Syrian

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.