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A PLACE WHERE DREAMS GET WINGS
4TH EDITIONSONG ZHEN-YUAN,DEPARTMENT OF INTELLIGENT INFORMATICSEXCHANGE STUDENT

I was an exchange student atKyushu Institute of Technology forhalf a year. Before coming to Japan,
when I was a university student inTaiwan, I joined the Aikido Club forthree and a half years, and my final
goal was to be able to practice inthe Aikido Club of Kyushu Institute ofTechnology
asanexchange
student in the last six months. What
impresses me the most about
Aikido in Japan is the spirit of giving
it all and the etiquette at the dojo. I
am also very grateful to theteachers
andeveryone
whopatiently taught me the techniquesand spirit of Aikido.

Ohori Park in Fukuoka is awaterscapegardenthatcombines classical Japanesearchitecture with beautiful
nature. You can jog, ride a bikehere, or take a walk whileadmiring the flowers. Take awalk here when you’re introuble, it will vanish like abubble.

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NEWLY GRADUATED STUDENTS INTERVIEW
What is your best experience/memory in Kyutech?
The best experience in Kyutech is that I have an opportunity tojoin an exchange program to travel to Germany. I like thefeeling of experiencing new things.
What advice do you want to give to undergraduate students?
My advice to undergraduate students: I will quote a saying
from a movie.
“To see the world, things dangerous to come to, to see behind
walls, draw closer, to find each other, and to feel. That is thepurpose of life.”

MA RUIJUN,What have you learned in Kyutech?
I learned a lot while being a student in Kyutech. The important thingthat I learned so far is time management. I managed to schedule
myself a lot better while studying in Kyutech.
What's the biggest change that Kyutech had done to you?
Realizing the value of time and opportunity.
What is your best experience/memory in Kyutech?
MARFIANDHI PUTRA,My best memory is when I went on vacation with my friends fromKyutech. It was just too sudden, but we managed to go and have funtogether.
What advice do you want to give to undergraduate students?
Keep up the good work. If you ever feel pressure, don't forget that you
are not alone. You have friends that support you all the time.

What is your best experience/memory in Kyutech?
I get to do research about the topics that I like for 2 years, and it'd mademe become more expert in this field. I like that Kyutech also has activities
for international student to gather such as sport. I made a lot of friends
over that time and really had a good time.

RANATCHAI LAOSIRIPONG,2

NEWLY GRADUATED STUDENTS INTERVIEW
What have you learned in Kyutech?
I learned a lot of things in Kyutech such as micro-fabrication, biomimetic
robotics, and computational mechanics.
What's the biggest change that Kyutech had done to you?
Yes, of course at some point as I learned a lot of things here.
What is your best experience/memory in Kyutech?
Visit nature places with my friends.
What advice do you want to give to undergraduate students?

RASHMIKANT UPADHYAY,

Please try to be happy and positive irrespective of the career rise and fall.

What have you learned in Kyutech?
I have learned how to work with people from different backgrounds.
What's the biggest change that Kyutech had done to you?
Become more open-minded and always try to learn new things.
What is your best experience/memory in Kyutech?
I worked in the laboratory with my friends.
CHANAPOL PIYAVICHAYANON,

What advice do you want to give to undergraduate students?
Keep learning new things even after your graduation.

What have you learned in Kyutech?
I have learned a lot from Kyutech such as I developed the ability toconduct independent research, improved my ability to communicate withteachers and students, and experienced the cultural customs of different
countries.
What's the biggest change that Kyutech had done to you?
Improved my ability to communicate with teachers and students.
What advice do you want to give to undergraduate students?
Often communicate with teachers and other students, ask them in time ifthere are any questions.

HUI MENG,

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NEWLY GRADUATED STUDENTS INTERVIEW
What have you learned in Kyutech?
I have learned many new things during my study inKyutech. Three years of the PhD course, I conducted
research on anomaly detection in data from the robot’ssensors, which is part of the “Religion revitalization project inKitakyushu by the Japanese Government”.
This project aims to develop factory automation robots to
help workers because of Japan’s labor shortage problem.
My life in Kyutech is a life full of interesting experiences andlots of learning, not only growing academically but also
taking further steps in personal growth and development.

