Bieno Co., Ltd., which provides branding and marketing support targeting the Z generation, conducted a “Golden Week situation” survey of current university students.

 Golden Week in 2023 is five consecutive holidays on the calendar, and if two weekdays are included, it will be a large consecutive holiday of up to nine days.We investigated how college students plan to spend their first long vacation after corona.The survey period is from March 5 to April 2, and there are 9 voluntary responses via the Internet.

 According to a survey, about 3% of university students answered that they have classes during Golden Week.Many universities hold classes even during consecutive holidays: Rikkyo University holds classes for six days, Aoyama Gakuin University holds classes for three days (* including the weekdays of May 6 and May 3), and Keio University holds classes for two days (* May 5 and May 1). 5 weekdays), Chuo University must attend one day.In addition to classes, there are club activities and circle activities.As a result, only 2% of countries have holidays of four or more consecutive days.

 Regarding the number of class hours at universities, the Standards for Establishing Universities stipulate that ``one credit of a university class shall consist of at least 1 classes (for 15 weeks)'', and most students have a schedule of 15 classes in half a year. ing.Since the date of classes is left to the discretion of each university, some universities will hold classes if the number of days of Golden Week is long, such as in 15.

Reference: [PR TIMES] "College student = free time" was over! ? ~Survey of active college students “Golden Week circumstances”~

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