Tag: Alumni

Community Past Events

MSA Rafting Trip @ Okutama, October 20th 2018

On Saturday, the 20th of October, the MSA Kanto team organized for the first time an exciting outdoors activity: a half-day whitewater rafting trip at Okutama! The idea was to…

Community Past Events

MSA Welcome Meet Ups Autumn 2018

From October until November MSA held welcome meet ups in Hokkaido, Kanto, Kansai and Kyushu. We hope that everyone enjoyed the meet ups and made new friends and would like…

Community Past Events

2018 Autumn Welcome Meet: Kyoto

On Saturday, the 20th of October, the MSA Kansai team organized a welcome meet for the newly arrived international scholars in the Kansai area. It was designed as an interactive…

Community Our Activities Past Events

A Movie Tea in Osaka

On Sunday, 26th August 2018, MSA organized a movie tea event at a hostel in Osaka. It was our first attempt at an entertainment-based event in the Kansai area. 7 people…

Community Our Activities Past Events

Birthday Bash / Annual General Meeting 2018

To celebrate our successes and share our plans for the future the MEXT Scholars Association held its second Annual General Meeting on the 25th of August, 2018. It was attended…

Community Past Events

Kobe Port Fireworks Festival 2018

On 4th August 2018, 12 MSA members from the Kobe, Kyoto and Osaka region (students from Kobe, Kyoto, and Osaka University) witnessed the annual Kobe Port Fireworks Festival, which began…

Alumni Voices

Alumni Voices: In conversation with Arianne Dumayas

Arianne Dumayas firmly believes that Japan is a land of opportunities if you are open to explore different possibilities. With this outlook, she was able to finish her studies and…

Announcements Community

MEXT Scholars Association Birthday Bash★

(日本語版は下記) MEXT Scholars Association Birthday Bash★ MEXT Scholars Association (MSA) turns two this year! Come join us at the birthday bash (cum annual general meeting), and reconnect with a driven…

Community Past Events

Gion Matsuri in Kyoto

On Sunday, 15th of July, the MSA Kansai team organized an event to enjoy the Gion Matsuri in Kyoto. Gion Matsuri (or Gion Festival) is one of the most popular…

Community Past Events

From Scholars to Scholars in Kansai

As international students in Japan, questions such as ‘What are the options I have once I graduate?’ lurk in the mind of almost every scholar. As the country goes through…