UMAPORN YOKKAMPON

What's the biggest change that Kyutech had done to you?
Kyutech made me become an open-minded person, and I could step out of my comfortzone. Also, I am very grateful that I was able to present my research at various
international conferences, which also helped me with my research achievements andgave me a lot of new experiences.
What is your best experience/memory in Kyutech?
Kyutech helped me grow academically and personally and also allowed me toexperience Japanese culture, enjoy communication with labmates during welcome andgoodbye parties, and go on trips together, all of which also helped me to communicate
with many more people, gave me new experiences, and improve my attitude of living.
Everything that happened here is my best memory and experience.
What advice do you want to give to undergraduate students?
The key to success is focusing on your goal and diligently devoting yourself to yourstudies and working for the things you like. If you concentrate on your studies and workon your passion, opportunities will naturally come your way. Also, be sure to meet andinteract with as many people as possible. Regardless of whether those people areJapanese or from your own country, the ties you form will last forever and will give you a
new way of looking at Japan, the world, and even your own country.

4Alumni International Student SpeakK A N GH Y U N W O OHE GRADUATED FROM KYUTECH WITH MASTER DEGREE IN 2019. HE HAD
STUDIED IN JAPAN SINCE BACHELOR BEFORE GOING BACK TO KOREA AND
CURRENTLY WORKING AS A SENIOR RESEARCHER IN MOLECULAR
DYNAMICS AND BIOCHEMISTRY.
1．What is your best experience while studying in Kyutech?

I could meet a lot of foreign students and Kobayashi Yuka, the person in charge. Also, Icould learn proper bioinformatics and biochemistry information from kyutech. They are all
good people. Even though I am in Korea, I still contact them and talk with them. There areso many good people in Iizuka. Because of their hospitality, I can stand homesickness. I
could learn Japanese and English with them and that was so much fun to me.
2．Why did you choose to come back to Korea?

I should finish national service, which is a duty for Korean male. In my case, thank you forthe experience in Japan, I was able to get a research job related to animal experimentation
for my national service. It was tough but I could do it well and could be recognized as thebest researcher in the organization. After completing the national service, I moved toanother field called “molecular dynamics” that is known in medicine manufacture. I could
find a Hit-to-Lead compound as a candidate for medicine. To sum up, I am back in myhometown to clear national service and to find another job opportunity.

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3 Any advice for new international students who are coming to Kyutech or are
starting their new life here in Japan?

In Iizuka, April is quite cold to sleep without a blanket. There are so many good people in
Iizuka but this does not mean that you can be mean to them. Be gentle. Buy a good bikeand lock it well. Bike will make you free. There are so many hills and ways to go. Big martis far far far from your residence and transportation expenses are not that cheap tospend every time. If you like to suffer yourself, you don’t have to do those.

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4 Any good tips/advice for graduates after graduation especially in their futurecareer?

Just do it. You will or not, life goes on. I think most people do not want to make mistakes
and failures. I failed 9 out of 10 times. So I tried 10 times. Just that. Just do it and fight withawkward things around you. You will be fine. Do it and get some successes after your tries.
I know you guys are smart and strong enough to endure those small failures andmistakes. That is all. We are fine and we will be better than today.

Kang HyunWoo
Kang Hyunwoo

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Lab Introduction: Shimada Lab
1. Introduction:
This lab belongs to the Department of Artificial Intelligence. Its principal investigator (PI) isProfessor Kazutaka Shimada. He is a professor of Department of Artificial Intelligence,
Graduate School of Computer Science and Systems Engineering, Kyushu Institute ofTechnology (Kyutech).

2. Researches Carried Out in the Shimada Lab:
Researches are mainly related to Artificial Intelligence(AI) and mainly based on Natural
Language Processing(NLP) utilizing various types of deep learning such as below.
BERT, DistilBERT, ALBERT, Encoder-decoder Model, Long Short-term Memory (LSTM),
Generative Adversarial Network (GAN), Gated Recurrent Unit (GRU), Support Vector
Machine (SVM), Naïve Bayes (NB), and Logistic Regression (LR), etc. Students areworking to solve various real-world problems related to NLP.
Currently 13 students are actively (physically) working in Shimada lab.

3. Alumni of Shimada Lab:
No. of doctors: 2
No. of masters: 20
No. of bachelors: 27

4. Seminars:
Bachelor and Master students have two seminars(meetings) each week.
From noon (JST) on Wednesday, they have areading group meeting. It usually takes 1 to
1.5 hours.
From 14:40 on Thursday, they have a progress
report meeting. It usually takes 1 to 2 hours.
If the meeting held online, the zoom URL isposted on #virtual_meeting channel before themeeting.

