WINGS advanced skill training programs 2024

January 4, 2024

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01 Next Generation Development Program for International Excellence

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02 WINGS for Creating Educational Research (WINGS-CER)

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03 WINGS: Advanced Business Law Program

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04 WINGS of Advanced Economics

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05 Global Studies Initiative: WINGS (GSI-WINGS)

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06 WINGS of Advanced Basic Science Course (WINGS-ABC)

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08 Global Science Graduate Course (GSGC)

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09 International Graduate Program for Excellence in Earth-Space Science (IGPEES)

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10 Forefront Physics and Mathematics Program to Drive Transformation (FoPM)

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11 WINGS: Co-designing Future Society (WINGS CFS)

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12 WINGS Program for Materials Research, Information, and Technology (MERIT-WINGS)

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13 WINGS Program in Gerontology Global Leadership Initiative for Age-Friendly Society (WINGS-GLAFS)

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14 Sustainable Agriculture Education Program

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15 WINGS for Life Science and Technology (WINGS-LST)

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16 WINGS for Frontiers of Mathematical Sciences and Physics (WINGS-FMSP)

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17 WINGS Program in Proactive Environmental Studies (WINGS-PES)

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18 International Graduate Program of Innovations for Intelligent World

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19 Quantum Science and Technology fellowship Program (WINGS-QSTEP)

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20 Global Leadership Program for Social Design and Management (WINGS-GSDM)

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・The advanced skills training program oﬀered by WINGS requires annual participation.
・The content that is mandatory to participate must be completed by the end of SPRING GX.
・Follow the instructions of the respective WINGS when participating in the content.

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01 WINGS name: Next Generation Development Program for International Excellence

Offered contents

Content nameTask-oriented seminar in research activity

days / hours

online or face-to-faceTarget grade

Requirement*1

Occasional(All year・Intensive lecture)

online・face-to-face

D1～D3

○

*1 ○: Required to take

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Notes
Set a research activity in consultation withthe supervisor

02 WINGS name: WINGS for Creating Educational Research (WINGS-CER)

Offered contents

Content namedays / hours

Stanford/Utokyo Partnership Program on International/Cross-Cultural～6 lectures in total (Partial

Education and Global Citizenshipenrollment possible)

International Scholarly Dialogue for Developng Global Leaders

2-3 days

online or face-to-faceTarget grade

Requirement*1

onlineD1～D3〇

online or face-to-face

D1～D3

Notes

Depending on the situation, there is apossibility of face-to-face implementation in
a foreign country.
*1 ○: Required to take-3-

03 WINGS name: WINGS: Advanced Business Law Program

Offered contents

Content name

Advanced Bussiness Law Program Lecturedays / hours
105 min./ lecture
year～10 lectures/

online or face-to-faceTarget grade

Requirement*1

online or face-to-face

D1～D3

○

*1 ○: Required to take

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Notes

04 WINGS name: WINGS of Advanced Economics

Offered contents

Content namedays / hours

online or face-to-faceTarget grade

Requirement*1

All yearonline or face-to-face

D1～D3

○

online or face-to-face

D1～D3

Workshops for WINGS of Advanced Economics

once a week,

Individual meetings with top researchers in Economics～twice a year

*1 ○: Required to take

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Notes

05 WINGS name: Global Studies Initiative: WINGS (GSI-WINGS)

Offered contents

Content namedays / hours

online or face-to-faceTarget grade

GSI Seminar

90 min., occasionally held

online or face-to-face

D1～D3

GSI WINGS Meeting

50 min., twice a monthonlineD1～D3*1 ○: Required to take

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Requirement*1

〇

Notes

06 WINGS name: WINGS of Advanced Basic Science Course (WINGS-ABC)

Offered contents

Content namedays / hours

online or face-to-faceTarget grade

Requirement*1

Notes
The content is to introduce your research toAdvanced Basic Sciences Seminar～half a day

face-to-face

D1～D3

○

the undergraduates during the lunch break,which includes a practice presentation to thecourse students in advance.

