Tag: Kansai

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MSA Welcome Meet Ups Autumn 2019

This October MSA held welcome meet ups for new scholars in Hokkaido, Kanto, Tohoku, Kansai and Kyushu. We hope that everyone enjoyed the meet ups and made new friends and we…

Announcements

Announcement: Autumn Welcome Meetups 2019

In just a few weeks, a new batch of MEXT scholars will be arriving in Japan. Just as in last year, we will be holding a set of welcome meetups…

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Alumni Voices

Alumni Voices: Ganesh Pandian

Namasivayam Ganesh Pandian is a MEXT alumnus who is currently working as a Junior Associate Professor and Principal Investigator at Kyoto University. I had the pleasure to interview him and…

Community Our Activities Past Events

Kansai Social: Hanshin Tigers vs. Hiroshima Carps!

On Friday July 5th2019, the Kansai team hosted a baseball outing for our international student community. For a majority of the group, it was their first time to attend a…

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MEXT/JASSO/MSA Reception for MEXT Scholars in Kobe

On June 22nd, MEXT and JASSO held their annual reception for newly arrived MEXT scholars in Kobe and MSA was also involved in the organization of this event. As usually, the…

Alumni Voices

Alumni Voices: Meet Philip Nguyen, an entrepreneur scholar

Philip graduated from UCLA in Earth and Environmental Science and continued to a Master’s and PhD program at Kyoto University under the MEXT scholarship program via university recommendation. Currently, he…

Community Past Events

MSA Kansai: Golden Week Kickoff 2019

On the first official day of Golden Week 2019 — April 29th, MSA Kansai and Google Local Guides collaborated to organize a photo walk and hike at Takaoyama, along the…

Community Past Events

MSA Kansai: 2019 Spring Welcome Event

On April 20th, 2019, the MSA Kansai team organized a Spring Welcome Party by hosting a lunch picnic at the famous Kamogawa river. The hosts of the event were Frank…

Community Our Activities Past Events

Kansai Shinnenkai Potluck Party

The MSA Kansai team organized a Potluck party on 1st February to catch up with friends and to celebrate the new year. The event was hosted at Kyoto University and…

Community Past Events

“Winter Hike” – Winter Illuminations at Kibune Shrine

On February 2nd (Saturday), the MSA Kansai team organized the winter event “Illuminations at Kibune Shrine”. People from different countries like USA, Germany, Lithuania, Mali, and Myanmar, participated in the…