjects, even though courses had not been taught.
Yet despite these revelations, some other universities expressed continued confidence in high schools.
The Education, Science and Technology Ministry, for its part, plans to ask high schools that have already submitted falsified reports to universities to draft new recommendation reports and will request that they leave blank the column for academic records for any subjects not taught.
Yamagata University's medical department has announced a policy of not admitting students whose recommendation reports are found to have been falsified--even if the students get a pass mark. The university denounced the falsification of reports as an act that has undermined trust between high schools and universities.
The department sent a letter to about 140 high schools that have in the past applied for admissions based on recommendations, asking them not to fill in academic credits for the subjects not taught to applicants.
Tottori University has announced that it intends to withdraw places offered to applicants who failed to attend any of the required courses.
Private universities are also exercising caution.
After receiving applications, Sophia University plans to send a letter to applicants' high schools to confirm whether they made false reports on students' academic records.
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/20061102TDY01004.htm
Some universities are asking high schools to carefully reexamine their recommendation reports on applicants, after it came to light recently that many high schools falsified such reports to make it appear that students had acquired credits for compulsory subjects, even though courses had not been taught.
Yet despite these revelations, some other universities expressed continued confidence in high schools.
The Education, Science and Technology Ministry, for its part, plans to ask high schools that have already submitted falsified reports to universities to draft new recommendation reports and will request that they leave blank the column for academic records for any subjects not taught.
Yamagata University's medical department has announced a policy of not admitting students whose recommendation reports are found to have been falsified--even if the students get a pass mark. The university denounced the falsification of reports as an act that has undermined trust between high schools and universities.
The department sent a letter to about 140 high schools that have in the past applied for admissions based on recommendations, asking them not to fill in academic credits for the subjects not taught to applicants.
Tottori University has announced that it intends to withdraw places offered to applicants who failed to attend any of the required courses.
Private universities are also exercising caution.
After receiving applications, Sophia University plans to send a letter to applicants' high schools to confirm whether they made false reports on students' academic records.
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/20061102TDY01004.htm
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