The University of Tokyo held an entrance ceremony for the first time in two years, and while the effects of the spread of infection continued, more than 3,000 new students started their university life.
The entrance ceremony of the University of Tokyo was canceled last year due to the spread of infection, but this year it was held at the Nippon Budokan in Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo for the first time in two years.
The number of new students was 3,130, of which 664 were female students, the highest number ever, but the percentage of the total was 21%.
At the venue, in order to prevent infection, thermography is installed at the entrance to check for fever, parents are not allowed to be present because the seats of new students are separated, and measures are taken such as distributing the state of the ceremony on the Internet. I did.
At the entrance ceremony, while President Teruo Fujii, who was newly appointed this month, was absent due to infection with the new coronavirus, Vice President Hiroaki Aihara said, "I'm worried about the virus, which I don't understand well. Dissatisfaction caused by the inability to do so is swirling, but I have no choice but to overcome it through trial and error, and said, "I often overcame this corona sickness and entered the school." It was.
A male student from Ibaraki prefecture who entered the school said, "I would like to learn about the impact of the corona sickness on economic activities. It may be an online class, but I want to value dialogue with others." I did.