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   -- Upcoming Event Information
   -- Campus Personalities
   -- Academic Spotlights
   -- Career Counselor's The World of the Job Interview
   -- Announcement for Next Issue

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                            News and Topics
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<<"Mobile Business Strategies" Class Visited IT Giants in Tokyo>>
   The "Mobile Business Strategies" class had a field trip to Tokyo on
   February 4 with Prof. Ludovico Ciferri. They visited SoftBank,
   FeliCa Networks, and PePiCo and met executives from these companies
   and experienced their technologies by using them in real life.

   To read a full report, please access:
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/news/index_news.cfm?NewsID=0891


<<Academic Calendar for 2010-11 Available>>
   The Academic Calendar for 2010-11 is now available at:
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/web/iuj_section.cfm?category=0306#10-11


<<IDP Welcomes New Faculty Member>>
   The International Development Program (IDP) in the Graduate School
   of International Relations (GSIR) welcomed a new faculty member as
   of February 1, 2010.

   Dr. Ching-Yang Lin (Taiwan)
   Assistant Professor
   Ph.D. in Economics, University of Wisconsin-Madison
   Courses to teach:
      "Monetary Economics and Policy"
      "Financial Economics and Capital Markets"
      "Time Series Econometrics"
      "Corporate Finance"


<<IUJ Ski Day Held>>
   The IUJ Ski Day, one of IUJ's annual events organized by the GSO-EC
   (Graduate Students Organization - Executive Committee), was held on
   Sunday, February 7 at the Hakkaisanroku Ski Area, just a 5-minute
   drive from IUJ. About 130 participants spent a day on the slopes
   skiing or snowboarding.

   Many IUJers are from countries where there is no snow, and about 70
   participants this day were complete beginners. With thorough prepa-
   rations, however, beginning with a few lectures before the event and
   lessons at the start of the day on how to walk on the snow, how to
   climb hills, and how to slow down, everybody had a great time
   without any injuries.

   Beginners started off skiing cautiously and timidly, but learned the
   techniques soon and enjoyed going down easy hills with big smiles on
   their faces. President Mori also joined the students and skied for
   the first time for quite some time.

   The IUJ Ski Day 2010 will surely be one of the most memorable days
   for many students.

   Please access this page for a full story and a movie:
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/news/index_news.cfm?NewsID=0894

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                        Upcoming Event Information
                            March - April 2010
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(IUJ Seminars and Symposiums)
<<Special Lectures in March and April 2010>>
   Wednesday, March 3
      Lecturer: Dr. Pa Ngoun Teang
                Director of Cambodian Center for Independent Media and
                Voice of Democracy Radio
      Title:    Cambodia: The rise of Media and Human Rights Advocacy

   Wednesday, March 3
      Lecturer: Dr. Er-win Tan
                Professor, University of Malaysia
      Title:    The Denuclearisation of the Korean Peninsula: The Six
                Party Talks and the Role of Japan

   Tuesday, April 27
      Lecturer: Mr. Alessandro Araldi
                Kaufmann Fellow
                Kaufmann Foundation
      Title:    Due Diligence and Valuation - Term Sheet


<<Open Seminar: "Current Situation of the Japan-US Relations">>
   Date:     Friday, March 12, 2010
   Time:     6:30-8:00pm
   Title:    "Current Situation of Japan-US Relations"
   Speaker:  Mr. Tomoyuki Yoshida
             North American Affairs Bureau
             Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan
   Venue:    MLIC 3F Hall, IUJ Campus
             Access map: http://www.iuj.ac.jp/about/location/

   * This seminar will be conducted in Japanese only; no interpretation
     will be provided.

   To register, please access the following page and submit an applica-
   tion form (in Japanese):
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/events/index_events.cfm?EventID=1457&language=J

   For inquiries, please contact:
      IUJ Research Institute
      TEL +81-25-779-1112 / FAX +81-25-779-1187
      E-mail ori@...


                                  -*-


(IUJ Info Sessions)
<<Open Campus>>
   Date:    Saturday, March 6
   Time:    10:00 am - 5:00 pm (tentative)
   Venue:   IUJ Campus
            777 Kokusai-cho, Minami Uonuma-shi, Niigata
            Access map:  http://www.iuj.ac.jp/about/location/
   Program: * Town tour
            * Overview of the University, Admissions & Scholarships
            * Luncheon meeting with students
            * Campus tour
            * Individual Q&A with faculty and staff members

   For details and registration, please access:
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/events/index_events.cfm?EventID=1332

   For inquiries, please contact:
      Admissions & Curriculum Service Center (ACSC)
      TEL +81-25-779-1104 / FAX +81-25-779-1188
      E-mail contact@...


