Kagawa University Investigated for Employing 400 Part-time Lecturers on Service Contracts
by Sahomi Nishimoto The education ministry has begun investigating Kagawa University in western Japan following the finding that it has left classes in the hands of about 400 part-time lecturers working under service contracts, university and other sources have disclosed. The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology has indicated that universities should directly employ lecturers — thereby enabling the institutions to control and supervise them — in order to educate students in a responsible manner, and is seeking a detailed explanation on the state of employment at the university. According to Kagawa University, it had around 400 part-time […]
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