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September 1, 2020 (For students)

About Second-Semester Classes in 2020 at Tokyo Metropolitan University

We outlined the university policy for second-semester classes on Wednesday, August 5. Here are

details. (Note: The university’s policy has not changed since August.)

The content may be complex, so please read it carefully and follow the matters listed.

Second-Semester University Policy

○ In general, we will continue to conduct classes online during the second semester. Please continue to follow the rules established. ○ Face-to-face classes are limited to conducting some experiments, practical training and seminar classes. Please read through the information below carefully, and see which classes are face-to-face. ○ Unless you have a face-to-face class, you do not need to come to the university. Campus facilities will be open for use, however.

In general, second-semester classes will remain online.

○ There will be no entry restrictions for students during the second semester. ○ Libraries (including department libraries) and computer classrooms will also be open. Please make use of the university facilities.

Entry restrictions will be lifted for the second semester.

○ The “Guideline for Infection Prevention in Student Life” summarizes important points for students to keep in mind regarding how to prevent the spread of infections on and off-campus. Please be sure to read the guideline carefully and follow its recommendations.

Check and comply with the “Guideline for Infection Prevention in Student Life”

○ The student counseling room also provides face-to-face counseling services. If you have any concerns or questions, please do not hesitate to contact us (see below for details).

Feel free to consult with the student counseling room and other offices

○ If the Tokyo Metropolitan Government requests that we close the university due to changes in the infection situation in Tokyo, all classes may be moved online. Note: Please check the university website and our Twitter feed regularly to get the latest information.

TMU’s measures in response to the infection situation in Tokyo: Please check the university website regularly.

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Participation in Face-to-Face Classes

○ Some experiments, practical training and seminar classes will be conducted face-to-face. ○ Many classes will continue to be conducted online during the second semester. Please take online classes at home just like you did during the first semester.

Check to see how each class is being conducted (face-to-face, online, etc.)

○ Make sure to take your temperature and check your physical condition (breathlessness, weariness, etc.) every morning before coming to the campus. ○ If you have any symptoms—even if they are light—please stay at home. We will give ample consideration for absences due to these reasons. Please inform the Academic Affairs Division or section in charge of educational affairs* of your condition as soon as possible. ○ If you suspect that you may have been infected with COVID-19, if you came in close contact with an infected person, or if there is a family member or the like living with you that has been infected, please contact the section in charge of educational affairs* immediately. * For details, see “P4: Campus Contact Information.”

Health management when taking face-to-face classes:

■ Please be sure that you are fully aware of your class schedule (online and/or face-to-face). In principle, we expect students to take online classes at home, but we know that some students may need to take online classes on campus due to their class schedules. The times for some face-to-face classes may also change (timetable changes). Please make sure you know when you will be coming to the university, which classes are face-to-face and which are online, and so on. You can do this by checking the university website or getting in touch with the faculty members in charge of your classes in advance. ■ Take your classes online at home rather than on campus if at all possible <Important> There are concerns that having a large number of students taking classes online on campus at the same time could severely affect the campus network. We strongly encourage all students to take their online classes at home. However, if your class schedule forces you to take online classes while on campus, the university will respond accordingly. ■ Other If you are finding it difficult to participate in face-to-face classes because you have returned to your hometown or some other reason, please contact the section in charge of educational affairs and we will respond as flexibly as possible.

Participating in face-to-face classes

■ Please wear a mask and follow other coughing etiquette while on campus and when you are traveling. ■ Please avoid the "three Cs." Please be especially careful after classes and while eating. ■ Please wash your hands thoroughly and at the correct times. Be sure to wash your hands when you arrive on campus, before and after meals, after using public facilities and materials, after blowing your nose, etc. Method: Use soap and water to wash your hands and wrists for at least thirty seconds, rinse completely with water, and dry them with a clean handkerchief. ■ Maintain physical distance (one or two meters): Please be aware of this when standing in line Notes: 1. Please refer to the “TMU Guideline for Infection Prevention in Student Life” for details. 2. Please refer to “Guidelines for Preventing the Spread of COVID-19” for details.

