Newsletter No. 5

Profiles of FUTI VOLUNTEERS

FUTI has greatly benefitted from the four volunteers described below. The four volunteers introduced below are among the many who ...

NY Icho-kai’s 11th Annual Reception held

On February 28, 2012, the New York Icho-kai, an association of UTokyo alumni in the New York region, held its ...

The UTokyo-Yale Initiative Hosted Junior Scholar Conference

On March 29, 2012, the UTokyo-Yale Initiative (TYI) Junior Scholar conference “Discovering Japan in the United States: The fruits and ...

UTokyo-Yale Initiative (TYI) Discusses “Japan and China for Four Decades: Cooperation and Competition since 1972”

On March 30, 2012, TYI hosted a symposium entitled “Japan and China for Four Decades: Cooperation and Competition since 1972." ...

IPMU Becomes a Kavli Institute

The Kavli Foundation and the University of Tokyo recently came to an agreement that the Foundation will establish an endowment ...

Kagakusha Network Hosts a Seminar on "A Guidepost for Aspiring Global Leaders in Science" on July 22 in Tokyo

Kagakusha Network (or “Scientist Network”),  a group of young scientists and students who have studied or aspire to study abroad, ...

FUTI participates in the “Go Global 2012” Fair at the Komaba Campus

The “Go Global 2012” Fair, which was designed to encourage UTokyo students to study abroad, was held at the Komaba ...

Reminder: Annual Fundraising Campaign Will End Soon

The third fundraising campaign launched in November 2011 will soon come to an end. The fiscal year of FUTI runs ...

Reception in Honor of Prof. Akihiko Tanaka Held

On March 8, 2012, following the Board and Advisory Board meeting, FUTI hosted a reception in honor of Prof. Akihiko ...

Eight U.S. Students and Nine UTokyo Students Receive FUTI Leadership Awards

The scholarship selection committee chaired by D. Masaaki Yamada, a Director of FUTI, has selected 9 UTokyo students and 8 ...

FUTI’s Board and Advisory Committee Joint Meeting Held

A joint meeting of the Board of Directors and Advisory Committee (AC) of FUTI was held on March 8th, 2012 ...

Mr. Sakurai resigns from the Advisory Committee

Mr. Motoatsu Sakurai, who had been a member of the Advisory Committee (AC) since its establishment in June 2009, and ...

Mr. Shuta Kobayashi becomes Secretary of FUTI

On April 10, 2012, the FUTI (Friends of UTokyo, Inc.) Board elected Mr. Shuta Kobayashi as a new Secretary of ...

The FUTI Board appoints Dr. Masako Egawa as a new member

At the Board meeting held on February 27, 2012, the FUTI Board elected Dr. Masako Egawa, Executive Vice President of ...