Syria

JICUF Co-hosts a Reunion for Ukrainian and Syrian Students in Japan, Her Imperial Highness Crown Princess Akishino Observes the Event

Aki Takada event, Her Imperial Highness Crown Princess Akishino, Japan Education Pathways Network, Japan-Ukraine University Pathways, JEPN, JUUP, refugee, refugee students, reunion, SSI, student, Syria, Syrian Scholars Initiative, Ukraine March 27, 2024

On Monday, March 18, as one of the organizers of the Japan Education Pathways Network (JEPN), JICUF co-hosted a reunion for Ukrainian and Syrian students who are studying in universities and language schools in Japan at Sophia University. Her Imperial Highness Crown Princess Akishino observed part of the event and conversed with some of the students. Approximately 80 students from across Japan, including 10 Japanese students from host institutions, attended the event.

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Alumni Stories No. 22 – Mr. Norimasa Orii

Aki Takada Afghan, Afghanistan, alumni, alumni stories, Japanese language school, refugee, refugee students, refugees, scholarship, Syria, Syrian November 3, 2021

Mr. Norimasa Orii graduated from ICU in 1991, and ICU High School in 1987. He has played a crucial role in JICUF’s scholarship program for Syrian students, the Syrian Scholars Initiative. In 2017, as Program Manager at the Japan Association for Refugees, Mr. Orii helped JICUF establish the Initiative, and has since worked with us to reach out to Syrian students in Turkey, identify eligible students, facilitate their entry to Japan, and support them after arrival. We asked the current Representative Director of Pathways Japan to reflect on his time at ICU and his career.

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JICUF Executive Director Visits Turkey

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JICUF Executive Director Paul Hastings traveled to Turkey in early October to conduct interviews for the 2019 finalists of the Syrian Scholars Initiative. Here is his report.