To celebrate the special moment of graduation, we’ve compiled a collection of graduation speech examples for a variety of different contexts, including middle school, college, homemaker college, and senior college. Whether you’re looking for a touching speech for a graduation ceremony or a graduation speech that will truly celebrate the growth of those who have completed their studies and wish them well on their new journey, we’ve got you covered.

Student farewell speech at Homemaker University graduation ceremony

First of all, I would like to express my deepest gratitude to our esteemed Osaka branch director. I would like to pay tribute to the courage and challenge of all of you who have finally completed the next stage of your education and put on your bachelor’s caps.
We have lived in a generation steeped in traditional Confucianism, and as such, there must have been housewives among us who were unable to learn even if they wanted to and had to devote themselves to housework. However, the heart to learn and study is inherent in all human beings, regardless of gender. I applaud you for forging your own path, even if it was late in life. In today’s society, women’s roles are expanding like never before. It is becoming a society where individual abilities are prioritized, regardless of gender. Therefore, the consciousness of social participation is also gradually increasing, thanks to perceptive women like you who are steadily pioneering their own fields. Throughout your studies at Osaka University, you have learned what each of you can do for society in the future.
We are already working on social development through regular gatherings of graduates and organized activities through exchanges with Osaka University and other homemaker universities. We will continue to have more active gatherings in the future, including work related to local government and volunteer work in various areas. Through these activities, we will open a new path for women in society with confidence and pride. The more developed countries are, the more women are involved in the community, and I think this shows how much influence women are having in society. However, even though women’s roles, especially homemakers, are limited, I would like to remind women that if they want to do something, they can achieve anything they set their minds to. Also, those who have the courage to try and do it, rather than giving up beforehand, can eventually carve out their own space. There is no end to learning, and there is no end to the path of learning, and there is no end to how we utilize those teachings. With that, I would like to conclude my remarks by extending my sincere wishes of good health and progress to all of the Osaka University of Home Economics family present today. Thank you.

Farewell Remarks by the President of Osaka University for the Aged

Good evening, and congratulations to all of you who have completed your two-year journey and are now proud graduates. I applaud you with respect. Learning is always a courageous endeavor, and it is only possible when you look at yourself with humility. You stand before me, and you are some of the most courageous people I know. You have a long life of experience and new learnings that will benefit your community more than anyone else.
Because of your enthusiasm, we’ve decided to increase our city grants and scholarships so that more people can enjoy the joys of continuing education. We’ve also doubled our course offerings so that we can provide you with a wider variety of educational opportunities. And it’s all because of you. Thank you.
You stand before me, and although your hair is graying, you are more youthful than you were in your 20s. I see youthful enthusiasm in your faces. I know an American painter who started painting at the age of 70, and she is still going strong. It is passion that moves her brush. Her hands may be old, but her heart is hot and full of enthusiasm. If there’s one thing I wish for you, it’s that you continue to share what you’ve learned here, because you’re the kind of people this society needs. With your experience, learning, and thoughtfulness, I think you can be an important mentor to the community. As a senior citizen, you’re the kind of people this society needs more than anyone else. And one more thing, I wish you good health and long life. Thank you, everyone, for two years of unwavering enthusiasm. We have prepared a small feast for you, so please enjoy it with us.

Student representative speech at the graduation ceremony

I often wonder when we stopped counting our years in the winter and twilight of our lives, and when we were able to escape from the bitterness of old age, enjoy the beautiful four seasons, leave the isolation and loneliness of our isolated and lonely lives, and socialize with so many friends? The answer converges in one place. It was when I found this place, the University for the Aged.
At first, I came here with no expectations. It was recommended to me by my second daughter, who lives away from home, but now it has become a gem of a place, a time I treasure dearly. I’m sure that many of you in this room have spent the last two years feeling and sharing the same things I have. I used to think that the virtues of the elderly were silence and patience, but now I know differently. I know that we are like a train still running on the tracks of life, and that as long as our rails are not exhausted, our learning journey is not over. We also know that we have time ahead of us that we can’t give up.
As proof of this, we are here. In what everyone thinks of as the dreary days of old age, we’ve been the most joyful and enthusiastic people you’ll ever meet, because we’ve been desperate, longing for one passion to fill our empty hearts and ignite our fire. Three times a week, we learned to dance, we learned new songs. I read tons of books. We’re all over seventy, but we’ve learned to make new friends, friendships that turn loneliness into warmth, and that’s what makes us singers, wise people who know how to love life.
Some say. It’s time to get off, they say. That the old train should be consigned to history. But how wrong they are. As long as our enthusiasm is not exhausted, we will live the rest of our lives with the hearts of youth. Even after we leave this place, we will meet often to share the joys and loneliness of life, the many emotions that life brings. If there is a new song, we will sing it together, and we will learn all the wisdom and joys of life. So our journey is not yet over. The rails we will run on are far away, with no end in sight. May we continue to go together. I end my remarks by vowing to live each day with a youthful heart, learning and enjoying life until the day the Lord grants it. Thank you for listening.

