On September 19, Meiji University held its 2026 Academic Year Autumn Graduation Ceremony at Academy Hall on the Surugadai Campus. President UENO Masao, YANAGIYA Takashi, Chairman, Board of Trustees, HIRONO Hiroshi, Vice Chairman, Alumni Association and the deans of each department participated in the ceremony to celebrate the new stage of 340 students (271 from the undergraduate and 69 from the graduate school & Professional Graduate Schools).
In his ceremonial address, President UENO Masao welcomed the new students and offered the following message: “A university is a place where you can, of your own volition, move beyond who you have been and shape who you will become. Continue shaping yourselves through encounters with others, learning, challenging, and, at times, failing. Beginning today, make the most of your time at Meiji University for that purpose.”
In the following congratulatory address, Chairman, Board of Trustees Yanagiya introduced the founding of the university by three young founders in 1881 and its founding principles of “Rights and Liberty” and “Independence and Self-Government.” He also encouraged the new students, saying, “It is my great hope that at our university, you will hone your international competence and that you will gain the high level of expertise necessary for collaborating with people from around the world, while also developing your own "individuality" as appropriate to each of you and carving out a path for yourself amidst a future that is unpredictable.”
Introducing the Meiji University school song to new students
In his ceremonial address, President UENO Masao welcomed the new students and offered the following message: “A university is a place where you can, of your own volition, move beyond who you have been and shape who you will become. Continue shaping yourselves through encounters with others, learning, challenging, and, at times, failing. Beginning today, make the most of your time at Meiji University for that purpose.”
President UENO welcomes new students in his congratulatory address
In the following congratulatory address, Chairman, Board of Trustees Yanagiya introduced the founding of the university by three young founders in 1881 and its founding principles of “Rights and Liberty” and “Independence and Self-Government.” He also encouraged the new students, saying, “It is my great hope that at our university, you will hone your international competence and that you will gain the high level of expertise necessary for collaborating with people from around the world, while also developing your own "individuality" as appropriate to each of you and carving out a path for yourself amidst a future that is unpredictable.”
Chairman, Board of Trustees Yanagiya introduces the founding principles in his congratulatory address
The entrance ceremony was closed with Meiji University’s school song.
Introducing the Meiji University school song to new students