New Website
This website was made recently in 2026, and this blog will introduce our plans for different sections of this website. We hope this makes it easier to understand who we, TUSTEM, are as a community.
"About" and "Leaders", as the names suggest, introduce TUSTEM as a community and what we strive for, and our leaders who are key to organizing each of our events, among other duties.
"Blog" is where articles such as this are written, in order to explain our events and activities in detail. Especially important posts will also be added to the "News" section, which is visible on the main Home page.
"Events" is a summary of our future and past events. This is made to be a simple overview of what we will be and have been doing as a community, rather than in-depth explanations of each event. Information such as fees, dates, and short explanations are included, so please use this to decide whether you wish to come to future events, or to decide if you would like to become a TUSTEM leader or member!
If, after looking through our website, you decide that you are interested in joining our community as either a leader or member, please do not hesitate to apply via the "Join Us" section. You can also reach out to us casually at any time through the "Contact" page.
Event Introduction
Among our many events, we have three that we have repeated often. These are language exchanges, academic dinners, and coffee events. However, we have decided to make some changes to these events in an attempt to make them more sustainable and fun. Now let me introduce you to "Tustem Lounge" and "Coffee Event"!
Tustem Lounge
Language exchanges were our most frequently held events, usually on the first and third Thursdays of every month from 6.30pm. We have renamed these to "Tustem Lounge", and have changed the theme and timing of our meetings. We now meet on the first Tuesday and third Friday of every month, adjusting accordingly to public holidays etc. Rather than focusing on language exchange itself, we will prepare slightly more STEM-related fields of discussions as well. That said, this is a casual get-together and going off track is completely fine:)
The venue for this is the Aobayama Commons, where participants and leaders get dinner from Midori Dining and eat together. Of course, bringing your own food or not eating is fine too, and this is simply a platform to make new friends! Stay tuned to our events page or instagram and join us for the next session!
Coffee Event
Coffee events are where a guest speaker who is a professional in their field is invited to have a short presentation, before a casual Q&A session with participants. Usually held over dinner or with coffee and snacks, past speakers include Professor Ohno, previous president of Tohoku University, and Professor Carl Wiemann, Past Nobel Prize recipient.
We hope to hold one every semester and may increase the frequency of it depending on its success. Currently, one is planned for early June and January of every semester.
Conclusion
We hope Tustem lounge and Coffee events will allow students of Tohoku University to gain more holistic understandings of the sciences and society, rather than focusing solely on their own majors. Of course, humanities majors are more than welcome to join as well!
We hope this new website helps you to understand TUSTEM better as a community, and we look forward to seeing you in our future events!
Written by
Jin HanBin