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3,853 Students Awarded Degrees at the Graduation Ceremony for the 2006 Academic Year



2006 Academic Year Graduation Ceremony

The Graduation Ceremony for the 2006 academic year was held on Friday, March 23 at the Aqua Park (Higashi Hiroshima Athletic Park Gymnasium). In total 3,853 students (2,479 undergraduate, 10 special course students, and 1,364 graduate students) were awarded diplomas.



Representatives from each undergraduate and graduate faculty were conferred degrees and diplomas by University President Taizo Muta. President Muta had this to say on the occasion: "At Hiroshima University, based on our belief that education is the origin of peace, and steeped in the principle 'a mind which aspires for peace' (one of our five guiding principles), we have come this far in educational development and cooperation. It is my hope that you, as graduates of Hiroshima University, will continue to keep world peace in mind as you venture forth in society."


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