Tsuda College has been leading Japanese girls' education for over 120 years.It was also talked about that the founder, Umeko Tsuda, became a portrait of a 6-yen banknote from the XNUMXth year of Reiwa.Graduates are active in a wide range of fields, including overseas, but traditionally have a strong desire to "support current students."

While the new Corona disaster restricted contact with people, we used the Visional Campus (OB / OG visit network service) to support the job hunting activities of current students.We asked Mr. Haruto Saito, Chief of the Student Affairs Division, about how the Visional Campus was introduced as an official OG visit platform for the university and what changes have occurred.

Traditional, thick career support from OG

　Kodaira City, Tokyo.The Kodaira Campus of Tsuda College is located in a corner that retains the remnants of Musashino.A classical and elegant main building, a beautifully arranged courtyard ...However, even though it is a weekday, the campus is empty."The state of emergency was declared in April 21, and most of the classes are online, and students who need face-to-face classes such as seminars and teaching professions are coming to school," said Haruto Saito, chief of the Student Life Division. I talk.The Student Life Division is a key department that oversees the Career Center and supports the career paths of students.

　"Our university for small-group education has sent out about 120 graduates to the world over 36,000 years, which is the number that can be reached in a few years at a large university. Their careers are diverse, and women's social advancement is global and local. I am grateful for what I learned at Tsuda College, so I want to help my juniors this time. "(Saito)

　Tsuda College has produced women who will lead the transformation in its long history.Because it is a small school, even after going out into society, they will hit each other as soon as they know that they are from Tsuda Juku.The strength of this kind of connection has also led to career support.

However, the situation at the university changed drastically due to the corona disaster from 2020.
 

Introducing an online system in the face of the crisis of OG visit culture

　Due to the influence of the new coronavirus, student life has changed significantly.The biggest change is online.Not only classes but also job hunting activities are mainly online.

　"In the past, students wishing to visit the OG applied at the Career Center window, obtained the contact information of the OG who agreed to disclose the information, and made an appointment based on that information. However, the new coronavirus Due to the influence of the virus, admission was restricted and it became impossible to come to the counter. Also, some students do not go to Tokyo during the declaration of an emergency and take classes online from their parents' home, "said Saito.

　The OG list is personal information and cannot be sent by email.While there were many requests from students to meet OG, the university initially said, "I want you to put up with this situation."However, if this situation continues, there will be a strong sense of crisis if the tradition of alumni supporting current students is broken.There was a background that I had been considering how to introduce OGs outside the university window before the Corona disaster, and I started to consider the introduction of the system concretely.

　"In order to realize the wishes of students, a system that takes security into consideration is essential, but it is difficult to build it on our own. At that time, I learned about the Visional Campus," said Saito. )

　In this way, we immediately contacted Visional and started using it as an official service in October 2020. "It seems that matching apps are also used for OB / OG visits, but when considering the introduction, the administration secretariat will monitor the messages in the service 10 hours a day with the permission of both parties. It also helped us to have a system that takes safety into consideration, "said Saito.
 

 
 
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