In order to cope with the fierce talent competition and the challenge of the current shortage of doctoral talents, the Japanese government recently announced a plan aimed at tripling the number of doctors per million people by 2040, from 123 in 2020 to more than 300, so as to enhance the country's international competitiveness and innovation capability.

According to the data, the Ministry of Education, Culture, Science and Technology of Japan, after four months of hearing and working group discussion, released the "Doctoral Talent Activity Plan" on March 26. The plan not only encourages students to pursue higher academic achievements, but also calls on enterprises to expand the recruitment of doctoral talents and improve their treatment. The core of this policy is to solve the problem that has plagued Japan for a long time - the shortage of doctoral talents and the limitation of their roles in the social workplace.

In order to achieve this goal, the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science has put forward a series of specific measures: first, educational reform. Strengthen the quality of university education and ensure that the content of education is in line with international standards; At the same time, we should attach importance to the cooperation between production and education, so that education can be closer to the actual needs. The second is economic support. To provide living expenses support and tuition fee relief for students studying for doctoral programs, so as to reduce their economic pressure and enable them to focus on research. Third, diversification of career paths. Cooperate with enterprises to develop internship and employment opportunities and broaden the career path of doctoral graduates. Fourth, guide social cognition. Through public publicity and education activities, change the inherent views of the public on the doctoral degree and improve their social value awareness.

Masahito Moriyama, Minister of Education, Culture and Science of Japan, said that through a number of measures, including building a diversified career path, strengthening the reform of graduate schools and support for graduate students, students are willing to obtain doctoral degrees. In the future, the Ministry of Education, Culture, Science and Technology will take the lead in carrying out the work and hope to work closely with the industry, relevant departments and universities to steadily implement these policies.

(Reporter Li Yang)

Share to let more people see