<<Information Sessions at IUJ's Tokyo Office>>
   Dates:   Sat, April 3  (This session will be in both English and
                           Japanese concurrently in separate rooms.)
   Time:    2:00-5:00 pm
   Venue:   IUJ Tokyo Office
            Harks Roppongi Bldg. 2F, 6-15-21 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo
            TEL +81-3-5770-1711 / FAX +81-3-5770-1725
            Access map:  http://www.iuj.ac.jp/about/tokyo_office/
   Program: * Overview of the University and Graduate Schools
            * Explanation about 2010 Admissions and Scholarships
            * Experiences of IUJ alumni
            * Q & A

   For details and registration, please access:
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/admis/opencampus/

   For inquiries, please contact:
      Admissions & Curriculum Service Center (ACSC)
      TEL +81-25-779-1104 / FAX +81-25-779-1188
      E-mail contact@...


                                  -*-


<<Admissions Schedule in Mar.-Apr. for Those Applying within Japan>>
   MA (IDP, IPSP, IRP & PMPP)
   ==========================
     Application Deadline:     March 23     April 22
     Interview:                April 10     May 12

   MBA & E-biz
   ===========
     Application Deadline:     March 19
     Interview & TOEFL ITP:    April 10

   For details, please refer to:
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/admis/


<<Admissions Schedule in Mar.-Apr. for Those Applying from Overseas>>
   MA               Applications for these programs have closed for
                    2010.

                    Application Deadline   Announcement of Results
   MBA & E-biz      March 26               April 27 <---LAST intake

   For details, please refer to:
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/admis/


                                  -*-


(IUJ-related Events)
<<"Global Strategy Seminar" Series>>
  [SEMINAR 6] -- The last session
   Date:     March 19 (Fri)
   Title:    "Competitive Challenges Facing Chinese Firms: Innovation
              and Internationalization"
   Speaker:  Professor Steven White
             China Europe International Business School, Shanghai

   Language: English


   Venue:    GLOCOM
             Harks Roppongi Bldg, 2nd floor, 6-15-21 Roppongi,
             Minato-ku, Tokyo.
             http://www.glocom.ac.jp/e/access/
   Fee:      10,000 yen / seminar
   Registration and details:
             Registration is on a per seminar basis.  Please follow the
             seminar link at:
             http://www.glocom.ac.jp/e/
             (for the 6th seminar only)

   For inquiries, please contact:
      Keiko Akiyama (keiko@...)
      GLOCOM
      Harks Roppongi Bldg. 2nd floor
      6-15-21 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-0032

      TEL +81-(0)3-5411-6675 / FAX +81-(0)3-5412-7111


(Other Events)
<<2010 AJET Career and Education Information Fair>>
   IUJ will have a booth at the 2010 AJET Career and Education Inform-
   ation Fair:
   Date:   March 2 (Tue)
   Time:   12pm - 7pm
   Venue:  Pacifico Yokohama
           1-1-1 Minato Mirai
           Nishi-ku, Yokohama  160-8330
           http://www.pacifico.co.jp
           Telephone: 04-5221-2155
           Fax: 04-5221-2136

   We hope to see many JETs there! If you have any inquiries or would
   like to set up an individual meeting, please contact:
      Admissions & Curriculum Service Center (ACSC)
      TEL +81-25-779-1116 / FAX +81-25-779-1188
      E-mail media@...


<<Japan Education Seminar & Education Fair>>
   IUJ will participate in the Japan Education Seminar & Education Fair
   in Hong Kong and Guangzhou.

   [Hong Kong]
     Date:  Saturday, March 6
     Time:  2:00-5:00pm
     Venue: Central Learning Centre
            School of Continuing and Professional Studies
            The Chinese University of Hong Kong
            TEL 852-2209-0290 / FAX 852-3110-0611
            http://www.scs.cuhk.edu.hk/

   [Guangzhou]
     Date:  Sunday, March 7
     Time:  12:00 noon -
     Venue: Department of Japanese, School of Foreign Languages
            Sun Yat-Sen University
            Guangzhou, Guangdong, China  510275
            TEL 86-8411-1904 / FAX 86-8403-6782

    * IUJ alumni members will be waiting for you at the IUJ booth. If
      you would like to schedule a personal meeting in advance, please
      contact us:

         Admissions & Curriculum Service Center (ACSC)
         TEL +81-25-779-1116 / FAX +81-25-779-1188
         E-mail media@...


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<<Considering a PhD: Why and How>>
   Among IUJ students, especially in the Graduate School of Inter-
   national Relations, there are some who pursue a PhD after graduating
   from IUJ. A roundtable session was held between such students and
   faculty members who, as their predecessors, have gone through the
   same process of pondering. One of the participating students, Ms.
   Sopheap Chak, sent in a report.

                                  -*-

                                            Ms. Sopheap Chak (Cambodia)
                                            IPSP Class of 2010

   Even while struggling with writing my Master's thesis, I joined a
   Roundtable Discussion with IUJ faculty members concerning students'
   future plans for pursuing PhDs. It was a great experience sharing
   thoughts and receiving recommendations from our professors for those
   who intend to go further for higher education and career plans. The
   IUJ faculty members included two professors from the International
   Development Program, two professors from the MBA Program, and one
   professor each from the International Peace Studies Program and the
   IUJ Research Institute.

