SJA hosts Japanese Universities Information Session at Arlington Public Library

On Thursday, April 3rd, SJA hosted a Japanese Universities Information Session at Arlington Public Library.  This was the third such event this school year, and this time we were so fortunate that all presenters participated in-person!  

This info session featured Guest Speaker Hiroshi Ando, Education Counsellor from the Embassy of Japan; representatives from Ritsumeikan University and Kyoto University of Advanced Science (KUAS); and an American grad student who recently graduated from a Japanese university. 

After Mr. Ando gave a general overview of how and why to study in Japan, Ms. Takamatsu of Ritsumeikan and Mr. Takeda of KUAS provided in-depth explanations of their English-medium undergraduate programs with the packed audience.  Finally, Ms. Mariana Salas, a graduate of the Ritsumeikan-American Universities Joint Degree Program, shared her experience going to Japan from this area and studying in a Japanese university.

Even after the official program was over, many interested students and parents lined up to ask questions to the presenters.  It was an information-packed one and a half hours, and we hope that after the program the audience felt the idea of studying in Japan much more realistic.

Presentation slides and videos of the presentations can be found below:

Embassy of Japan: Slides・Video

Ritsumeikan University: Slides・Video

Kyoto University of Advanced Science: Slides・Video

Mariana Salas of Rtsumeikan ‘23: Video