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Report on Faculty of Science Guidance for Komaba First Year Students

Eiichi Tajika (Head of Department of Academic Affairs / Professor, Department of Earth and Planetary Science)

On Monday, December 2, 2019, from 18:45 to 21:00, "Faculty of Science Guidance @ Komaba - Why I Chose Science?" (Guidance for Komaba First Year Students) was held at Room 1323, Building 13, Komaba Campus. The event was again a great success, attended by approximately 450 students.

Ms. Eiko Sugawara of the Public Relations Office moderated the session, which began with a speech by Dr. Hiroyuki Takeda, Dean of the Faculty of Science. In addition to the importance of basic research, he spoke about how education at the Faculty of Science will enable students to develop "logical thinking" and to play an active role not only as researchers but also in society. Next, the author gave a brief introduction to the Faculty of Science, its promotion of internationalization, student support, the status of higher education and employment, and the selection of higher education. After that, 10 undergraduate and graduate students representing each Department gave a 3-minute introduction of their departments. The presentations were brief and very good, and we believe that they conveyed the characteristics and atmosphere of each Department well, despite their brevity. In the latter half of the guidance, the participants were divided into departments, where they had a lively discussion with faculty members and students until almost 9:00 p.m.

Scene on the day of the guidance (left: Dean Takeda Hiroyuki, Faculty of Science; right: Faculty and graduate students from 10 departments giving introductions)


This year, Room 900 was not available due to construction, so we had to hold the guidance session in a smaller room than usual, but the small room created a very lively atmosphere, and many students seemed to stay until the end, perhaps because of the structure that made it difficult to leave the room during the session. In any case, we hope that this guidance will be useful to Komaba students as an opportunity to apply to the Faculty of Science.

Faculty of Science News, January 2020

 


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