Basic Information on College Life in UT

  Click here to see the list of office counters.


 
  • Student Card (IC Card)

    • Student card is to certify your status as a student of UT. Please do not allow your Student Card not to be misused by anybody.

      You need to show your Student Card, for example, when you:

      • Take final examination
      • Enter the library and borrow books there
      • Apply for Periodical Health Check-up
      • Apply for Certificates

    • NOTES:

      • Do not lend or present your Student Card to somebody else
      • When you apply for a Student Discount Coupon, please show your Student Card on request of an officer.
      • If you lose or damage your Student Card, please visit the Section of Academic Affairs of your department/faculty and apply for Student Card Reissuance there.
      • If you change your family name, please submit Notification of the Change of Name at the Section of Academic Affairs of your department/faculty.
      • When you graduate (or leave school), be sure to return your Student Card to the Section of Academic Affairs of your department/faculty.
      • If you need to extend the period of driver's license, please apply for the extension at the following office counters:

        ・ Application Counters for Student Card
           Faculty of Integrated Arts and Sciences  … Section of Academic Affairs
           Faculty of Engineering             … Section of Academic Affairs
           Faculties on Kuramoto Campus       … Section of Academic Affairs

  • Tuition Payment

    • Deadlines of tuition payment are:

        ・ For the Semester 1   …  End of April
        ・ For the Semester 2   …   End of November

        * If you do not pay tuition by the deadline dates above without any reasonable excuses, you may be expelled from the school.
        * If you want to know about tuition waiver system, please click here.

      How to Pay Tuition
      • You may pay tuition by bank account transfer.
      • When you pay tuition by bank account transfer, please transfer your tuition from the account entitled with your name of the name of your guarantor.
      • Application form for the tuition transfer is attached with the notification of acceptance. In case you lost the application form, please ask for the form at the Accounting Center on Jousanjima/Kuramoto Campus.
        (To check the location of the accounting centers, please click here)


  • Paperwork
      1. To Get a Student Discount Coupon for Public Transportation

        For public transportation, such as JR train and bus services, you may get discount by using a student discount coupon.

        How to Get a Discount Coupon
        • You can get a discount coupon with an automatic coupon issuing machine.

          * The issuing machine is at following places::
            ・ Jousanjima Campus … Section of General Education (Building 4, 1F)   【MAP
                              Entrance of K Building                  【MAP
            ・ Kuramoto Campus   … Laboratory Building for Basic Medicine (1F)    【MAP

          * You need your student card to issue a discount coupon.

        • A discount coupon is only for your use. Please do not give or lend it to others.
        • You need to show your student card when you buy a ticket using a student discount coupon. Please be sure to carry your student card with you.
        • Any misuse of a discount coupon is prohibited.
        • You can use at most 10 coupons every year.

      2. How to Get Certificates
        (Certificate of Enrollment, Academic Transcript, and Certificate of Expected Graduation)


        You can issue these certificates using the issuing machine above. You need your student card to issue a certificate.

      3. Inquiry for Leave of Absence

        If you need to leave school for more than two months due to sickness or some other private reasons, you can apply for the Inquiry for Leave of School at the Section of Academic Affairs of your department/faculty.

        If you wish to extend the period of your leave of absence, please submit the extension inquiry at the same office before the original period ends.

         * If you apply for the Leave of Absence due to sickness, please submit a medical certificate signed by your doctor.

      4. Re-enrollment Inquiry

        You need to submit Re-enrollment Inquiry to your department/faculty (Section of Academic Affairs) when you resume your study while you are taking a leave of absence.

         * In case you took a leave of absence due to sickness, please submit a medical certificate signed by your doctor.

      5. Notification of the Change of your Address, Guarantor or Name

        When you made any changes in your current address, guarantor or name, please be sure to contact following offices and let them know about the changes:

        • Section of Academic Affairs of your department/faculty
        • Division of International Affairs (Support Office for International Student on Kuramoto Campus)
         * In case you make changes in your current address and name, please do not forget to make changes on your Alien
          Registration Card at City Hall of Town Hall you reside. Please click here about the paperwork for this.
         * After you completed the changes on your Alien Registration Card, contact the Division of International Affairs and let
          them know about your new address and name.


  • Penalties

    • In order to maintain disciplines on campus, we sometimes take disciplinary actions against following misconducts.

      Misconducts Penalties
      Serious crimes or criminal attempts, such as burglary or rape Expulsion
      Fatal/serious traffic accidents due to malicious violations of traffic laws, such as unlicensed driving, drunken driving and reckless driving. Expulsion
      Assaulting, stealing or blackmailing Expulsion/Suspension
      Physical injuries due to malicious violations of traffic laws, such as unlicensed driving, drunken driving and reckless driving Expulsion/Suspension
      Repeated harrasmental acts, such as stalking, sexual harassment, alcohol harassment and power harassment Expulsion/Suspension
      Intentional misconduct resulting in the loss of intelligence properties of the University Expulsion/Suspension
      Malicious misuse of computers or computer networks Expulsion/Suspension
      Possession/misuse of illegal drugs Expulsion/Suspension
      Unlawful entry of, misuse or illegal occupation of University buildings Expulsion/Suspension/Warning
      Physical assault, intimidation or illegal custody of University staff Expulsion/Suspension/Warning
      Molestation (including peeping acts) Expulsion/Suspension/Warning
      Violence to hinder educational/research activities or administration on the University Expulsion/Suspension/Warning
      Malicious violations of traffic laws, such as unlicensed driving, drunken driving and reckless driving Suspension/Warning
      Harrassmental acts, such as such as stoking, sexual harassment, alcohol harassment and power harassment Suspension/Warning
      Intentionally damaging others' belongings Suspension/Warning
      Misuse of computers or computer networks Suspension/Warning
      Violent acts Suspension/Warning
      Gambling Suspension/Warning
      Damaging University properties or buildings Suspension/Warning
      Cheating and other misconducts on examinations Suspension/Warning


  • Campus Life Q&A


    • ・How should I do when I lost my student card?

