Quality Assurance of Statistics Education Contributing to Cultivating Data-Based Problem-Solving Talent
Quality Assurance of Statistics Education Contributing to Cultivating Data-Based Problem-Solving Talent
Business Overview
To promote future innovation in Japan, it is essential to have human resources who are capable of discovering new problems on their own and solving them through quantitative thinking based on data. One important skill for identifying and solving problems is the "ability to look at things statistically and perform statistical analysis," which is necessary for both humanities and science students. Therefore, many universities, not only in developed Western countries but also in Korea and China, have established statistics departments to develop human resources with problem-solving abilities through systematic statistical education. From the perspective of international competitiveness, it is also an urgent task for Japan to further improve systematic statistical education at universities.
In this initiative, we will organize a new "Statistics Education Inter-University Collaboration Network" among our partner universities, develop standard curriculum content and teaching methods for cultivating problem-solving talent, and establish a system for evaluating the effectiveness of education through an evaluation committee that includes external organizations such as statistical-related academic societies and industry groups, thereby establishing a quality assurance system for statistics education.
Project period
FY2012 to FY2016 (5 years)
Partner schools, partner academic societies, etc.
This project is being undertaken by multiple universities and organizations. The partner universities and organizations are as follows:
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Partner School
University of Tokyo, Osaka University, The Graduate University for Advanced Studies, Aoyama Gakuin University (representative), Tama University, Rikkyo University, Waseda University, Doshisha University, Shiga University*
* Shiga University joined in FY2016. -
Affiliated Societies
Japanese Society of Applied Statistics, Japanese Society of Computational Statistics, Biometric Society of Japan, Japanese Behaviormetric Society, Japan Statistical Society, Japanese Society of Systematic Biology
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Partner Organizations
National Center for University Entrance Examinations, The Actuarial Society of Japan, The Union of Japanese Scientists and Engineers, Bank of Japan, Japan Business Federation, Japan Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association, Japan Statistical Association, Japan Marketing Research Association
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Person in charge of this initiative at our university
Takehiro Fukui, Professor, School of Business Aoyama Gakuin University (2015-present)
Yasuhito Yoshizoe, Professor, College of Economics, Aoyama Gakuin University (2012-2014)