Science Tokyo Academic Affairs News (May 2025 issue)

1. [Science and Engineering] Academic Calendar
No classes will be held on Saturday, May 24, due to Homecoming Day 2025 in Ookayama.

2. [Science and Engineering] Course addition period
<1Q> Friday, April 18 to Friday, May 16
<2Q> Friday, April 18 to Saturday, July 12
For details, please read the following PDF regarding course registration for your program.
<Undergraduate program>
English version is shown on the pp. 3-4 of the PDF.
Course registration
<Graduate program>
How to register/add/cancel courses

3. [Science and Engineering] 2025 1st Quarter make-up classes and final exam schedule
2025 May.28(Wed) - 2025 May.29(Thu), 2025 June.2(Mon) - 2025 June.7(Sat)
The Schedule will be updated in mid-May.
<Undergraduate program>
Undergraduate Make-Up Classes and End-of-Quarter Examination Schedules
<Graduate program>
Graduate Quarter-End Exams and Make-Up Classes Schedules

4. [Science and Engineering] Distribution of 'Internal Application Form' [Graduate school]
'Internal Application Form' will be distributed from May 7 (Wed).
Masters course students who would like to enroll in Doctoral Program in this coming September should be able to download the application form from the following URL. Applications should be submitted by June 2 (Mon).
Schedule for Internal Students Applying for a Doctoral Degree Program

5. [Science and Engineering] Important Note on Avoiding Plagiarism in Academic Writing
Needless to say, your reports and dissertation must be written with your original study and your own analysis.
The process of producing such written work cannot be about "searching and copying" source materials.
Students are expected to conduct their original study and offer their own analysis (or verify the findings of someone else's study).
If students fail to follow these rules and choose to use other people's work in an inappropriate way, such an act may be considered plagiarism-in other words, stealing.
Make sure to check with the utmost care, both during and after the completion of writing, that your work correctly cites and credits source materials.
Science Tokyo has installed plagiarism detection software. Doctorate theses will be checked for misappropriation with the aid of this software upon submission by the students' supervisors.

6.[Science and Engineering] B2D Scheme 2025 Briefing session for First-Year Undergraduate Students

The B2D Special Selection (B2D Scheme) started in AY2019 in response to demand from students wanting to get started in research projects earlier.

- B2D Scheme Information Session for First-Year Undergraduate Students
Date and time: Wednesday, May 14, 2025, 4:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.
Venue: Online (Zoom Webinar)
Registration deadline: Wednesday, May 14, 2025, 4:00 p.m.
Registration: Please register on Zoom in advance from the following link.
B2D Scheme 2025 Briefing session for First-Year Undergraduate Students (in Japanese)

- Points of concern
Applicants to the B2D Scheme are limited to students belonging to participating departments in the B2D Scheme.
School of Science: Physics / Chemistry
School of Engineering: Systems and Control Engineering / Electrical and Electronic Engineering / Information and Communications Engineering
School of Materials and Chemical Technology: Materials Science and Engineering / Chemical Science and Engineering
School of Computing: Mathematical and Computing Science
School of Life Science and Technology: Life Science and Technology
School of Environment and Society: Architecture and Building Engineering / Civil and Environmental Engineering / Transdisciplinary Science and Engineering

- What is the B2D Scheme?
A unique Science Tokyo program that enables students intending to proceed to the doctoral program to start planning for graduate studies from the second year of their undergraduate program.
See webpage for more information.
B2D Scheme

Contact
Educational Planning Group, Student Division
stu.edu@adm.isct.ac.jp

(1) Entrepreneurship (Leadership, Value Creation courses) Courses and Workshops offered by ToTAL
Regardless of whether you are an undergraduate and graduate, students in the science & engineering fields may register for entrepreneurship courses that consist of a combination of various workshops to earn credits and apply to join a single workshop. Credits and points will not be granted to students in the medical & dental fields, but those students are also welcome to participate in individual workshops.
[Details]

- Join a single workshop!

