Thread: Tokyo university apologises after women deliberately marked down to limit numbers

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I'm disappointed that in, what is supposed to be a modern society, this has gone on for more then a decade
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Managing director of Tokyo Medical University Tetsuo Yukioka (L) apologised for causing people pain with the scandal.

A major score-rigging scandal has engulfed one of Tokyo's medical schools, with an investigation revealing the university deliberately
marked down all female applicants to limit the number of women studying at the school.

Key points:

• The practice had reportedly been going on for more than a decade
• It was reportedly done to prevent a shortage of doctors at affiliated hospitals — some believed female doctors tended to resign or take leave after getting married or giving birth
• University officials said they would now "sincerely" consider their response

It is understood the senior officials at Tokyo Medical University wanted to keep the number of women at about 30 per cent, so
they altered the computerised marking system.

The practice had reportedly been going on for more than a decade.

The report on the school's applications process also found that officials boosted the scores of some applicants who were children
of the university's graduates so the institution could garner donations from the parents.

Last month, prosecutors indicted the two top executives at the university on bribery charges.
They were charged with allowing the son of a former top education ministry official to be admitted to the school illegally in exchange
for favouritism in connection with a government subsidy program.


An investigation by the university's in-house lawyers concluded the official's son had his score boosted by up to 49 points.


It also showed the scores of men — including those reappearing after failing once or twice — were also raised by at least 10 points.