Japan launched** to support the world's top universities, and Tohoku University became the first candidate.
Tohoku University is the first candidate university in Japan to support the launch of world-class universities**.
Japan has launched a 10 billion yen initiative to support the world's best research universities.
In the first-class competition, Northeastern University is the first university to be recognized as an International University for Outstanding Research (IURE).
This means that Northeastern University will be one of the universities to benefit from *** support, with official recognition coming in fiscal year 2024 at the earliest.
Campus Solidarity Efforts Northeastern University responded positively.
A total of 10 universities participated in the first admission, including Tohoku University, the University of Tokyo, and Kyoto University.
The president of Northeastern University said that the university will work as a whole to meet this challenge and strive for full accreditation.
It can be seen that the scramble"International University of Research Excellence"The competition for the title is fierce, and every university is doing its best.
The Expert Meeting called for the improvement of certain programmes **Universities should be established to support these programmes.
The expert meeting analysed the application plans of 10 universities and asked for the improvement of some of them before they were formally recognized.
*The established university** plans to provide funding for up to 25 years from FY2024, with an amount of about 10 billion yen in the first year.
This means that accredited universities will receive long-term support to improve their research globally.
Domestic and international experts analyze Northeastern University and 10 other candidate universities.
Members of the expert council, made up of former presidents of universities at home and abroad, conducted a written and face-to-face analysis of the 10 universities to assess their compliance"International University of Research Excellence"Criteria for Identification.
In addition, the next application opening is planned to be launched in FY2024, which means that universities that were not accredited in the first round of applications still have the opportunity to be recognized in the next round of applications.
Relevant departments actively supported 10 candidate schools, including Northeastern University, to receive awards.
After the Council of Ministers, the Minister of Arts and Sciences, Katsuko Nagaoka, said that the relevant ministries would help universities meet the challenges and expressed support for the positive plans proposed by the 10 universities.
This means that universities will be actively supported in their quest to become International Universities of Research Excellence (IURE) and will help them raise the bar for global research.
Tohoku University is ranked first overall, making it the best university in Japan.
As one of Japan's top universities, Tohoku University was designated as a top university by the National University Corporation in 2017, ranked first in the Times World University Rankings 2023, and is also the world's center for materials science.
Northeastern University's excellence in academic research makes it an obvious candidate for an international university for excellence in research.
The above report shows Japan's determination to support leading universities and the efforts of universities to achieve official recognition.
We hope that these universities will receive strong support in the future to further enhance their academic influence and research level around the world.