The Liberal Democratic Party's Educational Rehabilitation Execution Headquarters (Head of the Headquarters, Member of the House of Representatives Yoshitaka Sakurada) submitted a proposal to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to pay university tuition fees after employment.It is said that the government will take charge of the portion other than the student's own burden, and the idea is to share the tuition fee, which has been borne by the parents, between the student and the society.It is expected to be considered within the government in the future.

 According to the proposal, it is pointed out that it is necessary to invest in education in a different dimension than before, as the burden of educational expenses such as university tuition is contributing to the declining birthrate.As for financial resources, it is considering increasing taxes such as income tax and inheritance tax, "child insurance" to be added to social insurance premiums, and using government bonds.

 We proposed a method of exempting the tuition fee while attending university and paying it according to the income after employment, referring to the advance payment of the university tuition fee introduced by Australia.We are considering a mechanism to allocate the payment to a part of the government bond redemption resources.The government is considering making education free of charge, but it is similar in form to a loan-type scholarship.

 In human resource development that drives Japan's economic growth, there is an urgent need to institutionalize and enhance professional universities in fields such as tourism, design, fashion, health care, and IT.
At the same time, it is necessary to develop T-shaped human resources (advanced design human resources) who are familiar with one specialized field and also have expertise in other fields, so we will review existing faculties and collaborate with overseas universities. We are calling for the reform of the education system to promote this.

reference:[Liberal Democratic Party] Eighth Proposal of Educational Rehabilitation Execution Headquarters

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