Student Affairs SectionWaseda University

Official circles include “Student Associations”, “Student Tomonkai”, “Common Interest Associations”, “Circles Affiliated with NPO’s, etc.”, and “Faculty-Approved Organizations”. In order to become an official circle, the group must satisfy certain requirements, mainly including (i) circle member constitution, (ii) activity experience, and (iii) chair, etc. Currently, there are about 500 official circles active. Some of these circles have been active for 100 years, while others were just approved last year. The Student Affairs Section will continue to support more official circles to make them more active.

• For the latest list of official circles, you can check “List of official circles” (pdf data) on this page.
• There are two types of circles and other organizations that are not officially recognized by Waseda University: “Registered (unofficial) Circles” and “Unregistered Groups”. For details, please refer to this page.

Please note that the following circles are not officially recognized by Waseda University.

• Waseda University YUBAKAI
• Waseda University Angels
• Jumping Point

Waseda University has not approved the holding of any Miss Contest or similar events. This has always been our stance. In addition, we do not lend any facilities or provide any other benefits to organizations that plan such events.