AY 2026 Entrance Ceremony
April 09, 2026
The Entrance Ceremony of 2026 was held at Toki Messe in Chuo-ku, Niigata City on Friday, April 3.
A total number of 3,285 students enrolled in our university this year: 2,415 to the undergraduate degree programs, 648 to the master's degree programs, 153 to the doctoral degree programs, 21 to the postgraduate professional degree programs and 48 to the special school nurse program.
At the ceremony, President SOMEYA said, “University life is one of the most special periods in a person’s life. It is a precious time when you can think for yourselves and challenge yourselves boldly. I hope you will not be afraid of failure, but will take on many kinds of challenges. Serious engagement with scholarship is, of course, important. But so too are your encounters with friends, your extracurricular activities, your connections with local communities, and the experiences through which you open your eyes to the wider world. Each of these will help you grow. As you devote yourselves to your own fields of study, I also hope that you will learn across boundaries, meet many different people, and broaden your view of the world. Each of those experiences will nurture a steady strength within you. That strength may not always appear immediately in visible form. Yet at turning points in life, and in times of difficulty, it will become a reliable source of support.”
In response, Mr. MATSUMOTO Rio from the Faculty of Engineering spoke on behalf of the new first year students, “With heartfelt gratitude for all who have supported us thus far, we hereby pledge to be ever mindful of the pride and responsibility of being students of Niigata University, and to devote ourselves to continuous effort toward the pursuit of our individual goals.”
Congratulations on your admissions.
We hope you will spend fruitful time at Niigata University.
Congratulatory Message from President
For the congratulatory message from the President, please visit HERE.
