{"id":14344,"date":"2026-08-03T11:17:51","date_gmt":"2026-08-03T02:17:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/fpse\/gse\/?p=14344"},"modified":"2026-08-03T14:57:52","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T05:57:52","slug":"%e3%80%90incoming-students%e3%80%91for-students-who-are-entering-our-school-in-fall-2025-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/fpse\/gse\/news-en\/2026\/08\/03\/14344\/","title":{"rendered":"\u3010Incoming Students\u3011For Students who are Entering our School in Fall 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dear Incoming Students<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<h3>\uff11\uff0eAY2026 Fall Semester Courses<\/h3>\n<p>Please access the following links for details regarding the AY2026 Courses at GSE.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"addicn\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wsl.waseda.jp\/syllabus\/JAA101.php?pLng=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Syllabus Search<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/fpse\/gse\/en\/students\/schedule\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Academic Calendar<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>\uff12\uff0eAutumn Entrance Ceremony (University-wide)<\/h3>\n<p><a class=\"addicn\" href=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/information\/88725\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Autumn 2026 entrance ceremonies<\/a>\u00a0for undergraduate and graduate students will be held in September.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Date &amp; Time: September 26 11:00 &#8211; 12:00<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Venue: Waseda Arena, Toyama Campus<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>\uff13\uff0eWelcome Party for New Students in the Graduate School of Political Science and the Graduate School of Economics<\/h3>\n<p>We will be holding a welcome party for new students in GSPS and GSE (both full-time and part-time students).<br \/>\n<strong>Date &amp; Time: September 30, 12:00 &#8211; 1:00<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Venue: Howard Hagiya Memorial International Student Lounge, 1st Floor, Building 3, Waseda Campus<\/strong><br \/>\n*Light refreshments and drinks will be provided.<br \/>\n*We will send an email with registration details in early September.<\/p>\n<h3>\uff14\uff0eInitial Setup of MyWaseda<\/h3>\n<p>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 \u201cWaseda ID User Copy\u201d available to download through UCARO in September for the navigation and conduct the initial setup asap.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"addicn\" href=\"https:\/\/support.waseda.jp\/it\/s\/servicelist2?language=en_US\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">List of Services (for Student) \u2013 Waseda IT Service Portal<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b style=\"color: red;\">*If you already have Waseda Mail address and want to request to reinstate your address, you should carry out \u3010Mail address reinstatement procedure\u3011.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Please refer to the link below.<br \/>\n<a class=\"addicn\" href=\"https:\/\/support.waseda.jp\/it\/s\/mywaseda\/reinstatement?language=en_US\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Waseda Mail address Reinstatement<\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">*For successful applicants of Internal Admissions by Recommendation<\/span>\uff08\u63a8\u85a6\u5165\u8a66\uff09<span lang=\"EN-US\">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\u00a0<\/span><b><span lang=\"EN-US\">September 15<sup>th<\/sup><\/span><\/b><span lang=\"EN-US\">.<br \/>\n<\/span><a class=\"addicn\" tabindex=\"-1\" title=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/navi\/e\/services\/opentime-certificates.html\" href=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/wpo\/en\/students\/certificate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"\u30ea\u30f3\u30af https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/navi\/e\/services\/opentime-certificates.html\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Certificate Issuance Service<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>\uff15\uff0eOrientation Dates and Course Registration Guidance for New Students<\/h3>\n<p>We will conduct an Orientation for New Incoming Master&#8217;s Degree students via zoom as follows.<br \/>\n<b style=\"color: red;\">Wednesday, September 9, 10:00 am (JST)<br \/>\n<\/b>*Zoom link will be announced to students by email by the end of August.<br \/>\n*We will not be conducting realtime orientations\/guidances for non-degree students, instead, will provide guidance videos and references.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>Please refer to the following materials well in advance the course registration schedule.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/fpse\/gse\/en\/students\/program\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Course Registration, Syllabi\u00a0<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/waseda.app.box.com\/s\/07t1kfqfpzrhfadfnirw0zcgtt6spel0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AY 2026 Study Guide<\/a> *Regular degree students only<\/p>\n<h3>\uff16\uff0eScholarships for Privately-financed International Students (for Regular Degree students only)<\/h3>\n<p>In order to apply for scholarships, you have to make scholarship registration during the designated registration period below.\u00a0 Please refer to the course registration guidance materials provided by the GSE office by early September for details.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Scholarship<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>Registration Period:<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>September 9 \uff5e September 20 , 2026 (JST)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/my.waseda.jp\/application\/detail\/application-detail?communityContentLinkId=621043956\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Scholarship Registration Form for International Students<\/a><\/p>\n<p>*The registration is\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">not through UCARO\u00a0<\/span>for international students.