The Japan Student Services Organization has added a re-extension of the study abroad start deadline for students who are temporarily returning to Japan or who are unable to travel due to the spread of the new coronavirus infection in the "Public-Private Collaboration Overseas Study Support System-Tobitate! Study Abroad JAPAN Japan Representative Program-" Decided to take support measures.

 According to the Japan Student Services Organization, the deadline for studying abroad has been extended until the end of March 2021 for students who have already been hired but are unable to travel due to safety confirmation, but due to concerns about the new Corona, 3 Considering that many students wish to postpone it after April, the deadline for studying abroad will be postponed again until the end of March 2021.

 For students who have returned to Japan temporarily with the new Corona, we will provide support for re-traveling when they return to their study abroad destination.Details will be notified to each university around September and will be announced on the Japan Student Services Organization website.As long as the purpose at the time of study abroad adoption can be maintained, changes in the country or region of the study abroad destination and the study abroad period are permitted.

 The university student course, high school student course, and regional human resources course of the Japan representative program were scheduled to end with the dispatch of international students in 2020, but it was decided to extend it by one year and carry out additional recruitment assuming dispatch from next summer.

reference:[Japan Student Services Organization] "Public-Private Collaboration Overseas Study Support System-Tobitate! Study Abroad JAPAN Japan Representative Program-" Future support for dispatched international students (PDF)

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