Advisory Report on Universities Planned to Open in FY2026
Overview
The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology announced that, regarding approval for the establishment of universities and other institutions planned to open in FY2026, the Council for University Establishment and School Corporations issued its advisory report on October 28, 2025, following deliberations. The report identifies universities, junior colleges, faculties, departments within faculties, distance-learning programs within faculties, and the establishment of majors or changes to programs in graduate schools as cases judged acceptable. Some applications were withdrawn during the review process.
Key points
- Regarding approval for the establishment of universities and other institutions planned to open in FY2026, the Council for University Establishment and School Corporations issued its advisory report.
- The cases judged acceptable included two universities and one junior college.
- For faculties and related programs, the report included five faculties, three departments within faculties, and one distance-learning program.
- For graduate schools and related matters, the establishment of majors or changes to programs were judged acceptable for two institutions.
- Two applications were withdrawn during the review process.
Overview
The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology announced that, regarding approval for the establishment of universities and other institutions planned to open in FY2026, deliberations were held by the Council for University Establishment and School Corporations, followed by an advisory report on October 28. The contents of the advisory report were organized as cases judged acceptable.
Details
The subjects covered are universities and other institutions, faculties and related programs, and graduate schools and related matters planned to open in FY2026. For universities and other institutions, the establishment of universities and junior colleges was addressed; for faculties and related programs, the establishment or opening of faculties, departments within faculties, and distance-learning programs within faculties was addressed; and for graduate schools and related matters, the establishment of majors or changes to programs was addressed. All were presented as cases judged acceptable and involved private institutions.
As supplementary matters, the report explains that matters to be observed by approved applicants when carrying out their establishment plans are called “compliance matters,” while matters that are desirable to enhance in carrying out the establishment plans are called “advisory matters.” The distributed materials include lists of universities and other institutions, faculties and related programs, and graduate schools and related matters, as well as a list of graduate schools and other programs planned to open at national universities for reference.
Inquiries concerning academic matters for public and private universities should be directed to the Office for University Establishment and Evaluation, Division of Higher Education Planning, Higher Education Bureau, while inquiries for national universities should be directed to the National University Corporation Support Division, Higher Education Bureau. Financial plans, administration and management, and related matters for school corporations are handled by the Private Education Administration Division, Private Education Department, Higher Education Bureau.