*1 ○: Required to take-7-

08 WINGS name: Global Science Graduate Course (GSGC)

Offered contents

Content name

GSGC Exchange Semina

days / hours

online or face-to-faceTarget grade

Requirement*1

online

D1～D3

○

3時間

*1 ○: Required to take

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Notes

09 WINGS name: International Graduate Program for Excellence in Earth-Space Science (IGPEES)

Offered contents

Content namedays / hours

online or face-to-faceTarget grade

Requirement*1

Special Lectures on Earth-Space Frontier Science

1 class×13 times

online

D1～D3△

Exercises in Earth-Space Frontier Science

3 daysonline

D1～D3△

Onsite Training in Earth-Space Frontier Science

more than 2 weeks

face-to-face or online

D1～D3

△

*1 ○: Required to take, △: Required to take one of them

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Notes

10 WINGS name: Forefront Physics and Mathematics Program to Drive Transformation (FoPM)

Offered contents
Content namedays / hours

online or face-to-faceTarget grade

Requirement*1

Diversity and Ethic Training

2 hours×3 times

online

D1～D3○

4PM Seminar

2 hours/1 lecture

onlineD1～D3△International Career Seminar

1 day

online/face-to-face

D1～D3

△

International Research Experience

2 weeks～3 months

face-to-face

D1～D3★The students have to select two from the above contents.
*1 ○: Required to take, △: Required to take one of them

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Notes

11 WINGS name: WINGS: Co-designing Future Society (WINGS CFS)

Offered contents
Content name

Engineering Competency I-Project Based Learning

Engineering Competency II-Research InternshipEngineering Competency III-Summer Camp

Fundamentals of Future Society Initiative I

Fundamentals of Future Society Initiative IIE

days / hours

Once a week, half a year
1～2 months (internship at acompany), All year
3～4 days (Intensive lecture course)
4 lectures×3 days（Intensive lecture
course), half a year
4 lectures×3 days（Intensive lecture
course), half a year

online or face-to-faceTarget grade

face-to-face

D1～D3

face-to-face or online

D1～D3

face-to-face

D1～D3

face-to-face

D1～D3

face-to-face

D1～D3

Engineering Literacy II -Business Strategy, Intellectual Property-

Once a week, half a year

face-to-face

D1～D3

Poster Presentation

half a day

face-to-face

D1～D3*1 ○: Required to take- 11 -

Requirement*1

〇

Notes

12 WINGS name: WINGS Program for Materials Research, Information, and Technology (MERIT-WINGS)

Offered contents

Content nameConspectus of advanced materials sciencedays / hours

S semester, every week

online or face-to-faceTarget grade

Requirement*1

Notes

face-to-face or online

D1~D3

〇

Must be taken while enrolled in the course.
Opportunities for visiting innovation sites
such as domestic and foreign companies, andMaterial science executive seminar

All year, 4 times a year

On-site, face-to-face or online

D1～D3

〇

research institutes, as well as on-site
discussion at public offices. Must be taken atleast three times while enrolled in the course.

*1 ○: Required to take- 12 -

13 WINGS name: WINGS Program in Gerontology Global Leadership Initiative for Age-Friendly Society (WINGS-GLAFS)

Offered contents

Content namedays / hours

online or face-to-faceTarget grade

Requirement*1

General Theory of Gerontology 1

one period per week, one term

online or face-to-face

D1/MD1○

General Theory of Gerontology 2

one period per week, one term

online or face-to-face

D2/MD2○

online or face-to-face

D3/MD3/MD4○

Half a day (Once)
Practical Exercise for Gerontology*MD3 and MD4 are required toparticipate each year

*1 ○: Required to take- 13 -

Notes

Participate in “Gerontology Academy”
activities.

14 WINGS name: Sustainable Agriculture Education Program

Offered contents

Content name
WINGS Sustainable Agriculture Education Program research exchange
meetingdays / hours

online or face-to-faceTarget grade

Requirement*1

Twice a year, one and a half days eachface-to-face

D1～D4

○

Notes

Mathematical sciences in agriculture

S1/SP terms

face-to-face and online

D1～D4

Reccomended course

One Earthology Ⅰ

TBD

face-to-face

D1～D4

Reccomended course

One Earthology Ⅱ

TBD

face-to-face

D1～D4

Reccomended course

One Earthology Ⅲ

TBD

face-to-face

D1～D4

Reccomended course

Practical Training in the Sustainable Agriculture Education ProgramⅠSet by yourself

