Category: Recipient Reports

Global Summer Program

Pang, Tiffany Yale University — FUTI International Leadership Award Recipient 2011 This year marks my second time in Tokyo and the first with the Global Summer Program. Last year, I had studied Japanese media through the Yale Summer Program at Waseda University. While I had learned a great deal about Japanese anime, manga, and culture…
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THE GSP program at UC Berkeley, summer 2011

THE GSP program at UC Berkeley, summer 2011 Zoheir Mottaki — This summer I had the chance to attend the GSP course at the University of California Berkeley. The program was a 5-week course on the ‘Middle East and the media’. The course mainly divided into two parts. The first was mostly on the backgrounds…
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Report: IARU Global Summer Program 2011

Kristin Low UC Berkeley — GSP –Yale Report: IARU Global Summer Program 2011 From June 20 – July 5, I had the opportunity to attend the University of Tokyo for their Sustainable Urban Management course.  It was the first time I had ever been to Japan or studied abroad.  Even though the program was only…
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My Study Abroad Experience at the University of Tokyo

Melissa Milder (UC Berkeley) — 2011 IARU GSP The University of Tokyo Nanoscience My Study Abroad Experience at the University of Tokyo To be honest, my initial interest in this program was nothing too great. I was searching for something useful to do with my summer and since I am studying bioengineering at UC Berkeley,…
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University of California Berkeley GSP Report

Lisa Bohn University of California Berkeley — GSP Report August 28, 2011 In July, I attended a GSP course at University of Tokyo called “Japan in Today’s World”. Before the course began, I was not sure exactly what the lectures would cover but I hoped to better understand Japanese culture and society, and to learn…
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Report on Participation in GSP Program; Media and Society: Middle East in the Global Context

Takashi Kawato (The University of Tokyo, Faculty of Liberal Arts, Interdisciplinary Social Science Course, Junior) — Report on Participation  in GSP Program; Media and Society: Middle East in the Global Context At the University of California at Berkeley This summer I participated in a Global summer Program (GSP) titled  ‘Media and Society; Middle East in…
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GSP Program at UC Berkeley: Human Security and Peacebuilding

Manae Uchibori University of Tokyo — GSP Program at UC Berkeley: Human Security and Peacebuilding I participated in the course of the university of California, Berkeley. The course was the joint program with UPEACE, a university mandated by United Nations. For the first three weeks, the classes were conducted with a morning lecture/afternoon discussion format.…
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UC Berkeley, “Human Security and Peacebuilding”

Yutaro Mochida The University of Tokyo, Faculty of Law — UC Berkeley, “Human Security and Peacebuilding” June 13th – July 15th at University for Peace, Costa Rica, CA The  course, “Human Security and Peacebuilding” spanned five weeks. The first three weeks, conducted on the University of California Berkeley campus, were devoted to the lectures about…
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