For April 2024 enrollees:
【Last updated】
March 25,2024: Guidance basic materials are updated.
March 12,2024: Health Check-up, Guidance Schedule and basic material
Please let us extend a warm welcome to all of you!
As new students are required to follow the instruction and procedures prior to the beginning of Spring Semester, please visit this website and keep yourself updated.
The phrase “Rikou no Tatsujin” contains two meanings.
One meaning is our hope that you will come to know every feature of this campus and be able to make the best use of them as a student of science and technology.
The other meaning lying behind is our hope that, every one of you will strive to become an expert in the art of living, someone who thinks globally, has empathy with people in the world, and acts based on comprehensive abilities, including the knowledge and experience gained on this campus.
This digital book introduces each facility and equipment along with our campus map, including laboratories, labs, “Waseda Monodukuri Workshops”, libraries, and “Administrative Office of Information and Multimedia Technology” on campus. The book also includes safety information and tips for doing experiments.
Click on the image to view the digital book. You can also view it from your smartphone.
To secure the close contact from the university, you have to obtain Waseda e-mail address. It is strongly recommended to update the information through the registered e-mail address on daily basis.
*Note: For those who are currently enrolled in Waseda University and continue studying at Waseda University (i.e. BA students go on to MA program & MA students to doctoral program), please kindly be aware that your status will be updated to the new program after you obtain your Waseda ID. Consequently, your current ID will be no longer valid. Thus, in case you need your certificate for your current program, please make sure to obtain it before you get new Waseda ID.
*Note: “Required Seminar for All New Students” offered by Global Education Center(GEC) will be available on the Learning Management System “Waseda Moodle” from April 3 onward. All new undergraduate and graduate students must take “Required Seminar for All New Students” and successfully complete its mini-tests. This is to ensure proper use of the information network provided by Waseda University through computers, internet, e-mail, etc. Let’s check it out!
Waseda Mail (Gmail) is not available in certain countries or regions where access to Google services is restricted. If this is the case in your country and you have no access to Gmail, please follow this link or scan below QR code and set up to forward your emails to office 365.
All students must register courses by yourself with your responsibility as we released all the necessary information on the web.
* Student can get the latest information about course registration in the following website. Materials related to the course registration (“Course Registration Guide” etc.) are available as well. Please make sure to refer to this information and materials prior to course registration.
*Web categories are different between programs. Please refer to the category which you belong to.
*As for course registration schedule, please refer to the Appendix 1 in each category.
*Request to add or drop courses after the course registration period will not be accepted for any reason.
*Please check the above websites and Waseda email on daily before/during the course registration periods because there may be important updates related to course registration, which will be uploaded on the aforementioned web, and a notification will be sent to your Waseda email.
Please check the Web Syllabus for textbooks and course materials used in the classes you registered for and purchase them as necessary at the Waseda Co-op (Bldg. 57, B1F, Nishi-Waseda Campus). For details on the schedule and method of purchase at the Waseda University Co-op, please refer to their website below.
The Waseda University Co-op stocks textbooks requested by the instructor of each course. If you cannot find the textbook you need at the Co-op bookstore in Nishi-Waseda Campus, please purchase it in other ways or ask your course instructor.
*You can purchase course materials such as safety glasses, white coats, report sets, function calculators, electronic dictionaries, drafting supplies, and work clothes at the Co-op Shop.
Your student ID number is available on the page of “View/Update Your Own Profile” on MyWaseda.
You can receive your student ID card at the following time and date.
【IMPORTANT】Please make sure to bring your ID.
| ID with a photo | ID without a photo |
| Passport, Residence card and Driver’s license | Health Insurance card |
Notice for current students
The Student Regular Health Check-up is conducted based on the School Health and Safety Act. All the regular students at Waseda University are required to take the Student Regular Health Check-up every year.
Step 1:Be sure to complete each of the following steps (1) and (2) by the designated due date and they are separate procedures.
