Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture, has begun donating to universities, junior colleges, and vocational schools that utilize the hometown tax payment system for the first time in Japan to support students in the city affected by the new coronavirus.The recruitment period is from July 2020th to December 7st, 29.

 In the "KOBE Student Support City University Response Assistance Program" established by Kobe City, the donor will specify the university, etc. that he / she wants to support and pay the hometown tax, and Kobe City will subsidize the designated university.The university will use it to support current students, such as providing emergency financial support scholarships and special scholarships for conducting online classes, lending PCs and wireless LAN routers for online classes, and mailing services for copying books and documents.

 The target universities are 23 schools that have signed a memorandum of understanding with Kobe City, hoping to participate in this project.In addition to the national and public Kobe University, Hyogo Prefectural University, Kobe City Foreign Language University, and Kobe City Nursing University, there are 13 private universities and junior colleges such as Konan University, and 6 specialized schools such as Kobe International Cooking and Confectionery College. It is necessary to specify and donate.You can check how to use it on each school information page on the Kobe City website.

reference:[Kobe City] KOBE Student Support-Supporting Students Affected by the New Corona- (Kobe's Hometown Tax Payment Usage)

 

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