Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology
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To: All students of the Graduate School of Agriculture and Faculty of Agriculture 　From: Dean, Graduate School of Agriculture and Faculty of Agriculture

April 5, 2021

To the students of the Graduate School of Agriculture and Faculty of Agriculture,
Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology　

Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology
Dean, Graduate School of Agriculture and Faculty of Agriculture

Amid the COVID-19 pandemic that began last year, the University has put policies in place in response to the changing circumstances of the pandemic and has conducted educational and research activities in a way that gives due regard to the right of university students to an education.

In the Institute of Agriculture, Graduate School of Agriculture, and Faculty of Agriculture, preventing infection and protecting lives has been prioritized. Educational, research, and “circle” (student group) activities have continued on the principle of strict observance of infection spread prevention measures such as avoiding the “three Cs” (closed spaces, crowded places, and close contact settings). [In Japanese, these are the “three mitsu”: mippei (insufficient ventilation), misshuu (crowds), and missetsu (close contact).]

With this in mind, both within the University and outside in the wider community, please continue to act in such a way as to prevent the spread of infection, keeping yourself and others safe, by strictly avoiding the “five situations” that are known to increase the risk of infection.

1. Both on and off campus

  • Please strictly observe basic infection prevention measures, such as mask wearing, hand washing (or sanitizing), gargling, staying at home if you feel unwell, and avoiding the “three Cs.”
  • The “five situations” known to increase the likelihood of infection are i) social gatherings involving the drinking of alcohol, ii) eating and drinking in a large group or over a long period of time, iii) engaging in conversations without wearing a mask, iv) living together in a small space, and v) “switching your location” (such as working in one place with one group of people and then spending your break time in a different place with a different group of people). Please do not become complacent and continue to make every effort to avoid the risk of infection both on and off campus.
  • The University will not tolerate prejudice, discrimination, bullying, or abuse on social media of infected persons or their close contacts and families. Please maintain a calm attitude so that people’s human rights are not violated.
  • Please strictly observe infection prevention measures in your student dormitories.
  • Before arriving at the University or leaving it, please check your temperature and confirm that you do not have symptoms that could be COVID-19. Please do not come to the University, or leave it, if you are feeling unwell.
  • If you are confirmed as infected, if you have a PCR test, or if you are identified as a close contact of an infected person, please inform the University immediately using the specified procedure.
  • Please watch out for information or instructions from the central or local government and act in accordance with that information.

2. Educational activities

  • Classes for first and second year students in the Faculty of Agriculture, centering on courses? delivered by lecture and on experiment-based, practical, and research courses, are as far as possible conducted face to face.
  • The timetable for the commencement of experiment-based and practice-based classes and implementation of practical experience off campus will differ depending on the department. Please check via the syllabus and Google Classroom, for each class.
  • For details of each class, please check the document entitled “Implementation of classes in 2021 1H (first and second semesters).”
  • Depending on how the situation regarding the pandemic develops in Japan and overseas, classes may change from being in principle face-to-face to being in principle online.
  • With face-to-face classes, the risk of infection may rise when students “switch their location” at break times, etc., because of a sense of relaxation and the change of environment. Please be extremely careful in your conversations with fellow students after class to avoid the spread of infection.
  • The timetable for classes, both online and face-to-face, can sometimes change. Please check via the Google Classroom, etc., for each class.