Science Tokyo Academic Affairs News (June 2026 issue)

<1. Selection for Financial Support for Academic Year 2027>
- Selection Period
Fall semester, AY2026
- Eligible Students
Doctoral students who are enrolled in the graduate school at the time of selection and who will belong to the Energy Science and Informatics Course as of April 2027
- Selection Method (Tentative)
Document screening and evaluation through "Energy innovation co-creative project"
- Document Screening Criteria
Document screening will be conducted based on the status of credits earned for [the credits indicated under Requirements 1-3 on page 7 of the Study Guide for Academy of Energy and Informatics.]
Please note that the restricted electives in the "InfoSyEnergy Social Design courses" listed under "Completion Requirements 3" are scheduled to be discontinued this academic year.
Therefore, students are strongly encouraged to complete these credits within the current academic year.

<2. For Adult students>
For working, used to work students who belong to Science Tokyo's graduate programs of all graduate schools (master's degree program, professional master's degree program, and doctoral degree program), Academy of Energy and Informatics will recruit and select students for registration as "Associate-member students" from August 2026.

About Associate-member students' system:
This program is designed to enable adult students to acquire the latest energy and information knowledge, improve their own skills, and relearn as members of society through participation in events, etc. organized by the InfoSyEnergy Research and Education Consortium and Academy of Energy and Informatics as associate-member students in the Academy of Energy and Informatics. This will enable us to widely develop human resources in energy and informatics fields, thereby contributing to the building of a sustainable energy society.

Targets:
- Adult students (Working/used to work students) in the graduate programs of all Science Tokyo's graduate schools

*An Adult student is a student who falls into one of the following categories.
(1) Those who are currently be employed
(those who are currently working at a job that earns salary, wages, remuneration or other ordinary income).
(2) Those who have already retired from a job that earns salary, wages, remuneration, or other ordinary income.
(3) Housewives and Househusbands

InfoSyEnergy Free Participation Program for adult students (No certificate)

If you wish to apply, please submit application form to us by the deadline.

Deadline: June 30 (Tue), 2026 17:00 Sharp

For details, please check our web site.
Academy of Energy and Informatics (ISE) web site

*If you have any questions, please contact the Management Operations Office of Academy of Energy and Informatics (management_office@infosyenergy.isct.ac.jp).

1. [Open to all students] Entrepreneurship Courses "(Master's/Doctoral) Professional and Value Creation A/C" Individual Class Participation
*Please note: This course is conducted in Japanese. However, questions in English are welcome during guest speaker sessions.

In this course, we invite 4 guest speakers who are actively "creating and implementing new value" in society. They will share their backgrounds, current organizational challenges, and personal insights. Students will have the opportunity to connect with the guest speakers on a deeper level and engage with them directly.

All students are welcome to apply, even if they are not enrolled in the course. You may choose to participate in just a single class from the list below. We highly recommend attending the "preliminary information-sharing" session held before each guest lecture. In these sessions, student coordinators will share overviews of the speaker's organization and details about pre-assignments.

<Guest speakers and topics (tentative)>
[3rd session] Wednesday, June 24, 6:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. at S4-201, Ookayama Campus
-Guest speaker: Mr. Taiki Uemura/Digital Shifts Department, Cross-Industry Solutions Division, Fujitsu Ltd.
-Topic: (tentative) From Research to Business
[5th session] Wednesday, July 1, 6:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. at S4-201, Ookayama Campus
-Guest speaker: Mr. Ryunosuke (Ricky) Sakai/Senior Vice President, Investment & Business Development, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries America, Inc.
-Topic: The Reality of Deep Tech: Perspective from the U.S. Startup Ecosystem and Japanese Companies
[7th session] Wednesday, July 22, 6:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. at S4-201, Ookayama Campus
-Guest speaker: Mr. Masafumi Masuda/Partner and Lawyer, Mori Hamada & Matsumoto LPC
-Topic: Multiplication, "At-bats", and Connecting the Dots: Engineering your Career
[9th session] Wednesday, August 5, 6:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. at S4-201, Ookayama Campus
-Guest speaker: Mr. Yutaro Tachibana,/AI Strategic Consulting Department, Consulting Division, Nomura Research Institute, Ltd.
-Topic: The Current State of DX and AI Adoption in Enterprises and Consulting
[Details and application]

