In addition to the new coronavirus, the first half of the second examination of national and public universities will start nationwide from the 25th, amid the effects of the earthquake that originated off the coast of Fukushima Prefecture.
According to the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, the second examination will be held at 172 national and public universities nationwide, excluding the two universities that have their own schedule, and the total number of applicants for the first, middle and second semesters is more than 14,000 from last year. There are only 425,415 people.
The average final application rate was 3.8 times for national universities, 5.9 times for public universities, and 4.3 times overall, both of which were 0.1 points lower than last year, but they are almost at the same level.
At 169 of these universities, preparations were made at each university on the 24th, before the first semester schedule began on the 25th, and infection control measures were taken by spacing seats and installing disinfectants. Was there.
In addition, some universities have changed their venues due to the earthquake that observed shaking with a seismic intensity of 6 or higher in Fukushima and Miyagi prefectures on the 13th of this month, and if the disaster makes it difficult to take the exam as planned, the university It means that some universities are selected based on the results of the common entrance examination.
Due to a series of changes due to the spread of infection, individual tests will be canceled at two faculties, Yokohama National University, Utsunomiya University, and Shinshu University, and pass / fail will be judged based on the results of common tests.
Organizations made up of national and public universities are calling on each university to set up additional exams so that they can take the exam even if they are infected.