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Report on Faculty of Science Guidance for Komaba First Year Students
Atsushi Kawakita (Head of Department / Professor, Department of Biological Sciences)
On Thursday, November 25, 2021, from 6:45 to 9:00 p.m., "Faculty of Science Guidance: Why I Chose Science" was held for first-year Komaba students. This year's event was held online again, as last year, and was a great success with approximately 260 students participating.
 Greetings by Dean Masahiro Hoshino, Faculty of Science |
The opening address was given by Dr. Masahiro Hoshino, Dean of the Faculty of Science. He spoke about how Science is not only a basic science rooted in pure intellectual curiosity, but also a discipline that contributes to human society, citing the example of Dr. Yoshiro Manabe, a senior student of the Faculty of Science, who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics this year. Next, the author explained the characteristics of education at the Faculty of Science, its efforts toward internationalization, student support, and the status of advancement to higher education and employment. Then, 10 undergraduate and graduate students representing each Department gave a 3-minute introduction of their departments. Although short, these presentations were full of enthusiasm for their respective Departments, and I believe that they conveyed the characteristics and atmosphere of the Departments well. In the second half of the guidance, the participants were divided into departments and had discussions with faculty members and students until almost 9:00 pm.
With various activities restricted due to the Corona Disaster, Komaba students may have had more limited opportunities to get to know the atmosphere of the Faculty of Science than in previous years. In that sense, we believe that it was meaningful to hear the voices of students from each Department. We hope that this guidance will be useful for Komaba students as an opportunity to apply to the Faculty of Science.
Faculty of Science News, January 2022