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IUJ is holding an information session in Tokyo on Saturday, April 6
| Living in Japan right now, and looking to further your education? The International University of Japan is holding an information session in Tokyo on Saturday, April 6th from 2pm until 4pm, to give prospective students insight into what the school has to offer.
IUJ was established in 1982 as the first English-language graduate school in Japan. Currently, 360 students from 60 countries undertake studies at the university, with over 4,300 additional alumni hailing from a total of 129 countries. It truly lives up to being the university Where the World Gathers. IUJ is a school that is continually growing – not just by the number of countries that students hail from, but in its international standing. The Graduate School of International Management proudly obtained accreditation from AACSB in February this year, and the University’s PhD program was inaugurated in 2015 with the number of doctoral candidates increasing annually. This information session is applicable to those interested in applying to IUJ for the 2019 academic year or in the near future. The event will give participants the opportunity to find out more about what the university has to offer, as well as the chance to meet current students and alumni for first hand accounts of their experiences with the school. ======= The tentative schedule is as follows: [Session schedule subject to change] Location: Please fill out the Application Form for your attendance.
For more about our university, visit www.iuj.ac.jp/about/education/ , our online brochure and Instagram “Meet IUJ Students“.
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IUJ 2nd year student Sohag Milon won first place in FALIA’s Essay Competition
IUJ 2nd year IDP student Sohag Milon from Bangladesh recently won first place in FALIA’s Annual Essay Competition. FALIA (The Foundation for the Advancement of Life & Insurance Around the world) was established in 1962, and the foundation is supported by the Dai-Ichi Life Insurance Company, one of Japan’s longest-standing insurance providers.
FALIA’s essay competition has been running since 2014, and allows international undergraduate or graduate students in Japan the opportunity to submit a piece on any topic pertaining to life insurance. Essays can be submitted to the competition in either English or Japanese.
Milon’s winning essay focused on an analysis of the life insurance market in his native Bangladesh, and a proposal on how Japanese life insurance companies could succeed if they entered into the market there.
This year’s judging panel comprised of Professor Takau Yoneyama from Tokyo Keizai University, Professor Haruko Amano from Japan Women’s University, Associate Professor Jin Abe from Hitotsubashi University, and Professor Emeritus Soichiro Moridaira from Keio University.
The award ceremony was held on January 18th, and Milon is pictured third from the left, alongside the judging panel and Director, International Development Program (IDP) of IUJ, Prof Yusuke Jinnai, on the far right.
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The Los Angeles Times / PhD candidate Michael Bosack was quoted
The Los Angeles Times /
PhD candidate Michael Bosack was quoted in the article “Trump’s demand that South Korea pay more for U.S. troops leads to impasse”.
Here is the link to the article at
https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-pol-trump-korea-troops-20190111-story.html