令和2年度入学式の中止について／Cancellation of the 2020 Entrance Ceremony

令和2年3月13日
神田外語大学
学長 宮内孝久

令和2年度入学予定の学部生、大学院生、保護者の皆様
関係者の皆様
在学生の皆さん

令和2年度入学式の中止について

神田外語大学は、新型コロナウイルス感染が拡大している現状を踏まえ、情勢の変化を見極めつつ、対応の検討を重ねて参りました。その結果、4月1日（水）に挙行を予定しておりました、令和2年度入学式を中止することと致しました。

新入生の皆さん、そして保護者の皆様にとってはもちろんのこと、本学教職員にとっても、入学式は重要な式典であり、中止することは誠に残念です。卒業式同様、皆様の安心安全を最優先に考え、悩み抜いての決断であることをご理解ください。

現在学内では、収束の見通しがつかない中、新学期をどのように開始するかを含め、現実的な授業の実施方法を検討しております。予定されている3月19日の政府専門家会議の発表を受け、授業開始日、ガイダンスや行事等の変更について決定致しますので、本学ホームページでご確認ください。その他、今後の状況を踏まえた本学の対応について逐次発表致します。一人ひとりが感染症対策や健康管理を心がけ、冷静な行動をとり、新学期に備えていただきたいと思います。

人類が地球で生存し続ける限り、災害やウイルスなどの病原体とは無関係でいられません。解が見えない課題は、今後も様々生じます。不安に思う事も多い事でしょう。常に一人ひとりが悩み、自立して考え、深く思考し、他者と共生していく事が大事であると考えます。

皆さんと知恵を絞りながら、通常の社会生活を復活させたいと思います。

March 13, 2020

To all entering undergraduate and graduate students,
parents and guardians, community members, and current students:

Cancellation of the 2020 Entrance Ceremony

After careful consideration of present circumstances surrounding the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), Kanda University of International Studies has made the difficult decision to cancel its entrance ceremony, which was scheduled to be held on April 1st.

The entrance ceremony is an important event not only for our students, but also for their parents and guardians, and it pains us to make this solemn announcement. We ask for your understanding that this decision, as with our decision to cancel graduation, was made with the highest consideration for the health and safety of our community.

As we wait for a resolution to this global crisis, please rest assured that our university faculty and staff are working tirelessly to create practical solutions for holding classes in the new academic term. The Government of Japan has announced its intent to hold a meeting of experts on the 19th of March, and therefore, we will defer our decisions on the start date of classes, guidance, and all other events until after the 19th. Please check the university homepage regularly for updates. We will announce any further changes in our policy and response as circumstances require. Meanwhile, we ask for your cooperation in taking infection prevention measures, looking after your own health, remaining calm, and preparing for the start of classes.

As long as humans live on this Earth, we will inevitably continue to encounter new diseases and other disasters. There will surely be many challenges for which solutions seem out of reach, and many times that we will feel uncertain about the path forward. In times such as these, I feel that it is of the utmost importance that we each think independently and deeply, and work to coexist in harmony.

I hope that we can all put our heads together to generate solutions, so that we may resume our everyday lives as quickly as possible.

Takahisa Miyauchi
President
Kanda University of International Studies