News

At present, the following information has been released by the university on the new coronavirus. This page will be updated regularly. Please check for the latest information.

◆【Video Stream】AY 2020 September Entrance Ceremonies (Faculty/Graduate School) [Sept. 24, 2020]

◆Notice on Video Streaming Schedule (AY 2020 September Undergraduate and Graduate Commencement Ceremonies, AY 2020 September Entrance Ceremonies [Faculty/Graduate school]) [Sept. 3, 2020]

◆Closure and Phased Reopening of Campus Facilities [June 5, 2020]

◆Extracurricular Activities and Student Use of Facilities after Phased Reopening of Campus Facilities [June 2, 2020]

◆Activities of the Athletic Association and the Use of Athletic Association Facilities after the Phased Reopening of Campus Facilities (Japanese) [May 29, 2020]

◆COVID-19 (Coronavirus Disease) Prevention Measures for Student Life Published in Collaboration with Keio Student Volunteers [June 12, 2020]

◆AY2020 Online Certificate Applications and Fee Exemptions [Apr. 30, 2020]

◆[Information update] Overseas Travel for Faculty and Staff Members [Mar. 30, 2020]

◆COVID-19 (Coronavirus Disease) (Part 4)[Feb. 26, 2020]

・Keio University Research Portal
　◆Keio University's COVID-19 Research Expertise Listing

・School of Medicine

　◆"Keio Donner Project" Accelerating COVID-19 Research [June 17, 2020]

・Faculty of Science and Technology

　◆Projects for measures against COVID-19（Coronavirus Disease） [July 3, 2020]

【Keio University Infection Response Center for the 2019 novel coronavirus established】
On February 4, 2020, Keio University established the "Infection Response Center for the 2019 Novel Coronavirus" on campus. In cooperation with related departments across the university, the center will collect and collate information concerning the 2019 Novel Coronavirus in addition to raising awareness among students, faculty and staff members, and applicants to the university on preventing infections. It will also make decisions on other required measures and release information about these on the Keio University website, etc. (March 5, 2020)

【Measures at affiliated schools of Keio University】
Please check the separate announcements and notifications made by each of the affiliated schools of Keio University in regard to the measures they have put in place. (March 3, 2020)

【Measures for staff members】

With the aim of preventing the spread of infection by COVID-19 while commuting, Keio University has implemented measures such as the promotion of staggered work hours suitable for the characteristics of each department to encourage off-peak commutes as well as the introduction of telework (working from home) for its staff members. (March 3, 2020)

The following information related to COVID-19 has been posted on the Keio University website up to now.

【General information】
◆Reopening of Campus Facilities in Stages [June 8, 2020]

◆Change to the Shutdown Period of University Campuses Following the Declaration of a State of Emergency (Part 2) [Apr. 28, 2020]

◆Change to the Shutdown Period of University Campuses Following Declaration of a State of Emergency [Apr. 8, 2020]

◆Shutdown of Campus Facilities Accompanying Spread of COVID-19 Infections [Apr. 3, 2020]

◆Video Relay in Place of AY 2019 Undergraduate and Graduate Commencement Ceremonies ［Mar. 5, 2020］

◆Cancellation of the AY 2019 Undergraduate and Graduate Commencement Ceremonies and Postponement of the AY 2020 Undergraduate and Graduate Entrance Ceremonies (Measures against COVID-19 [Coronavirus Disease])[Feb. 28, 2020]

◆Events Hosted by the University and Events Involving Keio Students, Faculty, and Staff Members (Measures for COVID-19 [Coronavirus Disease])[Feb. 26, 2020]

◆Measures for COVID-19 (coronavirus disease) at the Commencement and Entrance Ceremonies [Feb. 25, 2020]

【Response to ceremonies】

◆AY 2020 September Undergraduate and Graduate Commencement Ceremonies [July 31, 2020]

◆AY 2020 September Entrance Ceremonies (Undergraduate Faculties/Graduate schools) (for April and September Enrollees) [July 31, 2020]

◆AY 2019 Graduate Diploma Conferment Ceremony President’s Address [Apr. 15, 2020]

◆AY 2019 Undergraduate Diploma Conferment Ceremony President's Address [Apr. 6, 2020]

◆Schedule for the Postponed Undergraduate and Graduate Entrance Ceremonies for AY 2020 [Mar. 19, 2020]

◆URL for Video Relay in Place of AY 2019 Undergraduate and Graduate Commencement Ceremonies [Mar. 19, 2020]


【For applicants to Keio's undergraduate general entrance examination】

◆Application Guidelines for the Keio University Degree Completion Scholarship for the 2020 Academic Year (Spring Semester) [May 13, 2020]

The recruitment of scholarship students for the Spring Semester of the 2020 academic year will especially focus on economic support for students who have experienced a dramatic deterioration in household finances, etc., due to the impact of COVID-19's spread, and the scale of the scholarship provision has been significantly expanded compared to previous years.

◆Applications for the "Subsidy System to Support Keio Students Who are Facing Financial Difficulties Begin Taking Online Classes" [Apr. 24, 2020]

◆Support for Keio Students Following the Start of Online Classes [Apr. 20, 2020]

◆To Students and Guarantors Who are Having Difficulty with the Payment of Academic Fees and Expenses Due to COVID-19 [Apr. 17, 2020]

◆Changes to AY2020 Academic Calendar [Mar. 18, 2020]

◆[To applicants to Keio's Undergraduate General Entrance Examination] Measures against infectious disease from the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (Japanese language only)[Feb. 5, 2020]

【For applicants to Keio's graduate general entrance examination】
◆[To applicants to Keio’s Graduate School General Admission/Entrance Examination] (Graduate Schools of Letters, Economics, Law, Human Relations, and Business and Commerce)[Feb. 14, 2020]

【For Keio students, faculty, and staff members】
◆Overseas travel for faculty and staff members [Mar. 27, 2020]

◆Overseas travel for faculty and staff members [Mar. 24, 2020]

◆Overseas travel for faculty and staff members [Mar. 19, 2020]

◆Request to faculty and staff members regarding overseas travel [Mar. 13, 2020]

◆Hosting of Events and Other Functions Involving Keio Students (Measures Against COVID-19 [Coronavirus Disease])[Mar. 9, 2020]

◆[For Keio students, Faculty, and Staff Members] Pneumonia associated with the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) (Part 3) [Feb. 14, 2020]

◆[For Keio Students, Faculty, and Staff Members] Pneumonia Associated with the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (Part 2) [Feb. 5, 2020]

◆[For Keio Students, Faculty, and Staff Members] Pneumonia Associated with the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (Part 1) [Jan. 31, 2020]

【For applicants to Keio University】
・Graduate School of Media and Governance
　◆Changes to the Entrance Examination for the Graduate School of Media and Governance 2020 Application Period I [Apr. 14, 2020]

・Faculty of Economics PEARL programme
　◆To Applicants from Countries/Regions Affected by the COVID-19 (coronavirus disease) Outbreak [Mar. 5, 2020]