Osaka City University 2018 Entrance Ceremony will be held as follows:

Date and Time

Thursday, 5 April 2018, 10:00AM-11:00AM

・ Doors open at 9:20AM. Please make sure to be seated by 9:50AM.

・ Please be punctual as it is not allowed to enter the venue after the ceremony begins.

・ Please be sure to bring the Letter of Acceptance（入学許可書）and show it at the entrance.

Venue

Osaka Municipal Central Gymnasium

■ Nearest station: 3 min. walk from Asashiobashi Station (Osaka Metro Chuo Line)

■ Address: 3-1-40 Tanaka, Minato-ku, Osaka / TEL: +81-6-6576-0800

・ Family members are welcome to attend the ceremony and their seats are prepared.

・ Please come by public transportation as parking space is not available.

Program

Opening remarks

Address by President: Tetsuo Arakawa

Congratulatory speeches by guests of honor:

Mr. Hirofumi Yoshimura, Mayor of Osaka

Mr. Satoru Kaneko, Chair of Education Supporters Association, OCU

(to be read by Mr. Kizaemon Tsukamoto, Vice Chairman)

Prof. Shinya Yamanaka, Director at Center for iPS Cell Research and Application, Kyoto University

(to be read by the MC)

Oath by students:

Mr. Daichi Kurushima (Economics Department) on behalf of undergraduate students

Mr. Hirotaka Kai (Graduate School of Science) on behalf of graduate students

Ceremonial song by OCU Chorus group ‘Friede’, Mixed Chorus group and Glee Club

Music performance by the OCU Symphony Orchestra

Closing remarks

※Please bring the following material:

-Human Rights Frontier Journal (人権問題の最前線)
-Human Rights News (Human人権問題NEWS)
-Human Rights Guidance Survey (人権問題ガイダンスアンケート)
-Campus Life (学生生活ガイド)