Graduate School of Social Design Holds 2026 Entrance Ceremony: Diverse Working Adult Students Gather from Across the Country
The Graduate School of Social Design held its 2026 Entrance Ceremony on April 4, welcoming 69 new working adult students. The school, focused on solving social issues, highlighted its commitment to fostering advanced professional talent through backcasting and critical thinking.
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The Graduate School of Social Design (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo; President: Koji Yoshikuni) held its 2026 Entrance Ceremony on Saturday, April 4, 2026. Having opened in 2017, the university has so far produced 202 highly specialized professionals dedicated to solving social issues, and this year welcomed 69 new graduate students across its three graduate schools: the Graduate School of Communication Design, the Graduate School of Practical Education, and the Graduate School of Social Design.
The ceremony was also broadcast online.
During the ceremony, in addition to an address from President Koji Yoshikuni, guests and attendees were introduced, and a representative student took an oath of determination upon entering the university.
## President Koji Yoshikuni's Address (Excerpt)
"Since our opening in 2017, our university has possessed multiple graduate schools and research institutes, and has been committed to nurturing advanced specialized professionals who contribute to the realization of an ideal society. As the world changes significantly and existing rules and values are shaken, what is required now is fundamental transformation that is not bound by the past. At our university, we place importance on backcasting—conceptualizing backward from an ideal future—and critical thinking, which captures matters from multiple angles, to encourage the creation of new knowledge. Through dialogue and learning with peers from diverse backgrounds, we hope you will cultivate the power to challenge your own problem-solving and create new value in society."
## Graduate School of Communication Design Student Representative
Kentaro Harada (BEAMS Co., Ltd., PR Manager, Corporate Communication Dept., President's Office)
The ceremony was also broadcast online.
During the ceremony, in addition to an address from President Koji Yoshikuni, guests and attendees were introduced, and a representative student took an oath of determination upon entering the university.
## President Koji Yoshikuni's Address (Excerpt)
"Since our opening in 2017, our university has possessed multiple graduate schools and research institutes, and has been committed to nurturing advanced specialized professionals who contribute to the realization of an ideal society. As the world changes significantly and existing rules and values are shaken, what is required now is fundamental transformation that is not bound by the past. At our university, we place importance on backcasting—conceptualizing backward from an ideal future—and critical thinking, which captures matters from multiple angles, to encourage the creation of new knowledge. Through dialogue and learning with peers from diverse backgrounds, we hope you will cultivate the power to challenge your own problem-solving and create new value in society."
## Graduate School of Communication Design Student Representative
Kentaro Harada (BEAMS Co., Ltd., PR Manager, Corporate Communication Dept., President's Office)