Report on UoA's short-term overseas study program at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, U.S.A

UoA started the new program which supports the students of UoA to study and research abroad. Five undergraduate students are now on this program at Rose-Hulman Inst. of Technology, Indiana, U.S.A.

Program Contents:

Auditing classes, cultural and academic exchange with the students and faculty of Rose-Hulman Inst. of Technology

Period:

September 10, 2006 ~ September 27, 2006

Student Delegates:

Five undergraduate students of UoA

Mr. Kenta Iseki (4th- year student, Dept. of Hardware)

Ms. Shino Himuro(4th-year student, Dept. of Hardware)

Mr. Yoshiyuki Igarashi(3rd-year student, Dept. of Software)

Mr. Toshihumi Masuda(3rd-year student, Dept. of Software)

Mr. Koichi Noda (2nd-year student, Dept. of Software)

Student's daily report from RHIT, U.S.A

September 15, 2006(Toshihumi Masuda)

"I am very impressed with the students and the classes here. We can see a lot of students study eagerly, flipping over textbooks and working on their PC's, all over as we walk around the campus. What surprises me the most is that most of the students are done with their preparation for the lesson beforehand and comes to a class without textbooks. All those things show that the students here has a great interest in studying and are highly conscious of their own purpose and goals. I would like to learn from them and make the most of what I learn from them and experience here back in Japan."

September 18, 2006(Yoshiyuki Igarashi)

"Sunny day. Not so humid. It is now 3:15p.m. I am taking several courses like Principles of Economics, Business & Ethics Engineering and Rhetoric and Composition. I kept being interested in learning Economics. So I make sure to prepare for each lesson like the other students here does. It usually takes about 4-5 hours to prepare for a 50-minute lesson. In today's Economic class, we had a discussion on the theme " Which will win in the market, Blue-ray or HD DVD?" In spite of my elaborate preparation, I could not present myself well during discussion. I was overwhelmed with the speed of discussion and couldn't even interrupt or