"Informal meetings with President YOKOYA and NAIST students" were held in the Kenshu Hall on the 1st floor of Interdisciplinary Frontier Research Complex No.2 on October 12nd and 19th of 2020, taking preventative measures against the new coronavirus (COVID-19) infection.

These meetings are 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. They have been held annually for 11 years as of this year.

The meetings were centered upon the theme: the educational and research environment in relation to the new coronavirus (COVID-19) infection. The meetings, held on the 12th for master's students and the 19th for doctoral students, were attended by nine and eight students respectively. The students offered their opinions concerning a variety of topics in this relaxed atmosphere and the President and executives actively listened to their experiences.