The first-year student Qiang Gu from China
had no hesitation about coming to Sendai to study at Tohoku University. She knew from before that she wanted to study
engineering at some excellent school, but her decision became firmer when
Professor Ying Chen of IMAC-U gave a presentation on the FGL program at her
high school and her school counselor recommended the program to her.
Ever since she had entered, she has not
become tired in most cases: she believes the reason for this is that she enjoys
student life, from studying to leisure. But one thing she admits is the great role of
Professor Chen. “She has been so helpful
and encouraging,” Qiang said. According
to her, Professor Chen always tells students to contact her if any problems
arise, so for a lot of students she is someone who understands the difficulty
of living abroad and doing something at the same time.
In fact, Qiang already had trouble after
her arrival from China: she had a small bike accident. The one who helped her out was an older
student at her dormitory. “One senpai
(an older student) fixed my bike, so thanks to him I can ride it to school,”
she said. Having been asked if she often
comes to school by bike, she said: “if it snows, then no, but otherwise yes.”
Since she did not have many engineering
classes in the first semester, she is looking forward to the later years. The time when she finds her own special field
must be not too far away.