海外共同研究体験談

2022年6月9日

QLEARフェローシップでは、「量子」の高い専門性と産学連携の精神を備え、将来、社会の様々な分野において、量子の研究とその成果の社会実装でイノベーションを牽引する量子リーダー人材の育成を目標としています。

その中で、海外での共同研究を希望する方について、毎年１～２名の提案を選考により採択し、海外の量子技術研究拠点とQLEARフェローシップ生の共同研究を支援しています。

2021年度海外共同研究に参加されたフェロ－シップ生より、体験者談が届きました。

海外共同研究を検討している方など、ぜひ参考にしていただければ幸いです。

 

海外共同研究体験談

氏名：Sun Siyuan

海外共同研究機関：Imperial College London

国名：United Kingdom

期間：2021.12.01-2022.02.28

 

・海外共同研究しようとしたきっかけは？

    It was the time that my study should be applied into simulation framework, which the software group of our experiment is at Imperial College London. I saw the invitation of joint research support from QLEAR office, I immediately decided to apply for it.

 

・海外共同研究で渡航までに準備したことは？

    I needed to contact the professor at UK asking if he will accept me as a joint researcher, then prepare for VISA, buying flight ticket, insurance, also PCR test as the special period for COVID. The most time-costing part is finding accommodation.

 

・実際に海外共同研究してみてどう感じましたか？

    It was a great experience. The difference of culture between Europe and Asia impact me a lot. I met many brilliant students at Imperial College London, and they are all very friendly. I fill it’s more efficient to work there.

 

・海外共同研究中の研究の面白さ・苦労した事は？    

    The attitude to research at Imperial College London is very different. PhD students are very happy to ask dumb questions, they just ask what they don’t know or forgot, which I feel a little hard to do so.

 

・先生や研究員などとの交流などはどんな感じでしたか？

    Yoshi is a very friendly person. I feel relax when talking with him, I can say what I exactly want to say, he will give me advice as a friend, instead of as a professor, or boss.

 

・海外共同研究中の生活環境はどうでしたか？住居の手配、物価、休暇の過ごし方等は？

    To be honest the environment of where I lived is not so good. I was a share house living with the owner, I chose it because it was cheap so that I can afford with the limited travel budget. The daily cost is also higher than Japan.

 

・海外共同研究を終えて変化したことは？

　Firstly, I feel my English is improved a little, that of course because I talked with UK people. I also became a better programmer after working there, which will help me to do my research more efficiently.

 

・海外共同研究での経験が帰国後どのように役立っていますか？

    What most impact me is the working style difference between UK and Japan, now I can research more efficiently without wasting time on doing things that doesn’t matter. I would like to suggest our Lab. also change the working style.

 

・海外共同研究での体験をどのように将来に生かしますか？

    I will consider finding a postdoc position at Europe. I only thought about finding a postdoc at Japan before I went to UK, but now I changed my mind.

 

・海外共同研究を検討している方々へのアドバイスやメッセージをお願いします。

    I think it’s a good chance to study abroad, see different culture, work with different people, and you will have new ideas and considerations. It’s also a good chance that you can seek the potential career path, widen the choices you can make after your graduated.

    Most important, be brave. If you are hesitating whether apply for joint research, just do it and see what happens.