(a) <Tsutaeru Lounge>
(An event of Science Tokyo SPRING (for Science and Engineering fields))
-Date, time and venue:
<Option 1 (Held at Room J3-309A, Suzukakedai Campus)>
Wednesdays, June 4, 2025 and July 2, 2025
Both classes to be held from 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
<Option 2 (Held at Room S6-309A, Ookayama Campus)>
Wednesdays, May 14, 2025; June 18, 2025; July 16, 2025
To be held from 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. except for May 14 which will be held from 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
-Outline: This peer-teaching workshop is proposed by international students from ToTAL and led by students. In this class, students learn how to construct a persuasive opinion, using lectures and games on a single topic and through three sessions, students aim to be able to logically convey their opinions in a discussion.
-Details and application

(b) <Debate Club>
(An event of Science Tokyo SPRING (for Science and Engineering fields))　
-Date and time:
Wednesdays, May 7, 2025; May 21, 2025; June 11, 2025; June 25, 2025; July 9, 2025; July 23, 2025All classes to be held from 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
-Venue: Room S6-309A, Ookayama Campus
-Outline: This peer-teaching workshop is proposed by international students from ToTAL and led by students. The first session introduces the basics of debate, its benefits, and how the workshop is structured, followed by an icebreaker game. Afterward, participants can join any session freely, where they will engage in debate skill-building games and debates on specific topics.
-Details and application

(c) <Negotiation process for consensus building (series of 2 classes)>
(An event of Science Tokyo SPRING (for Science and Engineering fields))
-Date and time: Sundays, May 11, 2025 and May 25, 2025
Both classes to be held from 1:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
-Venue: Room S4-202, Ookayama Campus
-Outline: Negotiations are pervasive in business, government, academia, law, and everyday life with family and friends. The problem with negotiation is that it often fails--deals are not made, relationships are damaged, and money and time are wasted. Recognizing possibilities for mutual gain is a possible solution for a successful negotiation, and we need to learn a simple and systematic way to do it. This class will give you an opportunity to increase your self-awareness and diagnostic capability as a negotiator.
-Details and application

(d) <Empower You Program>
(An event of Science Tokyo SPRING (for Science and Engineering fields))　
-Date and time:
Monday, May 12, 2025, 2:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Thursday, May 29, 2025, 2:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Monday, June 9, 2025, 7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Thursday, June 19, 2025, 2:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Thursday, June 26, 2025, 5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Monday, July 7, 2025, 2:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
-Venue: Room S6-309A, Ookayama Campus
-Outline: This peer-teaching workshop is proposed by international students from ToTAL and led by students. This class uniquely combines reflective activities and skill-building exercises in an interactive format, allowing participants to dive deep into understanding themselves and enhancing their interpersonal skills.
-Details and application

(e) <Leadership for creating a Collaborative Research Environment (series of 6 classes)>
-Date and time:
Mondays, May 19, 2025; May 26, 2025; June 16, 2025; June 30, 2025; July 14, 2025; July 28, 2025
All classes to be held from 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
-Venue: Room S6-309A, Ookayama Campus
-Outline: Research outcomes are not solely determined by individual effort; they are also greatly influenced by the environment of the research lab and the dynamics of the team. Across different disciplines, researchers face common challenges in how research is conducted, how knowledge is shared, how decisions are made, and the structures that support daily research activities. But should we simply accept these challenges as "unchangeable" when we are in an academic setting that fosters exploration and innovation? This class aims to help participants expand their research networks and build collaborative relationships that foster knowledge creation. Using project management methodologies, participants will analyze challenges in their own research projects, exchange insights with peers, and learn practical approaches to advancing their research more effectively through hands-on exercises.
-Details and application

