Part-Time Work Listed as Educationally Undesirable
The university lists several types of part-time work as educationally undesirable, including election campaign support, investigative work, night work, solicitation, certain surveys, and work at particular venues.
Election campaign support
All work related to supporting election campaigns is listed as educationally undesirable. The university states that supporting a particular political party or candidate is not desirable for the university.
Investigative and detective-like work
Spying and investigations resembling the work of a private detective agency are listed as educationally undesirable. This includes investigative work similar to private detective or detective-agency services.
Night and venue-related work
Night work is listed as educationally undesirable for the applicable scope. For the applicable 2025 scope, long-term continuous night work is also listed. On-site work at bars, mahjong parlors, pachinko parlors, and similar adult-entertainment businesses is listed as educationally undesirable. On-site work inside gambling venues such as horse-racing and bicycle-racing venues is also listed.
Door-to-door sales, solicitation, and money collection
Door-to-door sales, solicitation, and work devoted to collecting money are listed as educationally undesirable.
Flyer distribution and poster posting
Distributing flyers on the street and putting up posters are listed as educationally undesirable. The stated reasons are that the content may be problematic or that the activity may be unauthorized or unlicensed.
Street and door-to-door surveys
Street or door-to-door surveys aimed at an unspecified large number of people are listed as educationally undesirable. Consent is often not obtained from the people approached, and the activity often causes trouble.
Official sources
The following official Tokyo Denki University materials were used to prepare this page.
- 2026 Student Handbook — School of Engineering (2026 academic year) — PDF page 232
- 2026 Student Handbook — School of Future Science (2026 academic year) — PDF page 174
- 2025 Student Handbook — School of Future Science (2025 academic year) — PDF page 174
- 2026 Student Handbook — School of Engineering II (2026 academic year) — PDF page 179
- 2025 Student Handbook — School of Engineering II (2025 academic year) — PDF page 178