Kansai International University President
Atsushi Hamana
This is Hamana, the president of the university.How are you all doing? It's September, but the safety and security of our lives continue to be threatened in addition to the corona crisis, such as severe lingering summer heat and large typhoons.I am worried that everyone may have been affected.I hope you are all safe.
Now, for the summer semester classes, we named the B+ method. Some courses are face-to-face classes, while others are remote classes. will hold a face-to-face “Reflection Day” where you can return your spring semester grades, and start guidance and registration procedures for the fall semester.During the period of Reflection Day, we will hold a symposium in which guest speakers from overseas will be invited to commemorate the anniversary of our founding (September 9), and student representatives will also take the podium. .Guests from overseas will be from the European Union (EU) at the Miki Campus, Jingui University, a partner university in Taiwan, at the Amagasaki Campus, and the New York Bureau Chief of Kyodo News from the United States. I would like to think about the situation in Japan with the students and reflect on the situation and challenges in each region.
Regarding the situation of the corona wreck, the spread of the second wave has been decreasing since the end of August, but it has not yet reached the point where everyone can be relieved.As a university, we have been trying to achieve both the safety of everyone and preventing delays in learning, but we are currently finalizing and preparing for the fall semester, which will start at the end of September. doing.
Regarding the direction of the government's response, Prime Minister Abe stated at his retirement press conference on August 8 that the new corona infectious disease is classified under the Infectious Diseases Law as "Category 28 (equivalent to SARS and tuberculosis). (Since cholera is classified as Category 2, it is more dangerous than that).As with the flu, people who are not severely ill will not be asked to be hospitalized and will be recuperating at home.In the winter, there is a fear that the medical system will be further strained by the influenza epidemic, and it seems that there are voices calling for a review of the classification. In the case of everyone up to their 3s, data has been accumulated that both the infection rate and the rate of severe disease are less than 5% of those infected, and the risk of people with underlying diseases and the elderly, including those aged 20 and over, is low. seems to be low.This new coronavirus is said to be the 1th coronavirus, but among the 80 types of corona infections in the past, it is essential for Japanese people to take safety measures such as avoiding the 7 Cs, wearing a mask, and thoroughly disinfecting their hands. However, it seems that there is also a theory that the spread of infection is suppressed because it has antibodies to four types except SARS and MARS.There is a growing demand to search for a "New Normal" in social life with Corona.
Looking at the timing of the supply of the new corona vaccine, it is desirable to have a free vaccination for all citizens, but given that the target is "until the end of the first half of 2021", there is only one year left. can be understood as assuming that the current situation continues.If that's the case, we'll have to decide whether it's desirable to continue the remote method for a year and a half from this spring, or whether we should make it a face-to-face method like elementary, junior high and high schools, while taking safety measures. I think the time has come.
In the near future, I would like to inform you of the final conclusions regarding class methods for the fall semester. , "Peace of mind" is based on the subjective feeling of "anxiety" and is a phenomenon that varies greatly from person to person. I would like to make a decision and prepare for it.
We ask that you continue to make self-help efforts to protect yourself.
See you again on Reflection Day.
