Category: Recipient Reports

Berkeley Summer Sessions (Summer English Language Studies)

by Haruaki Tamura — Thanks to  the award of FUTI, I could have fruitful days in California, joining Berkeley Summer Session from July 5 to August 15. I took the session for international students to improve English skill. I had two main objectives to join this session: To increase my practical English speaking skill, and…
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FUTI 2015: A Summer in Tokyo

by Krithika Swaminathan — As one of the beneficiaries of the 2015 FUTI Global Leadership Award, I had the unique opportunity to spend three months this summer in Japan researching at the University of Tokyo. The experience was incredibly special in numerous ways, and I am so thankful to Friends of UTokyo, Inc. for giving…
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Nanoscience Global Summer Program at UTokyo

by Claudia See — My summer experience in Japan was truly one of a kind. As a rising junior at Yale majoring in biomedical engineering, I applied to the Nanoscience Global Summer Program (GSP) Program hoping to get an international experience in science research (thanks to the recommendation of Julie Chang, another Yale student who…
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YAL1: Moral Foundations of Politics

by Hiroya Sato — First of all, I would like to thank FUTI for supporting my summer studies in Yale. This scholarship made it possible for me to apply for the program, which was one of the best experiences in my life. It was a very hot day when I arrived in New Haven, Connecticut,…
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UTSIP-Kashiwa

by Masahiro Nakanishi Brown University Class of 2017 — University of Tokyo had always been my dream school since even before the TV series Dragon Zakura was broadcasted. My interest towards University of Tokyo only augmented as I learned more and more about it from various media. In my freshman year of high school, my…
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ICPSR Summer Program at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

by Sayumi Miyano — This summer I had the fortune to attend ICPSR Summer Program in Quantitative Methods of Social Research, thanks to the financial support from FUTI scholarship. ICPSR (Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research) is one of the most well-known organizations for data archives in social science, the University of Tokyo being…
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English for Law (Yale English Language Institute)

by Takato Masuda — I participated in “English for Law” course, one of the English Language Institute (ELI) programs at Yale University, from June 29 to August 7. In that course students came from all over the world: Mexico, Ecuador, Spain, Italy, Turkey, India, South Korea and so on. I took “The U.S. legal system…
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UTRIP: Prof. Hirofumi Sakai's Lab (Physics)

by Indy Liu — I can still vividly remember the nervousness that engulfed me when I woke up on March 31st to find UTRIP’s selection decision in my mailbox and the excitement that surged through when I found out that I was offered a place in the program. This was a dream come true for…
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Berkeley Summer Sessions

by Tokuyou Li — Thanks to the huge support from FUTI, I had the great opportunity to participate in a summer session at UCBerkeley, the top public school in the United States. Thank you very much. During the three weeks I spent in the school, I had a lot of fun in both studying and…
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A Journey of Explorations: Research Internship at Prof. Aida’s Lab

by Qiaochu Li — I have long been curious of the working atmosphere and research environment in Japan, where so many outstanding academic achievements are carried out. So it’s not hard to imagine how excited I was when I received FUTI fellowship that supports my summer research internship in the University of Tokyo. In fact, this…
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