일본 고등교육재정 지원 제도의 현황과 시사점

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to present implications to Korea by comparing and analyzing the government's financial allocation criteria according to the type of university establishment in Japan. In order to conduct the study, the current status of higher education in Japan and the current status of financial support at universities were checked, and the type, meaning, scale, and criteria of government financial support were analyzed.
 The main findings of the study are as follows. First, Japan provides operating expenses grants to national universities and ordinary expenses subsidies to private universities to support higher education finance.
 Second, the scope of support and budget vary depending on the type of university establishment, but it supports general expenses of universities and provides separate budgets to strengthen the competitiveness of universities and solve educational problems.
 Third, the university was financially supported by evaluation. In particular, when supporting ordinary expenses subsidies to private universities, the calculation standards and unit prices are specific, and clear standards for adjusting the budget are presented. This becomes a means of managing the quality of universities while supporting finance.
 Finally, based on Japan's higher education financial support system, improvement measures were proposed for the direction, scope, size, and target of higher education financial support in Korea.