Ritsumeikan University Commencement Ceremonies Academic year 2024 (to be held in March 2025)(2nd Notice)
The Ritsumeikan University Graduation Ceremony and Graduate School Degree Conferment Ceremony for the academic year 2024 will take place as described below.
We plan to organize the graduation ceremony and graduate school degree conferment ceremony in a manner which will allow both graduating students and their family members to attend them in person at the campus venue.
Overview of the Commencement Ceremony
*Please be seated at the ceremony venue at least 10 minutes before the start of the ceremony.
Osaka Ibaraki Campus (OIC)
Date: Thursday, March 20, 2025(national holiday) : OIC Arena
Start Time |
End Time |
Colleges/ Graduate Schools |
|
---|---|---|---|
1st |
10:00 |
10:40 |
College of Business Administration Graduate School of Business Administration College of Image Arts and Sciences Graduate School of Image Arts College of Global Liberal Arts Graduate School of Technology Management Graduate School of Management |
2nd |
13:00 |
13:40 |
College of Policy Science Graduate School of Policy Science College of Comprehensive Psychology Graduate School of Human Science College of Information Science and Engineering Graduate School of Information Science and Engineering |
Suzaku Campus
Date: Thursday, March 20, 2025 (national holiday) : Suzaku Campus Hall
Start Time |
End Time |
Colleges/ Graduate Schools |
|
---|---|---|---|
1st |
16:00 |
16:40 |
School of Law Graduate School of Professional Teacher Education |
Kinugasa Campus
Date: Friday, March 21, 2025 : Kyoto Kinugasa Gym
Start Time |
End Time |
Colleges/ Graduate Schools |
|
---|---|---|---|
1st |
10:00 |
10:40 |
College of Letters Graduate School of Letters |
2nd |
13:00 |
13:40 |
College of Law Graduate School of Law College of International Relations Graduate School of International Relations |
3rd |
15:30 |
16:10 |
College of Social Sciences Graduate School of Sociology Graduate School of Language Education and Information Science Graduate School of Core Ethics and Frontier Sciences |
*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.
Biwako-Kusatsu Campus (BKC)
Date: Saturday, March 22, 2025 : BKC Gymnasium
Start Time |
End Time |
Colleges/ Graduate Schools |
|
---|---|---|---|
1st |
10:00 |
10:40 |
College of Science and Engineering Graduate School of Science and Engineering |
2nd |
13:00 |
13:40 |
College of Economics Graduate School of Economics College of Gastronomy Management Graduate School of Gastronomy Management |
3rd |
15:30 |
16:10 |
College of Sport and Health Science Graduate School of Sport and Health Science College of Pharmaceutical Sciences Graduate School of Pharmacy College of Life Sciences Graduate School of Life Sciences |
Conferment of graduation certificates and diplomas
As shown below, graduation and degree certificates will be awarded by your faculty or graduate school before and after the graduation and degree conferral ceremonies.
Please be sure to bring your seal (for receipt), student ID, and writing implements.
We will inform you at a later date whether family members can attend.
【Time and venue】
Faculty/Graduate School |
Award ceremony start time |
Venue |
---|---|---|
College of Law |
14:30 |
ZONSHINKAN HALLZS 201、ZS207、ZS301 |
Graduate School of Law |
14:00 |
ZONSHINKAN HALL ZS310 |
College of Social Sciences |
13:00 |
IGAKUKAN HALL IG301~IG303、IG401~IG403、Visual lab.1 |
Graduate School of Sociology |
13:00 |
IGAKUKAN HALL 2FAcademic Studio |
College of Letters |
11:10 |
SEISHINKAN HALL SE001~SE009、SE203~SE206、SE401 |
College of International Relations |
14:10 |
MEIGAKUKAN HALL MG301 |
Graduate School of International Relations |
14:10 |
MEIGAKUKAN HALL MG101 |
Graduate School of Language Education and Information Science |
16:40 |
SOSHIKAN HALL Conference Room |
Graduate School of Core Ethics and Frontier Sciences |
16:40 |
SOSHIKAN HALL 3rd floor, Conference Room 302 |
College of Economics |
14:10 |
AD-SEMINARIO A201~A214、A301~A314、A401~A411 |
Graduate School of Economics |
14:10 |
CO-LEARNING HOUSE I C103 |
College of Science and Engineering |
11:10 |
CO-LEARNING HOUSE I C108、C109、C201、C204、C205、C206、C301、C306、C402、C403 |
College of Pharmaceutical Sciences |
13:00 |
CO-LEARNING HOUSE I C401 |
College of Life Sciences |
13:30 |
CO-LEARNING HOUSE I C302~C305 |
College of Sport and Health Science |
12:30 |
CO-LEARNING HOUSE I C102 |
Graduate School of Sport and Health Science |
14:00 |
CO-LEARNING HOUSE I C106 |
College of Gastronomy Management |
14:10 |
RARCADIA R305~R315、R401~R408、R410~R413 |
School of Law |
17:00 |
NAKAGAWA HALL 203 |
Graduate School of Professional Teacher Education |
17:00 |
NAKAGAWA HALL 308 |
College of Business Administration |
11:10 |
Building A AC230、AC431~AC436、AC448、AC449、AN411~AN416、AN421~AN425、AN427~AN429、AS361、AS451~AS459、AS461~AS465、AS468、AS469 |
Graduate School of Business Administration |
11:10 |
Building A AS251 |
College of Policy Science |
14:10 |
Building A AC231、AC232、AC237 |
Graduate School of Policy Science |
14:10 |
Building A AS368 |
College of Comprehensive Psychology |
14:10 |
Building A AC330、AN310 |
Graduate School of Human Science |
14:10 |
Building A AS252 |
College of Global Liberal Arts |
11:10 |
Building B 374 |
College of Image Arts and Sciences |
11:10 |
Building A AC130 |
Graduate School of Image Arts |
11:10 |
Building A AC241 |
College of Information Science and Engineering |
14:10 |
Building A AN110、AN210、AS257 |
Graduate School of Technology Management |
11:10 |
Building A AN211 |
Graduate School of Management |
11:10 |
Building A AN212 |
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.