University Professional Development and Graduate Higher Education Programs:

Introduction of the Symposium

Abstract

  Graduate schools and other training programs are becoming increasingly necessary to support the development of university professionals in the new era. To develop professionals who can focus not only on university management but also on university education, research on their training and program development is required. Here, I first discuss learner-centered universities. Next, I describe the subject of this discussion with reference to the efforts of the Graduate Program of University Management and Policy Studies of the Graduate School of Education at the University of Tokyo, followed by a description of the background and status of the research project. After referring to the development of human resources for university education and management and graduate school education, I discuss the opportunities, methods, and content for developing the abilities of university staff and explain the purpose of this symposium.