Each party is willing to introduce benefit-type scholarships, but the ruling party is reluctant to reduce university tuition fees.When the National University Co-op Federation conducted a questionnaire survey on the scholarship system for the seven major political parties before the polling day for the Upper House members, the following results were obtained.The answers are published on the website of the University Cooperatives Association.
The seven parties that answered the questionnaire were the Liberal Democratic Party, Komeito, Democratic Party, Communist Party, Social Democratic Party, Lifestyle, and Osaka Restoration.
■ Should I lower my college tuition?
■ Should we introduce benefit-type scholarships?
■ What kind of policies are you thinking about the problems of university tuition and scholarships?
-I asked 9 questions such as, and got answers from all 7 political parties.
According to the report, six parties except Osaka Restoration answered that they would "introduce and establish" benefit-type scholarships.The ruling Liberal Democratic Party and the Komeito Party cite the correction of the education gap as the reason, and the opposition Democratic Party, the Communist Party, and the Social Democratic Party point out that the current situation in Japan, which does not have a benefit-type scholarship system, is a problem.Osaka Restoration said, "We have not discussed it because the party's goal is to make education free of charge," but said, "We should actively work to reduce the burden at the stage until the realization of free education."The Liberal Democratic Party and the Komeito Party have been reluctant to reduce the university tuition fees due to financial problems, while the five opposition parties all answered that they should reduce the tuition fees.
The Liberal Democratic Party and the Komeito Party cited securing educational resources and expanding subsidies to private universities as solutions to the problems of university tuition and scholarships.On the other hand, the opposition party insists that the Democratic Party, Osaka Restoration will make education free of charge, the Communist Party will gradually reduce the tuition fee, the living will be redemption of loan-type scholarships, and interest-free.
