Makoto MIYATANI
Executive Vice President (Education), Hiroshima University

Congratulations to everyone who passed Hiroshima University. I think it was very difficult to study for the exam in the unprecedented situation of COVID-19. The effort will bear fruit, and the joy of everyone and their families will be great. As a university, we welcome you and will do our utmost to enrich your university life starting in April.

The entrance ceremony scheduled to be held on Saturday April 3 and the guidance for new students to be held at each faculty from Monday, 5 are very important events to start university life, so by all means I would like you to participate. On the other hand, the spread of the new coronavirus continues to be unpredictable. As a university, we will take sufficient measures to prevent infection, but we would like to ask all those who are planning to enroll in the university to thoroughly implement the following points.

• From 14 days before the scheduled entrance ceremony, please observe your health such as fever and thoroughly manage your health.
• Do not attend the ceremony if you have a cold or fatigue such as fever on the day of the event.
• Be sure to wear a mask while moving to or around the venue.
• Please refrain from contact and conversation with others as much as possible.
• Every time you enter or leave the venue, be sure to disinfect your hands with the alcohol disinfectant installed in the surrounding area.
• After the ceremony, please move from the venue promptly to avoid congestion.

These measures are basic things that you should be aware of in your daily life, including the classrooms that are about to begin. As a "Hiroshima University student," I hope that each and every one of you will act with an awareness of "Do not get infected" and a compassion of "Do not infect others".