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I have no background in Economics and it was quite new for me. I had to work extra hard to bridge the gap. I met my classfellows outside the classes, discussed their routines, study patterns, strengths and weaknesses. This way i was able to offer them help in my strong areas and vice versa. This practice not only develope team work in us but also we built a strong bond of mutual care and respect.

At the Robotic Research Lab, I developed teamwork skills by collaborating on projects, sharing tasks, and aligning goals. This experience taught me to work efficiently, respect diverse views, and achieve shared objectives.

As group work activities increased after entering high school, I was able to enhance my teamwork skills, and improve my collaborative skills with others.

Me and my team were working on a project until they broke apart. Then, I eased the tension and gave good reasons why that was dumb, and then we united hence I believe Im good at teamwork

During the Covid pandemic, I was the member secretary to the District Covid Taskforce. I was heading a small secretariat group working on the formulation of contingency plans, situational documentation, etc. That was the moment I feel we had the greatest teamwork which made things go smoothly.

I think the second greatest degree is Teamwork. Now, I am living in BKC I-house and there are a lot of events here. Therefore, it requires to work together and understand each other. For example, there is a winter party today. Some I-house residents including me are asked to cook food or dessert from our own country. Thus, we discuss and help each other to conduct this event. Besides, we also discuss with each other about the next event and so on.

Last November, together with the other laboratory members, we went to a research facility in Tsukuba to do an experiment for a week. We had made a schedule to divide the work. As usual, even if we already scheduled everything in detail, there must be unpredictable conditions. We planned to do the experiments the next day after we arrived but for some reason, we had to start the experiment earlier than the scheduled. Because of this, there is a major change to the schedule. I always said that if there is anything I can help please don’t hesitate to contact me. Even though I am not able to provide meaningful help because of the language barrier, my friends always appreciate my initiative. Finally, we acquired the data safely. Thus, after this event, I felt that we were getting closer to each other.

During group projects in a class, I took last semester with classmates. We work well with each other by firstly scheduling our work time together, considering our busy schedules and conveniences. Then, decide on each person's role or separate work responsibility and brainstorm how to deliver the presentation together. To ensure that the work is in good progress, we keep clear communication and ask among ourselves when any question arises and think of a way to tackle it together. After the group work is finished, we gain good feedback from the professor and other classmates. As a self-reflection, working on a task together also deepened our friendship.

A lot of group work in my College led me to assume leadership positions because in all of my groups, no one wanted to do anything, so I ended up having to step up for myself to give my whole group a good grade.