Keio University itself will also mark several important milestones this year. The School of Medicine will celebrate its 100th anniversary with a ceremony on May 13, and the completion of the new hospital building within the 2017 academic year. The Keio University Athletic Association will hold its 125th anniversary ceremony on April 23 on Keio Foundation Day. Also, I will be stepping down as President of Keio University, according to Keio University’s administrative code which specifies that one individual cannot serve as president for more than two terms. Keio University will elect a new president who will assume the office on May 28.
Amidst all this, and in keeping with Fukuzawa’s founding spirit, Keio University will continue to make its best efforts to pursue ever-higher standards and quality of education, research, and medicine. Mindful that none of this can be accomplished unassisted, we ask for your unchanging support and cooperation in the year ahead.
January 1, 2017
Professor Atsushi Seike
President, Keio University