Students' Voices - graduate student

Graduate School of Human‐Environment Studies M2

Shiba Teruto

I was able to take a fresh look at my future plans.

Course History

• Global Seminar (2024)
• Entrepreneurship Bootcamp (2024)
• Challenge & Creation (2024)

Comment

I began to look into QREC after seeing some of my good friends and seniors participating in the QREC program and seeing how much fun they were having.
However, because I found out about QREC so late, I was not able to get involved in the classes or the program very much, but I still had a meaningful time and was able to rethink my future plans. I wish I had known about it earlier (laughs).
I myself am an architectural design major, and although I had a strong education in design thinking and was unfamiliar with entrepreneurship and business, I have incorporated those ideas and am now struggling daily to commercialize my ongoing projects. I am still in contact with the people I attended the Entrepreneurship Bootcamp with in the QREC class, and I am glad I participated because I was able to expand my network and receive good opportunities from them. I think one of the advantages of attending QREC is that I am able to interact with people from completely different backgrounds.
Because I was able to participate in the QREC program and other programs, I was able to have an intense graduate school experience. I would like to make the most of this experience and push forward toward my goals. Thank you very much!

Graduate School of Design M1

Kenta Motoyashiki

Abundant opportunities to gain diverse perspectives and valuable experiences gained through interactions

Course History

• Entrepreneurship Career Design (Student Comittee Member) (2021)
• Lean Startup (3-year TA)
• Challenge & Creation (2021)* Grand Prize
• Challenge & Creation (2022) *Excellence Award

Comment

My motivation for applying to Challenge & Creation (C&C) was my goal of competing in iGEM, an international synthetic biology competition. However, I was shocked to hear during the C&C selection process that “it is not enough to perform well in the competition.” In C&C, we must always be aware of how much impact we can have on society, whether we really need it now, and whether our experiments have become mere tricks. We had a very great responsibility for the funds we were allowed to use, especially in terms of considering the people who had “financed” our activities. In this sense, I felt that C&C is different from mere support for students, and that it is a place that requires meaningful activities. If you want to know more about QREC, I recommend the Entrepreneurship and Career Design course that I was involved in administering. The course is a great way to learn what you need to know right now.

Graduate School of Economics and Management, 2nd year

Keisuke Tomomori

A "value creation" perspective that can be applied to any type of work

Course History

• Advanced Lecture in Idea Evaluation (2024)
• Kyushu University Festival Entrepreneurship Experience Program (QSHOP) (2024)
• Advanced Lecture in Core Competence Management (2025)
• Technology Marketing Game (2025)
• New Business Creation (2025)
• Advanced Lecture in Venture Finance (2025)
• Global Seminar(English)(2025)
• Advanced Lecture in Technology Based Entrepreneurship (2025)
• Advanced Lecture in New Value Creation (2025)

Comment

QREC classes are a place where you can seriously learn about “value creation” by sharing ideas with peers from diverse backgrounds, from undergraduates to working adults.
I usually live my college life while working as a working university student. I took various QREC classes with the motivation of wanting to run my own business in the future, but the tips I learned at QREC were not limited to those who wanted to start their own business. I realized once again that no matter what type of work you do, the essence of “putting yourself in the other person’s shoes and providing the value or service that is being sought” is common to all. I feel that the most attractive point of QREC is that it enables us to have such “multifaceted viewpoints that can provide clues to solving problems.
I took classes such as Advanced Lecture in New Value Creation, Advanced Lecture in Technology Based Entrepreneurship, and New Business Creation, all of which brought together members of different fields of expertise and ages to seriously think about value creation. From basic knowledge of entrepreneurship to in-depth knowledge of the business domain, all of the lessons are so memorable that I can recall them immediately.
Frankly speaking, it was a shame to graduate…. Please experience the high quality classes that you can take because of the blessed environment of Kyushu University while you are still a student here.

Graduate School of Systems Life Science, 2nd year of master's degree

LIANG SHUANG

An environment was established where researchers could confidently embark on new challenges.

Course History

• Challenge & Creation (2025) *Excellence Award
• Acceleration Program (QSAP03) (2025)

Comment

Through Challenge & Creation (C&C), we were able to systematically learn the perspective of how to connect research results to business and the basic knowledge and thinking required for startups.
It was very meaningful to experience the process of objectively reviewing and fleshing out my own ideas not only through lectures but also through mentoring and individual advice.
I also felt that the multifaceted support, including financial support, created an environment in which researchers could take on new challenges with peace of mind.
This is a valuable opportunity for researchers interested in entrepreneurship to receive support in both learning and practice.