Important Notice from Osaka University regarding the Government Revitalization Unit's budget screening

In response to the current administration's Government Revitalization Unit 's screening of the budget for higher education, Osaka University is making public the following statements:

• Joint statement by the 9 major universities (Nov. 24, 2009)

Concern over the future of the arts and sciences at the university level

"Repeating past mistakes leads to decay of the nation"

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• Urgent appeal from The Japan Association of National Universities (Nov. 26, 2009)

Renewal of university budgets and dialog with higher education

"An urgent appeal regarding the budget for 2010"

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• Emergency statement from Council for Research Institutes and Centers of National Universities (Nov. 26, 2009)
  

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• Joint statement from the Project for Establishing Core Universities for Internationalization -- Global 30 (Nov. 27, 2009)

"Making a political decision on internationalizing universities"

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• Emergency statement from the Science School Heads of the 10 Major National Universities (November 23, 2009)

In the trimming of budget requests, we had hoped for short-sighted items to be trimmed.

"If we are to create a genuine technological nation"

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• Joint statement by all 140 leaders of the Global COE programs (December 3, 2009)

"A statement for the Government Revitalization Unit's 3rd Working Group 'classifying business' regarding the Global COE programs"
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• Joint statement by 13 leaders in Global COE "life sciences" program (December 1, 2009)

An urgent appeal by 13 leaders in Global COE programs
"In order to nurture young researcher for the next generation and promote universities of the highest standard"
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