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Students'VoicesBAOXingyuMaster'sPrograminServiceEngineering(completedin2021)LEEJieunDoctoralPrograminRiskEngineering(completedin2020)Ibelievethattherearesomerequirementstobeagoodre-searcher:problem-solvingskills,aspirations,andpresentationskills.Master's/DoctoralPrograminRiskEngineeringareappealingprogramswhichprovidestudentsopportunitiestodeveloptheseskills.ThemainfeatureofMaster's/DoctoralPrograminRiskEn-gineeringisthattheyhavefourresearcheldsdenedasTotalRiskManagement,CyberRisk,UrbanRisk,andEnvironmentandEnergyRisk,andbothacademicandpracticalapproachescouldbeappliedinallfourelds.Inthelectures,wecandevelopourintellectualabilitieswhilelearningthedenitionoftheword"Risk".Inthegroupworksandresearch,ontheotherhand,wecanwiderourperspectiveswhileproposingandassesingsolutionstorisksinthecurrentsociety.eportfoliosystemwherestudentscompiletheirachievementseverymonthandtheAchievementLevelAsessmentSystemwherestudentsreporttheirprogresseverysixmonthsmakethemreectonwhattheyhavelearned.atalsocouldbeanopportunitytoreceiveusefuladvicesfromprofessors.Yourexperiencesinthisprogramencourageyoutostartyourcareerasaresearcherwhocansolverisksinthesociety.Ienrolledinthisprograminordertodevelopmyresearchskillsandproblem-solvingskills.IamlivingfulfillingresearchlifebytakingadvantageoftheregionalcharacteristicsoftheTsukubaScienceCityandtheconceptofPolicyandPlanningSciences.Inthepastyear,Ihavegainedspecializedknowledgeinsmaller-sizedclassesandevenexperiencedout-of-university-collabora-tionprojectswithKashimaAntlersandTeshioTown,Hokkaido.Master'sPrograminServiceEngineeringisacutting-edgeandappealingprogramwhereyoucanbeinspiredbythepeoplewhoareleadingnewgenerationsanddevelopyourself.SONGShengmeiMaster'sPrograminComputerScience(completedin2021)IwasbothexcitedandnervouswhenIcametotheUniversityofTsukubain2019.SincetheUTisaninternational-friendlyuniversity,Iunexpect-edlygotusedtothenewlifesoon.erearemanyinternationalstudentsheresothatyoucouldgetsometipsfromotherinternationalfriendsaroundyou.ankstomylabmatesandmysupervior,IfoundtheresearchfieldthatmatchsmyinterestsandstartedaresearchonUserInterface.Youmightbeanxioussometimeswhenyouarefarfromhome.However,IbelievethatstudyingintheUTreallypaidobe-causeIenjoythecampuslifeandJapaneseculture.33