On Friday, September 26th, faculty members from our university's Faculty of Science and Engineering took the stage at a high school-university collaborative class hosted by Kyushu Sangyo High School's Department of Creative Engineering. The aim of this initiative is to provide high school students with an opportunity to experience university learning and research, and mock lessons were given on 10 themes based on seven social issues addressed by the Department of Creative Engineering at the school.
At the Japan Studies booth, faculty members from the science and engineering faculties (Faculty of Science and Engineering, Faculty of Life Science, School Faculty of Architecture and Civil Engineering) gave lectures based on their respective fields of expertise. High school students completed assignments in advance and then attended mock lessons.
Each teacher was in charge of one booth and gave a 20-minute mock lecture. The high school students participated in two sessions of five students each, and got a taste of what university learning will be like through presentations and Q&A sessions. After the lecture, the teachers provided feedback and evaluations, helping to deepen the students' learning.
In the future, the students plan to share the content of this class with each other through comprehensive inquiry classes at the high school and use it to conduct research projects.
Themes and instructors (excerpts)
■Urban development and infrastructure development
● Faculty of Science and Engineering Department of Information ScienceProfessor Kentaro Inanaga
Theme: Supporting the operation management of local public transportation using ICT
■Energy
● Faculty of Science and Engineering Department of Mechanical EngineeringProfessor Daisuke Matsushita
Theme: Wind power generation technology in Japan
● Faculty of Science and Engineering Department of Electrical EngineeringLecturer Atsuo Sadakata
Faculty of Architecture and Civil Engineering Department of Housing and InteriorProfessor Harumi Kagawa
Theme: Learn about inorganic and organic semiconductors and create ideas to solve problems related to energy consumption and spatial hygiene
Food and Agriculture
● Faculty of Life Science Department of Life ScienceAssistant Professor Masaya Tanaka
Theme: Agriculture that supports food and new technologies that support agriculture
■ Disaster prevention measures, water shortages and safety, and housing
● Faculty of Architecture and Civil Engineering Department of Civil and Urban Design EngineeringAssociate Professor Hiroki Iyooka
Theme: Urban development using green infrastructure that makes use of nature
●Faculty of Faculty of Architecture and Civil Engineering Department of Housing and Interior Professor Riki Iisei
Theme: Regional disaster hazards and risks
■Education
●Faculty of Faculty of Architecture and Civil Engineering Department of Housing and Interior Associate Professor Yasuhiko Isami
Theme: Creative engineering to develop children using light, illumination, and shadow as teaching materials
[Center for Fundamental Education]
