Message for the 2025 Fall Graduation Ceremony_篮球比分直播

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Message for the 2025 Fall Graduation Ceremony

Congratulations to all the graduating undergraduate and graduate students. On behalf of Niigata University, I would like to express our heartfelt greetings to you all.

Last year, Niigata University celebrated its 75th anniversary of its establishment. Since its foundation in 1949, approximately 160,000 students have graduated from our university. All of you graduating today are joining the family tree of Niigata University. I hope that you will leave Niigata University with pride in this heritage.

Niigata University’s philosophy is “Autonomy and Creativity ”. I mentioned this philosophy to you when you first entered Niigata University. I would like to take this opportunity to refer to it again as you graduate. “Autonomy” is to act according to the norms which you, yourself, have set, and “Creativity” is to create something new. In other words, it is to maintain the habit of carefully observing and listening to matters without imitating others, ascertain the facts with your own eyes, make an accurate judgement, and act on it. Moreover, like the branches of the willow tree, which is the symbol of Niigata City, it leads to developing a supple yet unbreakable “true strength”. I believe that all of you here today have succeeded in fostering within yourselves our university’s philosophy of “Autonomy and Creativity”, as well as suppleness and “true and genuine strength”.

The society in which you will be actively participating faces further globalization, and a steadily declining birthrate and aging population. Along with the rapid development of new technology such as generative AI, I believe that the current situation will lead to an unforeseeable future where cyberspace and the real physical world merge together in our daily lives.
Furthermore, it can be surmised that we will repeatedly encounter unexpected large-scale events such as the COVID-19 pandemic, disasters including earthquakes, and natural disasters from climate change. The international situation is also changing. The world faces various conflicts and challenges, and the international frameworks of our societies are increasingly in a state of constant flux. Thus, our environment is continuously changing and filled with unexpected events.

We are facing daily changes in our society, the world, and the universe, and it is difficult to predict the future with any accuracy. However, if we are to succeed in paving the way towards the future under these circumstances, I believe that it will be through “science” and “learning”. Learning allows us to increase our accuracy when making predictions for the future. In order to confront the future, it is also extremely important to “endeavor to make predictions.” I hope that you will not forget to do so and will always continue to learn while facing the future.

Niigata University defines its current mission as “becoming a front-runner of future life innovation.” The life innovation which we refer to is not just limited to medical care, health, and welfare, but also includes “existence”, “whole life”, “way of living”, “ideal society”, and “involvement with the environment” for people living in the 21st century. Furthermore, it refers to the innovation required towards creating new values and meanings for “the earth” and “nature” which form the basis of these elements. In other words, the life innovation which Niigata University is striving to achieve is an innovation which provides happiness for humanity. I sincerely hope that all of you will actively participate as frontrunners of future life innovation with us even after you graduate from Niigata University.

Niigata University is your alma mater and your home. With the pride of having studied at Niigata University, please step into your future. Niigata University will always be here for you all. We also hope that our university’s philosophy will continue to form the basis of all your future successful endeavors after graduation.
Please continue to be the frontrunners of future life innovation by cherishing the joy and importance of ceaselessly learning, maintaining intellectual curiosity, not forgetting to study, and preserving your bond with Niigata University wherever you happen to be.

In closing, I once again wish your future happiness and success. Congratulations to you all.

September 22, 2025
USHIKI Tatsuo, M.D., Ph.D.
President, Niigata University

2025年秋季毕业典礼致辞

各位毕业生们和结业生们，恭喜大家顺利毕业或结业了。我谨代表新潟大学致以由衷的祝贺。

新潟大学于去年迎来了建校75周年。自1949年建校以来，本校毕业生已达16万人左右。即将毕业的各位同学，也将加入这个新潟大学校友谱系（家族树）。希望同学们怀着这种自豪感从新潟大学毕业。

新潟大学的理念是“自律与创生”。关于这一理念，我也曾在同学们入学时告诉过大家。值此毕业之际，我将再次重申。“自律”正如该词的字面意思，就是按照自己制定的规范来采取行动，而“创生”就是创造新事物。也就是需要秉持一种习惯，即不要效仿他人，而是自己仔细观察或倾听事物，用自己的眼睛去分辨事实，从而正确地做出判断并采取行动。然后，就会如新潟的象征——柳树般拥有如柳枝般柔软而不屈的“真正力量”。我坚信，在座的各位同学已在新潟大学拥有了这种“自律与创生”理念和柔韧的“真正力量”。

未来等着同学们大显身手的社会，不仅全球化会不断发展，少子老龄化也会日趋严重。在这个过程中，想必生成式AI等新技术会迅速发展，赛博空间与现实物理空间交融的未知世界终将趋于日常。
另一方面，我们应该也会频频遭遇新冠疫情之类的事态、地震之类的灾害、以及气候变化和各种自然灾害等意料之外的重大事件吧。
国际形势也在不断变化。世界上发生着各种各样的冲突和纠纷，国际社会框架也在极大地增加着流动性。像这样，我们的周边环境总是变化无常，充满了预想不到的事情。

社会、地球、乃至宇宙都在如此日新月异地变化着，准确预测未来是一件非常困难的事情。但我认为，若有什么力量能在这种情况下开辟未来，那一定是“科学”，是“学问”。学问可以提高预测未来的准确性。而且，“努力预测”对于迎接未来至关重要。希望同学们牢记这一点，始终不忘学习，认真地面对未来。

新潟大学规定了当前使命，即成为“未来的生活创新领跑者”。这里所说的“生活创新”不仅限于“医疗、健康、福利领域”，而是指旨在创造与生活在21世纪的我们的“生命”、“人生”、“生活方式”、“社会的理想状态”、“与环境的关系”、以及构成这些之根基的“地球”和“自然”相关的新价值和新意义的创新。换言之，新潟大学所追求的“生活创新”就是为人类谋幸福的创新。我由衷期盼，同学们即使离开了新潟大学，也要共同以未来的生活创新领跑者为目标，一展所长。

同学们，新潟大学既是大家的母校，也是大家的故乡。请大家带着曾在新潟大学就读的骄傲迈出通向未来的步伐。新潟大学将在未来的日子里一直关注着大家。我期待同学们毕业之后也能在新潟大学理念的指引下大展宏图。
请永远牢记学习的喜悦与重要性，永葆求知欲，不忘学习，不论深处何地，都要与新潟大学保持关系，作为未来的生活创新领跑者一展所长。

我的致辞到此结束，祝愿大家未来一切顺利。最后，再次祝贺大家。

2025年9月22日
新潟大学校长　牛木辰男