Regarding Chiba University of Science, which is requesting to become a public university, Choshi City, Chiba Prefecture, has put off procedures regarding the transition, citing that "negotiations are not yet in place," but from April, experts and others have been asked to We decided to have them discuss whether the transition would be possible, including the outlook for operations.
Chiba University of Science was established 20 years ago by Kake Gakuen, an educational corporation headquartered in Okayama Prefecture, following an invitation from the city. In order to ensure its continued existence, we requested the city to transform it into a public university.
The city initially planned to hold a committee of experts and others in January this year to begin deliberations, but the meeting was postponed due to reasons such as ``discussions with the school are not yet in place'' regarding how the university should be managed. I was there.
Regarding this, Choshi City Mayor Shinichi Koshikawa announced at a press conference on the 25th that the first meeting of the committee would be held on April 14th.
The committee will include 10 members, including experts in local finance and representatives from the local business community, and will discuss issues such as whether the number of students will increase after the transition and how faculty and staff employment will continue. In principle, we will discuss this in public.
The committee plans to compile an opinion on whether the transition is possible by this summer.
Mayor Koshikawa said, ``Although discussions have not yet been finalized, we cannot postpone the consideration any further.It is essential that no funds are taken out of the city's finances, and it is important that we conduct a simulation of the university's finances before considering it.'' said.