face-to-face

D1～D4

Reccomended course

Practical Training in the Sustainable Agriculture Education Program Ⅱ

Set by yourself

face-to-face

D1～D4

Reccomended course

Practical Training in the Sustainable Agriculture Education Program Ⅲ

Set by yourself

face-to-face

D1～D4

Reccomended course

Sequence Statistics and Mathematical Biology

S1 term

onlineD1～D4

Reccomended course

Introduction to Genome Informatics

S1 term

onlineD1～D4

Reccomended course

Introduction to Biostatistics

S1 term

onlineD1～D4

Reccomended course

Knowledge Information Processing

SP/A1 terms

onlineD1～D4

Reccomended course

Sequence Statistics and Mathematical Biology

every other year

every other year

D1～D4

Reccomended course

Molecular Modeling and Simulation

S1/SP terms

onlineD1～D4

Reccomended course

Omics Analysis

A1 term

onlineD1～D4

Reccomended course

Functional Genomics

S1/SP term

onlineD1～D4

Reccomended course

Introduction to Systems Biology

SP term

onlineD1～D4

Reccomended course

Introduction to Structural Bioinformatics

S1 term

onlineD1～D4

Reccomended course

Field Informatics

S1/SP term

onlineD1～D4

Reccomended course

Special Lectures on Agricultural BioinformaticsⅠ

A1 term

onlineD1～D4

Reccomended course

Special Lectures on Agricultural BioinformaticsⅡSP term

onlineD1～D4

Reccomended course

Special Lectures on Agricultural BioinformaticsⅢ

S1 term

onlineD1～D4

Reccomended course

Special Lectures on Agricultural BioinformaticsⅣ

SP term

face-to-face and online

D1～D4

Reccomended course

Special Lectures on Agricultural BioinformaticsⅠ

every other year

every other year

D1～D4

Reccomended course

Research Exercise on Agricultural Bioinformatics

W termonlineD1～D4

Reccomended course

Food Science Seminar SeriesⅠ

S1/SP/A1 terms

face-to-face and online

D1～D4

Reccomended course

Food Science Seminar SeriesⅡ

S1/SP terms

onlineD1～D4

Reccomended course

D1～D4

Reccomended course

face-to-face（Internship at the
Ministry of Health, Labour andFood Science Seminar SeriesⅢ

SP term

Welfare or the Ministry ofAgriculture, Forestry andTopics in Biomass Utilization ResearchⅠ

S1/SP terms

Fisheries）
face-to-face

D1～D4

Reccomended course

Topics in Biomass Utilization ResearchⅡ

S1/SP terms

face-to-face

D1～D4

Reccomended course

Biomass Utilization Research SeminarⅠ

SP term

face-to-face

D1～D4

Reccomended course

Biomass Utilization Research SeminarⅡ

SP term

Not available

D1～D4

Reccomended course- 14 -

Seminar for Global Agriculture and Culture

SP term

face-to-face and online

D1～D4

Reccomended course

face-to-face

D1～D4

Reccomended course

every other year

D1～D4

Reccomended course

face-to-face and online

D1～D4

Reccomended course

D1～D4

Reccomended course

Domestic training (May-July)
Practices in Global Agriculture and Culture

Overseas training: 10 days
(September)

Biodiversity and Agriculture

every other year

Training in Nature Restoration Operation Monitoring

SP/A1 terms

face-to-face and online
Agro-Informatics Seminar

Occasional（Attendance at symposiums, tours
and seminars）

Writing a Research Proposal

S1/SP terms

onlineD1～D4

Reccomended course

Writing a Research Article

A1/A2 terms

onlineD1～D4

Reccomended course

Attempts toward innovation and social implementation

SP term

face-to-face and online

D1～D4

Reccomended course

Science Communication

W termNot available

D1～D4

Reccomended course

Seminar in Science Communication

SP term

face-to-face and online

D1～D4

Reccomended course

Research Ethics and Clinical Ethics I

S1/S2 terms

onlineD1～D4

Reccomended course

Basic Lecture for Data Science for Drug Development

A1/A2 terms

onlineD1～D4

Reccomended course

Data Mining for Biology

A2 term

TBD

D1～D4

Reccomended course

Software and Algorithm Design for Biology

S1 term

onlineD1～D4

Reccomended course

Fundamental Couse Ⅰ

S1 term

face-to-face and online

D1～D4

Reccomended course

Debate on Ethics in Science and Technology

S1/S2 term

face-to-face and online

D1～D4

Reccomended course

Statistical Analysis for Biosciences

S1/S2 terms

face-to-face and online

D1～D4

Reccomended course*1 ○: Required to take- 15 -

15 WINGS name: WINGS for Life Science and Technology (WINGS-LST)

Offered contents

Content nameMultidisciplinary Lecture Series in Life Science & Technology

World-leading Innovative Lectures in Life Science & Technology

days / hours
Once a week half term
105 min. / 1 lecture
4 times a year, take 4 lectures
2 hours / lecture

online or face-to-faceTarget grade

online or face-to-face

D1～D4

online or face-to-face

D1～D4

Requirement*1

Notes
English, held on S term. 2 credits. Credit canbe given.
English, point system. 2 credits. Credit canbe given.

