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Incorporation of National Contents Universities in Japan First reactions from new national I. National university corporation system universities II. Different aspects of national university corporations – overview of the progress OECD/IMHE General Conference 13-15 September 2004 III. Stakes and the future of national university corporations IV. Conclusion Jun OBA Research Institute for Higher Education Hiroshima University, Japan 1 2 I. National university corporation R e c o m m e n d a t i o n s , i f n e c e s s a r y C o m m i s s i o n o n P o l i c y E v a l u a t i o n a n d E v a l u a t i o n o f I n d e p e n d e n t A d m i n i s t r a t i v e I n s t i t u t i o n s ( Mi n i s t r y o f P u b l i c Ma n a g e m e n t a n d H o m e A f f a i r s ) system R e p o r t o n t h e r e s u l t s o f O p i n i o n s , i f n e c e s s a r y e v a l u a t i o n ME X T O p i n i o n s o n ● New status from April 2004 : MT G / MT P , e t c . E v a l u a t i o n C o m m i t t e e C o n s u l t a t i o n s o n R e p o r t o n t h e r e s u l t s o f e v a l u a t i o n – (old) a ministerial department MT G / MT P , e t c . f o r N a t i o n a l U n i v e r s i t y o n e d u c a t i o n a n d r e s e a r c h C o r p o r a t i o n s I n d e p e n d e n t A d m i n i s t r a t i v e I n s t i t u t i o n – (new) public corporation N a t i o n a l I n s t i t u t i o n f o r D r a f t ( o p i n i o n s ) P r e s e n t a t i o n A c a d e m i c D e g r e e s a n d ● Increased autonomy o f MT G o f MT G U n i v e r s i t y E v a l u a t i o n ( N I A D - U E ) E v a l u a t i o n P r e p a r a t i o n o f A p p r o v a l o f – Initiative in making strategies (definition of strategic MT P MT P plan) P r e p a r a t i o n o f a n n u a l p l a n P e e r r e v i e w – Organisational structure – Personnel affairs (non-public servant status) N a t i o n a l u n i v e r s i t y c o r p o r a t i o n s – Financing (given in the form block money) etc. ● Systematic evaluation MT G : m e d i u m - t e r m g o a l s MT P : m e d i u m - t e r m p l a n ( S e e b e l o w f o r d e t a i l s ) 3 4 II. Different aspects of national N a t i o n a l U n i v e r s i t y C o r p o r a t i o n university corporations – overview P r e s i d e n t s e l e c t i o n c o m m i t t e e of the progress A u d i t o r s ● First MTG/MTP prepared by former national universities ● Objections by the Evaluation Committee P r e s i d e n t – Full of moderated, not audacious elements I n t e r n a l r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s I n t e r n a l r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s d e s i g n a t e d b y t h e p r e s i d e n t – Very few numerical targets c o n c e r n i n g e d u c a t i o n E x e c u t i v e s a n d r e s e a r c h E x t e r n a l ● 85 universities among 89 modified their e x p e r t s MTG/MTP. B o a r d o f d i r e c t o r s E d u c a t i o n a n d A d m i n i s t r a t i v e r e s e a r c h c o u n c i l c o u n c i l 5 6 1