The student group "Free Higher Education Project FREE" submitted its own survey results and a document explaining the purpose to the Minister of Science, Koichi Hagiuda, saying that some students could not continue their studies due to the spread of the new coronavirus infection. ..
According to the Free Higher Education Project FREE, the submitted documents are the results of an independent survey of students and an explanation of the purpose of urgent proposals to protect students from the effects of the new corona.The independent survey announced the interim results on April 4, which will be a follow-up report.
In the explanation of the purpose of the urgent proposal, the government is responsible for halving the uniform tuition fee, saying that there is a possibility that some students will not be able to continue working at universities due to a decrease in part-time jobs and household income due to the prolonged corona disaster. , Is appealing to realize compensation for leave of absence for student part-time jobs.
According to the follow-up report of the independent survey, the number of students whose part-time job income became zero increased from 23.0% at the time of the interim result to 28.5%, the number of students whose parents decreased their income from 36.4% to 47.8%, and quitting university etc. The number of students who are thinking about this has increased from 7.8% to 20.3%, revealing that the situation is becoming more serious.
As the burden on new students increases, such as the implementation of online lessons, they are demanding that large-scale measures, including financial support, be urgently taken, saying that they cannot learn what they were looking for.
