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Report on the Faculty of Science Open Campus 2020
Director of Open Campus Organizing Committee Baisheng Tanaka (Associate Professor, Institute of Astronomy)
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| Scene of the online version of Open Campus |
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| Filming of lectures at Koshiba Hall |
The Faculty of Science Open Campus 2020 was held for the 15th time. This year, due to the worldwide coronavirus outbreak, it was held online. Therefore, it was held under completely different circumstances from last year, but at the end of the event, it seemed to be a fulfilling event in its own way. Of course, it is valuable for high school students to have the experience of actually coming to the university, but it is desirable to hold the event in the future, taking the advantages of online into consideration.
Due to preparations for filming and recording, the first round (September 21-22, 2020) and the second round (January 6-19, 2021) were conducted separately. In the first phase, a total of more than 2,000 people attended the lectures by faculty members and students. The lectures by faculty members and students were excellent and made a strong impression on high school students. The second lecture was held at the beginning of the new year in January, and a video introducing the entire Faculty of Science and each Department (as a whole and some research topics) was prepared. It was an impressive introduction that showed the characteristics of the Department well, and since it was open to the public for a long period of time, I am sure that high school students were able to obtain a wealth of information. Since the videos were online, students were able to view many videos introducing the University as a whole, as well as other faculties and institutes. I think this was a good opportunity for high school students to realize the diversity of the University of Tokyo as a whole.
Finally, I would like to express my gratitude to all the administrative staff members, including those in the Administration and Public Relations departments, as well as those in the Departments, and especially to Eiko Sugawara of the Information Team and Public Relations for her tremendous cooperation in successfully holding this online Open Campus for the first time.
Published in Faculty of Science News March 2021