New year’s party

JICUF Hosts the 4th ICU Student Weekend in New York

Sachiko Tokai 2026, ICU Alumni, New year's party, New York City, student weekend, Study abroad in Europe, Study abroad in the US January 28, 2026

JICUF held the fourth annual ICU Student Weekend in New York from Friday, January 9 to Sunday, January 11. The event invites ICU students who are studying abroad at universities in North America and Europe through exchange programs to gather in New York. JICUF covered the hotel expenses and the New Year’s party, while students paid for their own travel. This year, a total of 19 students came together in New York from California, Washington, Vermont, and New Jersey in the United States, as well as from the United Kingdom, Italy, and Iceland.Most students arrived in New York on Thursday, the 8th. The following afternoon, everyone gathered for a meeting […]

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JICUF Hosts ICU Student Weekend 2024 in NYC

Sachiko Tokai exchange students, ICU students, New year's party, New York City, student weekend January 29, 2024

Shinnenkai at “Hill Country BBQ” (photo by Izumi Osawa) From Friday, January 19, to Sunday, January 20, JICUF hosted the second “ICU Student Weekend in NYC.” We invited 50 ICU students currently studying in the United States and Canada on an exchange program to New York, and 27 students participated from as far away as California, Georgia, and Vancouver. JICUF paid for their accommodation, several meals and admission to a few sites, while the students paid for their own travel. On Friday afternoon, we held a “meet and greet” at the JICUF office. Fusae Nara and Danny Ha, New York-based JICUF trustees, joined JICUF staff in greeting the students. We […]