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Interviews Structure

No.	Question	Purpose
1	Do you check all the emails sent by the university?	Understand students engagement with institutional emails and whether they regularly review important university communications.
2	Have you ever missed a conference, class, or event of interest because you didn’t check your email?	To assess whether the university’s email communication is effective or if students frequently miss important information.
3	Do you think the way the university notifies students about these events is well implemented?	To evaluate students perceptions of the effectiveness of the university’s notification system.
4	When you have attended these events, have you met people with similar interests?	To determine whether university events effectively facilitate meaningful student connections.
5	Would you like to participate in events organized by departments different from your own?	To gauge student interest in interdisciplinary activities and collaboration.
6	Have you ever thought, at some point during your time at university, "I wish I could meet people who like a certain activity so we could do it together"?	To explore whether students feel a need for better networking opportunities based on shared interests.
7	When working on a project, have you ever thought you needed a teammate from another program who could do a specific task better?	To identify whether students recognize the value of interdisciplinary collaboration in academic and project work.
8	What are the main ways you meet people from different academic programs?	To understand the current channels through which students connect across disciplines.
9	How easy do you think it is to interact with students from other programs at the university?	To evaluate the accessibility and ease of forming cross-program relationships within the university environment.
10	Do you think these types of connections are lacking at the university?	To determine whether students perceive a gap in opportunities for interdisciplinary networking.
11	Do you think you could develop a business idea with people from different academic programs?	To assess students’ openness to interdisciplinary entrepreneurship and collaboration.
12	Do you think first-year students also feel this need for interdisciplinary connections?	To determine if this issue affects students throughout their university journey or mainly in later semesters.
13	Should this issue be addressed at the beginning or the end of university life?	To identify the most impactful stage in a student’s academic journey to introduce networking solutions.
14	Would you like a platform that connects students with different interests within the university?	To evaluate student interest in a digital solution that facilitates interdisciplinary connections.
15	What would you like to find on such a platform?	To gather insights into the features students would expect from a networking platform.
16	What focus would you prefer for the platform (academic, hobbies, etc.)?	To understand whether students prioritize academic, social, or extracurricular networking in a university platform.

Why this questions?

These questions help understand how students get information from the university and if they miss important events because of bad communication. They also explore how students meet others outside their program and if they find it easy or difficult. Some questions focus on teamwork and if students would like to work with people from different programs. Finally, the last questions ask if a platform could help students connect and what features they would like in it.

Insights Using the What? How? Why? Who? Method

What?	How?	Why?	Who?
Students often miss important events because university emails contain too much spam and irrelevant information.	They feel frustrated and overwhelmed by the large number of emails, leading them to ignore or overlook useful notifications.	The current communication system does not prioritize relevant content, making it difficult for students to stay informed.	University students and the administration responsible for event communication.
Students mainly meet others from different programs in interdisciplinary courses like CBUs and English.	They interact with peers from other disciplines only when required, but outside of these classes, connections are limited.	There are few structured opportunities for interdisciplinary collaboration, making it difficult to naturally form connections.	Students from different faculties and the university’s academic planners.
Students see value in a platform that connects them with others who share similar interests (both academic and extracurricular).	They feel that a tool with filtering options and personalized recommendations would help them find the right people.	Many students want to meet like-minded peers but don’t know where to start or don’t have an easy way to do so.	Students from various disciplines looking for academic, social, or professional connections.
Students, especially first-years, struggle to build connections when they enter university.	They feel lost and wish they had a structured way to meet people with shared interests early on.	Having a network from the beginning of university life makes academic and social experiences more enriching.	First-year students and those transitioning to new academic environments.

Summary

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Complete Interview

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