A doctoral graduation ceremony was held at the Clock Tower Centennial Hall with the attendance of President Hiroshi Matsumoto, vice-presidents, deans, and assistants to the executive vice-president.
The ceremony was held for students who earned doctoral degrees on May 23, 2013 (39 doctoral degrees by course and 8 doctoral degrees by thesis/dissertation awarded to 47 students in total), July 23, 2013 (41 doctoral degrees by course and 5 doctoral degrees by thesis/dissertation awarded to 46 students in total), and September 24, 2013 (90 doctoral degrees by course and 10 doctoral degrees by thesis/dissertation awarded to 100 students in total). All together, 193 students were awarded doctoral degrees on the day of the ceremony.
President Matsumoto gave a speech after presenting a degree certificate to the representative of the graduating students.