<br \/>\n*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 \u201c3. Initial Setup of MyWaseda\u201d).<br \/>\n*If your VISA status is one of the followings, \u201cPermanent Resident\u201d, \u201cSpecial Permanent Resident\u201d \u201cSpouse or Child of (Special) Permanent Resident \u201d or \u201cSpouse or Child of Japanese National\u201d, please refer to the \u201cScholarships\u201d information on the Guide to Entrance Procedures.<\/p>\n<h3>\uff17\uff0eAddress Registration<\/h3>\n<p>If there is a change from the address entered in the UCARO, please apply for a change from \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/wnpspt.waseda.jp\/student_en\/supportanywhere\/2021\/05\/10\/application\/#4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Update Student Profile<\/a>\u2019 in MyWaseda by 23:59 on September 20.<\/p>\n<h3>\uff18\uff0eSubmission of Residence Card (For International Students)<\/h3>\n<p>If you have a Residence Card, please submit your Residence Card information using the online form below after completing \u201c4. Initial Setup of MyWaseda\u201d described above.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/forms.office.com\/r\/AtTdE1nn22\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/forms.office.com\/r\/AtTdE1nn22<\/a><br \/>\n*If you have not completed this procedure (\u201c8. Submission of Residence Card (For International Students),\u201d), your student ID card cannot be issued. Those who are required to do so must complete this step.<\/p>\n<h3>\uff19\uff0eStudent ID card<\/h3>\n<p>Please come to GSE Administrative Office (10th floor, Building 3, Mon-Fri 10:00-16:00) to receive your student ID card from September 24.<br \/>\nYou need to bring your examination 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).<br \/>\n<b style=\"color: red;\">*Please note that, as stated in \u201c8. Submission of Residence Card (For International Students),\u201d student ID cards cannot be issued to eligible students who have not yet submitted their Residence Cards.<\/b><\/p>\n<h3>\uff11\uff10.\u3000Health Check-up (for Regular Degree students only)<\/h3>\n<p>Please access the following links for details.<br \/>\n<a class=\"addicn\" href=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/hsc\/en\/information\/healthcare\/checkup\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Health Check-up<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>\uff11\uff11\uff0eGSE Administrative Office opening hours<\/h3>\n<p>Please access the following links for details<br \/>\n<a class=\"addicn\" href=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/fpse\/gse\/en\/students\/facilities\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Office opening hours<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>\uff11\uff12\uff0eNew students support<\/h3>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: circle;\">\n<li><a class=\"addicn\" href=\"https:\/\/wnpspt.waseda.jp\/student_en\/supportanywhere\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Support Anywhere<\/a>\u00a0: Support Anywhere is designed to help students get the information they need online whenever possible.<\/li>\n<li><a class=\"addicn\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cie-waseda.jp\/handbook\/en\/index.html#page=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">International Student Handbook<\/a>\u00a0: Waseda University provides a variety of support services to help international students\u2019 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.<\/li>\n<li><a class=\"addicn\" href=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/aw\/en\/about\/what\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Writing Center<\/a>\u00a0: 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.<\/li>\n<li><a class=\"addicn\" href=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/icc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Intercultural Communication Center<\/a>: 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).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>\uff11\uff13\uff0eGeneral Information for International Students<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/cie\/en\/to-waseda\/new-student-guide\">New Student Guide \u2013 Center for International Education,Waseda University<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dear Incoming Students At the Graduate School of Economics, we will continue updating information on events, e [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[112],"tags":[107,65],"class_list":["post-14344","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news-en","tag-events-en","tag-student-en"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/fpse\/gse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14344","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/fpse\/gse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/fpse\/gse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/fpse\/gse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/fpse\/gse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14344"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/fpse\/gse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14344\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14385,"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/fpse\/gse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14344\/revisions\/14385"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/fpse\/gse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14344"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/fpse\/gse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14344"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/fpse\/gse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14344"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}