Exploration and Experience of The Selection System for Undergraduate-level Vocational Universities in Japan
Japan's current selection system for undergraduate-level vocational education results from long-term exploration and development.From 1976,when two technical science universities with a voca-tional undergraduate education focus began recruiting students,to the admission system and recommenda-tion system since the 1990s,then the Higher Education Bureau's proposal in 2011 to address the connec-tion between high schools and universities,and finally to the establishment of four-year undergraduate spe-cialized vocational colleges in 2017.It ultimately established a relatively complete selection system for un-dergraduate vocational education through various methods such as general selection,school recommenda-tion,comprehensive selection,and social selection.Based on an analysis of relevant exploratory experienc-es from Japan's reform of the selection system for undergraduate-level vocational education,it is beneficial to absorb and learn from successful recruitment experiences and nurturing models from other countries.This will help develop and improve our country's enrollment system for vocational undergraduate institu-tions,thereby promoting high-quality construction of modern vocational education systems.