University Graduation Ceremony Farewell Remarks from the President

Welcome to today’s graduation ceremony at Seoul National University Business School. On behalf of my fellow graduating classmates, I would like to extend my greetings to you. It’s still chilly out, but the warmth of new life is in the air, and it’s a time of parting and meeting, ending and beginning.
Today, we stand here at the end of four years of study, ready to go out into the world, and we have always been grateful to our professors for their efforts to teach us. I have vivid memories of them teaching us life lessons, not only in the classroom, but sometimes just hanging out with classmates. Although we are leaving this campus, our professors will remain our teachers forever. We are about to take our first steps into the world of work, and with the many teachings and experiences we have had here as a foundation, we will start from scratch. The academics we have learned here will be the foundation for everything we will learn in the world. The socialization in university life will be the basis for human relationships, and the experiences of autonomous activities will serve as a driving force to pioneer our own lives. Therefore, I believe that university is much more than a diploma for employment.
Currently, with the rise in youth unemployment and the ongoing economic recession, there are too few opportunities for our young people to showcase their talents. We will work harder and always be prepared to overcome these challenges. It has been said that crisis is opportunity, and I am sure that if we continue to pioneer our lives with a spirit of challenge, we will one day see a bright future. Dear classmates, we have spent a lot of time together and shared many precious memories. I hope that we can go out into the world and live our lives without losing our pride as intellectuals, no matter where we are. I also hope that we have laid a solid foundation for our juniors so that they will not be ashamed of themselves in the future. I would like to take this opportunity to express my deepest gratitude to all those who have worked hard for us. Our parents, who have been supporting us through the difficult economic times, and our teachers, who are like our parents at school, are all people for whom words are not enough. I will repay them a little bit by going out into the world and living hard. Thank you again for being here today, and I would like to conclude my remarks.

Professor’s Farewell Address

I greet you at the beginning of autumn, the time when everything comes to fruition, after the freshness of spring and the lushness of summer. Fall is the season that marks the end of a beautiful journey, when buds become flowers and finally fruit. Today, your university experience is coming to an end. But your life is truly a beginning, a departure. It is not because of the emptiness that the word final implies that an end can be meaningful. Where one path ends, a new one must begin. That’s why today’s ceremony is not just about the sadness of farewell. Today you are leaving behind four years of your life, but there are always beginnings.
It’s been said that in order to become something, you must do something now. Those who dream big must put in the infinite effort that corresponds to those dreams. Those who want to stand up must toil at the ground. A fisherman can’t catch fish without getting wet. I also remember reading a passage in a book that said, “The beginning is always here and now,” and nodding and underlining it. I give that passage to you now.
You’ve left the intellectual and academic bubble of college and you’re faced with society as it is. You’ll realize what a safe place college was, and there will be times of frustration, interspersed with moments when you’ll want to crawl away, but don’t forget. If you live each moment as if you’re starting over and give it your best shot, you’ll find the determination and courage to overcome setbacks and achieve dazzling successes.
Proud graduates, life is a long, long journey, and we hope that you will take the initiative to lead and change your lives, not as a bystander. I hope that you will not wait for miracles to happen to you, but that you will create them yourself. Starting right here, right now, today, you need to run. I end today by wishing you nothing but the best of luck and good health as you run through life like a long-distance race. May you carry only the most beautiful and happy memories of these four years in your heart.