2. [Open to all students] Entrepreneurship Courses (Leadership and Value Creation) Workshops

Regardless of grade level or field of research, any student* may enroll in entrepreneurship courses that consist of a combination of various workshops to earn credits, or apply to join in individual workshops. The following is information on workshops to be offered in 1-2Q.
*Course registration is not available to students in the medical & dental fields, but those students are also welcome to participate in individual workshops. (Credits and points will not be granted in that case.)
[Details]

(a) Empower You Program (Series of 7 classes)
(An event of Science Tokyo SPRING (Science and Engineering fields))
-Date and time: Thursdays, June 4, June 18 and July 2, 2026 and Monday, July 6, 2026 (All classes from 5:00 p.m.-6:30 p.m.)
-Venue: Room S6-309A, Ookayama Campus
-Outline: This peer-teaching workshop is proposed and led by students in Academy for Leadership. This class uniquely combines reflective activities and skill-building exercises in an interactive format, allowing participants to dive deep into understanding themselves and enhancing their interpersonal skills. Students may participate in a single class out of the above.
-Details and application

(b) Debate Club (Series of 6 classes)
(An event of Science Tokyo SPRING (for Science and Engineering fields))
-Date and time: Tuesdays, June 9 and June 16, 2026 (All classes from 6:00 p.m.-7:30 p.m.)
-Venue: Room S6-309A, Ookayama Campus
-Outline: This peer-teaching workshop is proposed and led by students in Academy for Leadership. This class will provide the opportunity to (1) overcome the fear of public speaking and build confidence in delivering arguments, (2) develop logical structuring skills and persuasive argumentation, and (3) improve clarity and effectiveness in communication. Students may participate in a single class out of the above.
-Details and application

(c) Tsutaeru Lounge (Series of 3 classes)
(An event of Science Tokyo SPRING (for Science and Engineering fields))
-Date and time: Wednesdays, July 15, July 22 and July 29, 2026 (All classes from 6:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m.)
-Venue: Room J3-309B, Yokohama Campus
-Outline: This student-led peer-teaching program uses games and lectures to cultivate logical thinking and persuasive skills. The goal is to practically develop the essential communication skills needed for researchers. To achieve this objective, workshops will be conducted in a presentation format at Ookayama and in a debate format at Yokohama. Students may participate in a single class out of the above.
-Details and application

(d) Enneagram
(An event of Science Tokyo SPRING (Science and Engineering fields))
-Date and time: Saturday, June 6, 2026, 1:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m.
-Venue: Room S4-202, Ookayama Campus
-Outline: The Enneagram is a diagnostic test to help you learn about yourself and explore what you want to achieve in life. It divides a person's innate temperament into nine personality types and illustrates the potential and essential traits each possesses. These characteristics include how we see the world, internal motivations, thoughts and feelings, behavior patterns, strengths, challenges, how we relate to others, work styles, etc. By knowing these, we can better understand how we and others are.
-Details and application

(e) Leadership Core Program (Series of 5 classes)
(An event of Science Tokyo SPRING (Science and Engineering fields))
-Date and time: Sundays, June 14, June 21, June 28, July 5 and July 19, 2026, 1:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.
-Venue: Room S4-202, Ookayama Campus
-Outline: This workshop is an orientation to leadership fundamentals, covering team building, self-awareness, idea generation, consensus building, and communication. Participants will explore their own leadership styles though discussions with people of various ages and fields.
-Details and application

(f) Negotiation process for consensus building (Series of 2 classes)
(An event of Science Tokyo SPRING (Science and Engineering fields))
-Date and time: Saturdays, June 20 and July 4, 2026, 1:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m.
-Venue: Room S4-202, Ookayama Campus
-Outline: This workshop will offer an opportunity to experience negotiation through role-plays, and learn the concepts necessary for consensus-building.
-Details and application

