★大学進学の意欲はあるものの、家庭の経済状況が壁となってためらうケースは多い。
There are many who hesitate to head for university due to economic circumstances of the family, though having the desire to study.
幅広く若者を支援できる方策を、どう考えるか。
Is there a way to support many young people?
大学などの授業料を国が学生に代わって給付する制度の原案を、自民党の教育再生実行本部がまとめた。
Headquarter of educational reform of the Liberal Democratic Party(LDP) compiled the original plan for the government to provide universities fees.
本人が就職後、所得に応じて国に返済する。
Each individual pays back to the government in the from of income tax after being employed.
所得がない場合は返さなくていいため、奨学金の「出世払い」方式と言われる。
If there is no income, there is no need of paying it back, so this method is called the "paying back after Career Progress" Scholarship.
子供が大学などへ進学する際、学費負担は家計に重くのしかかる。
Tuition fee weighs heavily on family budget, when a child enters university.
このため大学進学者の二人に1人が奨学金を利用している。
For this reason, one out of every two students going to university utilizes scholarship system.
住民税非課税世帯を中心とする低所得の家庭への進学支援については、返済が不要な給付型奨学金が、昨年度から導入されている。
Benefit scholarship that does not need reimbursement, has 1 been introduced since last year to support further education opportunities for children in low-income families.
「出世払い方式」は給付型に比べ、支援対象を広げやすい利点があるといえるだろう。
Comparing the "paying back after career Progress" and the benefit Scholarship, the first has advantages of its easiness of expanding the supporting target.
だが、実際に制度を設け導入するのであれば、多くの課題もある。
However, there exists many issues when actually introducing the system.
まず、財源の調達だ。
The first issues is the procurement of financial resources.
自民案は財政投融資の資金を当て込むが、年間9800億円が必要と試算する。
According to the draft, LDP plans to allot funds of the fiscal loan, which is believed to amount upto 980 bilion yen per year.
長期間低金利の資金だが、金利次第では追加負担を要する。
It is a long-term low-interest fund, but depending on the interest rate, additional burden is required.
保証人がいないため、返済できない場合に誰がどう、穴埋めするのか。
But the problem of it is that who will be covering for it when it cannot be reimbursed since there is no security.
これまでのタイプの奨学金と並存させるかも課題になるだろう。
Another challenge is the coexistence with the conventional scholarship.
定員割れするような大学への安易な救済策に陥る懸念もある。
There is also a concern of falling into easy remedy for universities that are unable to meet their quota.
学費の見直しなど、支援拡充は大学教育改革と、一体で行うべきだ。
Reviewing of tuition fee, and enhance support should be done together with the University Education Reform.
意欲ある人材が進学できることは、最終的には社会の基盤強化にもつながる。
If people who are motivated are able to go on to higher education, this will eventually lead to strengthening of the foundation of society.
自民案をきっかけに、環境を整備する議論を加速すべきだ。
We should accelerate the debate on creating these environment with the draft of LDP as a start.
(2018年5月13日付け毎日新聞「社説」より。
(From the Mainichi Shimbun editorial dated May 13, 2018.)
CHECK Q1
「出世払い」方式とは、どんな
方式ですか?
What kind of system is the
"pay-after-success" method?
An
本人が
就職後、
所得に
応じて
国に
返済する
方式。
A system in which the individual repays the government after gaining employment, based on their income.
Q2 この
案の
場合、どんな
課題がありますか。
What issues are there with this proposal?
An
財源の
調達と、
返済できない
場合に
誰が
穴埋めをするかという
問題と、
定員割れする
大学への
安易な
救済策になる
可能性があること。
Securing funding; the problem of who would cover shortfalls if repayments cannot be made; and the possibility that it could become an easy bailout measure for universities that fail to meet enrollment quotas.