   About 30 Students attended this event and topics discussed included:

   * Should you go on to a PhD?
   * How should you choose a program?
   * What should you consider in preparing for a PhD and what should
     you avoid?
   * How can you fund the studies?
   * What were faculty members' programs like and would they recommend
     them?
   * What careers are open to those with a PhD in their fields?

   Here are key messages from all the professors which I believe are
   worth sharing:


  "Ask yourself why you want to go on to a PhD"
   -------------------------------------------

   It is an important question because we have to understand the nece-
   ssity of PhD investment to our future career life. A PhD is both
   a financial and time consuming investment. Before going into a PhD,
   we have to find out what our future career plans are. For example,
   if you intend to be a businessman, a PhD is apparently not so
   important since many firms (in the case of Japan) would not value a
   PhD so much. But if our career is shaped to academia, then of course
   a PhD is a value added and some university (the case of western
   ones) would require PhD level credentials.


  "Preparation to enter a PhD program and financial issues"
   -------------------------------------------------------

   Think of programs and research interests that you want to address
   in your PhD dissertation. This is crucial since you have to pursue
   it for the whole PhD program and it can be difficult if you choose a
   topic that you find uninteresting as it will shape for your future
   career and field of specialization.

   You need to be careful with financial issues since no scholarship is
   guaranteed for the whole PhD program. Some scholars may take up to 5
   to 10 years to finish their PhD (though some can complete in 3
   years). So, you have to make sure that your financial support is
   well secured by acquiring different sources of additional funds or
   making sure the school or program you are applying to will be well-
   supported.


  "Program and School Selection"
   ----------------------------

   Be careful in selecting the school. Look at the global scale of
   opportunity, meaning the school reputation and recognition. It will
   be important for your degree and future career. (Some professors
   recommend US schools rather than Japan since Japanese PhD degrees
   are limited in terms of value and labor opportunities outside of
   Japan).


  "Dos and Don'ts"
   --------------

   *  Do not pursue a PhD for the title (Being called Dr. sounds nice,
      but it should not be the only ultimate goal).
   *  Do not value PhD goals in monetary terms, the reward of gaining a
      PhD is beyond monetary value.
   *  Apply cost-benefit analysis to your PhD pursuance decision.
   *  Be persistent since PhD studies are quiet stressful and lonely
      during dissertation writing (for married scholars, the spouse can
      be also experience stress).


   After all the discussions and recommendations, it seems that earning
   a PhD is quite a tough job and considering a PhD is not an easy
   decision making process. Will you apply for a PhD?


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                           Academic Spotlights
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<<Featured Course>>
   "Negotiations" (MBA elective course)
    by Dr. Tsutomu Yokose
       Adjunct Lecturer, Graduate School of International Management
       Visiting Researcher, Keio Research Institute at SFC

                                   -*-

   Due to the rapid change within today's global business environment,
   business leaders at every level and in every industry must balance
   various working styles, build efficient management teams, and deve-
   lop sharp negotiation skills to remain competitive. This course will
   help students to understand the best practices in business negotia-
   tions as well as how to effectively resolve conflicts in everyday
   business situations.

   A business negotiation may be sometimes a formal affair that takes
   place across the proverbial bargaining table, in which business
   people argue and discuss a wide variety of issues for either
   individual or mutual gain. Alternatively, such negotiations may be
   much less formal, such as a meeting between a business person and
   several fellow employees whose collaboration is needed to get a job
   done.

   Through this Negotiation class, students will gain the fundamental
   management skills required to succeed in their future work environ-
   ment as a business leader. Students will gain such skills through
   case studies, short cases and role playing.

   Here are a few links where you can view an actual case and role
   playing used in the "Negotiations" course:

     http://www.iuj.ac.jp/ecampus/ProfYokose/Negotiations-HBS-Case.pdf
     http://www.iuj.ac.jp/ecampus/ProfYokose/UrasaFactory2009E.pdf
     http://www.iuj.ac.jp/ecampus/ProfYokose/PharmaGame-P-E.pdf


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           Career Counselor's The World of the Job Interview
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The World of the Job Interview: Part 2 - Structured Interview

   Either as part of a Screening Interview (see last month's article),
   or as a standard company-wide interview process you will find a
   Structured Interview. This means the interviewer has a list of
   questions that he/she must ask. They often have an evaluation sheet,
   or scorecard to check off points or somehow provide feedback to
   others on your interview. This style is often used when several
   people are interviewing a large group for one or two positions. It
   helps keep the interview process fair and comparable at the end of
   the day. Often times they are looking for specific answers.

   For example, a very basic question in a Structured Interview may ask
   for your future career plans. The interviewer is looking to see
   1) if you know where you are headed and confident AND reasonable in
      your self assessment;
   2) if your include the company/organization in your future; and
   3) if the position available helps you achieve your future goal so
      you are a good match.
   Answers must be carefully crafted to win each point. They may also
   ask questions like "What do you know about our company/organization
   and why do you want to work for us?"  Here they look to see if you
   are knowledgeable, motivated and excited about what is happening, of
   if you are just in "another interview."

