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JICUF and UNHCR Japan Co-host Symposium on Supporting Refugees in Higher Education

Aki Takada conference, displaced persons, higher education, refugee, refugee students, symposium, UNHCR, university December 7, 2018

On December 1st and 2nd, JICUF and UNHCR Japan co-hosted a symposium at the International House of Japan in Tokyo entitled “Supporting Refugees in Higher Education: Japanese Models and Next Steps.” Close to 80 participants including representatives of Japanese universities, NPOs and government agencies participated to discuss existing programs for supporting refugee students and to explore ways to strengthen collaboration among institutions.

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International Symposium on “War Refugees in International Law” Held at ICU

Aki Takada 2017AR, Faculty, faculty program, faculty-grant, grant, international law, refugee, symposium October 6, 2017

On September 23rd, ICU’s Peace Research Institute and the Japan Federation of Bar Associations hosted an international symposium titled “War Refugees in International Law and the Role of Civil Society” at the Togasaki Kiyoshi Memorial Dialogue House. In June, ICU Professor Osamu Arakaki received a JICUF grant of ¥800,000 to organize the event.