After selection from the 'Kyushu University Future Creators Science Project', two Linden students participated in the primary program in the summer holiday.
We interviewed the two students who participated

Year 11, Mr. Nabeshima
Participated in: Interdisciplinary and Identity course

ーPlease explain why you chose to participate in this project and course

Last summer I studied abroad, but when I wasn't sure what to do this summer, my eyes settled upon the project which I knew my seniors in the past had taken. I knew this course tackled a wide range of subjects and problems around the world, and so decided that it would be the best course for expanding my interests and thinking on my future.

ーWhat did you want to study most?

The lecture on 'Language and Neuroscience' in relation to language development in childhood was very interesting. After the lecture, creating a report on it also helped further my understanding.
In participating in this course, I felt how there are many different kinds of study. For example, hydrology, which involves the movement and distribution of water and its cycles. To put it simply, it answers the questions of where does water come from, where does it go, and how does it change. I learned that this is a field that connects directly to the environment of the Earth and how we live.

ーHow would you like to make use of what you've learned from this lecture going forward?

In the future, I'd like to go the path of medicine. I like science, and what interests me most right now is pharmacology. Through this lecture, I was able to touch on a number of fields, and for example learned what I would need to do to become a researcher in the future. I'd like to make use of it in decisions in the future.

Year 11, Mr. Otsuka
Participated in: Science & Materials course

ーPlease explain why you chose to participate in this project and course

I knew of the project, previously, but when I wasn't sure of what course to choose, my homeroom teacher recommended this one.
From the very first day, I could feel the passion that the university lecturer had towards his field, and though that it was nice to be able to engage in what you enjoy no matter how old you get.
The time I fell in love with science was in middle school. After we made PET bottle rockets with our science teacher from Turkey, we wrote reports on it, and when we did, our teacher, who has taught in numerous countries around the world, showed us the reports his other students had written. Thanks to that, we were able to focus and challenge ourselves on bettering our rockets. Since then, I decided I would like to work in a science-related field, and so chose a course related to science.

ーWhat lecture left an impression?

The lecture on organic compounds.
At school, I was under the assumption that this was a subject involving mostly rote memorisation, but the researcher for this lecture spoke with passion, and I found myself interested, thinking 'it's not just rote memorisation, this is interesting!'

ーHow would you like to make use of what you've learned from this lecture going forward?

First, I'd like to make use of it in the experiments and reports that I have at school. At the moment, I'm doing research regarding the strength of concrete, but through the connections I've made in this project, I was able to connect with researchers from Kyushu university and deepen my understanding of my research, for which I'm deeply grateful.
In addition, in the future, I'm thinking of advancing on to the UK and pursuing and doctorate. My dream is to go on to the field of astronautic engineering and pursue a career in rocket design.

We'll continue to support Mr. Nabeshima and Mr. Otsuka as they take these lessons in their stride and pursue greater goals in the future.