   The good thing about a Structured Interview is that the questions
   are very predictable so you can prepare very well. The bad thing is
   if you are unprepared it shows very blatantly. Study, knowing your-
   self well, and practice are the keys to successfully conquering the
   Structured Interview. But what if the interviewer is NOT using a
   formula and the questions are not pre-determined? Learn next month
   about Unstructured Interviews.


You can view the Career Counseling & Services page at:
http://www.iuj.ac.jp/career/


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<<One More Chance To Join GSIR in Fall 2010>>
   The Graduate School of International Relations (International Rela-
   tions, International Development, International Peace Studies, and
   Public Management and Policy Analysis Programs) will provide one
   more opportunity for residents of countries other than Japan to join
   IUJ this fall.

   The admissions schedule is:
      Application Deadline:    May 7, 2010
      Announcement of Results: May 18, 2010

   There is no change in the application documents. However, please
   note that only those who have a TOEFL/IELTS/TOEIC score or have
   taken one of the tests by the end of March 2010 will be eligible for
   this additional intake.

   Online application (http://www.iuj.ac.jp/admis/online/) is highly
   recommended, but you may use a paper-based application form, which
   can be downloaded through the IUJ's website at:
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/admis/request/

   For more information, please refer to the 2010 Instructions for
   Applicants for Additional Screening:
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/admis/online/IR_A_Instructions-E.pdf

   If you have any questions, please contact:
      Admissions
      Graduate School of International Relations
      Phone: 81-25-779-1200 / Fax: 81-25-779-1188
      E-mail: admgsir@...


<<Global Women's Mentor Network's First Anniversary>>
   Each year around the world, International Women's Day is celebrated
   around March 8. On this day last year, IUJ also celebrated the day
   by launching the "Global Women's Mentor Network (GWMN)", a scheme
   for IUJ women alumni to mentor IUJ women students on career develop-
   ment. GWMN enjoys a network of 120 Alumni in more than 35 countries
   around the world.

   To honor its first anniversary, women students held a small women-
   only gathering on March 6 and had great fun.

   On March 18, GWMN had an official ceremony inviting IUJ's President,
   Mr. Mori, to celebrate this network of global women as well as to
   reconfirm IUJ's commitment to support Professional Development of
   women students. President Mori gave his word to continue supporting
   this group and wished all women students every success in their
   career endeavors.


<<Mentor Network Open to Men Students, Too>>
   Casting a side glance at the Global Women's Mentor Network, IUJ men
   students have strongly requested that there should be the same kind
   of career development support for them as well. Their request has
   been accommodated and IUJ Career Counseling & Services (CC&S)
   invited male alumni to register as mentors. The result amazed the
   CC&S and the registration rose up to 286 mentors in various areas of
   expertise in just a few days! Now IUJ has two "sempai-kohai (senior
   fellow-junior fellow)" mentor programs.


<<PMPP Welcomes a New Faculty Member>>
   The Public Management and Policy Analysis Program (PMPP) in the
   Graduate School of International Relations (GSIR) welcomed a new
   faculty member as of April 1, 2010.

   Dr. Hun Myoung Park
   Assistant Professor
   Ph.D. in Public Policy, Indiana University, Bloomington
   Courses to teach:
      "Public Management"
      "Public Management Information Systems"
      "Public Organization Theory"
      "Public Policy Process"


<<First "Environmental Policy Program" Completed>>
   The Environmental Policy Program (EPP), a six-month non-degree
   program that started in October 2009 offered by the Graduate School
   of International Relations (GSIR), was completed and a conferment
   ceremony was held on campus on March 26, 2010. Seventeen partici-
   pants from eight countries (Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia,
   Myanmar, the Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam) celebrated their
   program completion.

   For details, please access:
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/news/index_news.cfm?NewsID=0911


<<Japanese Red Cross Received IUJ's Haiti Relief Funds>>
   A group of IUJ students raised funds for Haiti's earthquake victims
   and hoped to present the funds directly to the Japanese Red Cross
   Society, rather than simply wire transferring the money. Their wish
   came true when a representative of the Niigata Red Cross visited IUJ
   on March 3.

   For the full story, please access:
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/news/index_news.cfm?NewsID=0896


<<IMF Field Trip to Osaka and Kyoto>>
   On February 25, 2010, eight International Monetary Fund (IMF) scho-
   lars accompanied by two energetic and kind professors, Professor
   Miyamoto and Professor Oh, left for a three-day educational field
   trip. The field trip is an annual event for IMF scholars, intended
   to provide them with the opportunity to learn about the rich culture
   that exists in Japan. This year the group chose to visit Osaka and
   Kyoto.

   A report by an IMF scholar can be read here:
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/news/index_news.cfm?NewsID=0898


<<JDS Scholars Visited Tokyo Stock Exchange and Bank of Japan>>
   On March 5, 2010, IUJ, with support from the JDS Program, organized
   a field trip where about 20 students were able to inspect how both
   the Tokyo Stock Exchange and the Bank of Japan operate and contribu-
   te to financial stability and growth.

