The outcomes of PBL projects and undergraduate research should be shared with researchers outside the university. It is important to meet and communicate with them directly in order to exchange information and engage in discussions.
This allows our research to be evaluated from multiple perspectives by a variety of researchers and helps contribute to future developments in society.
One such opportunity is presenting at academic conferences.
When people hear the term “conference presentation,” they may think it sounds difficult or imagine a place full of professors, which might feel intimidating.
In reality, although many professors and researchers participate and give presentations, a large number of graduate and undergraduate students from other universities also attend and actively present their work.
In general, conference presentations are usually given by graduate students. However, in some cases, undergraduate students in their third or fourth year—and even high school students—also give presentations (there are no age restrictions!).
In our laboratory, students who proceed to graduate school will have opportunities to present their research both at domestic conferences in Japanese and at international conferences in English.
Even fourth-year undergraduate students can present at academic conferences if they have achieved sufficient research results.
Some conferences also offer workshop-style sessions where even third-year students can give presentations.
The photos below show some examples of oral presentations (i.e., presentation-style talks) given by students from our laboratory at conferences.