Farewell Speech by the Graduating Class Representative of Homemaker College

Good evening, today is the graduation ceremony of our college. Outside, it’s the height of winter, the wind is blowing fiercely, and white snow is piling up on the ground. I would like to first bow my head and thank the mayor, the staff, and my precious family for coming to celebrate with us in this cold weather. Because of your presence, even in this cold weather, our hearts are not as cold as ice today. Rather, there is something in our hearts that feels like tears.
I have lived my life with the lack of learning as a constant reminder. In hard times, I was forced to work in a factory, I got married, and my bags were packed away for a while, and it filled my heart with a knot that I couldn’t loosen, but then a good opportunity came along and I found this place. To learn something at the age of over forty, to make time to share it with others, it all felt like a miracle. No, everything I’ve encountered here has been a miracle. Even the time I’m wearing my bachelor’s cap now feels like a dream. We’ve been learning every day with the same fervor as middle and high school students. I myself have been living a hectic life, not knowing English at all, not being able to read the alphabet, but after learning English here, I am confident in everything. What this place has given us is enthusiasm and the confidence that we can do anything. We have nothing to fear now that we’ve been able to unlock a lifetime’s worth of mysteries. It’s dusk in our lives, but we know that the passion in us will never die. We will never forget the beautiful memories we have made here. As we have lived with similar pains, we have easily become friends and beautiful friends for life. We hope to continue our friendship and continue the will of lifelong education by coddling and whipping each other.
I am also grateful to our teachers who taught us with enthusiasm. I would also like to say I love my family, who have been our support system. Thank you to my youngest child, who was willing to give me his textbooks, even though he knew I would be embarrassed to study at such a late age. I’m sure the families of everyone who studied with me have done the same. With their warmth and love, the buds of our learning have now blossomed into beautiful fruits. Today we graduate, but we know that the fruits of today will be the foundation for a lifetime of education. As we know the joy of learning, we will always strive to learn and live a life of learning. I would like to conclude my remarks by once again thanking everyone for attending today’s graduation ceremony.

University Graduation Farewell Address

Dear graduates, it seems like just yesterday that you were enrolled in college, and now it’s time for you to step out into the world. I hope that your college experience has been very helpful to you in your future endeavors. You’ve been preparing to step out into the world, some of you have been preparing for company interviews, taking tests like TOEFL, and thinking about what you want to do.
Just as high school life is different from college life, social life is also very different from college life. For one thing, there’s no one there to guide you. In other words, you have to figure things out for yourself, and you have to take responsibility for it, which can be a lot of responsibility, unlike now. But in any social life, there are seniority and juniority relationships. The moment you enter the company, you will be like a newcomer to this school, so it is very important to listen to your seniors. Also, always stay alert and do your job to avoid making the same mistakes.
I know that you will be a proud alumnus of our university, and I believe that you will fulfill your potential. Keep a can-do attitude and approach your work with confidence. The first time is always difficult for everyone, but if you think that you are learning and discovering more about the world, you will be less nervous and less worried, and you will have the wisdom to deal with difficulties in a wise way. I hope that you will not forget the dreams and hopes you had when you first came to this school, and that you will be able to fulfill them in the world. Finally, I would like to congratulate you on your graduation, and I hope that you will be a bright light in the world as a great talent. That’s all.

Farewell remarks for overseas trainees

Good morning, we are facing a sad farewell today. First of all, I would like to pay tribute to you, the students who stood here after fighting with themselves to overcome the loneliness of a strange land. We applaud you for the three years you’ve put in, which have been more intense than most.
I imagine your excitement and anxiety when you first arrived here. We know that every moment you have spent away from home, struggling in a strange land, has been difficult and lonely. We hope that we have been able to ease your loneliness a little bit. Studying in the same class, having small conversations, we have developed a friendship that transcends borders, because there are no boundaries between hearts and minds. Looking back on the time we spent together, learning each other’s names, faces, and listening to each other’s stories, we are suddenly filled with regret. However, we sincerely hope that the friendships we made in Japan will outweigh the sadness of saying goodbye and that the time we spent together will help you become even better.
Every parting on earth is preparing for a meeting. Every end is beautiful because it holds a beginning within it, and I know that you, too, will go on to do even more when you return to your home country. I am not ashamed of the great people you will become, and I thank you for all you have accomplished in your life today. I hope you leave Japan with nothing but beautiful memories. We hope that our names will be included in those beautiful memories. The three years we spent with you will also be a page in the book of our lives. We don’t know when, but those who are separated will always be reunited. We look forward to our reunion and send our love to you as you leave, honoring the jewel of a time we had with you. This is the end of my greetings, and I’d like to take the opportunity to chat with you and ease the pain of parting.