   Please read a report by a JDS scholar here:
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/news/index_news.cfm?NewsID=0900


<<New Issue of GSIR Working Paper Series>>
   A new issue of the GSIR Working Papers has been published:

    "Exchange Rates, Price Levels, and Inflation Targeting:
     Evidence from Asian Countries"
     (Economic Development & Policy Series)

     by Weera Prasertnukul, Bank of Thailand
        Donghun Kim, Yonsei University
        Makoto Kakinaka, IUJ

   The PDF version of this working paper is available online at:
   http://gsir.iuj.ac.jp/publications/pdf/EDP10-1.pdf


<<2010 Event Calendar>>
   The 2010 calendar for IUJ's info sessions in Tokyo and open campuses
   is now available:

   April 3 (Sat)    Info Session
   May 22 (Sat)     Open Campus
                    * "International Festival" will be also held on
                      this day.
   June 18 (Fri)    Info Session
   June 19 (Sat)    Info Session
   July 9 (Fri)     Info Session
   July 10 (Sat)    Info Session
   Early August     Open Campus featuring the Intensive English Program
   Sept 10 (Fri)    Info Session
   Sept 11 (Sat)    Info Session
   Oct 15 (Fri)     Info Session
   Oct 16 (Sat)     Info Session
   Nov 13 (Sat)     Open Campus
                    * "Around the World at IUJ" will be also held on
                      this day.
   Dec 3 (Fri)      Info Session
   Dec 4 (Sat)      Info Session

   2011
   Jan 22 (Sat)     Info Session
   Feb 19 (Sat)     Info Session
   Mar 5 (Sat)      Open Campus


   * Details will be announced on the IUJ Homepage soon. Please watch
     for updates.
     http://www.iuj.ac.jp/opencampus/

   * For overseas applicants, IUJ Info Sessions hosted by IUJ Alumni
     worldwide will be held in Summer 2010. Details will be announced
     in June.

   For inquiries, please contact:
      Admissions & Curriculum Service Center (ACSC)
      TEL +81-25-779-1104 / FAX +81-25-779-1188
      E-mail contact@...


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                        Upcoming Event Information
                             April - May 2010
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(IUJ Seminars and Symposiums)
<<Special Lectures in April 2010>>
   Wednesday, April 14
      Lecturer: Mr. Lalith Lankatilleke
                Senior Human Settlements Officer
                UN-HABITAT, Regional Officer for Asia and the Pacific-
                Fukuoka
      Title:    Rebuilding Post-conflict and Post-disaster Communities
                adapting the People's process

   Tuesday, April 27
      Lecturer: Mr. Alessandro Araldi
                Kaufmann Fellow
                Kaufmann Foundation
      Title:    Due Diligence and Valuation - Term Sheet

   Wednesday, April 28
      Lecturer: Mr. John Academia Atinza
                Bank Officer III, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas
      Title:    Problem Bank Identification and Intervention


                                  -*-


(IUJ Info Sessions)
<<Open Campus>>
   Date:    Saturday, May 22
   Time:    10:00 am - 5:00 pm (tentative)
   Venue:   IUJ Campus
            777 Kokusai-cho, Minami Uonuma-shi, Niigata
            Access map:  http://www.iuj.ac.jp/about/location/
   Program: * Town tour
            * Overview of the University, Admissions & Scholarships
            * Luncheon meeting with students
            * Campus tour
            * Individual Q&A with faculty and staff members
            * Participation in the "International Festival"

   Details will be announced on the IUJ Homepage soon. Please watch for
   updates.
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/opencampus/

   For inquiries, please contact:
      Admissions & Curriculum Service Center (ACSC)
      TEL +81-25-779-1104 / FAX +81-25-779-1188
      E-mail contact@...


                                  -*-


(IUJ Social Events)
<<International Festival 2010>>
   IUJ's "International Festival" will be held on May 22 with extensive
   support from Minami Uonuma City.  Please come enjoy special cuisines
   from all over the world prepared by students and performances by
   students and local people in colorful national costumes!

   Date:  Saturday, May 22
   Time:  4:00-8:00pm
   Venue: IUJ Gymnasium and vicinity
          http://www.iuj.ac.jp/about/location/
   Fee:   Free of charge

   For inquiries, please contact:
      Student & Partner Service Center
      TEL +81-25-779-1103 / FAX +81-25-779-1180


                                  -*-


<<Admissions Schedule in Apr.-May for Those Applying within Japan>>
   MA (IDP, IPSP, IRP & PMPP)
   ==========================
     Application Deadline:     April 22   <---LAST intake
     Interview:                May 12

   MBA & E-biz
   ===========
     Application Deadline:     May 7      <---LAST intake
     Interview & TOEFL ITP:    May 21

   For details, please refer to:
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/admis/


<<Admissions Schedule in May for Those Applying from Overseas>>
   MA (IDP, IPSP, IRP & PMPP)
   ==========================
     Application Deadline:     May 7      <---ADDITIONAL intake
     Announcement of Results:  May 18

   * Please refer to "One More Chance To Join GSIR in Fall 2010" in
     "News and Topics" at the top of this e-mag for details.


