Ritsumeikan University Commencement Ceremonies Academic year 2023 (to be held in March 2024) (2nd Notice)
Ritsumeikan University will hold commencement ceremonies and graduate school degree conferral ceremonies in the following manner, which will allow both graduating and completing students and their family members to attend them in person on our campuses.
For those who wish to attend the ceremonies, we ask for your kind understanding and cooperation in advance in regard to the following points.
Event Outline for Commencement Ceremonies and Degree Conferral Ceremonies
*Please be seated at the ceremony venue at least 10 minutes before the start time.
Osaka Ibaraki Campus (OIC)
Date: Wednesday, March 20, 2024 (national holiday) Venue: OIC Arena
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Start Time |
End Time |
Colleges/ Graduate Schools |
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|---|---|---|---|
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1st |
10:00 |
10:40 |
College of Policy Science Graduate School of Policy Science College of Comprehensive Psychology Graduate School of Human Science Graduate School of Management Graduate School of Technology Management |
|
2nd |
13:00 |
13:40 |
College of Business Administration Graduate School of Business Administration College of Global Liberal Arts |
Suzaku Campus
Date: Wednesday, March 20, 2024 (national holiday) Venue: Large Lecture Hall
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Start Time |
End Time |
Colleges/ Graduate Schools |
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|---|---|---|---|
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1st |
16:00 |
16:40 |
School of Law Graduate School of Professional Teacher Education |
Kinugasa Campus
Date: Thursday, March 21, 2024 Venue: Kyoto Kinugasa Gym
*Due to the capacity of the facility, only students graduating or completing are allowed to enter the ceremony venue (Kyoto Kinugasa Gym). Family members attending any of the ceremonies should go to the Igakukan Hall (IG101/IG102) to watch a live steam of the ceremony.
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Start Time |
End Time |
Colleges/ Graduate Schools |
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|---|---|---|---|
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1st |
10:00 |
10:40 |
College of Law Graduate School of Law College of International Relations Graduate School of International Relations |
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2nd |
13:00 |
13:40 |
College of Social Sciences Graduate School of Sociology College of Image Arts and Sciences Graduate School of Image Arts Graduate School of Language Education and Information Science Graduate School of Core Ethics and Frontier Sciences |
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3rd |
15:30 |
16:10 |
College of Letters Graduate School of Letters |
Biwako-Kusatsu Campus (BKC)
Date: Friday, March 22, 2024 Venue: BKC Gymnasium
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Start Time |
End Time |
Colleges/ Graduate Schools |
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|---|---|---|---|
|
1st |
10:00 |
10:40 |
College of Economics Graduate School of Economics College of Sport and Health Science Graduate School of Sport and Health Science College of Gastronomy Management Graduate School of Gastronomy Management |
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2nd |
13:00 |
13:40 |
College of Information Science and Engineering Graduate School of Information Science and Engineering College of Pharmaceutical Sciences Graduate School of Pharmacy College of Life Sciences Graduate School of Life Sciences |
|
3rd |
15:30 |
16:10 |
College of Science and Engineering Graduate School of Science and Engineering |
Conferral of Graduation Certificates and Degrees
Individual graduation certificates and degrees will be conferred to students by their college or graduate school prior to or following their commencement ceremony/degree conferral ceremony. Please make sure to bring your personal seal (for receipt confirmation), student ID card and something to write with.
Graduating and completing students should check the venue for the graduation certificate and degree conferral ceremony for their college or graduate school. The following links contain the times and locations of ceremonies on each campus
Regarding Attendance
There will be no parking available for commencement ceremony attendees at any of the venues, so please come by public transportation.
To avoid congestion on campus, please do not arrive more than one hour prior to the starting time of the ceremony you are attending. There will also be staff guides located inside and outside the ceremony venue to show the way to attendees. We ask for your cooperation in following the guidance of our staff for the smooth entry and exit of attendees on the day.
Ritsumeikan campuses are completely no smoking. Please also refrain from smoking on the streets around our campuses.
Inquiries
Office of Academic Affairs, Ritsumeikan University （Email:ceremony@st.ritsumei.ac.jp, Tel:075-465-8380）
If you are coming to the venue in a wheelchair, or if you would like to request a sign language interpreter, we ask that you please contact the Office of Academic Affairs in advance.
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