2022年3月10日（木）、北海道大学物質科学フロンティアを開拓するAmbitiousリーダー育成プログラム（以下、ALP）12名の修了式が、理学部大会議室にて学外への同時配信も含めて執り行われました。ALPとは物質科学を中心に分野横断的に学び、社会人として高い能力を養い、学位取得後には学術・研究機関だけではなく民間企業など社会の広い分野で国際的に活躍する人材を育成するための博士課程大学院教育プログラムです。2020年3月に文部科学省の補助金事業としての補助期間は終了しましたが、北大の事業として継続して活動しています。修了証書授与のあと、山口淳二理事・副学長（プログラム責任者）と石森浩一郎教授（プログラムコーディネーター・副学長）より祝辞がありました。【前編はこちら】

The venue was the large conference room of the main building of the School of Science of Science, which has a history of over 90 years. The 12 students who completed the 1st to 4th batches looked back on the five-year program, and each gave a speech about the abilities and skills they had acquired and the importance of ties with peers in different fields. A big applause was sent from the venue to the dignified greeting.

A summary of greetings from graduates

Mr. Ryuji Kiyama: I have been repeating a year for three years, but I am sincerely grateful to everyone at ALP who warmly watched over me. Thanks to that, I was able to enjoy my student life, including my research. All of the 4th-year students who will be completing the course together studied as masters before COVID-19, and after that they were forced to live a research life during the doctoral course due to the pandemic. I think that's why I learned the importance of communication. Me too. From now on, when I go out into the world, I would like to understand the importance of communication and the changes in the way it should be, and I would like to encourage myself with my colleagues.

小澤友さん： ALPは確かにかなり忙しかったと振り返っていますが、他の大学院では学べられないことが充実していました。例えば、採用されてすぐ参加した企業セミナーは、「楽しかったなぁ。ちょっと不思議なことを学べたかも…」というような感想を持ったくらいでした。しかし、大学の外に目を向けるようになった時に、あの時、企業に行ったことで、他の人が持っていない視点や考え方が、自分の中に刻み込まれていたことを実感しています。ALPで学んだことを生かして、社会人として頑張っていきたいです。

Mr. Zhu Haojie: I was able to participate in this graduation ceremony even though I repeated a year. ALP has various events, and I have been very busy for the past five or six years, but I think I was able to study more than a normal graduate student. Thank you very much. I will start a new research life from now on, but I want to make good use of what I learned at ALP.

Takumaru Kurihara: I am a little relieved that I have finally finished participating in ALP for the past four and a half years. If I hadn't participated in ALP, I wouldn't have been able to pursue a doctoral course due to financial reasons. During the interdisciplinary lab visit, I participated in Prof. Hasegawa's laboratory. There, I received careful guidance and realized the joy of learning about a different field. After that, I studied mathematics, participated in workshops with other universities, and learned a lot through a series of things that ordinary graduate students could not experience. I will be working at a company from April, so I would like to contribute to society based on the five skills I learned at ALP.

Masaki Sato: Over the past five years, there have been many hardships, but looking back, they were not the only ones. In addition, society and the environment have changed rapidly over the past five years, and Hokkaido has become very hot, probably due to the effects of global warming. Whether it's the spread of the new coronavirus infection or Russia's invasion of Ukraine, we don't know if a normal tomorrow will come. Even in such anxiety, now, I would like to do my best to cherish this moment. This is exactly what Professor Kotaro Honda of Tohoku University said, "Now is important" and "Don't stop working." Engineers are often referred to as "society's doctors," but in order to make society a better place, I would like to continue to work hard, demonstrate the skills I have cultivated at ALP, and contribute to society.

Takuya Shimajiri: Until I entered ALP, I was studying chemistry in a laboratory, but I didn't have the opportunity to come into contact with science in the broad sense of the word or interact with society. So now I feel that ALP was a good environment for new discoveries and experiences. In addition, the connection with my peers who fought through the ALP together became an asset. I feel that I would like to make more friends like this who will support me when I go out into the world.

Kanami Sugiyama: The main motivations for joining ALP were the financial support and the fascination with the interdisciplinary lab visits. In fact, the research I did during the interdisciplinary lab visit left a strong impression on me. There were some hardships, but the experience I had then was put to good use in my subsequent life as a master's and doctoral student, and I believe it will serve as a source of inspiration for me in the future. I didn't have any students in the same year or close to me in my laboratory, so I was grateful to have friends who would laugh and talk to me in ALP classes. I will continue to do my best so that I can show you a more evolved image as I move forward with the confidence I have gained so far.

高橋里奈さん： 私はALPに採用された当時、文章を書いたり、発表したりするのが、得意ではなく、採用試験の点数を見た伊藤肇先生がびっくりして、私を呼び出し、心配と励ましの言葉をいただくほどでした（笑）。ですが、ALPを通して様々なイベントをクリアして行く中で、苦手意識も薄れ、得意とは言えないまでも落ち着いて発表できるようになったと思います。たくさん鍛えていただいて、ありがとうございました。その他に、私の努力を知っている先生や友人が、学部を超えてたくさんいるということが、研究をする上で心の支えになりました。5年間、様々な場面でご指導・ご支援いただきありがとうございました。

Ms. Zhang Ye: I will start working in society from April, but I am confident that I will be able to spread my wings. Looking back on the five years, it wasn't all smooth sailing, and there were some difficult moments. At that time, I was warmly supported by my classmates, teachers, and clerical staff. I would like to take this opportunity to thank you again. Thank you very much. I learned about leadership qualities, but I personally feel that in addition to skills and know-how, human qualities will also be necessary. My contemporaries definitely had the qualities of tolerance and generosity, and they helped me a lot. I will do my best cheerfully and energetically so that I can become that kind of leader.

Takeshi Okumura: Actually, I didn't know what I wanted to do after completing the master's course, so I went on to pursue a doctoral degree. However, I learned a lot through ALP, and as a result of continuing my research, I was able to live an exciting life in my heart. From April, I will work at a different site from the academia. After the coronavirus subsides, I will think a little more, see what I want to see, and look for things that excite me in the future. I believe that the skills I have cultivated in my ALP and doctoral programs will be useful in various situations in the future.

Jeong Sung-woo: For me, a person who leads change in the world is someone who has other people empathize with the value of his vision for the future. We consider ourselves to be people who create new value and exert influence on society. I think the most important thing for that is to have your own vision, that is, your vision for the future, and how it can move people's hearts and motivate them to act. . Having come this far, I strongly feel the importance of introspective intelligence. I would like to raise my metacognition and realize my own concept while devising ways to interact with society. In the future, I would like to further broaden my perspective while taking on the challenge of research in different fields, become a “polymath” that has the meaning of a scholar, and tackle various complex problems in society.

Mr. Kazuma Obara: At ALP, I was able to learn how to cooperate with others, the importance of science communication, and how to think with a broader perspective. In particular, during the “interdisciplinary lab visit,” where I was transferred to a lab in a different research area, I was taken care of in a mathematics lab, even though I had a background in chemistry. As a result, I was able to learn about the cutting edge of research in different fields, and at the same time, I was able to reconsider my own research from a new perspective. It was a great stimulus. In addition, I was able to improve my knowledge of science communication by visiting overseas universities and research institutes, participating in conferences and symposiums both inside and outside the university, and outreaching my own research. In this corona crisis, I miss the face-to-face exchanges of a few years ago. In particular, I think that how to conduct science communication and how to facilitate discussions will be very useful not only in my doctoral course days but also in my future work.