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Title

KOSUGISHIBUTANIA Study on theTATSUHIKOTADAHIRO

mismatch between
admission policy andapplicants in university
entrance examinations

Abstract
As educational reforms in high schools and universities continue,
the basic principles of admission selection are undergoing amajor shift. Specifically, the main purpose of conventional
entrance examinations has been "selection of students byuniversities", but in the future, entrance examinations will shift tothe stage of "matching between universities and students".
Universities are expected to establish a variety of distinctive
admission policies (hereinafter referred to as "AP") inaccordance with their own educational philosophy, educational
objectives, and curricular characteristics, and to design theiradmission selection methods in accordance with these policies,in order to find the students, they seek rather than narrowing
them down by selection.
At the same time, applicants are not chosen by the university, but
are expected to independently select a university according to AP
in line with the educational philosophy and characteristics of theuniversity (faculty or department).
This is where the matching and mismatching between
universities and students occurs, and where uncertainty exists. In
this study, I consider them as risks, and believe that an approachfor better matching is necessary.
Some universities have developed their own mechanisms formatching universities and applicants, but as educational reform
progresses, evaluation criteria are changing, such as evaluation
based on qualities and overall ability, which, unlike grades andother factors, are difficult to score, and matching with the imageof students sought. These factors led me to believe that a newapproach to matching would be necessary.
Therefore, the paper is organized according to the followingstructure. First, in Chapter 1, as an introduction, the purpose of
the study and the definitions of the main terms that form thepremise of the study are described.
Next, Chapter 2 summarizes the policy changes in university
entrance examinations in Japan with a chronological table,
focusing on the events related to AP. In Chapter 3, using theSWOT analysis frame, a detailed analysis is conducted on thepast university entrance examinations, i.e., "selective entrance
examinations," and the current university entrance examinations,i.e., "matching entrance examinations," and the differences incharacteristics between the two are summarized. In addition,using the TOWS analysis frame, I consider matching as a risk to
the objectives of both universities and applicants, and conduct a
detailed analysis of the future direction of university entrance
selection.
In Chapter 4, after organizing the basic information that is thepremise of AP, I systematize the prior research issues in thematching process between AP and applicants, focusing on theCentral Council for Education's report, "Improving the Connection
between Primary and Secondary Education. "Chapter 5 systematizes the issues in the matching process
between AP and applicants, respectively, based on the generalcases collected through interviews in the field, following thesame procedure as in Chapter 4.
Finally, in Chapter 6, based on the results of these surveys, theelements for detecting mismatching are organized andsystematized as a frame. In addition, it examines
countermeasures against mismatching using this frame, verifies
their effectiveness, and makes recommendations for the use ofthis frame.

FAMAKINWA

Tadahiro

The Environmental

OTITONIYISHIBUTANI

Effect on Condition

AYO

Based Monitoring ofCylinder Liners byMachine Learning & OilAnalysis

Risk management of cylinder liners mechanical failure of theslow speed of 2-stroke marine engine needs regular
maintenances. This dissertation will improve the application ofCondition Based Maintenance considering the environmental
effect on marine slow-speed 2-stroke engines. A total of 2 ships
for the North Pacific Ocean and 2 ships for the South Pacific
Ocean was monitored for the project. The used oil wasanalysed using XRF for wear quantification and machine learning
was used on the results to correlate elements. Based on thewear quantity wear progression was estimated to evaluate theremaining useful life of the cylinder liners.