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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 Tuesday, November 29, 2022, from 6:45 to 9:00 p.m., the Faculty of Science Guidance for Komaba first-year students, "Why I Chose Science," was held. Since the start of the Corona Disaster, Faculty of Science guidance has been conducted only online, but this time, for the first time in three years, it was held in a hybrid format, with a face-to-face meeting in the Komaba auditorium (Room 900) and the first half of the guidance streamed online as well.
At the beginning of the meeting, Dr. Masahiro Hoshino, Dean of the Faculty of Science, gave his opening remarks. He talked about how science is a basic science rooted in pure intellectual curiosity, and at the same time, it is a discipline that contributes to human society. Next, the author explained the characteristics of the Faculty of Science's education, 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 presentation on the attractiveness and characteristics of their respective departments. During the panel discussion, it was impressive to hear the undergraduate students say that they were attracted to science as a basic subject, even though they had sometimes been torn between other Faculties in their choice of higher education.
In the latter half of the panel, the students were divided by Department and had discussions with faculty members and students. Many students remained until 9:00 p.m., when the meeting hall closed, and I realized that face-to-face guidance is better than face-to-face meetings.
Panel discussion
This year, approximately 200 students participated at the venue and up to 160 students participated online, far exceeding last year's online-only event (approximately 270 students). We hope that this guidance will encourage many students to apply to the Faculty of Science.
Faculty of Science News, January 2023