Entrance Ceremony for 2016 Academic Year Held on April 3rd

May 9, 2016

On the 3rd of April (Sun), the entrance ceremony for the 2016 academic Year for the School of Language and Culture Studies, School of International and Area Studies, the Graduate School of Global Studies and the Japanese Language Center for International Students was held in the Prometheus Hall inside the Agora Global building here at TUFS.

At the entrance ceremony, the philharmonic choir "Call Soleil" performed the university anthem after which at part one of the ceremony, students from the School of Language and Culture Studies, the Japanese Language Center for International Students, foreign students advancing to undergraduate programs and foreign research students were granted entry to the university whilst permission was also granted for those in the second part consisting of students from the School of International and Area Studies as well as Masters and PHD students from the Graduate School of Global Studies.
President`s Address for the 2016 Academic Year Entrance Ceremony

President`s Address for the 2016 Academic Year Entrance Ceremony

As the president, I represent Tokyo University of Foreign Studies and am happy to welcome you into this fine establishment of learning. Also to all the parents and guardians who are listening to this from the multimedia hall room 101 in the Research and Lecture building, I warmly welcome you to the graduation ceremony of your loved ones.
Today, here in this hall, we are welcoming 413 new students (including 16 transfer students) of the School of Language and Culture Studies, 426 new students (including 16 transfer students) of the School of International and Area Studies, 163 new students of the Graduate School of Global Studies Masters and PHD programs and also 64 new students of the Japanese Language Center for International Students. With all of you brimming with hope right before me I cannot help but feel a little tense.

Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, which will become your new place of study, can be traced back to its roots in 1857 when it was opened by the Institute for the Investigation of Foreign Literature. Then in 1873, beginning with 5 departments which included English, German, French, Russian and Chinese, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies was established. This year is considered to be the "founding year" of the university. Following this, through ups and downs, the school was officially recognized as a commercial higher education institute and was affiliated with the status of foreign language school in 1897 shortly before becoming a completely independent institution in 1899. After which, in 1949 alongside the launch of the new university system, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies was off to a fresh new start. At the time, there were 12 different departments within the university however, from 2012 the Faculty of Foreign Studies was reformed, the School of Language and Culture Studies and School of International and Area Studies were set up boasting and education system containing 14 regions and 27 languages from around the world. In addition, here at TUFS, we have the Graduate Sch