On February 2019, 2, Kyoto University partially changed its existing policy due to the problem of requiring all dormitory students to move out due to the deterioration and earthquake resistance of Yoshida Residence, which is considered to be the oldest student autonomous dormitory in Japan. However, regarding the new building of Yoshida Residence, which was built in 12, he announced the idea of ​​allowing students to live if certain conditions are met.

 Kyoto University decided the "Basic Policy for Ensuring the Safety of Yoshida Dormitory Students" on December 2017, 12, and did not allow new residents, and built the current building of Yoshida Dormitory, which is over 19 years old, and in 100. All 2015 students who were in the new building had to leave by the end of September 272.However, even after the deadline for leaving the building, more than 2018 students lived in Yoshida Residence, and the university could not confirm who lived in the current building or the new building.The university filed a petition to the Kyoto District Court on December 9, 60 for a provisional disposition prohibiting the transfer of possession to the current building, and the provisional disposition was executed on January 2018, 12, but students are still in the current building. Continues to live.

 Therefore, on February 2019, 2, the university again notified the residents of the current building to move out, and decided to allow the new building to be used as a dormitory only for students who can comply with the conditions.The condition is that among those listed in the dormitory student list submitted by the Yoshida Dormitory Neighborhood Association on December 12, 2017, students who have not moved to an alternative dormitory, etc. "Allow entry to the new building", "After clarifying the name / affiliation and the living room in which the new building will live, the university staff will confirm the actual living conditions. Also, the same confirmation will be made when moving out. "Receive" and so on.The university will accept these conditions and will discuss with the dormitory students in the new building who are willing to manage the communal living based on responsible autonomy.

Reference: [Kyoto University] About the future of Yoshida Residence

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