2025 Fall Semester Orientation for New Students

Orientation for New Students (Common to Undergraduates and Graduate Schools）

The University of Tsukuba holds an orientation for new students to provide necessary information to start their university life.

There are two main types of orientations for new students: the "Common Orientation" for all new students and the "Orientation by Educational Organization" held by each educational organization.

Common Orientation (Common to Undergraduates and Graduate Schools)

The following are the items of the "Common Orientation" for all new students in the fall semester.

Orientation by Educational Organization (Undergraduates)

For new students, a combined schedule of "Common Orientation" and "Orientation by Educational Organization" will be sent to their email addresses registered on enrollment. If you are unable to attend the orientation by the method specified by your educational organization, please be sure to contact your educational organization in advance.

Orientation by Educational Organization (Graduate Schools)

Check orientation information from each educational organization. If you are unable to attend the orientation by the method specified by your educational organization, please be sure to contact your educational organization in advance.

How to Use the Campus System （Common to Undergraduates and Graduate Schools）

The following is a brief description of the following three systems that are particularly important for studying at the University.

• manaba (Learning Management System）

  　This system has course pages for each orientation and class, where you can watch videos and materials from the orientation and classes. Detailed instructions and assignment submission for each course may also be done through this system.

• TWINS（Educational Information System）

  　This system enables students to register for classes and view their grades.

• KdB（Curriculum Development Support System）

  　This system enables students to search for and view course syllabi and information on all classes.
  To understand how to use KdB, read "6 About the viewing of the syllabus by using the Curriculum Scheduling Support System (KdB) in the "ICT Guide."

* For more information on the system and other related systems, please check the ICT Guide.

About Distribution of the Unified Authentication System Initial Password Card

In order to use the above systems (manaba and TWINS), you need your initial password card for "Unified Authentication System."
Please Receive the card in person, by mail, or via online storage from each organization on or after September 1 (Mon.) for students enrolling in September and on or after September 16 (Tue.) for students enrolling in October. If you are unable to come to the University due to unavoidable circumstances, please check here, and contact your educational organization in advance.

Use of Distribution of the Unified Authentication System and Microsoft Products

You will need to set up a Unified Authentication System for orientation and class attendance, as well as a Microsoft account for the email account that will be given to all students and for use of Microsoft products. This section describes the steps involved.

1. Unified Authentication System

   The Unified Authentication System is a system that allows users to use various systems with the same password. To use this system, please change your initial password first.
   For instructions on changing the initial password, please refer to　the ICT Guide " 4.1 Unified Authentication System" and Unified Authentication System Initial Password Card.

2. Microsoft Account

   All students will be assigned a Microsoft account. This is the account for using Microsoft products (The email address provided by the university, Teams, Word, and so on.). Important notifications from the university will be sent to the email address assigned to each student by the university. Please make sure to check it regularly.
   For instructions on how to start using the Microsoft account, please refer to Unified Authentication System Initial Password Card. Please review the information on starting to use your Microsoft account along with the initial password change procedure for the Unified Authentication System.
   If you encounter any issues, such as being unable to register, please contact us through the " CONTACT