Points to note while on campus: For the safety of you and the whole university

* Section in charge of educational affairs: The Academic Affairs Division is in charge of all first-year students, as well as all second-year students with the exception of students in the Faculty of Health Sciences. The academic affairs section of a student’s affiliated faculty or graduate school is responsible for undergraduate students in their third year and above, and for graduate school students (second year and above for students in the Faculty of Health Sciences).

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Action guidelines for TMU students during the second semester

Item Detail Reference Campus entry ■ Entry restrictions on students will be lifted.

(Those affiliated with the university will be allowed to enter.) ■ You can enter the university premises for classes, to use the library and other facilities, and to complete applications at service counters.

Classes ■ During the second semester, most classes will continue to be conducted online, while some experiments, practical training and seminars will be conducted face-to-face. ■ Please refer to the second-semester class format

list (*) for information on how each class is presented. (*) This information will be posted on the student

portal. Please check the class format (online or face-to-face)

and the class schedule (which may have changed) carefully. ■ Please carefully read (1) “Points to note when

taking face-to-face classes.”

[Notes] ・Even if your face-to-face and online classes are on the same day, please take the online classes at home if at all possible. ・If you must take an online class on campus due to your class schedule, please contact the Academic Affairs Division or section in charge of educational affairs.

Research activities

■ You may carry out research activities after taking thorough measures to prevent the spread of infection.

For details, please follow the instructions from each laboratory.

Library use ■ Libraries (central, Hino and Arakawa) will continue to offer remote services while resuming service window duties and reopening some of their facilities.

■ Specifically, you can use the service windows (borrowing, etc.) and some facilities (reading tables, etc.).

■ For more information, please refer to (2) “Use of Tokyo Metropolitan University libraries during the second semester.”

■ The department libraries are also available for use. Please contact the specific library you want to use for more details.

[Notes] ・The number of reading area space and computers available is limited. ・The active area is not available. ・Laptops are not available for rental.

Use of computer

classrooms

■ You can use the computer center and the computer classrooms in Building No. 1 on the Minami-Osawa Campus. ■ For details, please refer to (3) “Use of the computer

classrooms (Minami-Osawa) during the second semester.” ■ Information regarding the Hino Campus and

Arakawa Campus will be posted separately. Please check the university website.

[Notes] ・The number of users is limited and the number of classrooms available is subject to change. ・Please refer to the TMUNER for schedule details.

Service windows,

consultations

■ The service windows (Student Affairs Division, Career Support Division, Academic Affairs Division, and academic affairs sections of each faculty) are open. ■ You can also complete procedures and make inquiries by mail, email and telephone. ■ For details, please refer to (4) “To Students: Notice from the Student Support Center.”

Extracurricular activities

■ Organizations whose activity plans the Student Support Center have approved may conduct activities in

[Notes] ・Please refrain from

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outdoor facilities and other available facilities. ■ For details, please refer to (5) “Guidelines for extracurricular activities in the second semester.”

holding training camps, meetings with food and drink, and other similar gatherings.

【Campus Contact Information】 ・ Please contact the relevant office in charge of “Applicable Students” as listed in the chart below

when you contact the university to report your illness and other information. ・ Please contact the relevant office in charge of “Applicable Subjects” as listed below when you

contact the university regarding specific subjects you take. ・ If you wish to ask about face-to-face classes, please fill out the form that will be offered via the

student portal in early September. (Deadline: Wednesday, September 30.)