Professor’s farewell speech at a university graduation ceremony

Good afternoon, everyone. First of all, I would like to congratulate all of you on your graduation ceremony today. Although we are talking about a farewell, it would be fair to say that today is not really a farewell, but rather a developmental stage in your life. Therefore, I am not here to give you a formal farewell, but rather to give you some advice for your future.
Do you know what a person who dreams of advancement needs most is to know where they are? Knowing where you are is distinct from grading yourself by worldly, snobbish values. When an airplane records its trajectory, why else would it also record its latitude and longitude? Someone who wants to fly high needs to remember where they are now, so they know how much effort and time it will take to reach their dreams. Remember the depth and breadth of who you are today and build yourself to a higher level! I’m sure some of you are employed, while others are preparing to enter the workforce or making other preparations. In either case, it’s valid to remember who you are today. Some people say that the past is nothing and should be discarded, but I don’t think so. Just as an airplane needs to look at its past record as a coordinate in order to fly higher and not get lost, so do you need to look at your past and present to build your future.
We want your four years of college to be a part of your present, not a past to be wished away or a past to be discarded. May your college experience be a valuable springboard for the rest of your life, and may you continue to soar. Remember, young people, you are beautiful and ambitious, and your sky is the limit.
I hope to see you in society one day in the distant future. I want you to be the most dazzling version of yourself then. I’d like to conclude today’s remarks by wishing you a beautiful soaring after today, and urging you to stay committed to your chosen path. May the luck of the initiated be with you wherever you go. Thank you for listening.

Farewell remarks from the instructor of the university Japanese class

Good morning, I would like to express my deepest gratitude to all of you who have been listening to my classes with enthusiasm throughout the four seasons. I am proud of you for staying strong and positive in a strange land, Japan, and the time I have spent with you has gone by very quickly.
When you first came here, you probably had a lot of questions like, “Is this how the Japanese behave?” You came here to learn Japanese, but you felt like you were thrown into a strange land. You also felt a lot of stress in a cultural environment that was so different from your home country. You sometimes found the shortcomings of Japanese culture, and I’m sure you found some negativity in Japanese people. But as you leave today, I hope your hearts are filled with beautiful connections and joyful, brilliant memories. Japan is a country that values relationships and friendship. I mentioned in class the other day that it’s hard to translate warmth into English because it’s such an inclusive word, and it’s at the root of Japanese sentiment. If you look hard enough, you can find synonyms like affection and love. I hope that Japanese warmth will live long in your memories. I also ask you to remember the time you spent in the Japanese language classroom. It was an invaluable time to talk with students from many different countries, to encounter the diversity of cultures. Through the medium of Japanese, you were able to forge precious friendships and overcome the loneliness of living in a foreign country.
Here at the university, spring is especially beautiful. On this spring day, when the frozen things thaw and flowers bloom all over campus, we part ways. I hope that this sight, in your hearts and in your eyes, is a deep reminder of the time you have spent here. I hope that the time we shared, the time we felt the warmth of Japan, will nourish you in the lives you will lead from now on. Thank you again for your enthusiasm. I would like to conclude by asking you to keep that enthusiasm and attitude with you when you leave Japan, and to pioneer your own lives.

