The Ritsumeikan University September 2024 Graduation Ceremony and Graduate School Degree Conferment Ceremony will take place as described below in a manner which will allow graduating students and their family members to attend them in person at the campus venue.

We ask for your kind understanding and cooperation in advance with regard to the following measures.

Overview of the graduation ceremony and graduate school degree conferment ceremony

• Attendee: All college and graduate school students
• Date and time: Sunday, September 22, 2024, from 10:30 a.m. to 11:10 a.m.
• Venue: Building B, Grand Hall, Osaka Ibaraki Campus
  *Please take a seat at the venue at least 10 minutes before the start of the ceremony.

・Directions to Osaka Ibaraki Campus
・Osaka Ibaraki Campus Map
・Osaka Ibaraki Campus Floor Guide

Conferment of graduation certificates and diplomas

Graduation certificates and diplomas will be conferred following the graduation ceremony and graduate school degree conferment ceremony by the graduating student’s college or graduate school. Please make sure to bring your seal (for receipt of confirmation), student identification card, and writing utensils.

Graduation certificate and degree conferment venue

*The starting time may be delayed depending on when the graduation ceremony and graduate school degree conferment ceremony ends.

For attendees

• There is no parking lot available for attendees of the graduation ceremony and graduate school degree conferment ceremony. Please use public transportation.
• On the day of the ceremony, please take your temperature at home or elsewhere before coming to the ceremony venue. If you feel ill, please refrain from attending the ceremony.
• To avoid congestion in the campus venue, please refrain from coming to the venue more than one hour before the starting time of the ceremony you will attend. Guidance will be provided inside and outside the venue. Please follow the instructions of the staff on the day of the ceremony to facilitate smooth entry and exit.
• Smoking is strictly prohibited within the campus. Please refrain from smoking on the streets around the campus.

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.