According to a national survey by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, there are 10 students who have dropped out of universities and graduate schools nationwide by the end of October due to the spread of the new coronavirus infection.The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology is rushing to support students, saying that the number of students whose cause has been clearly identified may increase the number of dropouts if the infection continues to spread.
The survey was conducted from November to December, targeting graduate schools, universities, junior colleges, and colleges of technology nationwide, and interviewed the number of students who dropped out or took a leave of absence as of the end of October.According to the report, 11 students dropped out and 12 students took a leave of absence.This number was lower than the number of dropouts of 10 and leave of absence of 2 in the same period of the previous year.
Of these, 1,033 students dropped out and 4,205 took a leave of absence, and 1 first-year undergraduate students dropped out and 378 took a leave of absence.There were many reasons for withdrawal from school: financial distress, maladaptation of student life, weakness of mind and illness.
The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology has begun re-offering interest-free scholarships for students who are financially in need due to a decrease in part-time job income, and will provide scholarship loan periods to students who have to repeat a year due to the cancellation of their job offer. We have come up with a support measure to extend it for one year.
However, a joint survey conducted by Asahi Shimbun and Kawaijuku revealed that universities nationwide expect more dropouts and leave of absence at the end of the fiscal year.Many universities consider the national student support measures to be inadequate, and it is possible that more students will drop out or take a leave of absence depending on the infection status of the new corona.
