The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology has published the 2020 edition of the White Paper on Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.At the beginning of the book, we featured measures against new coronavirus infectious diseases, clearly stated that measures should be taken at the university and secure learning opportunities for students, and strongly urged the university to continue to take all possible measures.
According to the Ministry of Education, the white paper consists of two parts, a special feature and "Trends and development of education and science and technology measures."The special feature reports on the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology's efforts regarding measures against the new corona, the construction of Japanese-style school education in Reiwa, and support for young researchers to improve their research capabilities.
Of these, regarding university-related measures for the new corona, starting with a request from an economic organization in March 2020 to flexibly carry out employment and recruitment activities, in May 3 it became a priority measure such as an emergency declaration and prevention of spread. In connection with this, he explained the efforts to call on the university to implement new corona measures and secure learning opportunities for students.
In order to secure learning opportunities, we will introduce an example of Elisabeth University of Music, which conducts face-to-face lessons using partitions with films. Asked to proceed.
Regarding support for students, in May 2020, we compiled support measures for students who are financially difficult, but we will continue to provide support so that students will not give up on going on to school or studying.
Regarding support for international students, it is stipulated that flexible measures will be taken not only for Japanese students who are traveling overseas but also for foreign students studying in Japan.
