Latest Lectures

“Chadou : The Japanese Tea Ceremony” Tokyo Tech Visionary Project Talk
by Rieko Kubota

May 25th, 2019

Tea ceremony has always been a symbol of Japanese tradition, culture and hospitality. Few people have the chance to participate in a tea ceremony but on this day, the GSEP students taking the Tokyo Tech Visionary Project class will have that great opportunity. The esteemed speaker is no other than Ms. Rieko Kubota, a simple […]

Expanding Perceptions with Photography
A Visionary Talk by Mr. Alfie Goodrich

May 22nd, 2019

On the 4th year of holding talks in the Visionary Project course, a new guest speaker, Mr. Alfie Goodrich, was invited to share his life as a professional photographer in Tokyo on April 18, 2019. A British freelance photographer and photography educator, Alfie, talked about his life, philosophy, technique, and parallelisms of photography to engineering. […]

Tokyo Tech Visionary Project
Mr. Kyohei Hosono
Consulting and Venture

April 22nd, 2019

The Tokyo Tech Visionary Project continues to provide an avenue for the first year Tokyo Tech students to discuss and share their thoughts about relevant events and topics in our society today. The main purpose of this course is to encourage self-discovery and to motivate students to set individual goals so that they can envision […]

Inspirational talk by Prof. Roderick Smith Imperial College London

January 12th, 2018

On December 12, 2017, we had a great opportunity to listen to an inspirational talk from Prof. Roderick Smith of Imperial College London.  The talk was held in conjunction with our lunch meeting participated by all GSEP students of the 1st and 2nd batches, as well as the faculty of Transdisciplinary Science and Engineering Department. He […]

Tokyo Tech Visionary Project Lecture Series – Interdisciplinary Learning: Why and How?
by Dr. Satoko Fukahori

May 29th, 2017

Tokyo Tech Visionary Project is a compulsory course for the first-year students at Tokyo Tech. It encourages self-discovery and aims to motivate students to set individual goals so that they can envision their own path throughout the four years of engineering studies at the undergraduate level. […]

Latest News and Announcements

GSEP Newsletter vol.12

April 27th, 2026

We are pleased to announce that the latest issue of our newsletter is now available. We hope you enjoy reading it and staying connected with our community. GSEP Newsletter vol.12

GSEP Off-Campus Project AY2025 (1)
| February 19th-20th, 2026 |

March 27th, 2026

Each year, the Global Scientists and Engineers Program (GSEP) brings learning beyond the classroom through its signature Off-Campus Project. This initiative offers students a unique opportunity to experience real Japanese working environments firsthand, while also fostering deeper connections within the GSEP community. In this series, we are delighted to share our students’ voices with you, […]

GSEP Graduate Voices:
Ornida Kraiwuttianant

February 24th, 2026

Learning to Question: A Mindset for Building Products in Uncertain Times The most important thing I learned at university was not how to find the right answer—but how to question the answers I thought were right. After graduating from school, I joined an IT consulting industry and now work as a Product Manager on frontier, […]