Virtual webinar with representatives from two area international schools: OCSI and Hope Academy

When : Wednesday, March 16, 1800-1930

Where : Zoom (click for link to register)

Target Audience : OIST parents/guardians/curious community members

-This event will be held in Japanese-

Dean of Research, Dr. Tadashi Yamamoto will attend this forum.

Version up your workplace English!

Ten zoom classes for basic/pre-intermediate business English.

March 9th (More) Useful Email language follow up Emails.

Cosmos episode 3: The Harmony of the Worlds

相手を尊重しながら自分の気持ちや考えを率直・誠実に表現するコミュニケーション法を学びます。ペアワークやグループディスカッションを多用した参加型の研修です。

The best writers have a few basic guidelines for making their sentences easy to read.

Join us to find out the rules for writing simple, easy to read sentences that will provide the clarity reviewers are looking for.

Dean of Research, Dr. Tadashi Yamamoto will attend the symposium as one of the panelists.

(This symposium will be held in Japanese.)

What separates your email's subject line from other spam type emails?

In this seminar we will look at what makes a good subject line, how we can maximise the way it is seen in email software and how we can make it more meaningful for the reader.

Please address inquiries to the President's Office.

The Center for Professional Development and Inclusive Excellence (C-Hub) warmly welcomes you to join us to engage in inspirational discussions, explorations, and strategic thinking to explore how individuals and institutions can promote impactful, inclusive mentoring cultures in the sciences.

Please register for Global Women's Breakfast 2022 - Joint Kyoto U. and OIST event on February 16th, 2022.

Please address inquiries to the President's Office.

[Resume workshop] - Crafting an effective Resume

Join us for the “Crafting an effective Resume” workshop to discover how you can utilize these strategies to make your application more focused, tailored, and relevant.

OIST Alumni Talks

Name: Dr. Nino Espinas (Class of 2012) Talk Title: Reflection and Comparison of Postdoc Life in Japan and Europe

On-site Inspection by Board of Audit Japan

Online Admissions Selection for shortlisted PhD applicants from January 24th to February 11th, 2022.

Information sessions about PhD program, faculty talks and interviews all via zoom.

The event is targeted towards shortlisted applicants for our PhD program.

Please contact phd-selection@oist.jp for further details.

C-Hub warmly invites you to join us to learn how to effectively present your ideas or data visually.

This Mini Course will be taught by engineers from MathWorks, the company developping MATLAB. The focus will be on accelerating MATLAB code, using different approaches: better general coding practices, using the Parallel Computing Toolbox, and using Deigo's resources.

◆Target audience This course is suitable for people with some experience with MATLAB. Ideally, the participants will already have some code that they are interested in speeding up.

Date of Workshop : Saturday, January 8th - Time: 10:00am - 1:00pm

National holiday

Cosmos episode 2: One Voice in the Cosmic Fugue

Come and join us for an exciting and fulfilling meeting on building better communication skills through impromptu speaking exercises, listening to prepared speeches, and providing constructive feedback. We run our meetings at lunchtime every other Friday. Email oist.tm@gmail.com if you have any questions or would like to receive further information.

This Mini Course will be taught by engineers from MathWorks, the company developping MATLAB. The focus will be on accelerating MATLAB code, using different approaches: better general coding practices, using the Parallel Computing Toolbox, and using Deigo's resources.

◆Target audience This course is suitable for people with some experience with MATLAB. Ideally, the participants will already have some code that they are interested in speeding up.

C-Hub warmly invites you to join us to hear about best practices for ensuring your teaching is engaging, transformative, and impactful.

Dr. Jason Heustis will articulate the essentials for creating a great course and discuss how to build a syllabus that will create clear, intentional pathways for teaching and learning. We will also discuss how “active learning” facilitates deep understanding and engages students from diverse backgrounds. Participants will also have the opportunity to consider different modes of assessment to measure student learning and mastery, and be strategic in development the assessments that will be aligned with your desired learning objectives.

Visit by Mr. Jules Irrmann, Consul General of France in Kyoto

OIST Entrepreneur-in-Residence, Eli Lyons, is holding office hours on Friday afternoons for anyone interested in working with industry or starting their own company. He also serves as a resource on various programs available to OIST to support researchers at the beginning of their entrepreneurial journey.