(f) <Trading Game>
(An event of Science Tokyo SPRING (for Science and Engineering fields))
-Date and time: Tuesday, May 20, 2025, 5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
-Venue: Room S4-202, Ookayama Campus
-Outline: The Trading Game is a workshop originally developed in the 1970s by the UK-based NGO Christian Aid. Its unique, strategy-based gameplay has been well received and continues to be conducted worldwide today. Through this immersive experience, participants will simulate real-world economic decision-making, negotiations, and strategic interactions withing the global trade system. By engaging in post-game reflections, they will gain a broader perspective on how economic systems operate and interact.
-Details and application

(g) <Effectuation Workshop>
(An event of Science Tokyo SPRING (for Science and Engineering fields))　
-Date and time: Saturday, June 7, 2025, 1:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
-Venue: Room S4-202, Ookayama Campus
-Outline: Many of the methodologies for creating innovation and new businesses to date have been based on clarifying the "goal". In reality, the opposite approach to the conventional approach of creating new possibilities from the means currently available, rather than setting a goal fist, is actually occurring quite often. In this VUCA era where it is uncertain and the future is completely unpredictable, "Effectuation", a problem-solving approach that discovers new goals from the means at hand, has been attracting particular attention in recent times.
-Details and application

(h) <Graphic Facilitation (Series of 2 classes)>
(An event of Science Tokyo SPRING (for Science and Engineering fields))
-Date and time: Both classes to be held from 2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m., Sundays, June 8, 2025; June 15, 2025
-Venue: Room S4-202, Ookayama Campus
-Outline: Graphic facilitation is a technique that visually organizes and shares the content of meetings and workshops. At first glance, visual expression may seem like a skill suited only to those skilled at drawing. However, anyone can learn and utilize it. This class provides an experiential learning opportunity, covering the basics and practical techniques of graphic facilitation and introducing ways to apply them in daily communication and discussions.
-Details and application

(i) <Developing Creative Thinking through Art (Series of 4 classes)>
(An event of Science Tokyo SPRING (for Science and Engineering fields))　
-Date and time: Tuesdays, June 10, 2025; June 17, 2025: June 24, 2025; July 1, 2025
All classes to be held from 5:15 p.m. - 6:55 p.m.
-Venue: Room S4-202, Ookayama Campus
-Outline: Through the creation of art (abstract paintings) based on a theme and appreciation of other members' works, students will improve their "creative thinking skills" and "creative communication skills" and acquire the basic skills to creatively carve out their own future while collaborating with a diverse range of others. In this class you will develop six core 21st-century skills to empower you to create your own future and co-create a prosperous society.
-Details and application

(j) <Enneagram Workshop>
(An event of Science Tokyo SPRING (for Science and Engineering fields))　
-Date and time: Saturday, June 21, 2025, 1:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
-Venue: Room S4-203, Ookayama Campus
-Outline: The Enneagram is a diagnostic test to help you learn about yourself and explore what you want to achieve in life. It divides a person's innate temperament into nine personality types and illustrates the potential and essential traits each possesses. These characteristics include how we see the world, internal motivations, thoughts and feelings, behavior patterns, strengths, challenges, how we relate to others, work styles, etc. By knowing these, we can better understand how we and others are. The Enneagram is an ideal workshop for students who wish to learn more about themselves.
-Details and application

(k) <Peer-Coaching Workshop>
(An event of Science Tokyo SPRING (for Science and Engineering fields))　
-Date and time: Sunday, June 22, 2025, 1:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
-Venue: Room S4-202, Ookayama Campus
-Outline: Peer-Coaching is a communication method that draws out the strengths of others through dialogue. By coaching with peers, colleagues, and others in "horizontal connections", you can deepen your understanding of your intrinsic motivation and relationships. This inclusive environment can mutually support goal settings in life, career, and other areas. This class is recommended for students who want to improve their communication skills and coach among peers, fostering a sense of community and shared learning.
-Details and application

