Mayumi Tsuda
Being in charge of a research project, I realized it has a different kind of appeal compared to writing a graduation thesis in a seminar. After all, it starts with you planning your own research and then going to ask a professor to teach you for a year. Students truly manage their own projects. I believe this will surely be a valuable experience even after entering the workforce. That's why many students take this course in parallel with their seminars. There are people who want to learn different methods of economics, and people who study disciplines other than economics. People who write their theses in English. Or people who are busy with the Athletic Association and come here to write their graduation thesis. People who write two papers equivalent to a graduation thesis over two consecutive years. There are all sorts of people. We don't put a lid on the desire to know and to learn. Even creative works are OK, so it's truly accommodating, isn't it? The results presentation meeting (presentation) is open to the public, so anyone who is interested should definitely come and listen.
(Japanese Literature / Interviewed in May 2014)