                                  -*-


(Local Event)
<<Minami Uonuma Gourmet Marathon>>
   The first ever unique marathon race where runners enjoy the sport
   and gourmet food is going to be held in Minami Uonuma City, Niigata
   Prefecture. This new event is produced by Dr. Rikka Fukuda, who has
   a popular column in the "Runners" magazine and calls himself a
   "Singer-Running Doctor." Participants will race a serene course
   viewing the Uono River and Mt. Hakkaisan, and IUJ is in the half
   marathon course. After the race, they are invited to a gourmet party
   with live music and talk shows. Uonuma Koshihikari Rice will be
   served and race participants can eat it as much as they want! Some
   of the IUJ students, alumni, and staff members will participate too.
   If you are interested in visiting IUJ and keen on improving health,
   this will be a great opportunity!!

     Date:    June 12 (Sat)
     Venue:   "Yairo-no-Mori" Park (5-minute drive from IUJ)
	      (5483-1 Urasa, Minami Uonuma-shi, Niigata)
     Courses: Half marathon (start at 2pm, time limit: 3 hours)
              5 km (start at 2:15pm, time limit: 45 minutes)

     Registration deadline: May 12 (Wed)

     Official Homepage: http://runnet.jp/mail/u/l?p=LPnqFwVRCQ0Z

     Registration: http://runnet.jp/mail/u/l?p=K7_lXy5mpDwZ


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                          Campus Personalities
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<<IUJ Clubs: "Photography Club">>
   IUJ is very lucky to have excellent photographers on campus every
   year. Their good work is highly valued and utilized effectively in
   brochures, websites, and many other media. The President of the IUJ
   Photography Club told us about their rigorous activities.

                                  -*-

                             Mr. Moh Firstananto Jerusalem (Indonesia)
                             President, Photography Club
                             IRP Class of 2011

   The IUJ Photography Club is one of the clubs under the Graduate
   Students Organization (GSO). The main goal of the club is to share
   photography knowledge, skills, and ideas, and to exhibit pictures
   and broaden the view of nature, culture and the environment. Another
   objective is to assist other organizations, clubs or campus activi-
   ties such as the GSO, Soccer Club, and Table Tennis Club, etc. to
   create documentation for their activities. The documentation is not
   only in digital photographs but also in videos or movies.

   So far, the Photography Club has documented the "Around the World at
   IUJ" event that was held on November 14, 2009. This event was con-
   ducted to show the diversity of IUJ, not only for IUJ students but
   also for the local community. In this event, people enjoyed various
   cultures of many countries, for example, crafts, costumes, games,
   and dances. In fall term 2009, the Soccer club conducted a Soccer
   Tournament, and in winter term 2010, the Table Tennis Club conducted
   a Table Tennis Tournament. Last year, the Global Concerns Forum
   conducted Trivia Night, an annual event concerning global issues. In
   this event, every team consists of students from different countries
   who compete to answer general knowledge questions on global issues.
   Those events were documented by the Photography Club.

   After an earthquake happened in Haiti, the Global Concerns Forum
   initiated fundraising to help Haitians. Furthermore, the Global
   Concerns Forum and the Photography Club initiated an event to cap
   the fundraising by holding a "Special Candlelight Ceremony to Comme-
   morate the Victims of the Haiti Earthquake" in the late afternoon of
   January 30, 2010. This "Snow and Candle" event utilized the "Golden
   Moment" with a beautiful sunset in the late afternoon as one of the
   best moments to take photographs. The golden moment is one of the
   favorite moments for photographers. Concerning the Haiti issue, a
   student who also works voluntarily as a contributor for Global Voice
   online proposed that the Photography Club make a video of interviews
   of various students from various countries to send a message for
   Haitian people to give them the spirit to survive. Then the contri-
   butor and the Photography Club worked together to interview some
   students, including the Global Concerns Forum. This video was pub-
   lished on http://globalvoiceonline.org and on IUJ's website,
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp so IUJ students' messages have been spread all
   over the world.

   To share knowledge and skills, the Photography Club has conducted
   some workshops. In fall term 2009, two workshops were held in the
   classroom. The first one was about basic photography that presented
   some basic techniques; for instance, composition, the rule of
   thirds, the diagonal rule, and cropping, and showed some pictures as
   examples. The second one was a special workshop in which Prof. Jay
   Rajasekera gave a presentation about "macro photography". Put
   simply, "macro photography" is one of the fields in photography that
   focuses on taking pictures of small or extremely small things; for
   example, insects, little flowers, etc. This technique uses special-
   purpose lenses that are "micro lenses". So, "micro lenses" will
   produce "macro photos" in which the small object will be shown big-
   ger in the picture. In winter term 2010, the Photography Club
   conducted "Winter Photography Competition 2010" with prizes and
   certificates and workshops about digital imaging. The purpose of the
   competition was to enhance skills and techniques. In this competi-
   tion, participants were divided into two categories: DSLR users and
   Pocket Camera/Non-DSLR users. So, the Photography Club does not
   limit participation to DSLR holders only to get more participants.
   In addition, all students can learn from each other and there will
   be another competition.

