to be straitened for money! A Japanese university engages in discipline "paid outsourcing". Expert: it may spread to other universities
2022-01-17
Under the outbreak of novel coronavirus pneumonia, some universities in Japan have to make new adjustments. According to Asahi Shimbun, the well-known Tokyo Medical and Dental University in Japan has decided to entrust some language courses to Tokyo Foreign Studies University for compensation from 2022. With the increasingly severe financial situation of Japan's national universities, the effective use of human and financial resources to promote mutual exchanges between universities has attracted much attention. Some experts believe that similar practices may spread to other universities. Reported that the Tokyo Medical and Dental University commissioned "primary French" as an elective course. This course is mainly taken by forty or fifty freshmen and sophomores every year. For a long time, this elective course has been in the charge of teachers of Tokyo Medical and Dental University. However, due to the retirement of teachers and other reasons, the University consulted Tokyo Foreign Studies University and is expected to teach online in the future. About 20 years ago, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo Foreign Studies University, Ichihashi University and Tokyo University of technology formed a "Four University Alliance" mechanism and cooperated in academic research and education. A person in charge of the Ministry of education, culture, science and technology of Japan said that the "credit exchange mechanism" has been flexibly used by many Japanese universities, but it is the first time that a teaching subject is entrusted to other national universities for a full year. "On the basis of flexible use of the credit exchange system, we will undertake paid linguistics courses and take online teaching, which is likely to be extended to other universities in the future. Under the severe financial situation, we will explore the way of University symbiosis," said Hei Aoyama, vice president of Tokyo Foreign Studies University Two jiao yashiko, a professor at the University of Tokyo who has long studied university management, believes that "in order to meet the 'education keeps pace with the times', universities are seeking to cooperate with other universities to make more effective use of limited human resources and budget". Liangjiao yaxizi said that the "paid outsourcing" between Tokyo Medical and Dental University and Tokyo Foreign Studies University is a very unique arrangement. Considering the current situation of Japanese universities, it is expected that similar "paid outsourcing" will continue to increase in the future. In fact, the "teaching outsourcing" between Tokyo Medical and Dental University and Tokyo Foreign Studies University is based on the "credit exchange mechanism" between Japanese universities. The so-called "credit exchange" refers to the credits obtained by students taking courses in universities outside the University, which can be recognized in their own universities. However, a prerequisite of the system is that relevant agreements must be signed between the two universities. For example, five universities, including Xueyuan University, Xueyuan women's University, Japan Women's University, Lijiao University and Waseda University, have signed an agreement on a credit exchange system called "f-campus", so that students of the five universities can take courses from each other's schools. Of course, the credit exchange system also has an upper limit, that is, the maximum credits obtained by students outside the school shall not exceed 60 credits. According to a survey by the Ministry of education, culture, science and technology of Japan, 83.0% of Japanese universities have adopted the credit exchange system. There are three main advantages of establishing the credit exchange system. First, you can take courses from teachers you like. In well-known universities in Japan, there are many professors who are often active between the media and the public. Through the credit exchange system, students in Colleges and universities can not only listen to the courses of well-known professors, but also see their style. Secondly, the learning field can be expanded. Sometimes, students' courses in our school are relatively single, which is difficult to meet students' desire to learn courses in other fields. Through the credit exchange system, students can increase the range of choices during college, especially some courses not available in our university can be obtained in other schools. Finally, you can feel the atmosphere of other schools. Through the credit exchange system, students can experience different atmospheres in different schools and enrich University experience. Of course, the credit exchange system is not without drawbacks. For example, going to study in other universities requires a certain amount of time and energy (such as transportation expenses), which is not a small expense in Japan. In addition, although most universities in Japan implement the credit exchange system, the specific policies are still different among different universities, and there are some cumbersome procedures when carrying out credit exchange. At the same time, some media said that under the epidemic situation, it is difficult to guarantee face-to-face teaching in our school, and it is very likely to only take online classes in other schools, believing that the teaching quality will decline. (Xinhua News Agency)
Edit：Li Ling Responsible editor：Chen Jie
Source：Global Times
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