著者

吉岡 香奈

出版者

国立大学法人 東京大学大学院教育学研究科 大学経営・政策コース

雑誌

大学経営政策研究 (ISSN:21859701)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.12, pp.103-118, 2022 (Released:2022-05-10)

参考文献数

10

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The purpose of this research was to clarify the process of establishing Akita International University (AIU) by considering why a public university with global and distinctive education was established in Akita. To this end, I analyzed the discussions of the Review Committee and the Preparatory Committee for the Establishment in which AIU was conceptualized. I also obtained information from the minutes of the prefectural assembly, commemorative magazines of AIU and the Minnesota State University-Akita campus (MSU-A), and books written by Mineo Nakajima, the first president of AIU.As a result, it became clear that although initial discussions were held with MSU-A in mind, the policy shifted to a more global-minded one. President Nakajima and other members of the committee believed that liberal arts education was important, and to elicit its unique and global characteristics, AIU was established as a new public university corporation with the support of the Ministry of Education.