August 23, 2024

【Call for Participants】SOKENDAI Freshman Course (Second Semester 2024)

SOKENDAI Freshman Course (Second Semester 2024) will be held from Tuesday, October 8 to Friday, October 11, 2024.

The Freshman Course is an intensive course mainly for newly-enrolled students of SOKENDAI.
This course has two objectives; (1) To acquire basic knowledge and skills required for all researchers, and (2) To understand the SOKENDAI's broad range of intellectual fields, and create a network beyond your research field.
This course consists of three sections; "Exploring Diversity in Academia (EDA)," "Researchers and Society," and "Communication Skills for Researchers."

For the detailed information of each session, please refer to " SOKENDAI Freshman Course Website ."


1. Schedule and Venue:
Date: 　　
from October 8 (Tue.) to October 11 (Fri.), 2024

Venue: 　
October 8 (Tue.) to October 10 (Wed.)
Conference Room, "Ogusu" at LOFOS Shonan
(a five-minute walk from SOKENDAI Hayama Campus)

October 11 (Fri.) On-demand online classes

※For the detailed schedule, please refer to
>> Registration Guidelines for SOKENDAI Freshman Course (Second Semester 2024)
>> SOKENDAI Freshman Course Website


2. Requirements and Credits:
Number of Credits: Two (2) credits
Grading: Contribution to the class, submitted assignments and reports
Language: English*
*If you wish to take the course in Japanese, please consider registering for the one in April, 2025, that will be offered in Japanese.
Targeted Year: New and Current Students (1st- to 5th-year students)


3. How to Register:
Please register from the following site:  https://forms.gle/sCePMDPY6TX8BLqf7
Registration deadline: Noon on Thursday, September 19, 2024
(The registration form will be closed after the deadline)

4. Contact Information:　　　　　　　　　
Office for SOKENDAI Freshman Course
E-mail: freshman(a)ml.soken.ac.jp     * Please replace (a) with @, when sending an e-mail.
Tel: +81-46-858-1647/1583