In the October Plenary Meeting, reports on research internships, the Global Challenge II, and Follow-Up Visits, were discussed.

Date	Monday, October 23rd, 2017, 17:00-20:00
Place	Nagoya University Higashiyama Campus, IB West Tower 6F, Leaders Studio

Here is a short summary of each topic discussed:

Reports on Research Internships

In the research internship, students visit a business relevant to their research, where they learn about the structure and management of research conducted in a business. This time, three students reported on their experiences during their research internships. They learned about the decision making process based on a cost/performance trade-off related to the economy of the business - a concept they could not experience while doing research at the university.

The following shows students taking part in this terms' research internship and the business each internship took place at:

Student	Takahiro Yamakoshi (Third inaugural class, Information Science)
Place	BrainPad Inc.

Student	Hyuntai Chin (Second inaugural class, Engineering)
Place	Toyota Central R&D Labs., Inc.

Student	Dongjin Lee (First inaugural class, Engineering)
Place	Toyota Motor Corporation

Reports on Global Challenge II

In the Global Challenge II, students visit a top-tier international research institution. While participating in competitive research, they can practice the communication and interaction with international researchers. This time, three students reported their experiences during the Global Challenge II. Each student could get valuable new contacts while achieving new research results.

The following shows students participating in this Global Challenge II and the research institution it took place at:

Student	Ahmad Thuraya Kaadan (First inaugural class, Information Science)
Place	University of Glasgow (Scotland)

Student	Jessica Gabriela Beltran Ullauri (First inaugural class, Engineering)
Place	Massachusetts Institute of Technology (US)

Student	Mari Endo (First inaugural class, Information Science)
Place	FH Joanneum University of Applied Sciences (Austria)

Reports on Follow-Up Visits

In the Follow-Up Visit, students will re-visit a research institute they previously visited throughout the program. A visit is done in a group of students from different departments, so students can experience state-of-the-art research across different fields. This aims at broadening the students' horizon by allowing them to connect to people and organizations from other fields. This time, two students paired up to do a Follow-Up visit. They reported their experiences during the visit, and how it broadened their horizon.

The following shows students doing a Follow-Up Visit and their destination:

Student	Jessica Gabriela Beltran Ullauri (First inaugural class, Engineering) Mari Endo (First inaugural class, Information Science)
Place	Otto Bock HealthCare GmbH (Germany) FH Joanneum University of Applied Sciences (Austria)

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