For autumn enrollments in the English program at the University of Tsukuba. Congratulations on your admittion to the University of Tsukuba.

The University of Tsukuba’s school festival, Sohosai, is one of Japan’s distinctive university events. In 2025, it will be held on November 1st–3rd across campus areas, with free admission. The festival features stage performances, student research presentations, participatory events, and numerous food stalls offering Japanese and international dishes. While most programs are free, some events and food sales require payment. Attracting about 30,000 visitors annually, Sohosai welcomes everyone to join the vibrant celebration.

Your cooperation with payment of the School Festival Student Dues is invaluable. School Festival Student Contribution is the English Translation of GakuensaiGakuseiBuntankin(学園祭学生分担金). Students are asked to pay this fee in order to create a university-wide festival. The school contribution is transferred to the income of the Executive Committee of School Festival every year and is used to cover the costs of running the festival.

This is the translation of “GakuensaiGakuseibuntankin”(学園祭学生分担金). Based on the “Agreement Concerning the School Festival”(『学園祭に関する申合せ』) established by the University-wide student representatives’ organisation (全学学類・専門学群・総合学域群代表者会議), the Student Festival Executive Committee requests all students to pay this contribution to ensure the festival is a university-wide event.

The contributions are not officially collected by the university, nor is it compulsory.

However, as mentioned above, hosting a large-scale festival that all students, including you, can enjoy offers significant costs, such as stage construction, purchasing hygiene supplies, and advertising expenses. The fact that the contributions constituted 37% of the Committee’s income for the 2024 fiscal year illustrates its considerable importance.

Therefore, to ensure all students can enjoy the School Festival without distinction, we kindly request your cooperation with the contributions. Your support is invaluable for the festival’s success.

Amount of Contributions

The amount of contribution is locked in ¥600 per year of intended enrolment. To reduce the burden on the Committee, we kindly request that you pay the total amount (e.g., ¥2,400 for four years) for your intended years of enrolment in a single lump sum when making your payment. Should you pay by bank transfer, please note that you will be responsible for covering any transfer fees incurred.

Methods and Deadlines of the collection

Concerning Programs where you will be able to pay the contribution face-to-face

In these Colleges, members of the Executive Committee will receive the money in person at the orientation or at other occasions. Change is not generally available, so please bring cash for exactly the amount of the relevant payment. Below is a list.

• Japan-Expert (bachelor degree) Program
  • 14 October (At the First Year Seminar)
• Bachelor’s Program in Global Issues
  • 2 October (At the First Year Seminar)
• Bachelor’s Program in Interdisciplinary Engineering
  • 22 September 14:00~

Concerning Programs where dues will be collected by bank-transfer

Below is a list of the Programs where you will be able to pay the contribution mainly by bank-transfer.

• Undergraduate degree in International Social Sciences
• Undergraduate Interdisciplinary Program in Life and Environmental Sciences
• Undergraduate English Program in School of Medicine and Medical Science

Please access the QR code on the link and follow the instructions in the form to pay by bank transfer by 9 November, or visit the Executive Committee Office listed below on weekdays after school (18:00-19:00) in person and pay in cash in person.

School Festival Student Contirbutions Form

Notes

Any school festival organization to which a person who has not paid the contribution belongs may bebanned from participating in a school festival organization for that year only. However, this does not prevent individuals who have not paid the contributions from entering or viewing the school festival.