On February 2018, 2, the Public University Association submitted a request to the Cabinet Office and the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology regarding free higher education.We are also requesting the design of a system that ensures support for public university students.
In December 2017, the government approved a "new economic policy package" by the Cabinet, and budgeted about 12 billion yen for free higher education such as universities included in it.Specifically, for students in households exempt from residence tax, tuition fees at national universities are free in principle.In addition, as support for living expenses, we will significantly expand benefit-type scholarships that do not require repayment.
In this request, the Association of Public Universities stated that higher education would be free of charge. It greatly expands the opportunities for higher education, and I would like to highly appreciate it from the standpoint of a public university that has provided various students, including low-income earners, with opportunities to go on to higher education, especially in rural areas. "
On the other hand, unlike national universities and private universities, public universities provide support through local governments, so we have designed a system that will surely provide support to public university students based on the purpose of making higher education free of charge. I sought strongly.
