The government will abolish the Education Rehabilitation Committee, which has been advocating educational reform, and will establish a new conference to examine the ideal form of higher education such as universities in order to enhance lifelong learning and develop human resources who support national strategies. Was solidified.
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." He acknowledged that a new response was needed.
Under these circumstances, the government has decided to abolish the Education Rehabilitation Committee and establish 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.
At the conference, in addition to enhancing recurrent education that anyone can continue learning for a lifetime, we will consider developing human resources who will support national strategies such as the realization of a green society and the promotion of digitalization.
The government has a policy of abolishing the Education Rehabilitation Committee and holding a new conference in the near future, and after the new administration is inaugurated, it hopes to summarize the proposals and reflect them in the "Strong Policy" by next summer.