① Attended 2 lectures out of 4
WINGS-LST Laboratory Training① Large Experimental Animal Exercise② Collaborative projects with industrial companies③ Global Faculty Development Course④ Internship at industrial companies⑤ Short-term stays overseas⑥ Summer Internship⑦ Designed by student
WINGS-LST Seminars

lectures a year, about half a day foreach lecture② Several times a year, about half aday③ Two days, about two hours for eachlectures④ Half a day to several days
⑤ About 2 weeks or more
⑥ About 2 months or more

① face-to-face

Report submission required. Point system. 2② online or face-to-facecredits. Credits can be given for one or two③ online or face-to-face④ online or face-to-facecourses, depending on the project.
D1～D4

For projects that incur expenses, students⑤ face-to-facecan participate if the expenses can be⑥ face-to-facecovered by the expenses from SPRING or⑦ online or face-to-faceothers.

⑦ Occasionally① Once a month, about 5 times intotal, about 1 hour

① WINGS Journal Club

② Occasionally held, 30 minutes to② WINGSセミナー ( WINGS Seminars )half a day

１ credit. Credit can be given. A point system
online or face-to-facefor each project (a credit is given with 7

D1~D4

points).
This is a social event for all. No credits will be

WINGS-LST General Meeting / WINGS-LST Colloquium

Twice a year, half day to one day each

online or face-to-face

D1~D4

〇

given; if there is a participation fee for a faceto-face event, you can participate if it can becovered by SPRING or other expenses.

Coaching in English～1 hour

online or face-to-face

D1~D4

No credits will be given
No credits will be given. When the WINGS
program student is the applicant, the SPRINGWINGS-LST Collaboration Project

half a year

online or face-to-face

D1~D4

student can participate as a co-applicant.
However, they can only participate as a coapplicant if the cost of the joint research canbe covered by SPRING or others.

*1 ○: Required to take- 16 -

16 WINGS name: WINGS for Frontiers of Mathematical Sciences and Physics (WINGS-FMSP)

Offered contents

Content name

Frontiers of Mathematical Sciences and Society II

Frontiers of Mathematical Sciences and Society IV

Frontiers of Mathematical Sciences and Physics I～X

days / hours

Autumn semester
Autumn semester(5 days in mid-December)
Summer semester・Autumn semester

online or face-to-faceTarget grade

Requirement*1

online or face-to-face

D1～D3

○

online or face-to-face

D1～D3

online or face-to-face

D1～D3*1 ○: Required to take- 17 -

Notes

17 WINGS name: WINGS Program in Proactive Environmental Studies (WINGS-PES)

Offered contents

Content namedays / hours

online or face-to-faceTarget grade

Requirement*1

Notes
Follow the course guidelines for the subjects
in the Environmental Knowledge Professional

Overseas Exercise in Proactive Environmental Studies II

Overseas Study for 3-6 months

D1～D3

□

Practicum Group (Subject Group C)（https://wings-pes.edu.k.utokyo.ac.jp/home-english/subject-list）.
Follow the course guidelines for the subjects
in the Environmental Knowledge Professional

Research Internship for Proactive Environmental Studies I/II

Internship for 3-6 months

online or face-to-face

D1～D3

□

Practicum Group (Subject Group C)（https://wings-pes.edu.k.utokyo.ac.jp/home-english/subject-list）.
Follow the course guidelines for the subjects

Transdisciplinary Skills and Theories I/II

Participation in seminars of other lab.
6 months - 1 year

in the Environmental Knowledge Professional
online or face-to-face

D1～D3

□

Practicum Group (Subject Group C)（https://wings-pes.edu.k.utokyo.ac.jp/home-english/subject-list）.

Critical Thinking Basics -Select concepts, tools and techniques I

12 lectures in S semester

online or face-to-face

D1～D3

□

Critical Thinking Basics -Select concepts, tools and techniques II

12 lectures in A semester

online or face-to-face

D1～D3

□

Critical Thinking Skills -Select applications & reflection I

12 lectures in S semester

online or face-to-face

D1～D3

□

Critical Thinking Skills -Select applications & reflection II

12 lectures in A semester

online or face-to-face

D1～D3

□

Special Lecture on Frontier Science X

12 lectures in S semester

online or face-to-face

D1～D3

□

Special Lecture on Frontier Science XI

12 lectures in A semester

online or face-to-face

D1～D3

□

Salon of Excellence

Once in 1-2 months

online or face-to-face

D1～D3

〇

*1 ○: Required to take, △: Required to take one of them, □:Others- 18 -

No credit given.

