The Saitama Institute of Technology Career Support Center will resume short-term overseas leadership training (LETS Vietnam) in Vietnam (Da Nang and Hoi An) in 2022 for the first time in three years.It was held twice in the summer and spring, and a total of 3 third-year students participated, which was the largest number ever.In addition, six students from other universities participated jointly.
Saitama Institute of Technology, the only Buddhist-affiliated technical university in Japan, offers LETS training for third-year students before they start job hunting. Leadership Education Training Program for Students), short-term overseas training in Buddhist countries in Asia. Since fiscal 3, it has been held 2016 times, with a total of 13 Saitama Institute of Technology students participating in training in Vietnam, Cambodia, Sri Lanka, and elsewhere.
In 2022, we will resume overseas travel for the first time in three years, which had been suspended due to the corona disaster. A total of 3 students (1 from other universities) participated in the first event during the summer vacation period from August 2022 to 8, 11. For the second time, a total of 21 students (25 from other universities) participated from March 3 to 2, 2023 during spring break, and a total of 3 third-year students participated from all departments during the year.While there, they learned about “leadership and teamwork” practically through exchange programs such as team competitions and homestays with fellow Asians they met for the first time, and experienced the remarkable development of Asia today.
One student who participated said, "I experienced a lot in this training, and it was the most intense 10 days of my life. During this period, I became serious enough to say that I did my best in my life. Thanks to that, I felt the most frustration and happiness.I will run through my student life without stopping here!!(3rd year AI major, Department of Information Systems, Faculty of Engineering)” “Things I could not have learned without participating in the training There were a lot of things. I realized that I was supported by various people every day, and I learned to be grateful every day.(3rd year, Management Systems Major, Department of Information Society, Faculty of Human and Social Sciences)” It seems to have become training.
According to the Career Support Center, many of the participating students have found employment at major and well-known companies as a result of actively taking on the challenge of job hunting using their experiences. Students who participated in 2022 and graduated in March 2023 will be employed at Nissan Motor, Suzuki, Sumitomo Electric Industries, Kyocera, Seiko Epson, Taiheiyo Cement, Taiyo Yuden, Kikkoman, Morinaga Milk Industry, East Japan Railway Company, and Toshiba Infrastructure. Systems, Fujisoft, etc.
The next LETS is scheduled for August 2023 with two courses in Vietnam (Da Nang, Hoi An) and India (Gurgaon, Delhi).
