10th Tokyo Tech Student Support Forum attracts 100 participants

Shoma Mori

1st year, 4th Academic Group^*
Moderator

I took on the role of moderator on the actual day, but also participated in the planning and organization of the event beforehand. The experience once again demonstrated the importance of publicity during the preparation stages. The posters we made to disseminate information to potential participants were created, discussed, and then recreated numerous times. I am a member of SAGE, but I think student awareness regarding our group and others is still low. I very much valued learning and exchanging opinions about other groups' activities. I hope we can continue to increase the reach and frequency of sessions such as this one.

Takashi Konno

3rd year, Mechanical Engineering and Science^*
Tokyo Tech Volunteer Group

The Tokyo Tech Volunteer Group has for several years focused its efforts on reconstruction support activities. As a small group with limited exposure, we have been struggling to find new members, so this event was an excellent way to spread the word and make new connections. Thanks to the comments and encouragement from the audience, we were able to rethink the significance of our activities, and the direction we may want to take.

Moe Kobayashi

1st year, 4th Academic Group^*
Tokyo Tech Student Association for Global Exchange (SAGE)

This was a good opportunity to reflect on our activities, and to deliver our message to a much larger audience. We were able to share with other groups not only ideas on activities, but also on group organization, prospects, and difficulties. I myself also enjoyed the chance to discuss topics with a variety of professors and to hear directly their opinions on student activities.

Yuki Kojima

3rd year, Physics^*
2016 Student Survey Group

The Student Survey Group's task is to make students' voices heard, and to provide suggestions to the Institute based on those opinions. Although we are a student-based organization, we receive strong support from Tokyo Tech and make significant contributions to the Institute. Our activities are exciting as they allow us to understand different values, objectively view our environment, and search for and discover new ideas. I hope I was able to present our activities from a fresh perspective and motivate all those present.

Kana Ishisone

3rd year, Inorganic Materials^*
STEM Students Discovery and Development Project

This was a fruitful session as I learned about the various activities of other student bodies and presented the activities of our group. Once again, I was reminded of the lack of awareness among students regarding the various activities taking place. We need to think of better ways to spread this information.