Statement of Solidarity
A statement of solidarity from the Japan ICU Foundation
JICUF equality, human rights, justice, peace, racism
A statement of solidarity from the Japan ICU Foundation
JICUF admission, Asia, Asia-Pacific, conference, displaced students, Ho Chi Minh, IIE, institute of international education, international conference, qualifications, refugee, refugees, scholarship, Vietnam, workshop
Earlier this month, JICUF Executive Director Paul Hastings was invited by the Institute of International Education to speak at a workshop in Vietnam on the topic of refugee higher education. JICUF’s scholarship program for Syrian students, the Syrian Scholars Initiative, is the only private sponsorship program hosted by a university in Japan and has garnered much interest among the international community. ICU Professor Osamu Arakaki also participated in the workshop.
JICUF children, Educate For, education, elementary school, English, grant, grants, Kazuna Yamamoto, Peru, project, STEM, student fund, student grants, student travel fund
In fall 2018, fourth-year student at ICU Kazuna Yamamoto (CLA ‘19) received ¥510,000 through the JICUF Grants Initiative for her project, “Educate For ICU Ambassador Program.” This past March, Kazuna brought 4 ICU students and 2 non-ICU students to organize, conduct, and facilitate educational STEM and English workshops in 3 schools in Trujillo, Peru.
JICUF Berlin, Germany, refugee, scholarship, SSI, Syrian Scholars Initiative, UNHCR
On June 18th and 19th, Aki Takada, Associate Director of JICUF, attended a conference titled “The Other 1%: Refugees at Institutions for Higher Education Worldwide” in Berlin, Germany. She introduced JICUF’s Syrian Scholars Initiative in a workshop on Financing Models and Strategic Partnerships.
JICUF 5-year program, diplomacy, DIPS, graduate school, international civil servant, international organizations, new program, UN, United Nations
In April, the ICU Graduate School launched the Diplomacy and International Public Service Program (DIPS). DIPS targets ICU graduate students and students in the Five-year Program who are interested in pursuing careers in diplomacy or international organizations. A kick-off event was held on the ICU campus on Saturday, April 20th.
JICUF 70th anniversary, alumni, alumni and friends, anniversary, board, board meeting, dinner, event, New York, nyc
On Friday, September 13th, JICUF will host a 70th Anniversary Dinner at Riverside Church in New York City. ICU alumnus Dr. Hirotaka Takeuchi (class of 1969), Professor of Harvard Business School, will give a talk. We hope many alumni and friends will join us!
JICUF faculty grants, grants, JICUF grants, recipients, spring 2019, student funds
In early April, the JICUF announced the recipients of the 2019 spring JICUF grants. JICUF provided a total of ¥4,275,295 to twelve projects – two from faculty, ten from ICU students. Congratulations to all!
JICUF Benjamin Duke, book, David Murray, education, history, Meiji, Rutgers University
Next month, ICU Professor Emeritus and former JICUF Trustee Ben Duke’s new book “Dr. David Murray: Superintendent of Education in the Empire of Japan 1873-1879” will be published by Rutgers University Press. In this article, Dr. Duke explains some of the history and inspiration for the book.
ICU graduate student Eleazar Puguon received support to host Fiestas Sa’Pinas, a Filipino festival that seeks to strengthen ICU’s awareness and acceptance of other cultures through workshops, presentations and interaction.
PhD student Jennifer Fajardo received support to develop and implement a series of workshops aimed at improving the presentation and business communication skills of ICU students.