■ Minami-Osawa Campus Applicable Students

Applicable Subjects

Department in Charge Contact

First- and second-year undergraduate students (excluding second-year students in the Faculty of Health Sciences)

Liberal arts subjects

Academic Affairs Division tmu-kyomu★jmj.tmu.ac.jp

Third- and fourth-year undergraduate students and graduate students

Specialized undergraduate subjects

Graduate school subjects

Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences/ School of Humanities and Social Sciences Graduate School of Humanities

jinbun-info★jmj.tmu.ac.jp

Faculty of Law/School of Law and Politics Graduate School of Law and Politics/Graduate School of Social Sciences (Department of Law and Politics)

hougaku-kyoumu★jmj.tmu.ac.jp

Faculty of Economics and Business Administration/School of Business Administration Graduate School of Management/Graduate School of Social Sciences (Department of Management)

biz★jmj.tmu.ac.jp

Faculty of Science/School of Science and Engineering Graduate School of Science/Graduate School of Science and Engineering

rikou.r★jmj.tmu.ac.jp

Faculty of Urban Environmental Sciences Graduate School of Urban Environmental Sciences

fues-k★jmj.tmu.ac.jp

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■ Hino Campus Third- and fourth-year undergraduate students and graduate students

Specialized undergraduate subjects

Graduate school subjects

Faculty of Systems Design Graduate School of Systems Design

hino-kyoumu★jmj.tmu.ac.jp

■ Arakawa Campus Second-, third- and fourth-year undergraduate students Graduate students

Specialized undergraduate subjects Graduate school subjects

Faculty of Health Sciences Graduate School of Human Health Sciences

a-kyomu★jmj.tmu.ac.jp

■ Harumi Campus Graduate students

Graduate school subjects

Graduate Schools for Law and Politics (Law School)

ls-info★tmu.ac.jp (the first letter is small letter l [el])

■ Marunouchi Satellite Campus Graduate students

Graduate school subjects

Graduate School of Management Graduate School of Social Sciences (Department of Management)

biz★jmj.tmu.ac.jp

■ International Affairs Office International exchange students

International exchange subjects

International Affairs Office inbound-to-tmu★jmj.tmu.ac.jp

Note: Replace “★” with “@” in the above-mail addresses. 【Reference】TMU measures to prevent the spread of infections【From October 1, 2020】 In addition to managing the health of students and making sure they take rest at home when they are sick, we thoroughly enforce measures to prevent the spread of infection, such as through the preparation and distribution of the “TMU Guideline for Infection Prevention in Student Life,” which comprehensively covers the precautions to be taken both on and off-campus to prevent infection. Disinfectants have been installed in various locations on campus Locations ・ Entrances of buildings, in front of classrooms, students’ rooms, in front of laboratories, inside libraries, computer classrooms, cafeterias, in front of service windows, etc.

Installation of disinfectants in various locations on campus

Thoroughly informing students of important issues in

student life

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We have implemented the following measures to prevent droplet infection: Service windows ・ Plastic acrylic sheets are installed at service windows ・ Service window staff members wear masks or face shields Classrooms ・ Acrylic boards are installed in front of the podium to prevent droplet infection Cafeteria ・ Partitions (acrylic boards) are installed at tables to prevent droplet infection ・ Items that are frequently touched (doorknobs and switches) in common areas and classrooms are regularly cleaned and disinfected with disinfectant solution. ・ In addition to those items, the desks and PCs in libraries and computer classrooms are periodically disinfected. ・ Equipment for common use, such as laboratory equipment and microphones, are also periodically disinfected. ・ Air conditioners in classrooms and other areas are operated to ensure good ventilation. ・ In addition, two-way ventilation is conducted whenever possible. ・ A maximum capacity is set for each classroom so that there is ample distance between students when conducting classes. We will limit the number of seats in the library and cafeteria, as well as benches and tables in open spaces. Notifications will be posted in open spaces as a reminder. In addition to establishing a research system that takes into consideration the prevention of crowding in laboratories, each laboratory has a thorough control system for day-to-day room access. TMU has secured the necessary equipment and supplies, such as installing non-contact thermometers at each campus.

Measures to prevent droplet infection

Cleaning and disinfection

Ventilation

Arrangement of various seats and open space

Entrance restrictions in each laboratory

Capacity management in classrooms

Securing the necessary equipment and supplies