National University Corporation system of Japan

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public university corporation framework university governance system

The National University Corporation system of Japan is a framework under which Japan’s national universities are organized as independent corporate entities while remaining publicly funded and overseen by the government.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
National University Corporation Act of Japan	1
national university corporation system of Japan	1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	public university corporation framework ⓘ university governance system ⓘ
accountabilityMechanism	periodic performance evaluations ⓘ public disclosure of financial statements ⓘ
allows	establishment of affiliated companies and joint ventures within legal limits ⓘ flexible hiring and salary systems within national universities ⓘ
appliesTo	national universities of Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ
country	Japan ⓘ
evaluationBy	National University Corporation Evaluation Committee NERFINISHED ⓘ
fundingSource	national government budget of Japan ⓘ
governedBy	Government of Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ
grantsType	competitive research funds ⓘ operational grants ⓘ
includes	Hitotsubashi University NERFINISHED ⓘ Hokkaido University NERFINISHED ⓘ Kyoto University NERFINISHED ⓘ Kyushu University NERFINISHED ⓘ Nagoya University NERFINISHED ⓘ Osaka University NERFINISHED ⓘ Tohoku University NERFINISHED ⓘ Tokyo Institute of Technology NERFINISHED ⓘ Tsukuba University NERFINISHED ⓘ University of Tokyo NERFINISHED ⓘ
keyFeature	continued public ownership and funding ⓘ enhanced autonomy in personnel and budget management ⓘ introduction of corporate-style management structures ⓘ organizational independence of national universities as corporate entities ⓘ performance-based evaluation and funding mechanisms ⓘ
languageOfName	Japanese ⓘ
legalBasis	National University Corporation Act of Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ
legalForm	independent administrative corporation–like framework ⓘ
managementBody	board of directors of each national university corporation ⓘ president of each national university corporation ⓘ
objective	enhance accountability of national universities ⓘ facilitate collaboration with industry and local communities ⓘ increase management efficiency of national universities ⓘ promote competition and differentiation among universities ⓘ strengthen research and education capabilities ⓘ
overseenBy	Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ
ownership	national government retains ownership of core university assets ⓘ
policyArea	university reform in Japan ⓘ
publicFunding	true ⓘ
relatedConcept	independent administrative agency system of Japan ⓘ public university corporation system of Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ
scope	academic research ⓘ graduate education ⓘ social contribution and regional engagement ⓘ undergraduate education ⓘ
sector	higher education ⓘ
shortName	National University Corporation system NERFINISHED ⓘ
supervisionMechanism	mid-term objectives and plans approved by MEXT ⓘ

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kagoshima University → affiliatedWith → National University Corporation system of Japan ⓘ

Tokyo Daigaku → affiliation → National University Corporation system of Japan ⓘ

Tokyo Medical and Dental University → affiliation → National University Corporation system of Japan ⓘ

Tokyo University of the Arts → affiliation → National University Corporation system of Japan ⓘ

National University Corporation, The University of Tokyo → legalBasis → National University Corporation system of Japan ⓘ

this entity surface form: National University Corporation Act of Japan

Niigata University → memberOf → National University Corporation system of Japan ⓘ

Tohoku University School of Medicine → partOf → National University Corporation system of Japan ⓘ

this entity surface form: national university corporation system of Japan