Classes in the 2024 academic year started this week, following on from our orientation program and entrance ceremony. In our orientation program we welcomed back our older students and had the pleasure of meeting our new first-year students, exchange students from abroad, and some students who have transferred to us from other academic institutions.
（2024年度の授業が始まりました。それに先駆けてオリエンテーションと入学式が行われ、在学生たちがキャンパスに戻り、新入生、海外からの留学生、そして編入生などの新しい仲間も増えました。）

4th-year students happy to be back on campus at orientation

The weather was mixed, but the cherry blossoms on campus were still spectacular. New students were joined by their parents and the blossoms were a fitting backdrop to a lot of memorable photos.
（変わりやすいお天気でしたが、満開の桜が新入生と保護者の皆さんを出迎えてくれました。）

Our entrance ceremony was held in Lambuth Hall with speeches, hymns, prayers and some glorious singing from the HJU choir.
（本学の入学式は礼拝形式で行われ、式辞や讃美歌の合唱に加え、学生クワイヤによる美しい歌声が式に花を添えました。）

After this memorable event, the first-year students made their way to the Department of International English welcome meeting for students and parents.
（入学式後は学科の教員たちが新入生と保護者の皆さんと対面し、歓迎の挨拶を行いました。）

We're sure the first weeks of university life will be a whirlwind for all our students - four years will go by in a flash, so we wish our new students the best of luck, and hope they make the most of each day at HJU.
（大学生活が始まり目まぐるしい毎日がスタートしましたが、4年間はあっという間です。新入生が皆、広島女学院大学で充実した楽しい日々を過ごせることを願っています。）