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The Fall 2012 Opening Ceremony held at the Memorial Auditorium on Hakozaki Campus on Monday, October 1st, 2012. A total of 339 students entered the university as new students, including 13 undergraduate students (International Undergraduate Program (*1)), 100 master’s course students, 148 doctor’s course students, and 78 students in the two short-term study programs for international students (JTW (*2) and JLCC (*3)).
Until last year, the entrance ceremonies for the International Undergraduate Program, the various graduate schools and the two short-term study programs for international students were held separately. This year was the first joint ceremony. As approximately 90% of the new students entering in the fall semester are international students, the entire ceremony was conducted in English.
At the ceremony, President Arikawa delivered a welcoming address for the new students, which was followed by greetings from Consul General Ms. Holdenson of the Australian Consulate General in Fukuoka, who was there as a representative of the guests. She said that she hopes every student would appreciate Japanese tradition and culture, and build new friendships.
Lastly, three student representatives gave speeches expressing their ambitions for student life, and the ceremony was a big hit.
(*1) In this course, students can obtain a bachelor’s degree by taking classes in English. The School of Engineering and the School of Agriculture launched English-only classes in October 2010.
(*2) Japan in Today’s World Program … This is a ten-month short-term study course for international undergraduate students. Classes on Japanese politics, economy and culture are all conducted in English.
(*3) Japanese Language and Culture Course … This course is designed to allow undergraduate students, who major in Japanese language and Japanese studies, in Asian and Western universities to stay in Japan for one year, where they can improve their Japanese language proficiency and deepen their understanding of Japanese society and culture.
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(Top) President Arikawa delivering his address
(Bottom) Scene from the ceremony (Wang Chen of the School of Engineering giving a speech)
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