My primary major is meteorology and my future goal is to create a prosperous society with meteorology. In order to do so, I am trying to discover at AGL what to study in combination with meteorology in order to create new values to contribute to society. Having discussions with people from various backgrounds through the Dojo Program and participating in training outside the campus are great opportunities for me to look at potential paths in meteorology from different perspectives. I would like to work at a private meteorological company for my "Off-Campus Project" and learn through experience what approaches give added value to meteorological information and then provide it to broader society.

  The most notable change I have experienced after starting AGL was that I started thinking about how I can make a difference in society. The Dojo Program gave us the opportunity to identify social issues, propose solutions for them, and practice them. We repeated the process of improving our ideas through feedback from others while narrowing down what the community wants and judging whether that is something we need to resolve by ourselves or not. Teamwork also taught me to differentiate between the skills I need to cultivate by myself and the work that I should seek other members' help with. I am incorporating what I have learned at AGL into the communications study that I specialize in.

  I applied to the Academy of Global Leadership (AGL) because I was interested in the potential for learning leadership qualities through discussion with students of other majors at Tokyo Tech and Hitotsubashi University. Resolving various issues of this highly complex modern society requires not only academic expertise, but also insights to look at various fields comprehensively as well as the ability to take action. I hope I can cultivate these skills through discussions with industry leaders during the Dojo Program.

  AGL offers a number of opportunities including interacting with students with different specialties and instructors from various backgrounds and attending talks and workshops presented by community leaders. Different values come together under a keyword that seems somewhat ambiguous, "leadership." Natural science has been my only major and the AGL program was outside of my research field, unlike for the students studying engineering and social science. However, the difference actually stimulated my curiosity and creativity even more. I am now grateful for this challenging but unique mixture of experiences with so many students from different backgrounds.