【COVID-19】Notice

2022-07-04

Notice(July 4, 2022)

The university updated the COVID-19 related information and plans.

  1. The BCP level for the entire campus will remain 1.
  2. Overseas travel is permitted according to the infectious disease risk levels on the “MOFA’s Travel Advice and Warning on Infectious Diseases” set by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as follows.
    1. Level 1: Travel is permitted at the discretion of the dean or graduate school dean, but please refrain from any unnecessary travel (e.g., sightseeing).
    2. Level 2 and 3: Permission will be granted if the need for travel and the safety of the destination country can be confirmed and the following conditions are met.
      1. Study abroad through an undergraduate/graduate study abroad program or privately funded study abroad
        ・The program must be an overseas study program based on an inter-university agreement on academic cooperation or other student exchange agreement.
        ・Privately-funded study abroad may also be permitted if the faculty/graduate school to which the student belongs to determines that it is equivalent to a study abroad program based on an inter-university exchange agreement.
      2. Private travel
        ・The student himself/herself must have a strong desire to travel. (Excluding sightseeing).
        ・Permission from the student’s faculty/graduate school, consent of the guarantor, and consent of the institution to which the student will be traveling.
      3. Research Exchange, Conference Presentations
        • Those participating in research exchanges based on inter-university exchange agreements, research surveys, or participation in international academic conferences, symposiums, and research meetings.
        • Permission from the student’s faculty/graduate school, consent of the guarantor, and consent of the institution to which the student will be traveling.
    3. Level 4: Overseas travel is prohibited.
  3. When you enter Japan from overseas, please wait for the period of time and at the location specified by the ” COVID-19: Current Japanese Border Measures” according to the country where you have stayed.
  4. Be sure to check emails from the university and the university website updates because university policies will change based on the spread of the infection.