Japan’s ¥10 trillion university fund struggles

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Can Japan’s ¥10 trillion excellence drive transform its research?

Scholars warn that Tokyo’s cash injection will reward the few over the many, pushing top institutions closer to industry at the expense of basic research, social sciences and humanities

By Pola Lem

4 October

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Japan raises funds for £70 billion university research endowment

But the eye-popping amount comes with caveats, experts say

By Joyce Lau

4 February

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High-profile merger of Japanese universities could augur more

Two top institutions plan to join forces in potential bid for ¥10 trillion fund, amid concerns over widening gap between sector’s ‘rich and poor’

By Pola Lem

23 August

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Japan ‘will miss the boat’ if it doesn’t innovate and go global

Remote research institute acts as model for cross-border innovation

By Joyce Lau

12 August

Japan’s ¥10 trillion excellence fund off to shaky start

As fund records ¥60 million deficit ahead of disbursement, academics voice concern over ‘strings-attached’ model

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Japan’s ¥10 trillion excellence fund off to shaky start

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Japan ‘will miss the boat’ if it doesn’t innovate and go global

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