According to the report of the 4 Scholarship Subcommittee compiled by the Japan Association of Private Universities, 2020% of private universities have decided to reduce tuition fees or partially refund due to the spread of the new coronavirus infection. It became clear in.Less than half of the universities followed the national policy regarding the fact that foreign students are required to be screened based on their grades as a national student support emergency benefit.
The survey was conducted from November to December 125 using a data response method using Excel, targeting 2020 member universities nationwide as a "questionnaire on financial assistance measures for students with the new coronavirus disease."
According to the report, about 9% (89%) of universities provide support for preparing an environment for receiving distance lectures, such as lending and benefits of communication equipment and uniform payment of benefits and support money, and in the spring semester. 83% (104 schools) received support from needy students.
Five universities have reduced tuition fees or partially refunded them.The contents include transferring the school bus maintenance fee for the spring semester to the fall semester, reducing the facility expansion fee by 5 yen, and reducing the experimental training fee by 5%.It was not conducted at Mammoth School, which has more than 4 students, and there was no significant difference in the location of the university.
As a general rule, national student support emergency benefits are required for foreign students to be examined based on their grades, but 42 schools, which is 53% of the total, did not comply with this, and the university side comprehensively did not comply. There was no big difference between 38% and 48 schools, which were decided by the judgment.By region, just half of the universities in the metropolitan area followed the national policy, but only 42% of universities in Aichi, Osaka, Hyogo, and Fukuoka prefectures, and 31% of universities in other regions. There is.
