Graduation Speeches

Guest Speaker Kiyo Ogushi, IUJ MBA Class of 1992 President and CEO of Fuji Xerox Learning Institute

I am very honored to be here with you today as you celebrate a major milestone in your personal and professional lives.  Congratulations to the Class of 2019 and their families who have successfully completed the two-year tough program. And above all, I am proud that you have survived the harsh Urasa winter twice!

27 years ago, I attended the IUJ commencement ceremony…

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Introductory remarks from IUJ President Hiroyuki Itami 

Today, we all gather here to congratulate our class of 2019 at the end of their long journey from their homes far away to study at International University of Japan. As the president of IUJ, I am so happy to announce that we can send out 100 master students from the Graduate School of International Relations, 79 master students from the Graduate School of International Management, and 1 PhD student from the Graduate School of International Relations…

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Ph.D. Graduate: Yin Yin Mon

Distinguished guests, deans, faculty, IUJ staffs, fellow students, family,
friends’ class of 2019, I wish you a very good morning! I’m beyond honored
to give this speech all of you today as a 2nd Ph.D. Graduate of IUJ, as well
as a very first Ph.D. graduate in Economics. In the class of 2019, for the
Ph.D. course with the IDP program, I’m the only one student and therefore I’d
suffered the feelings of loneliness and isolation in my entire Ph.D. student life.But finally, I’ve got…

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Graduate School of International Relations Valedictorian: Mai Thuy Linh 

Good morning honored guests, President Itami, Dean Yamaguchi, Associate Dean Myoe and Dean Li, all faculty, academic and supporting staff, friends, family, and all of you, graduates, the class of 2019.

It is my great honor to stand before you all today as a representative of GSIR class 2019 and deliver the valediction.Before I get started…

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Graduate School of International Management Valedictorian: El Mehdi Er Raqabi

Good Morning Everyone.
It’s my honor to represent my country Morocco as well as my classmates today and deliver the graduation speech.
I am standing here today with a huge gratitude and pride remembering how IUJ Movie started before reaching its end today.
Five years ago, I was reading “The Toyota Way: 14 Principles of Management”. Among the 14 principles, the 12th principle “Genchi Genbutsu” or “Go & See” ignited in me the curiosity about going to Japan and seeing the land of the rising sun. At that moment, it was a dream that seemed…

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