Notice regarding the 2019-2020 Graduation Ceremony and Graduate School Commencement Ceremony (updated: March 25, 2020)
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This year's Graduation Ceremony and Graduate School Commencement Ceremony will be held as noted below.
Note: As previously stated, this year's ceremony will only be attended by student representatives from each school and graduate school.
Time and date
Wednesday, March 25, 2020 - 10:00~10:40 (Student representatives should arrive by 9:30)
Venue
MO Hall, Osaka University Convention Center (Suita Campus)
Contact
General Affairs Section, General Affairs Division, Department of General Affairs TEL: 06-6879-7014
*For information regarding degree conferment ceremonies held in schools/graduate schools, please contact those schools/graduate schools directly.
To graduates and their families
March 4, 2020
NISHIO Shojiro
Osaka University President
Regarding the 2019-2020 Graduation Ceremony and Graduate School Commencement Ceremony
Osaka University regrets to announce the cancellation of its graduation ceremony scheduled to be held on March 25th of this year.
The university has made great efforts in preventing the spread
of the novel coronavirus. However, the threat of the spread of this virus still
remains, with the Japanese
government’s task force recently releasing
their basic policy for measures to protect against a domestic outbreak of the virus.
Given the current situation and considering that this March is an important time for preventing the spread of the novel coronavirus, the university has decided it would be inappropriate to hold a large-scale ceremony at Osaka-jo Hall at this time.
It goes without saying that graduation day marks an
irreplaceable turning point in the lives of our graduates. The graduates
and
their families were no doubt looking forward to sharing this day of
celebration. Considering the feelings of all those involved, this was a
painful decision to make; however, we have decided to
prioritize the health and safety of attendees, prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus, and we wish all
of our graduates every success
from April.
As such, the university will hold its 2019-2020 Graduation Ceremony and Graduate School Commencement Ceremony according to the schedule below. We kindly ask for your understanding regarding this decision.
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1. A small-scale ceremony will be held on campus, with only representatives of each school/graduate school attending without their parents or guardians. The university is currently preparing a message to the graduates to be viewed on the day of the ceremony. Details will be posted on the OU’s official website as soon as they have been finalized.
2. Diploma conferral ceremonies will be held at their respective schools/graduate schools in small groups after taking measures to reduce the spread of the novel coronavirus.
(Contact: General Affairs Division, Department of General Affairs
TEL: 06-6879-7014)
• Details regarding this change will be posted to the Osaka University Official Homepage. • Details regarding the diploma conferral ceremonies at each school/graduate school, including conferral methods, dates, and times, will be sent to graduates and posted to the webpages for each school/graduate school once they have been finalized. • Note that these details are subject to change in response to any changes in the situation moving forward. (Contact: General Affairs Division, Department of General Affairs TEL: 06-6879-7014) |