Panelists: Prof Hiroaki Kitano (OIST Professor, President of SONY CSL), Mr. Jonathan Solomon (CEO of BiomX), Dr. Kohta Satake (CEO of CureApp), Mr. Gil Granot-Mayer (Vice President, TDIC)

Moderator: Ms. Lauren Ha (Associate Vice President, TDIC)

Zoom: Registration Required. Language: EN/JP available.

The Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) and Beyond Next Ventures cordially invite you to join an information session on OBI-Hub, their recently launched co-investment scheme to catalyze and launch your startup to the world. OBI-Hub leaders from OIST and Beyond Next Ventures will be available for you to ask them anything.

[CV workshop] - Creating an impressive academic CV

"Creating an impressive academic CV" workshop where you will discover strategies to design a more focused, relatable, and readable CV.

Class Organizer: Kimberlie Ward

Classes will start: Thursday 2 ^nd December 2021

3-4pm, Ocean View meeting room in Village Center.

Dean of Research Dr. Tadashi Yamamoto will give a presentation entitled "RIKEN and OIST work for full-spectrum collaboration-Research, Education and Core facility."

OIST Health and Safety and Recreation Services presents a classroom session on Ocean Safety.

Guest Speakers are:

Jason Macdonald: Program Director

Taishi Otono: President of Japan Water Patrol: Representative Director and Chief Instructor of Okinawa Lifesaving Association

James Renshaw: Instructor

Bike Share Club Seaside Ride - Safety Lesson at the Seaside House

Saturday, November 27th from 8am to 10am.

At our next Innovators Society meeting, we will be joined by Dr. Masaru Nagura - General Manager at Cambridge Innovation Center (CIC) Tokyo.

National holiday

Let's mark the end of the year 2021, and get ready to welcome the new year with joy and positivity!

Event Date and Time

Saturday, November 20th, 2021 - 16:00-18:00

Venue

OIST Auditorium

**Masks, social distancing between viewing seats, and the use of hand sanitizer will be asked from all spectators**

This seminar is aimed at interns and students hoping to practice their conversation skills

Mini Course: COMSOL Multiphysics training course aims to a tour for the most advanced equation based modeling and multiphysics modeling software. This course will be provided by KESCO, the company selling and supporting COMSOL Multiphysics in Japan.

Zoom available . More information and signup here .

Come and join us for an exciting and fulfilling meeting on building better communication skills through impromptu speaking exercises, listening to prepared speeches, and providing constructive feedback. We run our meetings at lunchtime every other Friday. Email oist.tm@gmail.com if you have any questions or would like to receive further information.

Webinar: No registration necessary THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 18th | 6pm-8pm | Seminar Room B250

Workshop: Registration Necessary - please see the link to register

Mini Course: COMSOL Multiphysics training course aims to a tour for the most advanced equation based modeling and multiphysics modeling software. This course will be provided by KESCO, the company selling and supporting COMSOL Multiphysics in Japan.

Zoom available . More information and signup here .

Open Tida Art Market

Mini Course: COMSOL Multiphysics training course aims to a tour for the most advanced equation based modeling and multiphysics modeling software. This course will be provided by KESCO, the company selling and supporting COMSOL Multiphysics in Japan.

Zoom available . More information and signup here .

This seminar is aimed at interns, students and researchers who ware presenting at International conferences.

This is an externally organized event. For more information contact the organizers. For more information please visit the meeting's website (external link)

Meet the Innovation Supporters at OIST

Join the staff of the Technology Development & Innovation Center for free coffee and snacks and ask them how OIST can help support innovative ideas, prototyping, starting a business, and more. Come any time between 2 pm-4 pm and bring your coffee cup, mask, and boundless curiosity.

This language seminar is aimed at Interns and Students who want to make their presentations flow better.

Come and join us for an exciting and fulfilling meeting on building better communication skills through impromptu speaking exercises, listening to prepared speeches, and providing constructive feedback. We run our meetings at lunchtime every other Friday. Email oist.tm@gmail.com if you have any questions or would like to receive further information.

Learn how to get your juminhyo at the Village Office, how to dispose of large garbage, how to get a package redelivered, how to make a bank transfer, and how to send an international package.

No Japanese experience necessary!

Watch the videos at this link , then join us on Zoom for more practice (Meeting link: https://oist.zoom.us/j/92751574918 )