Dear Incoming Students
At the Graduate School of Economics, we will continue updating information on events, etc. for new incmoing students on this page. We ask for incoming students to check for new information regularly.
１．AY2025 Fall Semester Courses
Please access the following links for details regarding the AY2025 Courses at GSE.
Syllabus Search
Academic Calendar
２．Autumn Entrance Ceremony
The Autumn 2025 entrance ceremonies for undergraduate and graduate students will be held in September.
Date & Time: September 21(Sun) 11:00-12:00 JST
Venue: Waseda Arena, Toyama Campus
３．Initial Setup of MyWaseda
In order to conduct the further procedures including course registration, it is necessary for students to finish initial setup of MyWaseda first. Please refer to the “Waseda ID User Copy” available to download through UCARO in September for the navigation and conduct the initial setup asap.
List of Services (for Student) – Waseda IT Service Portal
*If you already have Waseda Mail address and want to request to reinstate your address, you should carry out 【Mail address reinstatement procedure】.
Please refer to the link below.
Waseda Mail address Reinstatement
*For successful applicants of Internal Admissions by Recommendation（推薦入試）and research students, please issue the required number of copies of certificates for your current program by using the Certificate Issuance Service before completing the procedures for continuation of your Waseda Mail address. The certificates can be issued from September 15th.
Certificate Issuance Service
４．Orientation Dates and Course Registration Guidance for New Students
We will conduct an Orientation for New Incoming Master’s Degree students via zoom as follows.
Tues, September 9, 10:00 am (JST)
*Zoom link will be announced to students by email by the end of August.
*We will not be conducting realtime orientations/guidances for non-degree students, instead, will provide guidance videos and references.
Course Registration Guidance (for both regular degree and non-degree students) : We will be sending course registration guidance materials by email by early September. New students must prepare for the new semester by referring to the guidance materials.
Please refer to the following materials well in advance the course registration schedule.
Course Registration, Syllabi
AY 2025 Study Guide *Regular degree students only
We will also be conducting a Welcome Party for new incoming students (both regular degree and non-degree students).
Tues, September 30, 12:00 Noon (JST)
venue: Howard Hagiya Memorial International Student Lounge, 1st floor Building #3, Waseda Campus
Light snacks and beverages will be provided!
5．Scholarships for Privately-financed International Students (for Regular Degree students only)
In order to apply for scholarships, you have to make scholarship registration during the designated registration period below. Please refer to the course registration guidance materials provided by the GSE office by early September for details.
Scholarship Registration Period:
September 9 ～ September 13 , 2025 (JST)
*The registration is not through UCARO for international students.
*For students who will graduate/complete their former student status at the Waseda University on 15 September: Please complete the procedures for continuing to a new student status before applying. (See “3. Initial Setup of MyWaseda”).
*If your VISA status is one of the followings, “Permanent Resident”, “Special Permanent Resident” “Spouse or Child of (Special) Permanent Resident ” or “Spouse or Child of Japanese National”, please refer to the “Scholarships” information on the Guide to Entrance Procedures.
6．Student ID card
Please come to GSE Administrative Office (10th floor, Building 3, Mon-Fri 10:00-16:00) to receive your student ID card from September 21.
You need to bring your examination admission card/slip to get a student ID card. If you do not have your examination admission card/slip, please bring your identification documents (eg. residence card).
*If you have submitted ‘Notification of Delay in Submitting Documents’, please bring the documents as well.
*If there is a change from the address entered in the UCARO, please apply for a change from ‘View/Update Your Own Profile’ in MyWaseda by 23:59 on September 20.
We will also hand out the study guide of GSE and other important documents for new students, so please kindly come to our office to receive them.
7. Health Check-up (for Regular Degree students only)
Please access the following links for details.
Health Check-up
8．GSE Administrative Office opening hours
Please access the following links for details
Office opening hours
9．New students support
- Support Anywhere : Support Anywhere is designed to help students get the information they need online whenever possible.
- International Student Handbook : Waseda University provides a variety of support services to help international students’ academic and daily lives. This handbook lists the services and programs available at Waseda University for international students, and contains important information on daily life in Japan. Please use this handbook to create a wonderful student life at Waseda.
- Writing Center : The Writing Center is a support organization outside regular class. Undergraduate students, graduate students, and faculty members in the university are free to use the center. Online sessions can only be booked in advance through the web.
- Intercultural Communication Center: Waseda University Intercultural Communication Center welcomes people of all origins and nationalities and provides opportunities for students to interact with each other. Please feel free to visit the ICC Lounge (1st floor, Building 3).
