The government intends to tighten the screening process for the establishment of new private universities, to curb the overall number of universities, the Yomiuri Shimbun has learned.
The Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Ministry will require universities to present objective data and analysis on their prospects for securing students, as an increasing number of universities are seeing below-capacity enrollment due to the declining birthrate.
Universities scheduled to open from the 2025 school year onward will be subject to the new policy.
