Universities that were established later, such as Keijo Imperial University and Hokkaido Imperial University, independently took up strategies to set up 'yoka' (preparatory course) in order to ensure a pool of talented students from early on.
京城帝国大学や北海道帝国大学など後発大学では独自に「予科」を設けて早くから質のよい学生を確保する手法をとった。