Visit to Kyoto University Graduate School

 On June 17th, second-year SG course students visited the Graduate School of Advanced Integrated Studies in Human Survivability, “Shishu-kan”.

The purpose of this training was to ask graduates for some advice about how to set a research theme and plan, and to learn about what a global leader or researcher is like by communicating with their future role models.

After listening to opening remarks from Prof. Oshima and graduates’ introduction of their own research, the students started to give their presentations one by one.  Graduate students gave them some advice.  The students were very nervous at first, but gradually the discussions became lively.

   This training was a good chance for students not only to get useful advice but also to know the essence of research.  

[the participants’ comments]

＊I understood how to go about our research by visiting Syuugakukan.  Before this visit, we chose only one point of view and we were not able to set up various hypothesis.  However, through this experience, we now have various viewpoints.

＊Before listening to the lecture, I could hardly explain what research was.  Now, I seem to have found that creativity and newness are important in doing research.  I was glad that the graduates tried warmly and earnestly to give us advice.  I want to exchange my opinions positively from now on.