On May 2020, 5, the National Federation of University Co-ops (University Co-op) released a preliminary report of the results of the "Urgent! University / Graduate Student Questionnaire" conducted for university and graduate students nationwide.
The survey was conducted in order to clarify the future state of university life and the themes that the university co-op should work on, as the lives of university students are undergoing major changes due to the effects of the new coronavirus.We called on each university co-op and its users to conduct a web questionnaire, and received 4 responses from university students during the period from April 20 to 30.
First of all, on the economic side, about 40% of students answered that their part-time job income would "significantly decrease / decrease". More than 60% of the students answered that they were "very anxious / anxious".
There was a lot of financial anxiety in the free entry field, "I am thinking of taking a leave of absence or dropping out because I may not be able to pay the tuition fee." "I plan to allocate 10 yen (provided by the government) to the textbook fee." There were voices saying, "Because I haven't had a part-time job since I moved to Tokyo, I can't live on the planned remittance alone."He also said, "I am spending my time at home and not living at the boarding house at all, but I have to pay rent and common service fees, and I have to pay all the tuition fees. I'm very worried about whether I can work on it, "(second year student at a national university).
In the absence of classes or face-to-face classes, there are calls for tuition reductions and refunds.According to the student's comments, "The quality of the lessons is clearly deteriorating, and there are still some subjects that are not informed about the form of the lessons. Also, each student prints a resume, conducts self-study, and submits a report. "Some subjects are not classes. It is strange to pay the full amount for these." (3rd year private university), which is one of the reasons why universities do not accept exemptions, "guaranteeing the quality of classes". It can be seen that the situation is not thorough.
Regarding the future and career path, about 40% answered that they "became more anxious" and about 25% answered that they "became more anxious".Delays in job hunting, practical training, and preparations for the national examination are adding to the anxiety of college students when they first get a job.A fourth-year private university student said, "I'm worried because I don't know if the seminar I'm taking to write my graduation thesis will be a web class. Most of the companies that canceled the company information session didn't contact me for free. Even the uneasy job hunting became even more uneasy. "
Also, when asked about the number of new friends at the university, 7669 responded "0" and 6990 responded "less than 5", creating a realistic connection for exchanging information and consulting with each other. You can see how difficult it is.Even in club activities and circles, 1 people answered that they were "not at all" or "difficult" in acquiring new members. I have just started living alone, such as "I have no friends at the university and I have no counselor because my parents' house is far away. I am worried that I will be able to earn credits properly because there is not much support from the university teacher." First graders are particularly exposed to great stress.
When students with such anxiety asked about "what they expect from future university classes," about 30% answered, "I want them to continue face-to-face classes."In addition, about 20% answered that "the start of the academic year will start in the fall", and more than 10% of the students answered that "the start of the academic year will be postponed by one year". "I want you to take a year off from school for all grades" "I want you to postpone classes by one year and eliminate the tuition fee for this year" "A great opportunity to start the fall semester and keep pace with other countries I think it is. "
