ZHAO Jin

“To me, intercultural competence means engaging openly with people from different disciplines, cultures, and ways of thinking, especially when perspectives do not naturally align.  As my studies have become more specialized, opportunities to exchange ideas across truly different fields have become rarer, since classes, lab meetings, and conferences often involve people with similar academic backgrounds.  This is what makes BXAI especially valuable to me.  Through the Summer Program, monthly seminars at Kyoto University, and other AFLSP activities, I have had the chance to interact with people from diverse disciplines and cultural contexts.  These spaces encouraged dialogue beyond boundaries and reminded me that meaningful innovation often emerges from such cross-cutting exchanges.”