Interview with JICUF Scholarship Recipient Rumittar Rosere Maria
Rumittar is a four-year undergraduate student at ICU who is receiving a scholarship from the JICUF. Enjoy her interview!
Aki Takada
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JICUF Announces New Winter Grant Recipients
We are pleased to announce the third cohort of JICUF grant recipients!
Six ICU Students Participate in Young Leaders Development Project in China
Last November, ICU Professor of International Relations Stephen Nagy led a group of undergraduate students to China. The Japan ICU Foundation awarded him a grant of ¥1,100,000 to subsidize the Japan-China Young Leaders Development Project (YLDP). Read about their experiences here and check out some of their photos as well!
Interview with Jordan Woodard, JICUF Scholar
Jordan Woodard, a JICUF scholarship recipient, is from Austin, Texas. She is a junior student studying for four years at ICU, and her major is media, communication, and culture (MCC). We asked her a few questions about her life at ICU.
Interview with Li Boxiang, JICUF Scholarship Recipient
Li Boxiang is a sophomore student at ICU, who is receiving a scholarship from the JICUF. He is from China, and has yet to decide on his major but is interested in information science, economics and business. We asked him a few questions to get to know him better.
First Asian Junior Linguistics Conference Held at ICU
JICUF awarded Associate Professor of Linguistics Seunghun Lee a grant of ¥300,000 this fall to host the Asian Junior Linguists (AJL) Conference at ICU. Professor Lee organized the conference with Professor Tomoyuki Yoshida, the current chair of ICU’s psychology and linguistics department, to provide a forum for pre-doctoral linguistics students to present their work. The conference took place from December 2nd (Friday) to 4th (Sunday) in ICU’s Dialogue House.
“Considering Early Modern Society and Social Status from the Gender Perspective” Workshop
ICU Professor Norie Takazawa, who specializes in modern French history, received a grant of ¥400,000 from the JICUF during the Fall Term to convene a workshop on “Considering Early Modern Society and Social Status from the Gender Perspective.”
Interview with JICUF Scholarship Recipient Katie Cheshire
Katie Cheshire is a one exchange student (one-year regular or OYR) who is receiving the JICUF scholarship for international students. We recently had the opportunity to ask her a few questions.
“Performance of Gender in Kabuki” Event at ICU
ICU Professor Natsumi Ikoma, who specializes in gender studies, was awarded a grant of ¥335,380 from the JICUF for her program “Performance of Gender in Kabuki.”
JICUF Photography Intern Ms. Hana Kamio
We are happy to introduce our new photography intern, Ms. Hana Kamio. Hana is an undergraduate student at ICU, and she will be taking photographs of JICUF-sponsored events and programs on campus. We asked her to introduce herself.