Initiatives aimed at School Facilities Appropriate for a New Era
School facilities are one of the basic educational requirements, and it is necessary to maintain safe and high-quality school facilities from the perspective of maintaining and improving educational levels in line with the developmental stage.
For this reason, MEXT produces guidelines and compiles examples to help in the maintenance of school facilities and disseminates these materials to school officials. Government subsidies are also provided for buildings that have become dangerous due to lack earthquake resistance or aging. MEXT additionally promotes the improvement of school facilities with minimal environmental load as a measure to combat the universal challenge of global warming.
Also, as well as providing support for the prioritized and systematic improvement of facilities at national universities, etc., MEXT also drives the maintenance and improvement of the campus environment that supports education and research activities at universities and other institutions through the promotion of facility management*1 and other efforts.