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Key points regarding requests for job-hunting/recruitment activities for those scheduled to graduate/complete in FY2025 (March 2026)● Requests to business organizations widely in Japan regarding job-hunting/recruitment activitiy rules for those scheduled to graduate at the end of FY2025, i.e. March 2026, throughjoint names of relevant government ministries and agencies (Cabinet Secretariat / Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology / Ministry of Health, Labour andWelfare / Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry).
〇 As in the past, the schedule for job-hunting and recruitment activities should be as follows in〇 Only Type 3 internships that meet certain requirements (can use theprinciple, and sufficient consideration should be given to the academic schedule, etc.

Industry-Academia Council Standards Compliance Mark) can use student

PR activities

After March 1st immediately prior to the start of theinformation obtained from internships for job-hunting/recruiting activities.

(briefing sessions, etc.) startgraduation/completion FY

Recruitment selection activities(interview, etc.) start
Official job offers start

After June 1st of graduation/completion FY
After October 1st of graduation/completion FY〇 In addition, for students who are judged to have a high level of specialized knowledge andability through Type 3 specialized type internships (2 weeks or more) conducted after spring
break, by focusing on this point, the publicity period for PR activities starting in March can beshortened and the recruitment and selection process can begin earlier than June.
*The above-mentioned specialized skills utilization internship is additionally required to disclose
the overall recruitment plan for new graduates, the level of academic achievement required ofstudents, and their specialized skills.

〇 Allow graduates who have graduated or completed their studies within atleast three years of graduation to apply for the employment quota for new
graduates and prospective graduates.
〇 Provide various selection opportunities for Japanese students studying
abroad, foreign students, etc., and make use of online.
〇 Appropriate evaluation of learning achievements and the status of academicefforts.
〇 Thorough compliance with laws and regulations in the handling of student
personal information.
〇 Thorough prevention of harassment, such as forcing students to end job
hunting for other companies in exchange for a job offer at the company, inorder to ensure the freedom of students to choose their profession .
〇 Thorough prevention of sexual harassment and power harassment(abuse ofgraduation time
FY2014 ( March 2015 )FY2015 ( March 2016 )FY2016 ( March 2017 ) ~FY2025 ( March 2026 )PR activities(year beforegraduation)

Recruitment
selection activities(graduation year)

December

April

March
March

Augustauthority).
〇 Efforts should be made to establish and/or improve consultation systems
that deal with complaints and consultations from students, regarding theharassment above.

JuneJune ( * )* March only for students whose expertise has been judged through a specialized skills utilization internship.

Excerpt from the leaflet "Future internships that will change in industry and academia"(Reference 1)( Prepared by the Industry-Academia Council on Recruitment and the Future of University Education )Student Career Development Support Activities (4 Types) ―Comparison of Features―
The table below summarizes the main characteristics of student career development support activities (4 types).
For more detailed information on the characteristics of each type , please see pages 33 to 45 of the Industry-Academia Council 2021 Report "Promotion of Autonomous Career Formation through IndustryAcademia Collaboration".
Typology①Purpose②Representativecases (mainassumptions)

Major features➂ Workexperience

Type 1:
Open company

Type 2:Career education

Type 3:General/specialized skills utilization internshipType 4 (trial):
Highly specialized internship

Providing information and PR on
individual companies and industries

For a deeper understanding of working
education

Through work experience, students can determine their own abilities,
and companies can obtain materials for evaluating students.

Through work experience, students can improvetheir practical skills, and companies can obtainmaterials for evaluating students.

Programs that emphasize aptitude, versatile skills, or expertise,
conducted by companies independently or by universities in cooperation
with companies or regional consortiums.

 Job-type research internship (Ministry ofEducation, Culture, Sports, Science andTechnology and Keidanren are jointly trialing Internship for master's course students with anemphasis on advanced expertise (provisionalname) (under consideration by the IndustryAcademia Council)

Any

Required★(a) Work experience requirements
Allocate more than half of the student's participation period to work
experience at the workplace(If telework is normalized, telework is alsoa “workplace”)★(b) Guidance requirements
During work experience, workplace employees guide students andprovide feedback to students after the internship.

Required

Events and briefings organized bycompanies/job information companies
and university career centers

NoneClasses and industry-academia
collaboration programs led byuniversities, etc. (both regular andextracurricular)Programs implemented by companies
as CSR④ Participation
period(days required)

Ultra short term (single day)

Varies by class/program★ (c) Implementation period requirements(i) Short-term (5 days or more) for general skills utilization type(ii) Long-term (2 weeks or more) for specialized skills utilization type⑤Implementation
periodAll bachelor's, master's, and doctoral
programs (regardless of year) withconsideration for academic
compatibility, such as time scheduleand use of online resources.

Full term of bachelor's, master's ordoctoral program (any year isacceptable). However, in the case ofcompany-sponsored programs,consideration will be given to balancing
studies, such as time slots and use ofonline services.

★ (d) Implementation timing requirements
Implement during long vacations (summer vacation , wintervacation, entrance exam vacation, spring vacation) from theperspective of coexisting with academics.
However, university regular courses and doctoral courses are not limited
to long vacations.

Impossible

Impossible

Possible only after the start of recruitment activities⑥ Utilization ofacquired student
information forrecruitment activities

Job type research internship:Long term (more than 2 months)
For master's students who emphasize advanced
specialization Internship (provisional name): Under consideration―Possible only after the start ofrecruitment activities★ ( e ) Information disclosure requirements: When implementing Type 3, please include information on the following items in the application guidelines, etc., and publish them on your website, etc.
①Purpose (purpose) of the program, ②Implementation period/period, place, number of recruits, selection method, unpaid/paid, etc. ③ Contents of work experience (including information on the accepting workplace),④ Abilities necessary (required) for work experience, ⑤ Feedback on internship, ⑥ A statement that the student information acquired through the internship will be used only after the start of recruitment activities (description of the content of use is optional),⑦ Internship implementation plan for the relevant year (timing, number of times, scale, etc.), ⑧Overview of achievements related to internship implementation (past 2-3 years),⑨Summary of achievements such as recruitment selection activities *Only announced by the company

PoliteInformation
dissemination
is important!

(Reference 2)

Industry-Academia Council Standard Compliance MarkFor the spread of high-quality internships, programs that meet the fiverequirements (work experience, implementation period, etc.) agreed by theIndustry-Academia Council can use this mark.
* Applied from programs implemented after summer vacation in 2023