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“Wakatte-iitomo! (わかっていいとも！)” is a talk event where students from humanities and sciences pair up to explain their research. 

Participants will act as Speaker and Mentor:
- Speaker: explain their research
- Mentor: liven up the discussion with questions and reactions

The speaker and mentor will discuss in front of the audience, bridging the gap between humanities and sciences.
They are supposed to discuss without using a presentation slide or whiteboard.
The point is devising a plan to explain their research clearly. 

 ↑ Photo from the previous event

We are looking for participants (both speakers and mentors). Applications for speaker positions only or mentor positions only are also welcome.
Subject: Kyoto University students

We’ll be giving away the library’s original tote bag to all speakers and mentors!
This might come in handy for job interviews or poster sessions at academic conferences.
We look forward to receiving your application!
（If there are a large number of applications, we may need to make adjustments.）

Apply at this link: https://forms.gle/KdcquR8iqyPkM95p7

Event Details:

• Date: November 30 (Mon) - December 4 (Fri), 2026
• Hour: 0:40 pm - 1:00 pm
• Venue: Learning Commons (Southeast area), 1st floor, Main Library 
• Time Schedule:
  - presentation by the speaker: 1 minute
  - discussion with a mentor: 5 minutes
  - Q&A session from the audience: 10minutes
• Promoter: Bunri Usami (Program-Specific Professor, Graduate School of Advanced Integrated Studies in Human Survivability), Hideharu Numata (Professor Emeritus)
• Organizer: Kyoto University Library
• Co-host: Hyakumanben-Dangi (百万遍談議) staff, Office of Research Acceleration

Contact:

User Support Division, Kyoto University Library
E-Mail: user-support-full660 [at] mail2.adm.kyoto-u.ac.jp