Commencement and Convocation Ceremony

There will be a live-stream of the ceremony at the university's website.

2025 Fall Semester Commencement / Ceremony for Bestowing Degree

Date and Time		Faculty/Graduate School	Venue
Friday, March 20, 2026	10:00	Faculty of Letters and Graduate School of Letters	Eiko-kan and Kambai-kan Building Hardy Hall* (Imadegawa)
	12:30	Faculty of Law and Graduate School of Law
	15:00	School of Theology and Graduate School of Theology Faculty of Policy Studies and Graduate School of Policy and Management Law School Graduate School of Business
Saturday, March 21, 2026	10:00	Faculty of Economics and Graduate School of Economics
	12:30	Faculty of Social Studies and Graduate School of Social Studies Faculty of Global and Regional Studies The Institute for the Liberal Arts Graduate School of Global Studies
	15:00	Faculty of Commerce and Graduate School of Commerce
Sunday, March 22, 2026	10:00	Faculty of Science and Engineering and Graduate School of Science and Engineering	Davis Memorial Auditorium (Kyotanabe)
Sunday, March 22, 2026	14:00	Faculty of Culture and Information Science and Graduate School of Culture and Information Science Faculty of Life and Medical Sciences and Graduate School of Life and Medical Sciences Faculty of Health and Sports Science and Graduate School of Health and Sports Science Faculty of Psychology and Graduate School of Psychology Faculty of Global Communications Graduate School of Brain Science	Davis Memorial Auditorium (Kyotanabe)

*Please note that only graduating students may attend the ceremony to be held on 20th(Fri) and 21st(Sat) from the venue (Eiko-kan). Family and friends are welcome to join the ceremony from viewing rooms on campus (Kambai-kan Building Hardy Hall), where the ceremony will be streamed live. About Kambai-kan Building Hardy Hall

2026 Spring Semester Convocation Ceremony

Convocation Ceremony is the first formal gathering of the new students.

Date and Time		Faculty/Graduate School	Venue
Wednesday, April 1, 2026	9:30	Faculty of Commerce and Graduate School of Commerce Faculty of Culture and Information Science and Graduate School of Culture and Information Science Faculty of Science and Engineering and Graduate School of Science and Engineering Graduate School of Global Studies Law School	Davis Memorial Auditorium (Kyotanabe)
	12:30	Faculty of Letters and Graduate School of Letters Faculty of Social Studies and Graduate School of Social Studies Faculty of Law and Graduate School of Law Faculty of Health and Sports Science and Graduate School of Health and Sports Science
	15:30	School of Theology and Graduate School of Theology Faculty of Economics and Graduate School of Economics Faculty of Policy Studies and Graduate School of Policy and Management Faculty of Life and Medical Sciences and Graduate School of Life and Medical Sciences Faculty of Psychology and Graduate School of Psychology Faculty of Global Communications Faculty of Global and Regional Studies The Institute for the Liberal Arts Graduate School of Brain Science Graduate School of Business

*We anticipate heavy congestion on the day of the convocation ceremony around Davis Memorial Auditorium. Therefore, for the safety of everyone, we ask that only the new students come to the ceremony and enter the area around Davis Memorial Auditorium. We appreciate your understanding and cooperation.

2025 Spring Semester Commencement / Ceremony for Bestowing Degrees

Date and Time		Faculty/Graduate School	Venue
Saturday, September 27, 2025	10:00	All Faculties and All Graduate Schools	Kambaikan Building Hardy Hall (Imadegawa)

2025 Fall Semester Convocation Ceremony

Convocation Ceremony is the first formal gathering of the new students.

Date and Time		Faculty/Graduate School	Venue
Sunday, September 21, 2025	10:00	The Institute for the Liberal Arts Graduate School of Science and Engineering Graduate School of Life and Medical Sciences Graduate School of Global Studies Graduate School of Business	Kambaikan Building Hardy Hall (Imadegawa)