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March 23, 2018 NEWS

Ritsumeikan University Commencement Ceremony, Fall Semester 2017

The Academic Year 2017 fall Commencement Ceremony for the colleges and graduate schools of Ritsumeikan University took place this week: March 20 - Kinugasa Campus, March 21 - Suzaku Campus and Osaka Ibaraki Campus (OIC), and March 22 – Biwako-Kusatsu Campus (BKC).

A grand total of 7,655 students graduated this year of whom 6,734 were undergraduates and 921 post-graduates.

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A Day for Celebration

Yoshida Mikio, president of Ritsumeikan University delivered a commencement address at each ceremony in which he spoke of the need for lifelong learning in a “100-Year Life Society”; the value of “inclusion” and a world in which people can `interact with each other as equals and come together in one society’; before going on to offer some final words of encouragement in the form of:

Go “Beyond Borders” and challenge yourself to stand up to obstacles and hardships and live the brilliant lives that are ahead of you.

Yoshida Mikio, president of Ritsumeikan University gave a poignant address
Yoshida Mikio, president of Ritsumeikan University gave a poignant and timely address

Having studied at Ritsumeikan, which prides itself upon its core educational philosophy of peace and democracy and founding ideals of freedom and innovation, we look forward in anticipation to hearing of the future achievements of all this year’s graduates in their chosen fields of study!

Together
Together "Beyond Borders"
Congratulations! (Omedoto:オメデト)
Congratulations! (Omedoto:オメデト)
Student representatives also gave speeches
Student representatives also gave speeches
校歌を斉唱する修了生
The swimming club celebrate in style
開式を待つ卒業生
Katsuki AzumaNew pitcher for professional baseball team Yokohama DeNA BayStars
Confetti is the order of the day
Confetti is the order of the day

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