An informal meeting with President Ogasawara and NAIST students was held in the Seminar Room of the Interdisciplinary Frontier Research Complex No.2 on October 11^th, 17^th, and 24^th of 2016.

This meeting is held to foster the open exchange of opinions between students and the President and executive administration, and effectively make use of students' experiences and thoughts concerning NAIST in improving and developing educational programs and activities and student life.

The meeting was centered upon three different themes: NAIST as a brand and its name value, career guidance and support for students, and the one graduate school system and the future of NAIST. The meetings were held on the 11^th for Japanese master's students, the 17^th for Japanese doctoral students and the 24^th for international students, with nine students attending at each meeting. The students offered their opinions concerning a variety of topics in this relaxed atmosphere and the president and executives were actively listening to their experiences.