Japan Ministry Asks University of Tokyo to Review President Selection
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Japan ministry asks University of Tokyo to review president selection
Japan's education ministry on Tuesday asked the University of Tokyo to review the selection process of its next president, who placed second in a vote by faculty and staff but was still chosen for the post last month.
(Tokyo=Yonhap News) Correspondent Cho Seong-mi = As controversy arose both inside and outside the university regarding the process of electing the first female president at the University of Tokyo, considered Japan's most prestigious university, Japan...
[Yomiuri Shimbun] Regarding the selection of the next president of the University of Tokyo, Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Seki revealed at a press conference after the cabinet meeting on the 20th that he had requested the University of Tokyo to review the selection process. In September, the University of Tokyo's Presidential Selection and Supervision Committee selected Professor Yuko Fujigaki, who came in second…
In response to the selection of the University of Tokyo's next president by a candidate who came in second in a faculty and staff preference vote, the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology has requested that the selection process be reviewed and that the university be held accountable. This is the first time that a review has been requested regarding the selection of a university president.
Actor Takuro Tatsumi updated his X (formerly Twitter) account on the 20th, commenting on the Minister of Education's request for an explanation regarding the selection of the president of the University of Tokyo. The University of Tokyo selected Professor Yuko Fujigaki of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences as its president on the 28th of last month...
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