Informal meetings with President Yokoya and NAIST students was held in the Conference room on the 2^nd floor of Administration Bureau on October 22nd and 29th of 2018.

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. These meetings have been held annually for 9 years as of this year.

The meeting was centered upon two different themes: the one graduate school system of NAIST and life in NAIST. The meetings, held on the 22nd for master's students and the 29th for doctoral students, were attended by nine students and eight students respectively. 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.