5. Conclusion:

Lab environment

The outcome of Shimada lab is published as papers in various international conferences andjournals. The lab contributing to the field of AI in various domains and to the society bysolving various real-world problems. Hope that in the future, this work flow will retain to do
more rigorous researches and full fill the demand of the society, science, and technology.
reference: http://www.pluto.ai.kyutech.ac.jp/~shimada/index-e.html

6WELCOME to TAIWAN!
-PART 1 -Taiwan is an island about the size of Kyushu in the south of Japan.Wet weather makes summers hotter andwinters colder. You can fly from Fukuoka to Taipei in a little over two hours. You don't have to worry about
language communication as Taiwanese are very friendly and many people can speak Japanese.
Taiwan has a great mixture of urban metropolis
and nature. If you come to Taipei, there are someattractions that you won't want to miss, such as:九份) & Pingxi(平渓)Jiufen(九份 ) is famous for its animation-like
scenes about the yuya( 油 屋 ) of Spirited
Away( 千と千尋の神隠し ) and old street. Youcan also take the forest railway to Pingxi ( 平渓 ), write down your wishes as the sky
Jiufen(lanterns float away.

Don't bring too much luggage when you travel to
Traditional shop in Taiwan

Taiwan. In any city, you don't have to worry about
not being able to buy daily necessities or food in themiddle of the night. You know why? Because Taiwan
has the highest concentration of convenience
stores of any country around the world! And almost
always open 24 hours.
We also have exaggerated nightlife. Maybe theweather is hot, the night is always more lively thanthe day. Most shops close late. There are nightmarkets everywhere that specialize in food. Morethan 20 night markets in the Taipei area at least.
The scale of each is several times to dozens of times
that of yatai(屋 台 ). Night market has its own

traditions, characteristics, and snacks that can befound in abundance! More variety of food andcheap prices than you can imagine. The law andorder is also good, so it is safe to go out at midnightin Taiwan.

Taipei 101 in the morning
Taiwan is also a good place if you are a hot spring
lover. The most famous hot spring of Taipei is inBeitou(). There is also a place like Beppu Jigoku() called Chinetsudani().

北投
別府地獄

地熱谷

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WELCOME to TAIWAN!
-PART 2 -In addition to semiconductors, Taiwan OriginalEquipment Manufacturing(OEM) manufactures
many electronic products, such as laptops, mobilephones, game consoles, drones, etc., and also
produces high-quality components. If you want toassemble a supercomputer, I suggest you go near
Syntrend(). Where you can definitely find allthe parts you want for cheap.

三創生活

In recent years, Japan has continued to help Taiwan
in all respects. So Taiwan also regards Japan as its bestfriend. Taiwan welcomes you to travel at any time,
accept the hospitality of your best friends.

Collection inJapa
ctureiPnMy

One cool thing about Taiwan is that scooters are
everywhere! Although everyone will obey the traffic
rules, there are too many scooters and not everyone
has good traffic etiquette, So I advise you not to tryto ride it in the city.
As the transportation in the Taipei is very convenientand cheap, take the bus or MRT in Taipei City. Mostof the transportation in the city does not exceed 100yen. There is a Shinkansen(bullet train) that can gofrom Taipei to Kaohsiung() in 90 minutes, using
the 700T model of the JR-West company. Of course,
there is also a railway around the island so you can
travel slowly too.

高雄

Trip in Yufuin, Beppu

Taiwan's Shinkansen
In short, Taiwan is close to Japan, but it is a place withdifferent languages, cultures, customs and beliefs
from Japan. Likewise, Taiwanese are hard-working andkind-hearted, love democracy, freedom and peace.

Kuo Li-Yi（郭立儀）

Kuo, Li-Yi
Exchange Student

National Taiwan University of Scienceand Technology

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Kyushu Institute of Technology
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Nurin(M2)" You only live once, butif you do it right, once isenough."-Mae West

Shao(D3)"I hope that all graduate
student can achieve
their dreams and have a
happy life"

Lim(M2)" Let's enjoy ourbeautiful life. "Al-Mahmud(D1)“You are not a drop in theocean. You are the entire
ocean, in a drop.”-Rumi

未来への一歩を踏み出そう
Take a step into the future!