Reduced tuition fees by submitting signatures of 10,000 students Group of university students New Corona April 30 17:54
As part-time job income has decreased due to the spread of the new coronavirus, and more students are being financially driven, a group of university students and others gathered signatures for about 10,000 people on the Internet to reduce tuition fees, 30 Submitted to the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.
The signatures were submitted by a group of university students who are engaged in signature activities at universities all over the country, and the signatures of 10,663 people were collected on the Internet for the 6 days until the 29th.
The group representatives visited the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology on the 30th and submitted a signature and request form to the Deputy Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Kameoka.
According to the request form, part-time job income will be lost due to the spread of the new coronavirus, and a large number of students may find it difficult to continue their studies, so the government budget will cut the tuition fee to half and introduce online classes. The government is requesting that universities cover the costs of such expenses.
Mr. Marika Yamagishi, the group's representative, said, `` The deputy minister told me that I would like to use the study support system and loan type scholarship, but I can not predict how long I will not have a part-time job Then there are people leaving the university. We need the support of the government to realize the reduction in tuition fees. "