(g) Developing Creative Thinking through Art (Series of 4 classes)
-Date and time: Tuesdays, June 23, June 30, July 7 and July 14, 2026, 5:15 p.m.-6:55 p.m.
-Venue: Room S4-202, Ookayama Campus
-Outline: Through the creation of art (abstract paintings) based on a theme and appreciation of others' works, students will improve their "creative thinking skills" and "creative communication skills" and acquire the basic skills to creatively carve out their own future while collaborating with a diverse range of others.
-Details and application

(h) Effectuation Workshop
-Date and time: Saturday, June 27, 2026, 10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m.
-Venue: Room S4-202, Ookayama Campus
-Outline: This workshop will offer an opportunity to rediscover your inherent potential by taking stock of your own intellectual and human assets and searching for the intersection between what you want to do and what you can do to find the value you can provide or your "inherent potential".
-Details and application

(i) Process Work Meta-Skills for Navigating Conflict (Series of 3 classes)
(An event of Science Tokyo SPRING (Science and Engineering fields))
-Date and time: Fridays, July 3, July 10 and July 17, 2026, 6:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m.
-Venue: Room S6-309A, Ookayama Campus
-Outline: This course helps you develop meta-skills for understanding the structure of relationships and facilitation skills from a third-party perspective, while protecting yourself and remaining calm without being overwhelmed by emotions.
-Details and application

(j) Scenario Planning Practice (Series of 2 classes)
(An event of Science Tokyo SPRING (Science and Engineering fields))
-Date and time: Saturday, July 11 and Sunday, July 12, 2026, 10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m.
-Venue: Room S4-202, Ookayama Campus
-Outline: By using the scenario planning method, which is not about predicting the future but about envisioning multiple possibilities and expanding our thinking, participants will experience creating various scenarios and enhancing their adaptability to change, to connect those experiences to present actions.
-Details and application

(k) Self-Expression Workshop Starting with Creative Work (Series of 2 classes)
(An event of Science Tokyo SPRING (Science and Engineering fields))
-Date and time: Saturdays, July 18 and July 25, 2026, 1:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.
-Venue: Room S6-309A, Ookayama Campus
-Outline: This workshop will encourage the participants for self-expression by creating artwork based on several familiar themes, share them with other participants, and engage in dialogue.
-Details and application

(l) Design Thinking for Beginners (Series of 3 classes)
-Date and time: Tuesdays, July 21, July 28 and August 4, 2026, 5:15 p.m.-6:55 p.m.
-Venue: Room S4-202, Ookayama Campus
-Outline: By experiencing the basics of Design Thinking through its five distinctive steps: empathy, problem definition, creation (conceptualization), prototyping, and testing, participants will experience and practice the concepts of Creative Confidence and User Centricity.
-Details and application

(m) Experience and Learn UX Design!
-Date and time: Saturday, August 1, 2026, 1:00p.m.-5:00 p.m.
-Venue: Room S4-202, Ookayama Campus
-Outline: This workshop will provide an opportunity to experience the UX design approach of "observing users", "organizing behaviors" and "study proposals for improvement" in a short period of time.
-Details and application

3. [Science and Engineering] Looking for interesting courses to take?

The following is one of the entrepreneurship courses to be offered in the 2nd quarter. Take our courses if you are interested!

●ENT. L607（*TAL.C602）Leadership in Conflict A
-Language: English
-Day/period: Thursdays/Periods 3-4
-Classroom: Ookayama campus: M-135, Yokohama campus: Online
-Course description: In this class, students will learn how to establish better relationships through discussions with people whose opinions and stances differ on complicated issues, deepen understanding about diverse ways of thinking and learn necessary communication techniques, attitudes, and expressions in English. Students will read from books on creative conflict facilitation and practice new skills using challenging topics they select. This is a HyFlex course offered simultaneously in both in-person and online formats. GA0D can be obtained.
*TAL.XXXX is exclusively for Academy for Leadership students.

*For information on Entrepreneurship Courses, please check the Study Guide, Timetables, Science Tokyo Syllabus and our website.

[Contact]
Leadership and Innovation Section, Center for Entrepreneurship Education
Email: lead.innov_edu@cee.isct.ac.jp