[ASA Delivery] A Private University on the Brink【ASA配送】崖っぷちの私立大学
Private Universities on the Brink
How to Recognize Value That Can’t Be Measured by Standardized Test Scores
By the Asahi Shimbun “Hiraku: Japanese Universities” Reporting Team
ISBN: 9784022953735
Price: 990 yen (tax included)
Release Date: June 12, 2026
Paperback, 264 pages, Shinsho 1063
In 2035, as the cliff of the declining birthrate looms, your view of universities will be turned upside down. It was at these nameless universities that the most thoughtful “learning” took place. Young people who had nearly given up discovered the joy of learning for the first time and are now supporting the vanishing regional communities. The truth uncovered by a reporter who visited over 200 universities over 15 years.
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