Endowment inspired by US Ivy League model must be accompanied by other reforms, critics say.
, overtaking the United States in the former category on Share for the first time in 2021.
, says Japanese universities cannot compete with such generously funded foreign rivals. And, in a country with the worst GDP–debt ratio in the G7, the public “will not accept” pouring more tax money into research. Then there is the issue of who will get funding. MEXT estimates that only a dozen or so universities will make the criteria, which include having affiliated authors on at least 1,000 research articles in the five years from 2016 to 2020. Universities will be further whittled down via a rigorous application and screening process.
Others agree that Japanese research needs more than just an influx of money. Glen Fukushima, a former adviser or board member to several top Japanese universities, is one of many observers who has given a bleak assessment for higher education in Japan owing to its insularity and governance. He is optimistic, however, that the fund could spark change, particularly in science, technology, engineering and maths fields.
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