AY2025 Commencement Ceremony of the Graduate School of Engineering was held

On Wednesday, March 25, the AY2025 Degree Conferment Ceremony was held at Nippon Steel Open Hall, Graduate School of Engineering.

This year, 337 students completed their Master’s programs, 28 students completed their Doctoral programs and a recipient of the Doctoral degree by dissertation including 33 students who completed the e³ program, which requires coursework, research supervision, and thesis writing in English. The ceremony was attended by many graduates, faculty members, and parents.

At the ceremony, Professor Norihiro Izumi, Dean of the Graduate School of Engineering, presented degree certificates individually to each attending doctoral graduate, as well as to one Master’s representative from each of the 13 divisions and a representative of the e³ program.

Dean Izumi delivered a congratulatory speech in English, while also touching on the current global situation and related issues, expressing his hopes for the graduates’ future contributions to society. As the ceremony concluded, a new chapter of their lives began, and the graduates set out toward their futures.

Congratulations to all the graduates! We sincerely wish you all the best in your future endeavors!

Izumi, Dean of the Graduate School of Engineering, delivering congratulatory remarks

Scenes from the ceremony