Farewell Address by the University President at the University Graduation Ceremony

Everyone, it’s a February morning with snow still on the ground. The sun is shining brightly on this campus after a long, cold winter. The sun is shining on your caps and gowns. It’s as if it’s telling you that today is not an empty, sad goodbye, but a new beginning, a step into a greater, more beautiful light. The years you have spent on this campus, in these halls of intellect where so much anguish and thought have bloomed and waned, have shaped and refined your minds.
You met as young men with bright dreams, and now you will find each other with dreams more solid than ever, dreams that have grown stronger. But, my friends, you are not yet finished vessels. A man’s life is long indeed. Growth does not end in twenty years; it is through hundreds and thousands of quenchings during that long time that a man, a life, is properly perfected. I hope you will continue to perfect yourselves. Let your college years, your desperate anguish, and your fierce academic endeavors be the mirror in which you live each day, and I believe you will not take today as the end of your youth or as a farewell to your youth.
I know that the people who stand before me are more intelligent than anyone else, younger and more talented than anyone else. I hope you never underestimate what you have. Because only those who don’t underestimate themselves will have the courage and determination to step out into the world. Today you leave the place where you have grown your wings and expanded your horizons to meet the real world. May you all be a beacon for the ages, a milestone for the ages. We send our deepest blessings to your lives beyond the university. I send you off today with a heart of oxidizing merit, blessing the path you will walk. Thank you.

University Graduation Speech by Student Representative

Today, as the long winter finally comes to an end and all things prepare for a new beginning, we, the graduating class, bid farewell to the campus that has been our home and our hall of learning. After today, the winds will carry the colors of the seasons to campus, but the thought that we will no longer be here makes today’s farewell less heavy.
The time we have spent together, the time that was as fast as an arrow that left my hand when I look back, is not something I can take lightly, and it includes the time we cried together and struggled fiercely with our fears for the future. I vividly remember the heated classroom discussions with my professors, the nights of agonizing over academics and the times, and the dim lights of that bar. We were dear friends who shared the intense process of youth, the excruciatingly painful and ecstatic times.
The beautiful scenery of the campus is also unforgettable, and the memories of the bright cherry blossoms that bloomed in spring and the blood-red maples that covered the campus in autumn will always soothe our lonely hearts and bring tears of longing to our eyes.
We remember the names and faces of each professor who treated us with generosity, allowed us to debate freely, and left us with intellectual property. I am proud of the bright and cheerful juniors I met at the Freshman Welcome, who are gradually becoming college students and intellectuals of action. We leave today, but our hearts are not empty, for we have filled them with teachings that will nourish our lives and feed our souls for many years to come, and we have filled them with precious and beautiful connections. You are, without a doubt, the most beautiful scene, the most dazzling moment of our youth. We will grow old and dwarfed before time, but we will always be young and fresh in your memories, and we hope that our humble names will be a fleeting memory for you as well.
We try to console ourselves by saying that parting is the preparation for another beginning. After the most passionate and innocent time, we are heading out into the middle of society and life. We can only make one promise to you, the people we love so much. We will live unashamedly before the proud traditions of our predecessors, unashamedly before the memories we hold, and unashamedly before our university.
In front of our campus, the magnolias are ready to burst into bloom. Everyone, at the crossroads of spring, we are leaving. I am grateful for the time we have spent together, and I believe that today’s transparent sky will finish what I could not say.

Farewell message from the president of the university at the women’s college graduation ceremony

Good evening, graduates, guests, and parents, thank you all for your participation. To the graduates, I congratulate you on this milestone in your lives.
Our women’s university is celebrating its 52nd anniversary this year, and as a breeding ground for women leaders in Korea, many brilliant minds have passed through its doors, bringing new light, new waves to society. As you graduate today, I know that you, too, are proud faces of possibilities like the universe. As you know, the gender divide has long since broken down. In fact, female leadership has become more welcomed. Today, I would like to call on you, the outstanding talents and future leaders of Japan, to lead with inclusive leadership. There was a time when women’s characteristics were considered detrimental to business operations and careers, but what about now? Success stories of women leaders who are sensitive and attentive are circulating. Competition and struggle, the main characteristics of men, have lost their luster, and we are now in an era of coexistence and communication. One of the most commonly cited differences between men and women is listening. Men are in a hurry to get their point across, but women are able to listen, take it in, and communicate. Make the countless days ahead yours, not by arguing, but by embracing, communicating, and being attentive. We cannot afford to be complacent in an era that is now being ushered in by men, and I hope that as you step out of those doors today, you will be the change agents that usher in a new era.
I congratulate you on your graduation. May we meet again as leaders of the future, poised to lead the way. That concludes my remarks for today. Thank you for listening.