環境数物科学科・機能デバイス物理コース・マテリアル分野の吉村です。

I am Yoshimura from the Department of Mathematical and Physical Science for Environments, Course of Functional Devices and Materials Science.

私の研究グループには、2024年3月の段階において、「国費外国人留学生」制度を利用して博士後期課程に入学してきたインドからの留学生が２人（R君・Swatiさん）、「日本学生支援機構（JASSO）海外留学支援制度（協定受入）」制度を利用して半年滞在したインドの大学の博士前期課程学生が２人（Aさん・Yさん）、「私費外国人留学生」として中国から秋田大学に入学して私の研究グループに配属された学部４年生が１人（Kさん）、同じく「私費外国人留学生」として中国から秋田大学に入学して私の研究グループに配属された学部３年生が１人（M君）、合計６人の留学生が所属していました。なお、下の写真は、2024年4月のもので、卒業したＫさんは映っていません。

In March 2024, my research group included two international students from India (Mr. R and Ms. Swati) who enrolled in the PhD program using the “Government-sponsored International Student” system, two master’s students from an Indian university (Ms. A and Ms. Y) who stayed for six months using the “Japan Student Services Organization (JASSO) Overseas Study Support System” system, one fourth-year undergraduate student (Ms. K) and one third-year undergraduate student (Mr. M) who enrolled in Akita University from China as a “privately-financed international student” and selected my research group. In addition, the photo below was taken in April 2024, and does not include Ms. K who has since graduated.

外国人の教員が居る研究グループには、その教員の知り合い等を通じて入学した外国人留学生（その教員と同じ出身国）が多く居ることがあります。その場合、研究グループの中で、日本人グループと外国人グループに自然と別れていることが多いです。私のグループには外国人教員や職員は居ませんので、日本人学生と外国人学生との隔たりなく、多国籍でありながらＯＮＥチームで研究を進めています。各自の母国語および日本語および英語で、学生さん同士が密にコミュニケーションを取っております。

In research groups with foreign faculty members, there are often many international students (from the same country as the faculty member) who enrolled through the faculty member’s acquaintances. In such cases, the group is often naturally divided into Japanese group and foreign group. However, there are no foreign faculty members and staff members in my group, so there is no barrier between Japanese students and foreign students, and we conduct research as one team, despite being multinational. Students communicate closely with each other in their native language, Japanese, and English.

留学生の活躍も目覚ましく、R君は、博士後期課程在学中の３年間で学術論文を３編執筆し、2024年3月に博士後期課程を修了し、７ヶ月ほどポスドクで私の研究グループにそのまま滞在した後、つくばの物質･材料研究機構（ＮＩＭＳ）のポスドクとして旅立って行きました。Swatiさんは、私の研究グループに来て１年程度ですが、近いうちにアメリカで行われる国際学会（私の研究分野では最も権威のある学会）に参加して研究発表をすることになっています。AさんとYさんは、私の研究グループでの半年間の研究修行（国際インターンシップ）を経て、博士後期課程に入学するということでヨーロッパの大学に旅立って行きました。2024年3月に卒業課題研究を終えて本学を卒業したKさんは、東北大学大学院工学研究科の博士前期課程に入学するということで、仙台に旅立って行きました。学部４年生になったM君は、今、非常に精力的に研究活動に取り組んでいます。

The international students are also doing a remarkable work. Mr. R published three scientific journals during the three years (in the PhD program), completed his PhD program in March 2024, and stayed in my research group as a postdoctoral researcher for seven months, before leaving for a postdoctoral position at the National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS) in Tsukuba. Ms. Swati has been in my research group for about a year, and she will soon be participating in an international conference in the United States (the most prestigious conference in my field of research) to present her research. After six months of research training in my group (international internship), Ms. A and Ms. Y left for a European university to enroll in the PhD program. Ms. K who completed her graduation project research and graduated from Akita University (my group) in March 2024, left for Sendai to enroll in the master’s program at the Graduate School of Engineering at Tohoku University. Mr. M, now a fourth-year undergraduate student, is very enthusiastically engaged in research activities.

環境数物科学科では、留学生の受け入れおよび教育に力を入れております。それにより、本学科において快適かつ有意義な学生生活を送って頂けるものと思っております。あなたの高い目標や素晴らしい未来の実現のために、ぜひ、環境数物科学科への入学をご検討ください。

The Department of Mathematical and Physical Science for Environments committee acceptance and education of international students. I believe that this will allow you to have a comfortable and meaningful student life in our Department. Please consider enrolling in the Department of Mathematical and Physical Science for Environments to achieve your lofty goals and a wonderful future.

PhD course  Swati Sucharita Das

I am an international student (India), doing my doctoral course in Akita University, Japan under the supervision of

Prof. Satoru Yoshimura. This is my first experience as an international student. I am very delighted to be here. I have received a large number of opportunities and experiences in just a year time. Let me explain you, Why you should choose our Department.

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