We would like to introduce you to Amamiya Campus, which is where the Graduate School/Faculty of Agriculture is located. This student will be navigating for us today during our trip around the campus. He is from China and is in his senior year. He is studying marine biology in university.
Amamiya Campus is currently located near the central part of Sendai City. But it will be moved up to Aobayama Campus in the near future. Despite the urban location, the campus is filled with green and the study environment for the students is quite nice.
The pictures below are of the library (left) and the cafeteria (middle), along with buildings housing various laboratory and lecture rooms (right).
Later, he took us to the laboratory where his professors have their offices. This is where he spends most of his time studying and starting to prepare for his graduation thesis.
This is a picture of him with a professor who is helping him with his thesis (left), his desk (middle) and his study materials (right).
He mentioned how happy he is to be surrounded by considerate teaching staff and students. He also introduced us to an English class. It is conducted by his professor, whose English skills are excellent. The class is held every Wednesday for 90 minutes (although it is currently on summer vacation, and will restart from next semester). This class is designed to encourage students to use English and get used to using it.
This student came to Japan after the earthquake in March. It was a big decision for him to come to Tohoku University under such circumstances. However, he said that his professor (above) contacted him frequently by email after the earthquake. This helped relieve his worries. His parents respected his decision to come. Now that he is here, he is closely connected with his friends, seniors and teachers, studying every day to improve his Japanese skills and starting his graduation thesis.