(l) <Expanding Interpretation Workshop>
(An event of Science Tokyo SPRING (for Science and Engineering fields))　
-Date and time: Sunday, June 29, 2025, 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
-Venue: Room S4-202, Ookayama Campus
-Outline: In this class, participants will explore cutting-edge prototypes and ideas emerging from Silicon Valley while experiencing the process of "expanding interpretation" to develop new solutions. Additionally, participants will receive insights and practical tips on creating visual prototypes.
-Details and application

[Contact]
Academy for Leadership (ToTAL) Office
e-mail: total@adm.isct.ac.jp

[Call for students] Registration in Fall 2025
Academy of Super Smart Society (WISE-SSS) will accept applications for those who wish to enroll in this program in Fall 2025.

Application period: 22 July 2025 (Tue.) - 5 August 2025 (Tue.) at noon
Application guideline

Student Interview

★★★WISE Program for Super Smart Society★★★
The program's objective is to help students develop competence and skills they will need to become "knowledge professionals" ("super PhDs") integrating physical space technologies with cyberspace technologies as well as combining advanced sciences and technologies, such as quantum science and artificial intelligence.
Academy of Super Smart Society (WISE-SSS)

Contact: Office of Academy of Super Smart Society
E-mail: wise-sss@jim.titech.ac.jp

[Super Smart Society Promotion Consortium]

*** SSS&ISE Interdisciplinary Matching Workshop ***

We will match the social needs given by SSS consortium members with the seeds of Science Tokyo Students!
Important Note: Participation in the matching workshop is one of the requirements for enrollment into WISE-SSS( Academy of Super Smart Society ).

- Date: Wednesday, 4 June 2025
- Venue: Science Tokyo Front at Ookayama Campus
Needs ＆ Seeds Round on the same day( in-person ONLY )
- Application is open on the website of SSS consortium.
Deadline: 9th May 2025 noon

- Contact: Super Smart Society Promotion Consortium Secretariat
E-mail: sss-secretariat@sss.e.titech.ac.jp

>>>>>>>Academy of Energy and Informatics (ISE) is now recruiting ISE candidate students (ISE-C students).<<<<<<<
Selection to become official registered student is only from ISE candidate students.
So if you have interested in our academy, please apply.

<Target Students>
- Master's degree program students and Professional Master's degree program students
- Doctoral degree program students

<Deadline>
May 7 2025 (Wed) 17:00 sharp

We train students to master the multidisciplinary science of energy and to lead society by reforming and designing a new energy society with big data science and social concepts.
ISE provides an integrated Master's and Doctoral curriculum.

For details, please refer to "To Students who are thinking of applying to ISE".

Introductory 3-minutes video of ISE has been uploaded.

>>>>>>> ISE will co-host a matching workshop with SSS.<<<<<<<
This workshop provides an opportunity for member companies and students to meet and exchange new ideas for joint research.

June 4 (Wed), 2025 0:30pm-8:00pm
Venue : Front at Oookayama Campus, Institute of Science Tokyo

For more information, please visit the SSS website.

We are waiting for your participation!
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1. [Science and Engineering - undergraduate students] Briefing sessions on Entrepreneurship (Leadership and Value Creation) Courses

All Science Tokyo bachelor's students in the science and engineering fields who entered Science Tokyo after AY 2024 are highly recommended to obtain credits from Entrepreneurship Courses.
<Bachelor's students>HIGHLY RECOMMENDED to take at least 3 credits from 2 courses or more
(Certificate will be issued to those who fulfill the requirements)

At Center for Entrepreneurship Education, various courses are offered for students who want to enhance the following key elements of entrepreneurship: leadership and value creation.
Attend a briefing session on May 7 for bachelor's students to learn more. Register from below.

