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JICUF Grantee Spotlight: Project on Inclusive Education by Miyako Watanabe

Sachiko Tokai children, disability, education, elementary school, grant, grant project, grants, inclusive education, student grants November 13, 2023

This spring, ICU undergraduate student Miyako Watanabe was awarded a JICUF grant for her project titled “Towards the Design of Feasible Inclusive Education in Japan — Education that Embraces Each Individual.” Inclusive education is a reform process in education that ensures the attendance of diverse children in local schools, regardless of nationality, race, language, gender, economic status, religion, or disability. We asked Miyako about her project and what she took away from it.

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Alumni Stories No. 21 – Mr. Yoshito Dobashi

JICUF alumni, alumni stories, development, disability, dorm, Fiji, handbell club, rugby team, second men's dorm, Yoshito Dobashi August 11, 2021

Mr. Yoshito Dobashi graduated from ICU in March 1991. His parents and wife all being ICU alumni, ICU has been a part of Mr. Dobashi’s far beyond graduation. He is currently the chapter president of “ICUICU,” the group of ICU alumni involved in international cooperation. We asked him to reflect on his path from childhood to ICU, and to his current work on disability and development.