My international experience as a university student Wikipedian

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1. My international experience as a University Student Wikipedian Ga2by Wikimedians of Japan User Group
2. Speaker Intro Ga2by Undergraduate student in Japan • • Started editing Wikipedia while studying abroad in the UK After going back, joined Wikimedians of Japan User Group
3. My experience in the Japanese User Group - Join attractive opportunities - Gain insights on Research - Share my thoughts Source: Wikimedia Commons
4. Attractive opportunities - Event organization, participation in editing events - Interaction with people from diverse backgrounds - Learning from in-person communication Youngjin Ko, CC BY 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
5. Insights on Research - Meet and talk with researchers - Learn about crucial trends/ interesting researchers - Career choice
6. Share thoughts - Talked about my study abroad experience in the UK - Could look back on my insights through not only by organizing a talk but also receiving feedbacks from other Wikipedians
7. Reflection on my experience - Abundant resources: literature, time, energy - See Wikipedia from multifaceted ways (international, technical) - Different roles - Young people: close interest, easy to talk to - Professionals: learn from their experience, bring new perspective
8. Final Takeaways - Even within the limited field of university life, I was able to have meaningful experience - College life made me connect with Wikimedia movement in different ways (research, international communication, hobby etc.)
9. Thanks for Listening!