At the Cabinet meeting on the 17th, the government will abolish the Education Rehabilitation Executive Committee, which has proposed educational reform, and will consider the ideal way of higher education such as universities in order to enhance lifelong learning and develop human resources who support national strategy. I have decided to hold a new conference.
The government's Education Rehabilitation Committee has been making recommendations on reforming university entrance exams and making early childhood education free of charge for more than eight years, but Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Hagita said, "The recommendations have been reviewed and a break has been made." , Revealed the recognition that a new response is needed.
Under these circumstances, the government decided at a cabinet meeting on the 17th to abolish the Education Rehabilitation Execution Conference and hold a new conference with the Prime Minister and the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology as members in order to consider the ideal way of higher education such as universities. I did.
At the conference, we will consider the development of human resources who support national strategies, such as the enhancement of recurrent education that anyone can continue to learn for a lifetime, the realization of a green society and the promotion of digitalization.
Regarding this, Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Hagita said at a press conference after the Cabinet meeting, "A new meeting will be held under the new Prime Minister, but education and human resource development will be discussed and tackled from a cross-ministerial standpoint. It is indispensable, and the government as a whole needs to continue to work hard. "