From Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
- Name
ALTIYARE Hattan - Country/ Region of Citizenship
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Department
Department of Industrial and Management Systems Engineering（Doctoral）
King Abdullah Scholarship Honor
Did you have any worries before coming to Japan?
Honestly, I had any worries. Before coming to Japan, I had watched many videos – documentaries, dramas and animations – they featured Japanese cultures. So, I already got enough information for the life style in Japan.
Have you had any difficulties when you started a new life?
After arriving, I could start smoothly new life thanks to many Senpais’ (senior students’)help. Well, as I started Japanese Language study from zero, at the beginning it was difficult for me to communicate with others in Japanese.
I found the differences of the life style between Japan and my country; people use cars in my country as transportation methods, while most of the Japanese take trains.
That’s why, the first time I tried to go to a certain place by myself, everything was difficult to understand; how to get to there, the station name, how to buy the train ticket and so on. If I go to a certain place far from my apartment by train, in most case, I have to change trains at somewhere. But at the beginning, I didn’t know how and where to change trains, I could not ask even simple questions in Japanese, either.
Actually, I failed but I learned from those failures
How is your life in Japan and WASEDA? What are you doing on your free time?
Well, I go swimming in the gym near my home, and I also often participate in events held by the university. Through many intramural and extramural events, I climbed Mt. Fuji, went snowboarding, and participated in Japanese language study or international study.
As I think I should get involved with different people, I positively take part in events.
So, I can speak Japanese at the level of daily conversation now, and I study business Japanese on my own.
About your research and laboratory; the relationship with your supervisor, with members at labs.
My research theme is the risk evaluation and the product safety; searching measures for the accidents occurred while people use certain products in daily life, and how to predict such accidents. As the risk evaluation is useful in many fields, we have to use it.About my future, I have various plans such as studying other field; apart form
The risk evaluation. During undergraduate study, I studied the field related to the electron, and now I study and see different world. Then, I would like to return to my original field.In KOMATSUBARA lab, I have a good relationship with professor and others.
I communicate with them both in English and Japanese. Though I am the only international student there, I talk with other students in Japanese completely.
Short message to the prospective students.
in English
Hello everyone. My name is Hattan ALTIYARE.
I think that Waseda is one of the most suitable places to have experience in Japan. We are waiting for you here at Waseda University !
in Arabic
تحية طيبة للجميعاسمي هتان الطياري ، طالب في جامعة واسيدا
تعتبر واسيدا من الجامعات الرائدة في اليابان و هي بيئة رائعة للعلم و المعرفة و كذلك هي مكان أكثر من رائع للتعرف على الثقافة اليابانية
نتمنى أن نراكم في واسيدا قريباً
