August 21, 2026

【Call for Participants】SOKENDAI Freshman Course (Second Semester 2026)

SOKENDAI Freshman Course (Second Semester 2026) will be held from Tuesday, October 6 to Friday, October 9, 2026.

The Freshman Course is an intensive course mainly for newly-enrolled students of SOKENDAI.
This course has two objectives;
(1) to acquire basic knowledge and skills required for all researchers, and
(2) to understand the SOKENDAI's broad range of intellectual fields, and create a network beyond your research field.

The course consists of fhe following three sections;
"Exploring Diversity in Academia (EDA)"
"Researchers and Society" and
"Communication Skills for Researchers"

For the detailed information of each session, please refer to " SOKENDAI Freshman Course Website ."



1. Date and Venue:
【Date】 from October 6 (Tue) to October 9 (Fri), 2026

【Venue】 　
October 6 (Tue) to October 8 (Thu) [face-to-face classes]
LOFOS Shonan※
※located a five-minute walk from SOKENDAI Hayama Campus ( https://www.gakuin.gr.jp/hotel/ )

October 9 (Fri) [on-demand classes]※
Any locations where you have access to the Internet
※October 9 is designated the day for intensive on-demand classes; however, if taking on-demand classes that day is difficult, you have until November 30 to watch the lectures and complete the assignments by then. 

For the detailed information, please refer to
>> Registration Guidelines for SOKENDAI Freshman Course (Second Semester 2026)
>> SOKENDAI Freshman Course Website



2. Requirements and Credits:
● Number of Credits:  Two (2) credits
● Grading:  Contribution to the class and the submitted assignments
● Language:  English except for “Communication Skills for Researchers” (English or Japanese elective)
The ability to carry out discussions in English is a must.
● Targeted Year:   Newly and currently enrolled students (1st- to 5th-year students)

【IMPORTANT】Mandatory Participation in Research Ethics Education
Please refer to the following site:
https://www.soken.ac.jp/en/news/2024/20240912.html



3. How to Register:
Please register from the following site:  https://forms.gle/Bf8unKkCoBBV4tNB9
Registration deadline: Noon on Thursday, September 17, 2026



4. Contact Information:　　　　　　　　　
Office for SOKENDAI Freshman Course
E-mail:  freshman(a)ml.soken.ac.jp  (Replace (a) with @, when sending an e-mail.)
Tel:   046-858-1647/1583