More than 400 students from diverse backgrounds are enrolled in the “Future-Creation (MIRAI) Course.
In this section, we will focus on students who are engaged in unique activities and introduce their achievements and activities from their own perspectives.
The 17th student is Kawagishi Yusuke (D1) of the Graduate School of Engineering.
I want the children to discover what they love
I usually conduct research on the causes of delamination in superconducting wires at the Teranishi Laboratory in the Materials Engineering Program of the Graduate School of Engineering. As an extracurricular activity, since my second year of undergraduate studies, I have been involved in launching and running “Morokichi: The School Where You Find Your Dreams,” an experience-based tutoring program. Every Sunday from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., we provide hands-on experiences—things rarely done in elementary or middle school—to about 15 local children.
We organize a wide range of activities, including not only engineering—my specialty—but also science experiments led by my co-director, Haruhiko Nagao from the Department of Chemistry, as well as design, nature, and cooking. The impetus for starting this program was seeing a close senior friend struggling with job hunting. Even for Kyushu University students who have studied diligently, “finding what they want to do or what they love” is incredibly difficult. I came to believe that the reason they couldn’t find it might lie in the education they had received. It is not realistic, in terms of time or cost, to incorporate activities like these into the compulsory education system. My hope is that students will discover what they love as early as possible and be able to enjoy a fulfilling life.
I believe doctoral students are rare individuals who have already achieved this. If the opportunity arises, let’s definitely collaborate on outreach lectures or similar initiatives!