      Please contact following counters immediately and ask them to issue a new student card for you:

      • Faculties of IAS and Engineering                       Section of Academic Affairs
      • Faculties of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences      Section of Academic Affairs
        * If you are taking General Education classes, you may contact Section of General Education and ask them issue a new card.


      ・How can I receive information about classroom change and class cancellation?

      Information about classroom change and class cancellation is posted on the message board. Please be sure to check it everyday.

       * If you are taking General Education Classes, you can check the information of class cancellation online.
        (Official HP of General Education Center, here)


      ・Do I have to submit Notification of Absence?

      Even if you have to miss a class due to sickness or bereavement/mourning, we have no system to accept your notification of absence. Please directly consult with your instructor.

      In case you cannot take the final exam for unavoidable reasons, such as sickness or bereavement/mourning, you can apply for Inquiry for Make-up Exam. For details, please consult with Section of General Education (only about General Education subjects) or the Section of Academic Affairs of your department/faculty.

       * Section of General Equation  【MAP


      ・Where is Lost-and-found counter?

      If you lose something, please consult with Section of General Education. If you cannot find your lost item, please consult with other offices nearby.


      ・How can I get scholarship information?

      The Division of International Affairs (on Kuramoto Campus, Support Office for International Students) provides various scholarship information. Please consult with the counters directly.
      We also post update scholarship information on the official home page of the International Center.

       * About Japanese Government Scholarship, please click here.
       * About other on-campus scholarship information, please click here.


      ・I need some money quickly... Are there any ways to borrow some money?

      For international students studying in UT, we have following quick loan services:

      • One-time allowance for new international students (20,000 yen/person)
      • One-time quick loan for international students (up to 100,000 yen)
      • UT Student loan  (Up to 100,000 yen)

      For details, please click here.


      ・I want to stay in a dormitory...

      Please consult with the Division of International Affairs (Section of International Exchange) on Jousanjima Campus.

       * For details about the dormitory, please click here.


      ・How can I get my health certificate?

      Health certificate is available at Section of Student Affairs (1F of the Building 4 on Jousanjima Campus), Section of Academic Affairs on Kuramoto Campus, or Health Service Center on Jousanjima Campus.

       * Health Certificate is available only if you take a periodical health checkup.
       * Click here to see detail information about health checkup.


      ・Are there anybody I can consult when I have problems?

      The International Center has a welfare counselling staff for international students (Dr. Kin).

       * Click here to see the contact information to Dr. Kin.
       * As for other staffs in charge of welfare counselling, please click here.

      UT Student Counselling Room also provides free counselling services. (Access Map to the Room 【MAP】)

       * Professional counselors deal with your problems.
       * Click here to see the contact information to the counselling room.


      ・Is there any insurance available for the injury I got while in an extra-curricular club activity (or during
       in-class activity)?
      ・Can I use any insurance for the injury I got in an accident while I was going to the University?


      All UT students are required to enroll in the Personal Insurance for Students Pursuing Education and Research, which covers medical expenditures for the treatments for damages a student got during extra-curricular activity, in-class activity or commuting to the school campus.

      Please contact following counters in case you need to use the insurance:

      Counters to Contact
       ・ Faculties of IAS and Engineering … Section of Student Affairs (on the 1F of the Building 4)
       ・ Faculties of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences … Section of Academic Affairs

       * For details of the insurance, please click here.


      ・Do I have to anybody when I changed my address or phone number?

      Yes. Please contact Section of Academic Affairs of your department/faculty and let them know about the change of your current address and phone number.
      Please also be sure to inform the Division of International Affairs (Support Office for International Students on Kuramoto Campus) about your new address and phone number.


      ・Where should I contact when my personal belongings were stolen?

      Please contact the Section of Academic/Student Affairs of your department/faculty.

       * Many cases of theft occur on campus. Please be careful for your personal belongings.
       * Please also remember to lock your bicycle and motorbike when you leave them on campus.


      ・How can I get part-time job information?

      We put a file of up-to-date part-time job information on the 1F of Student Hall on Jousanjima Campus and on the 2F of Kuramoto Kaikan on Kuramoto Campus.

      When you apply for a part-time job of a home tutor, please contact the Section of Student Affairs and apply for the job there. For other part-time jobs, please directly contact the employer.


      ・When weather alerts are issued ...

      Classes are automatically cancelled when weather alerts (Hurricane Alert and Heavy Rain Alert, or Hurricane Alert and Floor Alert) are issued in the northern Tokushima area.

      • Above alerts are in effect at 7:00   … Morning classes are cancelled
      • Above alerts are in effect at 11:00  … Afternoon classes are cancelled
      • Above alerts are in effect at 16:00  … Night classes are cancelled
      • When above alerts are issued after a class starts  … Subsequent classes are cancelled