The government has approved a supplementary budget for 2021 centered on measures against the new coronavirus.The budget related to the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology is 1 billion yen, and 5,487 billion yen is included as an emergency benefit budget of 10 yen to be paid to poor university students.
According to the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, the benefits are intended for students who live out of their parents' homes but have not received a large amount of remittance, in addition to users of the national study support system.The Ministry of Education estimates that there are about 67 eligible students nationwide.
In addition, regarding the new corona-related system, 621 billion yen will be added to the development of a new domestic corona vaccine, along with support for the revival of cultural and artistic activities from the corona sickness and online Japanese language education for foreign students who have difficulty entering Japan. 515 billion yen was included in the formation of the world's top-level research center for the purpose.
In terms of universities, 6,111 billion yen to establish a university fund to realize a world-class research university, 400 billion yen to improve the treatment of doctoral students, and 680 billion yen to drastically strengthen research on artificial intelligence and quantum. , 291 billion yen has been allocated to strengthen the research base of the university.
Other than that, 686 billion yen for space development, 1,250 billion yen for the development of important technologies indispensable for economic security, 215 billion yen for promoting the GIGA school concept that realizes individual and optimal learning, and 2,249 billion yen for the development of school facilities. It is said that it will invest XNUMX billion yen.
Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki has announced his intention to establish a supplementary budget by the end of the year.
