As part of Tohoku University's Be Global project, the Global Learning Center (GLC) conducts the FGL* Course Online Seminar. FGL Student Ambassadors (current FGL students) organize and participate in seminars for the high schools they previously attended. From January to March in 2022, four seminars were held at top high schools/institutions in Indonesia, Thailand, and Vietnam. They were attended by a total of 178 students, instructors, and parents.

In all the seminars Student Ambassadors assisted with course explanations and talked about their own experiences in the program in their local languages. They also answered inquiries in local languages during the Q&A.

On January 8th and 22nd, the JST** Sakura Science Plan: Online Exchange in Vietnam was held. It was attended by 22 first and second year students (who are unable to visit Japan due to the COVID-19 pandemic) and instructors from 2 high schools in Hanoi, Vietnam. During the event, FGL instructors explained the courses' educational/research curricula, while current students talked about the university, campus, and their experiences. Current FGL students from Vietnam translated, enabling a more active dialog.

*FGL: Refers to Tohoku University's Future Global Leadership undergraduate degree courses.
**JST: Refers to Japan Science and Technology Agency

Participating high schools/institutions in Indonesia, Thailand, and Vietnam:
High School for Gifted Students, Hanoi National University of Education: Vietnam Sakura Science, held January 8 (Fri.), 2022
High School for Gifted Students, Hanoi University of Science: Vietnam Sakura Science, held January 22(Sun.Sun.), 2022
Wardaya College (Indonesia): held January 22 (Sat.), 2022
Mahidol Wittayanusorn School (Thailand): held February 14 (Mon.), 2022
Suankularb Wittayalai School (Thailand): held February 28 (Mon.), 2022
Luong The Vinh Gifted High School (Vietnam): held March 12 (Sat.), 2022

In addition to the above, FGL actively holds online promotions in cooperation with the Global Network Project in this season.
On February 7th and 8th, FGL participated in the 2nd Online Study in Japan Fair as part of the Global Network Project for South America hosted by the University of Tsukuba. At this event, we introduced just the IMAC-U FGL course, but the local students showed keen interest, with a total of 328 attendees over the two days.

On March 4th and 5th, we also participated in the Study in Japan Online University Fair 2022 which is a part of the "Virtual Tour for Prospective International Students from Diverse Cultures and Languages Project”. This event was organized by Osaka University for international students who are interested in studying in Japan.

We are confident that participating in these activities raises awareness about Tohoku University and will lead to more applications for the FGL Program.