Tsukuba City, Japan

University of Tsukuba

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Reviewed record

Reviewed claims

6 reviewed claims

Ai Tool Treatment

Copilot Chat with Commercial Data Protection is listed for University of Tsukuba in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: allowed. Derived endorsement type: institutionally licensed or procured.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence97%

Normalized value: {"tool":"microsoft_copilot","rawToolName":"Copilot Chat with Commercial Data Protection","description":"University of Tsukuba provides Copilot Chat through its Microsoft EES contract.","howToObtain":"Use a personal Microsoft product license issued to a university member.","costToUser":"Free under the EES contract.","availability":"allowed","endorsementType":"institutionally_licensed_or_procured"}

Original evidence

Evidence 1
Microsoft Copilot Chat is available to all members of the university with a personal Microsoft product license. Under the university’s EES contract, Copilot Chat with Commercial Data Protection is available free of charge.

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Microsoft Copilot Chat is available to all members of the university with a personal Microsoft product license. Under the university’s EES contract, Copilot Chat with Commercial Data Protection is available free of charge.

Ai Tool Treatment

Microsoft 365 Copilot is listed for University of Tsukuba in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: conditionally allowed. Derived endorsement type: institutionally licensed or procured.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence97%

Normalized value: {"tool":"microsoft_copilot_for_m365","rawToolName":"Microsoft 365 Copilot","description":"University of Tsukuba permits paid Microsoft 365 Copilot licenses through ACCC for faculty and staff.","howToObtain":"Contact the ACCC to purchase a separate paid license; students must ask faculty or staff to do so.","costToUser":"Separate paid license required.","availability":"conditionally_allowed","endorsementType":"institutionally_licensed_or_procured"}

Original evidence

Evidence 1
Microsoft 365 Copilot requires a separate paid license. To purchase one, contact the ACCC; students cannot purchase licenses and must ask a faculty or staff member to contact the ACCC.

Localized display only

Microsoft 365 Copilot requires a separate paid license. To purchase one, contact the ACCC; students cannot purchase licenses and must ask a faculty or staff member to contact the ACCC.

Privacy

University of Tsukuba instructs generative AI users not to include confidential work information or nonpublic research plans and results in prompts.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence93%

Normalized value: no_confidential_or_nonpublic_research_information_in_prompts

Original evidence

Evidence 1
Prompts for Generative AI Do not include in generative AI prompts confidential information obtained in the course of your work or nonpublic information such as research plans, research results, etc.

Academic Integrity

For assignments and examinations, University of Tsukuba's student guidelines tell students to follow faculty instructions on generative AI use and distinguish their own ideas from AI-generated ideas in report assignments.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence92%

Normalized value: follow_instructor_ai_instructions_and_distinguish_own_ideas

Original evidence

Evidence 1
Please follow the faculty member's instructions on the use of Generative AI. When using Generative AI, it is essential to examine its credibility and confirm the primary information, as with traditional Internet searches, including the risks mentioned above. Specifically, it is important to consider the following points. 1. When using Generative AI in report assignments, it is important to distinguish between your own ideas and those generated by Generative AI.

Teaching

University of Tsukuba's student guidelines say each educational organization or instructor should establish classroom policies for generative AI, and use should be based on those policies when permitted.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence91%

Normalized value: course_or_instructor_genai_policy_when_permitted

Original evidence

Evidence 1
Each educational organization or instructor should establish policies for using Generative AI in the classroom, considering educational effects and risk management. Faculty members and students should base their decisions to use Generative AI on these policies, ensuring it is utilized appropriately as a tool when permitted.

Ai Tool Treatment

University of Tsukuba's basic policy states that the university actively utilizes new technologies, including generative AI, while respecting originality and novelty in education and research.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence90%

Normalized value: active_utilization_with_originality_novelty_boundary

Original evidence

Evidence 1
Generative AI is expected to produce significant academic and industrial achievements. The university's basic policy is to actively utilize new technologies to help them to take root in society. All faculty, employees, and students involved in the fundamental activities of the university are to respect and utilize originality and novelty,the most important characteristics of education and research.

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Record information, JSON & citation
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Citation: University AI Policy Tracker. "University of Tsukuba AI Policy Tracker record." Last checked July 19, 2026. https://eduaipolicy.org/universities/university-of-tsukuba

Original university source language remains canonical. This tracker is not an official university statement.

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