2025 spring Entrance Ceremony

Please visit the AY2025 Spring Semester New Student Orientation page for details on how to participate.

Entrance Ceremony / Welcome Program Schedule

• Date

  April 1, 2025 (Tuesday) 1:00p.m.-7:15p.m.

• Place

  Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University Campus

Entrance Ceremony

• 1:00p.m.-1:45p.m. (12:00p.m. Doors open)College of Asia Pacific Studies (APS) and Graduate School of Asia Pacific Studies (GSA)
• 2:45p.m-3:30p.m. (2:00p.m. Doors open)College of International Management (APM) and Graduate School of Management (GSM)
• 4:30p.m.-5:15p.m. (3:45p.m. Doors open)College of Sustainability and Tourism (ST)

Welcome Programs

• 1:45p.m.-7:15p.m.Welcome Program Activities
• 7:00p.m.-7:15p.m.Fireworks

• Details

  The details will be released on this website at a later date.

Notes

About the transportation to the university

We kindly ask that visitors use public transportation when coming to the university. (Please be noted that you cannot visit by car.)

About the Limit of Attendees for the Ceremony Hall

Regarding entry to the ceremony hall, we request no more than "the new student + 1 guest" to enter the auditorium due to the capacity. For the other guests, we kindly ask for your understanding that they will be able to watch the event via live stream from a separate area on campus.
(There is no limit on the number of visitors to the university, only the ceremony hall)