(1) Make a reservation for the date and time to take the Health Check-up through the dedicated website.
※1 There is a limit to the number of people who can attend per day, so we recommend making an early reservation as soon as possible.
(2) Complete the preliminary medical interview (health survey) online.
Step 2: Collect a urine sample for the urine test in advance, using the urine collection kit before coming to the venue.
※2 The urine collection itself should be done on the day of the Health Check-up.
※3 Urine collection kits will be available from Monday, March 25 to Monday, April 22 at the Nishi-Waseda Branch(1st floor, Bldg.No.51) and from Tuesday, April 2 to Friday, April 5 at the Regular Health Check-up Venue (Bldg.No.55). Don’t take more than one kit per person.
※In the guidance, there will be explanations regarding the courses to be taken for your academic year and the procedures that will be required about the relevant academic year. If you are returning from study abroad, a leave of absence or transfer , you are not sure which grade to attend the guidance, please ask your Class Academic Adviser or supervisor in advance to confirm.
*The Handbooks are available from the below link
For those who need to renew the student visa in September or October, it is strongly recommended to check the website here carefully. The university can only issue the visa documents upon the completion of your preparation.
If you are any visa holders other than Japanese nationality, please go to the ward or city office of your residence with your passport and Residence Card (在留カード) to complete Resident Registration (住民登録) as soon as possible and complete the following procedure.
After Resident Registration, you need to purchase your Certificate of Residence (住民票) and submit it to the Admissions Office in Center for Science and Engineering.
If you are any visa holders other than Japanese nationality, please go to the ward or city office of your residence with your passport and Residence Card (在留カード) to complete Resident Registration (住民登録) as soon as possible.
FYI: What is a residence card?
September enrollment→21st September
April enrollment→1st April
For information on the PC room environment at Nishi-Waseda Campus, please check RIKO(Science and Engineering) Media Centre website.
For information on the environment at other campuses, please refer to Information Technology Service Navigation.
The University promotes BYOD (Bring Your Own Device), in which students can use their own laptops for classes and self-study.
We are planning to gradually develop the necessary environment so that students can learn effectively and efficiently and lead a fulfilling student life by making maximum use of ICT without being restricted by time or place, using their own laptops, which they are familiar with.
This section contains information on how to prepare for and take online classes and other useful information.
“Waseda Moodle” can be logged in from the MyWaseda menu after obtaining a WasedaID.
Some contents can be viewed from the period before classes start. In some cases, important questionnaires are being conducted by teachers to understand your learning environment and the issues you are facing, as well as important things to do when taking courses. If you are required to reply or respond, please do so as soon as possible.
First day of classes or at the start of each period, access may be concentrated. Where possible, we recommend that you check and prepare in advance of the class day, including instructions from teachers on the tools to be used and other materials to be downloaded.
To ensure that the problem you are having is resolved quickly, please first check whether you have received a notification regarding your concern in your Waseda mail or whether there is any “System and Maintenance Information” in the IT Service Navigator, and then contact the appropriate contact point.
Please note that it may take up to a week to reply to an enquiry due to system delivery delays caused by access concentration or for other reasons.
Enquiries and questions about the first lecture may be answered in the second lecture. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and thank you for your understanding and cooperation.
Support Anywhere is designed to help students get the information they need online whenever possible.
You should first look for the information you want to know on this site, and if you still can’t find a solution to your problem, please contact us/book an appointment to visit us.
In addition to “Application for System Use”, the site contains useful links to “Rikou no Tatsujin”, “Research Resources : Facilities & Instruments”, “Science and Engineering Computer Seminars”, “Safety Information”, “WASEDA Monodukuri Workshop”(Fabrication Laboratory), “Science and Engineering Innovation Lab”, and other useful links.
Please refer to below FAQ first as this could answer your question.
When sending emails for inquiries, please present your name and “Examinee’s number” or “Student ID number (after you obtained)”. Besides, please make sure to use Waseda email once you get it in April.
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