In 1902, Minister of Education Dairoku KIKUCHI (former president of the University of Tokyo) of the first Katsura Cabinet said that 'imperial universities other than Tokyo and Kyoto Imperial Universities were unnecessary' and proposed a draft of establishment of practical vocational schools.
1902年（明治35年）、第1次桂内閣の菊地大麓文相（元東京大学総長）が、「東京・京都以外に帝大は設立不要」とし、実用的な専門学校の設置案を提案した。