18 WINGS name: International Graduate Program of Innovations for Intelligent World

Offered contents

Content name

Intoroduction to Management / Lecture for Global Creative Leaders Ⅱ

Facing Social Issues with ICT / Lecture for Global Creative Leaders Ⅸ

days / hours
1 lecture / week
(6th period of Fri., A1/A2 terms)
1 lecture / week
(6th period of Tue., S1/S2 terms)

The Startup-Way of Bringing About Innovation/ Lecture for Global Creative

1 lecture / week

Leaders Ⅹ(5th period of Thu., A1/A2 terms)

Introduction to Machine Learning / Intelligent World Informatics Lecture V

1 lecture / week
(3rd period of Thu., A1/A2 terms)

Information System Exercises / Intelligent World Informatics Special Lecture 1 lecture / weekVI

(6th period of Thu., A1 term)

GCL Special Lecture in Information Science and Technology VIII

A1 IntIntroducing basic machine learning algorithms and their applications /1 lecture / week

GCL Special Lecture in Information Science and Technology Ⅴ(3rd period of Thu., S1/S2 terms)

Reinforcement Learning / GCL Special Lecture in Information Science and1 lecture / week

Technology Ⅶ(6th period of Thu., S1/S2 term)

Approximation and Online Algorithms with Applications

Algorithms for Information Security and Privacy

Network Optimizations

1 lecture / week
(5th period of Mon., S1/S2 term)

1 lecture / week

1 lecture / week
(3rd period of Mon., A1/A2 term)Intelligent Society Workshop

around 2 days in total

Orientation for new students

1 houronline or face-to-faceTarget grade

Requirement*1

online/face-to-face

D1～D3

△

online/face-to-face

D1～D3

△

online/face-to-face

D1～D3

△

online/face-to-face

D1～D3

△

online/face-to-face

D1～D3

△

online/face-to-face

D1～D3

△

online/face-to-face

D1～D3

△

This lecture is given in English.

online/face-to-face

D1～D3

△

This lecture is given in English.

online/face-to-face

D1～D3

△

This lecture is given in English.

online/face-to-face

D1～D3

△

online/face-to-face

D1～D3

△

online/face-to-faceNewcomers〇

onlineNewcomers〇- 19 -

Notes

This lecture is given in English.

This lecture is given in English.
Not available in 2024

This lecture is given in English.

Elevator pitch workshop

1 day

onlineNewcomers〇

Monthly Meeting

about 2 hours / monthonline

D1～D3〇

Research Presentation (Poster Session)

Half day / year

online/face-to-face

D1～D3

〇

Meeting for Confirmation of Graduation

about 30 minits

online/face-to-face

D3○

Industry-academia collaboration internship ideathon

at any time

online/face-to-face

D1～D3

Industry-academia collaboration internshipat any time

online/face-to-face

D1～D3*1 ○: Required to take, △: Required to take one of them

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19 WINGS name: Quantum Science and Technology fellowship Program (WINGS-QSTEP)

Offered contents

Content namedays / hours

online or face-to-faceTarget grade

Requirement*1

Q-STEP seminar

Occasional

online

D1～D3◯

Quantum Science Technology Overlook Lecture III

13 lectures

onlineD1～D3◯*1 ○: Required to take- 21 -

Notes

20 WINGS name: Global Leadership Program for Social Design and Management (WINGS-GSDM)

Oﬀered contents（Students are recommended to take one course each year from the categories of □①, □②, and □③. In no particular order.）Content name

Lecture：Social Design and Global Leadership

Lecture：Engineering Competency I - Project Based Learning-days / hours
2 credits ( S semester, Intensive
lecture)2 credits（A semester・Thursday, 5th
period）

online or face-to-faceTarget grade

Requirement*1

online or face-to-face

D1～D3

□①

online or face-to-face

D1～D3

□②

Notes
Students are recommended to take thecourse.

Students are recommended to take either ofthe courses of □②.

Lecture：Case Study (Project Based Learning on the Technological

2 credits（A semester・Intensive

Innovation and the Social Solutions)lecture）

Lecture：Case Study (Social Design and Management)

Lecture：Engineering Competency II -Research InternshipInternational Project（＝Application support for the GX Overseas Study
Program, etc.）
Student Initiative Project (Reference video: https://youtu.be/Sa0qG7hklBI）

online or face-to-face

D1～D3

□②

online or face-to-face

D1～D3

□③

online or face-to-face

D1～D3

□③

at any time

online or face-to-face

D1～D3

□③

at any time

online or face-to-face

D1～D3

□③

2 credits(Intensive lecture, S semester)
2 credits（All year・Intensive
lecture）- 22 -

Students are recommended to take one of
the courses of □③.