-Date & Time: Wednesday, May 7, 2025, 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. (In Japanese, in person and online)
- Details & registration
- Reference

2. [Science and Engineering] Entrepreneurship Courses to be offered in 1-2Q, AY 2025)

Entrepreneurship is the mindset and skills that is required not only in starting a business, but also in various organizations in society, including companies, academia/research institutions, government agencies, international organizations, and NGOs/NPOs. We encourage you to take these courses in AY 2025!
Details will be explained at the briefing session mentioned above in "1. Briefing sessions on Entrepreneurship (Leadership and Value Creation) Courses".

1. ENT.L201 Bachelor's Fundamental Group Work for Leadership A (Intensive course)
-Language: Japanese
-Course description: Foundational elements of entrepreneurship are classified into three categories; INNOVATION, INITIATIVE and MOTIVATION. Various types of workshops will be offered each semester to train the foundational elements corresponding to each category.
Students enrolled in this course will be able to deepen their understanding of entrepreneurship by experiencing and practicing the elements of entrepreneurship above by selecting and attending 2 or more workshops, including a workshop from the "INITIATIVE" category and earning 13 points or more for attendance.
-Reference (syllabus and workshops)

2. ENT.V201 Bachelor's Fundamental Group Work for Value Creation A
-Language: Japanese
-Course description: This course is positioned as the first step in building a foundation for entrepreneurship, and within that foundation, we would like students to understand; (1) MOTIVATION: recognizing the source of one's own interests and recognizing unconscious bias, and (2) INNOVATION: basics of "Design Thinking", including the 5-step process of empathy, issue identification, ideas, prototyping, and testing, through the following 2 workshops.
-Workshops: Developing Creative Thinking through Art (4 sessions) and Design Thinking for beginners (3 sessions)
-Reference (syllabus)

3. ENT.V203 Bachelor's Fundamental Group Work for Value Creation C
-Language: Japanese
-Course description: Foundational elements of entrepreneurship are classified into three categories; INNOVATION, INITIATIVE and MOTIVATION. Various types of workshops will be offered each semester to train the foundational elements corresponding to each category.
Students enrolled in this course will be able to deepen their understanding entrepreneurship by experiencing and practicing the elements of entrepreneurship above by selecting and attending 2 or more workshops, including a workshop from the "INNOVATION" category and earning 13 points or more for attendance.
-Reference (syllabus and workshops)

4. ENT.V205 Bachelor's Practical Group Work for Value Creation A
-Language: Japanese
-Course description: In this course, students will work on a two-month team project called the Lean Launchpad program (LLP), an ideal program for those who plan to enter the business world in the future, including starting a company. Details will be announced at the beginning of the term. Please be sure to refer to the ToTAL website below and attend the pre-registration briefing.
- Details & registration
＜What is the Lean Launchpad Program (LLP)?＞
Based on ideas about new products or services generated and proposed by a student, he/she will form a team with other members who agree with the idea, conduct repeated interviews with potential customers, and discover customers with a "strong need" for the new product or service. At the same time, they will verify the marketability of the idea by estimating the price of the new product or service to be offered, the timing of market establishment, and the development plan and costs for the new product or service. Ultimately, the goal is to create a business plan that can get approval from investors. Through these tasks, students will gain a practical understanding of the basic actions and knowledge that must be considered in order to "develop new value and execute it into society".
-Reference (syllabus)

5. ENT.B201 Introduction to Entrepreneurship
-Language: Japanese
-Quarter/day/period: 2Q, Tuesdays, Periods 3-4
-Classroom: M-101 lecture room, 1st floor, Main Building (Ookayama Campus)
-Course description: This course is a fundamental course for understanding entrepreneurship in the broad sense as defined by Science Tokyo. It broadens your comprehensive understanding of entrepreneurship, including startups. It also focuses on examining the impact of social systems on entrepreneurship from an interdisciplinary perspective. Specifically, the course will cover the fundamentals of systems surrounding entrepreneurship, such as economics, politics, geopolitics, security, marketing, and management.
-Reference (syllabus and workshops)