What is the history and current situation of Japanese higher education policy? Japan is the first Asian country to step into the ranks of advanced developed countries. The development of higher education in Japan provides indispensable human resources for Japan, which is short of natural resources, and plays a great role in promoting the development of Japanese economy. Since 1868 Meiji Restoration, the Japanese government has gradually established a complete Japanese higher education system in a short period of about 50 years, taking western countries as a model. After that, it experienced the reform after World War II and the reform and improvement during the period of rapid economic development. In 1990s, with the advent of information and international society, Japanese higher education sought development in the process of reform.

The establishment of modern higher education system? During the period of 1868, the Meiji government carried out three major policies, namely, "production prosperity", "civilization" and "enriching Qiang Bing", in which "enriching Qiang Bing" was the ultimate goal of the Meiji Restoration, and "production prosperity" and "civilization" were the means to achieve this goal. "Civilization" refers to the cultural movement of learning the culture, science, education and lifestyle of western capitalist countries, transforming Japanese feudal culture and establishing capitalist spiritual civilization.

Educational reform is an important part of civilization. In order to train politicians, scientific and technological talents, industrial workers and soldiers needed to build a capitalist country, the Meiji government abolished feudal education centered on Confucianism, learned the educational model of western countries, and established a modern school system including primary education, secondary education, industrial education and higher education. ? The Meiji government "learned from the world", encouraged studying abroad and sent envoys to visit and inspect abroad.

187 1 year, the Meiji government organized envoys headed by Iwakura Tomomi to visit European and American countries to inspect their education systems. 1872, the Japanese government promulgated the Basic Law on Education and formulated the first large and comprehensive national education plan in modern Japan. It follows the model of France and Germany, and stipulates that under the leadership of the Ministry of Education, the whole country will be divided into eight school districts, and each school district will set up a university. 32 middle school districts, each with a middle school; 2 10 primary school district, one primary school in each primary school district.

Among them, the university, as the core of higher education, has set up five disciplines: science, culture, law, medicine and mathematics, and awarded bachelor's degrees to qualified students. At the same time, the government has set up law schools, medical schools, science schools, art schools, mining schools, agricultural schools, industrial schools and other specialized schools with the nature of higher education, and hired foreign teachers to undertake teaching tasks. At this point, the embryonic form of Japanese higher education has been established. The Basic Law of Education is based on the educational laws and regulations of European and American countries, and is formulated on the basis of drawing on the educational systems of France and Germany extensively, which embodies the complexity and creativity of the modern Japanese educational system.