At the Annual General Assembly held on July 5th, 2024, directors and
auditors were approved, and the Representative Director was officially
appointed at the Board of Directors meeting on the same day. We would like
to express our sincere gratitude to all the member institutions for their
cooperation in the Japan Association of Nursing Programs in Universities
(JANPU), including their continued participation in our many surveys.
Currently, there are 306 courses offered at 288 nursing universities in
Japan, with an admission capacity of 27,000. For master's programs, there
are 223 courses at 213 universities, with an admission capacity of 3,000;
and for doctoral programs, there are 130 courses at 127 universities, with
an admission capacity of 700.
JANPU’s objective is to contribute to the health and welfare of people by
enhancing and developing nursing practice and raising the standard of
academic research and study, through mutual cooperation and collaboration
among nursing higher education institutions. Nursing universities that
assent to this purpose become Association members, and elected or nominated
officers form a Board of Directors to develop the medical business/services.
As set forth in our Articles of Incorporation, JANPU is to carry out the
following activities: (1) conduct surveys and research on nursing education;
(2) ensure and improve nursing education; (3) promote educational programs
for advanced practice nurses; (4) propose policies on nursing education; (5)
raise awareness of nursing science in society, (6) promote alliance and
cooperation between nursing-related organizations and between Japanese and
international organizations; and (7) other projects necessary to achieve the
objective of this legal entity.
The environment surrounding nursing universities is changing dramatically as
Japan's population of 18-year-olds declines due to the low birthrate and
aging population, Society5.0 progresses, globalization, and the achievement
of the SDGs. The Report of the Central Council for Education's "Grand Design
for Higher Education toward 2040" calls for a shift from "what was taught"
to "what was acquired by students," and competency-based education is urged
from the perspective of guaranteeing the quality of education. Meanwhile,
the revision of the Model Core Curriculum for Nursing Education in Japan has
begun, and JANPU is preparing a draft based on its survey and research as a
commissioned project. In response to changes in society, JANPU will develop
projects to meet the needs of nursing science. We have identified three
focused agendas and have presented an annual plan to accomplish them. In
2024 fiscal year, we will work on the following focused agenda plan.
2024 Focused Agenda
for Action
Focused Agenda 1. Envision the future of nursing education and build
a concrete development path
- (1) Continue research investigation on the revision of the
Model
Core Curriculum for Nursing Education in Japan
- (2) Promote the establishment of the Nursing Competence
Evaluation
Standards and the CBT question development system
- (3) Promote the development of the Japan Association of Nursing
Programs in Universities version (tentative name) of the
pre-practice CBT (Computer Based Testing)/OSCE (Objective
Structured
Clinical Examination) system
- (4) Promote the development of a nursing education program
aimed
at developing nursing personnel who are familiar with infectious
diseases
- (5) Provide information that contributes to the promotion of DX
education in member institutions
- (6) Collect information on the introduction of ICT for the
national examination for public health nurses, midwives, and
nurses
Focused Agenda 2. Envision the ideal way of advanced practical
nursing and build a concrete development path
- (1) Collaboration with other institutions to formulate the APN
Grand
Design based on the policy and promote the APN education system
reform
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(2) Actively work for the realization of the certification
system
for nurse practitioners (tentative name) in collaboration with
other
institutions
Focused Agenda 3. Manage the organization to realize effective
association activities and collaborate with nursing-related
organizations
- (1) While collaborating with Japanese Nursing Association and
Japan Society of Private Colleges and Universities of Nursing,
submit a request letter to Ministry of Education, Culture,
Sports, Science and Technology and Ministry of Health, Labour
and Welfare
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(2) Establish Articles of Incorporation, regulations, etc., and
revise them as appropriate to contribute to more efficient,
effective, fair, and transparent organizational management
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(3) Develop the system and functions of JANPU Network in
disaster
Shigeko Horiuchi,
Representative Director,
Japan Association of Nursing Programs in Universities
