Category: Newsletter

Applications Now Being Accepted for the 2023 FUTI Scholarship Programs

FUTI has recently begun accepting scholarship applications for 2023. Information is available at friendsofutokyo.org/scholarships-grants. The scholarships are offered to qualified students of UTokyo aspiring to study in universities in the U.S. and to students at universities in the U.S. interested in studying at UTokyo, regardless of nationality. Short-term studies are awarded with funding made available…
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2022-2023 Campaign Begins

The 2022-2023 FUTI Campaign is underway! As the Covid-19 pandemic slows down, Friends of UTokyo’s study abroad programs and international student exchanges are picking up steam. Since the inception of Friends of UTokyo, Inc. in 2007, 245 scholarships have been awarded to support University of Tokyo students to study in the US and US university…
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FUTI Scholarship Recipients Discuss the Importance of “Diversity”

On November 11, 2022, the FUTI Advisory Committee (AC) invited three former scholarship recipients to report on their current activities as well as to discuss their thoughts on the topics of “Diversity”.  Invited former award recipients included an evolutionary biology graduate student currently enrolled in a PhD program at a U.S. university, a physician practicing…
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Prof. Ko-Yung Tung Discusses  “The Supreme Court: Why It Matters So Much in the US, and So Little in Japan?”

In its inaugural Fireside Chat, Prof. Ko-Yung Tung discussed the topic of “The Supreme Court: Why it matters so much in the U.S. and so little in Japan” on July 30 (US) and July 31 (Japan) via Zoom. The Chat was sponsored by Friends of UTokyo (FUTI), Satsuki-kai America and FUTI Alumni Association. Prof. Tung,…
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Mr. Hayato Kume, First Secretary of the Embassy of Japan in the USA  Lectures on  “Japan’s Coronavirus Policies as Seen from My Perspective Gained in the United States”

On November 4, 2022, Mr. Hayato Kume (UTokyo alumnus), First Secretary of the Embassy of Japan in the USA, gave a talk titled “Japan’s Coronavirus Policies as Seen from my Perspective Gained in the United States.”  hosted by Satsuki-kai America of D.C. and New York and co-hosted by Friends of UTokyo. The lecture was lively…
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IRCN Hosts an Event, “How Does Human Intelligence Arise?” in New York

On October 19 (early morning of October 20, JST), the UTokyo International Research Center for Neurointelligence (WPI-IRCN) held The venue was the Cornell Tech Verizon Executive Education Center located on Roosevelt Island, New York. How does Human Intelligence arise? How does IRCN tackles this question? In the lecture session, Dr. Takao Hensch (IRCN Director and…
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FUTI Hosts an Online Get-Together for Current Scholarship Students

An online gathering for FUTI’s Mid- to Long-Term Scholarship recipients took place on December 3, 2022 at 8:00 PM EST via Zoom. This gathering has been occurring annually since 2020 after it was proposed by FUTI President, Iwao Ojima, and FUTI Director of Academic Affairs, Shohei Koide, to enable scholarship recipients to meet and share…
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New Appointments to the FUTI Board and Advisory Committee

At the Board meeting held on September 24, 2022, the following officers were appointed: For the Board: For the Advisory Committee: For more information on the officers, please visit our website’s About Us page.

FUTI Spring Campaign

FUTI has grown steadily over the years and continues to contribute to the globalization of UTokyo. Since its inception in 2007 FUTI has cumulatively supported more than 220 UTokyo students to study in the US and US students to undertake internships or studies at UTokyo, providing them with invaluable experiences. These students include recipients of the…
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Report on FUTI Scholarships for Academic Year 2022

With its scholarship programs, FUTI supports (1) short-term summer program for students at UTokyo who are interested in studying in US universities, and those from universities in the US who are interested in studying at UTokyo and (2) mid- to long-term studies mainly for UTokyo students (undergraduate, graduate, and alumni) to study in the US…
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