   One special event in winter term was IUJ Ski Day at Hakkaisanroku
   Ski Area. This annual event was organized by GSO and documented in
   pictures and video by the Photography Club. All the pictures and
   video by the Photography Club are stored in a public folder so all
   IUJers can share them. Some selected pictures have been published on
   the Photography Club website http://iujphoto.wordpress.com/. And a
   video is on IUJ website too. See and enjoy beautiful pictures and
   the video there!
   (http://www.iuj.ac.jp/news/index_news.cfm?NewsID=0894)


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                           Academic Spotlights
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<<Featured Course>>
   "The Military, Warfare and Strategy in International Relations"
                     (International Relations Program elective course)
    by Dr. Maung Aung MYOE
       Associate Professor, Graduate School of International Relations

                                   -*-

   Niall Ferguson, in his book The War of the World, has characterized
   the last two centuries as the "Age of Violence". Unfortunately, it
   cannot be denied that the threat or use of force continues to play a
   significant role in world politics and that management of instru-
   ments of violence is one of the greatest issues of our time. The
   objective of the course is to analyze the military aspects of
   security architecture, the concepts of warfare and the approaches to
   strategy that have strongly influenced, and continue to influence
   governments and statesmen throughout the world. The course will deal
   with the following topics:

   (1) Introduction to Warfare and Strategy
   (2) Military Dimensions in International Relations
   (3) Strategy and Principles of War
   (4) Evolution of Strategic Thoughts and Modern Warfare
   (5) Technology and Warfare: Revolutions in Military Affairs
   (6) Effect-Based Operation and Network-Centric Warfare
   (7) Asymmetric Warfare and 4th Generation Warfare
   (8) Insurgency and Counter-Insurgency Strategy
   (9) Air Power Theories and Air Operations
  (10) Sea Power and Naval Warfare in the 21st century


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                          Alumni Spotlights
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<<After IUJ>>
   We are pleased to introduce Mr. Richard Reay from Canada, who was
   one of the most active students during his one year of study with
   the E-business Management Program, as a member of the IUJ Finance
   Club, the IM Council, and many other activities. After IUJ, his
   active attitude accelerated and he made himself an entrepreneur!


                                  -*-

                                           Mr. Richard Reay (Canada)
                                           E-biz Class of 2003
                                           Managing Director
                                           My Tokyo Guide Inc.
                                           http://www.mytokyoguide.com/

  *After IUJ*
   After IUJ, I settled into a position at an Austrian semi-conductor
   company for three years in Tokyo. I learned through this position
   that you don't need to be a super mastermind to create your own
   company and spotting a positive demand for a product or service and
   timing of your establishment is extremely important.

   Currently I run and own an IT based travel business, My Tokyo Guide
   Inc., which is in its third year of operation and expanding. My
   Tokyo Guide Inc. is the specialist in providing inspiring travel
   experiences in Japan for sophisticated travelers around the world.
   The IUJ skill set gave me confidence to create a high performance
   business in Japan from scratch, including innovative pricing and
   promotion strategies; direct/indirect sales based on valued added
   client driven services.

   The ability to use knowledge from IUJ in everyday circumstances is
   equally as important as the possession of knowledge. Knowledge is
   like sports; you can practice and plan as much as you want however
   without use in the actual games it is meaningless.

  *IUJ Advantage*
   The course work, heavy schedules and social aspect at IUJ force you
   to become more efficient in time management and leave your cultural
   safety zone, especially if you're in the minority. The IUJ advantage
   compared to other schools, is its students and multicultural envi-
   ronment. At IUJ there is nowhere to hide, you study, live, and
   socialize with the same international group of people everyday for
   seven days a week for your entire stay. Additionally, more than from
   IUJ itself, you learn from the other IUJ students. The students that
   excel in IUJ are the ones with exceptional discipline and work
   habits and, by no coincidence, these are the exact same students that
   excel after leaving IUJ.

  *Advice for New Students*
   If you can find a path with no obstacles, it probably doesn't lead
   anywhere! IUJ teaches you strategies, theories and policies, how-
   ever, don't come to IUJ thinking they have all the answers and
   connections to discover your objective. Come knowing what you want
   and let IUJ support your preparation to acquire your objective.


                                  -*-


* Richard shares his profile on LinkedIn:
   http://jp.linkedin.com/in/richardreay


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           Career Counselor's The World of the Job Interview
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The World of the Job Interview: Part 3 - Unstructured Interview

   The counter to a Structured Interview as described last month, is
   the Unstructured Interview. This style means the interviewer can ask
   anything they wish: They have no discernable plan, probably will not
   be consistent from interview to interview, and usually let the
   conversation just go for the entire interview time. This type of
   interview is often confused with an informal interview, which really
   is a friendly conversation. But a clever interviewer using an
   Unstructured Interview style can learn much about you without you
   noticing. What information are you offering and in what direction
   are you yourself taking things? If you construct answers to be sure
   your interview "talking points" are all covered, or if you let
   things go to where not much is shared, that says something about
   your organization and preparation. So be crafty and use your time
   wisely.

