News Release Dated August 20, 2024
Company: Japan System Techniques Co., Ltd.
Representative: Takeaki Hirabayashi, President and CEO
Stock code: 4323, Tokyo Stock Exchange, Prime Market
Contact: Taku Hirabayashi, Director and Senior Officer
Tel: +81-6-4560-1000

Start of the ALUPA Alumni Service for Universities
Japan System Techniques Co., Ltd. (“JAST”) has added a platform business for the alumni of universities bystarting to provide the ALUPA alumni service for universities in August 2024. The details are as per attached.
This matter will have only a negligible effect on JAST’s results of operations. An announcement will be madein a timely manner if there is any additional information that should be disclosed.

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August 20, 2024
Japan System Techniques Co., Ltd.

Start of the ALUPA Alumni Service for Universities
Japan System Techniques Co., Ltd. (“JAST”) has added a platform business for the alumni of universities by starting toprovide the ALUPA alumni service for universities in August 2024.

■ Background
Since 1994, JAST has been supplying the GAKUEN series, which is a strategic university management system, as a package
business for supporting the digital transformation (DX) of educational institutions. More than 240 universities in Japan
currently use the GAKUEN series for instructors and other personnel as well as students and their parents and other guardians.
This product has an excellent reputation for support involving the current students of universities. In addition, JAST has been
receiving feedback from universities concerning the need for assistance involving educational opportunities for people after
graduation and for numerous issues concerning administrative tasks.
The falling number of university students in Japan due to the declining number of children is creating serious difficulties formany universities. At the same time, the Japanese government is seeking ways to create more opportunities for people toacquire new knowledge and skills after starting their careers. These opportunities are needed because of the rapid advances in
the field of information technology along with Japan’s increasing average life expectancy.
As one step to meet these needs, JAST used its expertise and data resources in the education sector acquired over many years
to develop ALUPA. This alumni service enables universities to form communities of people after their graduation for thepurpose of providing opportunities for additional education.

■ Overview of the New Service
ALUPA is a closed social networking service that facilitates the distribution and sharing of information between universities
and their alumni as well as among alumni. Participants can hear about the current activities of universities and other alumni,
form communities with people they know and can trust, receive information about opportunities for further education, andobtain other benefits.

■ Features of the New Service
In August 2024, JAST released a beta version of ALUPA that allows the distribution of information and registration of theinformation of participants of this closed SNS.
Universities may send information to their alumni and alumni can freely post information about their current status, alumni
events and other subjects. In addition, participants can use ALUPA to register information about their work and academic
experience, professional qualifications and other skills, and other items to create personal profiles. Using this information canthen create stronger ties among alumni of a university.
The GAKUEN series is used for the management of many types of information about an individual’s academic records andother items while a university student. As a result, individuals with student data managed by the GAKUEN series can use an
automatic link between this information and ALUPA.

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An example of an ALUPA information service page

■ Future Outlook
JAST plans to continue to develop more services following the August 2024 release of ALUPA to increase the number offunctions. Plans currently include the addition of a questionnaire for receiving opinions and information from alumni, aninternet application capability for converting postal mail and other procedures requiring paper documents to a digital format,
and a function to form communities for communications among people in specific courses of study or other interests when
they were students.
In the fiscal year ending March 2026 and afterward, JAST plans to develop functions that will enable ALUPA to handle
donations to universities, digital certificates for promoting the digitalization of academic records, e-learning to assist withacquiring new skills, and other tasks. In addition, JAST plans to start a service for companies, including marketing, advertisingand other functions, with the goal of helping establish ties between companies and the alumni of universities.
■ Inquiries
Japan System Techniques Co., Ltd.
Contact: Tabata, GAKUEN Business
Tel: +81-6-4560-1030
E-mail:alupa-contact@jast.co.jp
URL：https://www.jast-alupa.com/

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