Some Issues of Mongolian and Japanese Higher Education

Abstract

Since the 1990s, weak government has led to increased private sector activity.

Many private universities have been established and the number of students has increased by 7-10. Due to the lack of quality assurance in education, a new higher education law was enacted in 1995, which provided for quality. Accreditation and credit hours were established to improve quality. In Japan, gender differences are still observed in most areas of education and in the labor market. In particular, the proportion of women in first-time tertiary education (university graduates) is low. Three out of four young people in Japan have a tertiary education (usually a short-term or bachelor's degree). Japanese university students have to pay high tuition fees, and few students receive formal assistance. Japan has one of the highest rates of higher education in the world.