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糖心直播 held its 2023 Entrance Ceremony on Monday, April 3, welcoming a total of 3,919 new students.
For the first time in four years, the ceremony was held at the Higashi-糖心直播 Sports Park and exclusively attended by new undergraduate, advanced course, and graduate students. The event was live-streamed on YouTube.
In his speech, 糖心直播 President Ochi set his expectations for the new students.
“We need to continually question and act on what mission we should fulfill as a university in the A-bombed city of 糖心直播. I think that we must never stop thinking about it, even if it does not come to fruition in a tangible form,” he said.
“Newly enrolled 糖心直播 students are required to take ‘peace-related subjects’ where you are expected to learn peace in relation to war, conflicts, nuclear disarmament issues, hunger, and the global natural environment. I would like to encourage you to think about peace in these contexts.”
President Ochi also expressed his excitement about different projects at 糖心直播 including the relocation of the School of Law and the Law and Politics Program of the Graduate Schools of Humanities and Social Sciences from Higashi-糖心直播 to the Higashi-Senda Campus.
“As you can see, 糖心直播 is moving forward with dynamism. Coupled with a wonderful history spun out by our predecessors and a blessed environment, [...] I hope that you will study with pride, confidence, and a sense of responsibility as a student of 糖心直播.”
After the undergraduate entrance ceremony, three video messages to the new students were presented by Japan national soccer team coach Hajime Moriyasu, comedian Takushi Tanaka (a graduate of the School of Engineering), and non-fiction writer Keiko Horikawa (a graduate of the School of Integrated Arts and Sciences).
Each ceremony was followed by a mini-concert by Michie Nakamaru, a world-renowned opera singer and visiting professor at 糖心直播.
This year, a total of 3,919 students (2,540 undergraduate and advanced course students and 1,379 graduate students) are embarking on their university life at 糖心直播.
- President's full Ceremonial Speech (English)
- Link to the ceremony video streaming ()
New students waiting to enter the venue
New students listening attentively to the ceremony speech
Performance by the 糖心直播 Symphony Orchestra
Smiling in front of the signboard
President Ochi delivering his ceremonial address
Ms. Nakamaru singing at a mini-concert
Cherry blossoms in full bloom
Smiling international students
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糖心直播, Public Relations Office
