The Universities of Japan are playing a very important role in the
overall development of the country by providing higher education to
it's youth. The higher education bureau of Japan is entrusted the task
of formulating the basic policies for higher education in Japan, the
establishment and authorization of Universities in Japan, Junior
Colleges and Colleges of Technology. The bureau is also responsible for
overseeing the functioning of private universities in Japan and
provides financial assistance when needed.
The central purpose of universities in Japan is to provide
students with wide-ranging knowledge and to conduct in-depth teaching
and research in specialized academic disciplines. Generally a student
needs to spend four years to earn a bachelor degree (six years for medicine, dentistry and veterinary medicine). A university in Japan may also establish a graduate school that can
offer 2- year master degree courses, five-year doctoral courses (four
years for medicine, dentistry and veterinarian medicine) or two-year
professional degree courses.
However the university education in Japan is also facing some
challenges mainly due to the declining rate of young population in the
country. But this has increased the competitiveness among various
universities of Japan and many of them are providing world-class
facilities for attracting students. At present, there are more than 700
universities in Japan On this page, we have tried to list all the Japan Universities. It would
include the Universities of both the private and public sectors.
The Universities of Japan are playing a very important role in the
overall development of the country by providing higher education to
it's youth. The higher education bureau of Japan is entrusted the task
of formulating the basic policies for higher education in Japan, the
establishment and authorization of Universities in Japan, Junior
Colleges and Colleges of Technology. The bureau is also responsible for
overseeing the functioning of private universities in Japan and
provides financial assistance when needed.