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On September 21, the entrance ceremonies for new undergraduates and graduate students were held at the Waseda Arena. As many who joined us this September are international students and Japanese returnees from overseas, the ceremonies were conducted completely in English.

As part of the University’s coronavirus preventative measures, only incoming students were invited to participate in the ceremonies. Live broadcast was held online for those who were unable to participate in person.

At the ceremony, President Aiji Tanaka addressed the new students and expressed his wish for them to foster intellectual resilience and flexible sensitivity during their course of study at Waseda. Beside President Tanaka, representatives of respective faculty also addressed the students.

“I have stressed the importance of ‘flexible sensitivity,’ which is the ability to accept, understand, and respect people of different nationality, ethnicity, language, religion, culture, creed, physical condition, gender, and sexual orientation from your own.  Please foster your flexible sensitivity while you are at Waseda University. While you are studying at Waseda University, you must learn how to use your own brain to think about the solutions that the world community of human beings will need. I hope you will cultivate “intellectual resilience” at Waseda,” said President Tanaka.

For the full speech in English, click or tap on the following link.

Full Speech of President Aiji Tanaka 

Entrance Ceremony Photo Album

Live Broadcast: Entrance Ceremonies on September 21, 2021