While the number of people infected with the new corona is declining, the number of applications from high school and university students is increasing rapidly for companies dealing with overseas study, but there are a series of consultations on how to reduce costs due to the weak yen and high crude oil prices. increase.
At companies dealing in overseas study abroad in Shibuya Ward, Tokyo, the number of users, which was close to 10,000 per year due to the spread of infection, has decreased sharply for the past two and a half years. The number of applicants is increasing rapidly.
Requests for materials are dozens of times higher than before the spread of the infection, which is several tens of times that of the same period last year, which was affected by the Korona-ka. I was given an explanation about the number of classes and the length of stay.
On the other hand, tuition and stay expenses are rising due to the depreciation of the yen, and in the case of short-term study abroad, it is nearly 20% higher than before the spread of infection, and in the case of studying abroad in North America for one month, it was about 500,000 yen. It means that it is about 600,000 yen.
In addition, the price of travel expenses has risen further from this month due to the high price of crude oil, and the price has risen by nearly 20,000 yen one way to North America, and many people are consulting about changing to a cheaper schedule.
Masato Suzuki of "EF Education First Japan" said, "Inquiries from people who couldn't study abroad for the past two years have come all at once. On the other hand, the cost is high, so studying abroad I would like to propose changes to the off-season, etc. for realization. "
College student "The financial aspect is tough, but I want to somehow realize it."
Aiko Ishii, a fourth-year student attending a university in Tokyo who visited for consultation on studying abroad, was thinking of studying abroad when she was in the second year, but had to give up because of the spread of the new corona infection.
She is currently looking for a job, but once her job is decided, she will study abroad by the time she graduates and come to her consultation to study English.
Mr. Ishii said, "I was disappointed that I couldn't study abroad because I thought I could go abroad as a matter of course. I'm worried because the Korona-ka continues, but I have a lot of time now. So I decided to study abroad. "
On the other hand, about the fact that the cost of studying abroad is rising due to the depreciation of the yen and the rise in crude oil prices, "I am worried every day whether I can study abroad with my own budget after seeing the news of the depreciation of the yen. I thought the financial aspect was tough, but I would like to manage to realize it with the money I have saved by working part-time and saving money for studying abroad. "