CURRENT STUDENTS
JICUF supports four categories of students under the JICUF Global Scholarship program. Learn more.
Twice a year, ICU students can apply directly to the JICUF for funds for activities and travel. Learn more.
Launched in 2014, Global Link is a selective, one-month summer program in New York City for ICU students. The main objective of Global Link is to expose students to global career opportunities. We will provide networking opportunities with ICU alumni and others from a variety of professions and sectors. Visit the Global Link website.
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Student-related News
JICUF Grant Recipients Announced – Spring Term 2017
We are pleased to announce the JICUF grant recipients for spring 2017! Congratulations!
ICU Graduate Student Organizes Presentation Skills Workshop on Campus
ICU doctoral student Jenni Fajardo received a JICUF grant of ¥140,000 in winter term 2016 to organize a series of workshops to help ICU students improve their presentation and business communication skills. Five workshops took place from May 19th to June 16th, with a different speaker and topic in each session. We asked participants to share their experiences.
Filipino Students Host Fiesta sa Pinas at ICU
ICU graduate student Eleazar Puguon was awarded a JICUF student grant of ¥75,000 for his project, “Fiestas sa Pinas.” Together with fellow graduate student Jenni Fajardo, he planned a Filipino Night on May 16th, an event to introduce Filipino culture, history and society to the ICU community.
ICU UNESCO Club Members Travel to Poland and the Czech Republic on Study Tour
Twelve members of the ICU UNESCO Club traveled to the Czech Republic and Poland in March with the support of a JICUF grant. They learned about WWII and the Holocaust and contemplated upon how history could be used to promote peace. We asked some participants to share their experiences.
ICU Students Participate in Space Law Moot Court Competition, Wins 3rd Best Speaker Prize
Assistant Professor Hiromichi Matsuda who teaches law at ICU recently led a group of undergraduate students to participate in the 12th Space Law Moot Court Competition. ICU student, Ms. Chizuru Yamazaki was awarded the third best speaker prize. JICUF supported Professor Matsuda’s team through a grant.
Interview with JICUF Scholarship Recipient Yiyao Derek Ding
Yiyao Derek Ding is an junior student from Middlebury College, Vermont. He is studying at ICU for a year, and talked to us about his experiences so far.