Government selects 37 ‘global universities’

Japan’s Education Ministry has said it will help finance the globalisation and personnel training programmes of 37 universities in the country, including the University of Tokyo, to strengthen their international competitiveness, reports Jiji Press.

The selection of the 37 schools as ‘global universities’ comes after the Education Rebuilding Implementation Council set the goal of having at least 10 Japanese universities in the list of the world’s top 100. Applications were submitted by 104 universities.

The ministry has designated 13 schools as top universities that will focus on acquiring proficient teachers from overseas and promote cooperation with prestigious universities worldwide. It has also chosen another 24 universities to lead globalisation efforts. Over the next 10 years, the top universities will each receive about ¥420 million (US$3.8 million) in annual subsidies and the universities leading globalisation about ¥170 million.
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