   Indeed an Unstructured interview may have no formula, but a lot is
   usually covered. Be sure your examples are to the point, interesting
   and relevant to the position you seek.  Be sure you help the con-
   versation flow in a way that you are asked follow up questions that
   allow you to get more solid information on yourself out. Unstruct-
   ured interviews might give you more chance to ask questions within
   the interview (rather than just at the end) so watch for those open-
   ings.

   The best way to "win" an Unstructured Interview is again to be VERY
   prepared, and know what you want to be sure to say during the inter-
   view; your "talking points" and help lead the interview toward
   opportunities to make each point.  Avoid tangents and long stories
   that can eat up valuable time.  If you find yourself in an unstruct-
   ured interview with more than one interviewer, be sure you know who
   is senior or who is the decision maker so you can be sure to stay
   with his/her line of thought.

   That brings me to interviews with one, two, or more interviewers and
   one, two or more interviewees. In the next few months those situ-
   ations will be addressed.


You can view the Career Counseling & Services page at:
http://www.iuj.ac.jp/career/


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   -- News and Topics
   -- Upcoming Event Information
   -- Campus Personalities
   -- Academic Spotlights
   -- Career Counselor's The World of the Job Interview
   -- Announcement for Next Issue

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                            News and Topics
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<<IUJ Welcomes Two Distinguished Visiting Lecturers>>
   IUJ is honored to have two distinguished visiting lecturers on
   campus, one in the Graduate School of International Relations (GSIR)
   and the other in the Graduate School of International Management
   (GSIM), in Spring 2010.

   [GSIR]
     Prof. Chien-peng, Chung
     Associate Professor, Department of Political Science
     Lingnan University

     Courses to teach: "Chinese Politics"
                       "Chinese Foreign Policy"

   [GSIM]
     Prof. James Hawrylak
     Head of Asian Marketing and Operations, Glass Lewis & Company

     Course to teach:  "Corporate Governance in Asia"


<<Second EPP Inviting Applications>>
   The Graduate School of International Relations (GSIR) will offer its
   Environmental Policy Program (EPP) for the second time. The EPP is a
   6-month non-degree program which will run from October 2010 through
   March 2011, taught entirely in English.

   This program is designed to prepare the next generation of leaders
   in environmental policy and management by providing them with a
   conceptual framework and practical skills.

   For detailed information and application, please access:
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/news/index_news.cfm?NewsID=0922


<<"Mizuho Global Leadership Initiative" Program to be Held at IUJ>>
   The Graduate School of International Management is going to offer
   an intensive 1-week training program for employees of Mizuho Corpo-
   rate Bank for the second time since summer 2009.
   Period:       June 13 (Sun) - 18 (Fri)
   Participants: About 20 employees of Mizuho Corporate Bank in their
                 20s and 30s
   Objectives:   To train participants who will be assigned to overseas
                 operations in the near future to develop leadership
                 skills, especially in multinational business environ-
                 ments
   Program outlines:
                 After a day of orientation, participants will take
                 courses in Organizational Behavior, Global Strategy,
                 IT & Human Behavior under Globalization, Financial
                 Strategy, Corporate Governance, and Global Marketing.
                 The language of instruction is English throughout the
                 program.


<<IUJ Alumnus In Photo Exhibition>>
   A photo exhibition entitled "Kono Yubi Tomare (or Land On My
   Finger)" will be held in Nagoya from May 18 (Tue) through 30 (Sun).
   The photographer is Mr. Takanobu Kamiya, IR Class of 1987 who is
   currently working at the Chubu Area Operation of Hitachi, Ltd. in
   Nagoya.

   This exhibition is sponsored by Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc. as a
   part of their "COP10 Partnership Project." Following COP10's motto,
   "Life in harmony, into the future," Mr. Kamiya spent a year shooting
   photos of butterflies and other insects landing on his fingertip at
   the Nagoya Port Wildflower Garden of Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc.

   To view some of his beautiful photos and details of the exhibition,
   please access:
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/news/index_news.cfm?NewsID=0927


<<New Issues of GSIR Working Paper Series>>
   New issues of the GSIR Working Papers have been published:

    "R&D, Unemployment, and Labor Market Policies"
     (Economic Analysis & Policy Series)

       by Hiroaki Miyamoto, IUJ

       The PDF version of this working paper is available online at:
       http://gsir.iuj.ac.jp/publications/pdf/EAP10-2.pdf


    "Real Shock or Nominal Shock? Exchange Rate Movements in Cambodia
     and Lao PDR"
     (Economic Developmet & Policy Series)

       by Seiha Ok, National Audit Authority of Cambodia
          Makoto Kakinaka, IUJ
          Hiroaki Miyamoto, IUJ

       The PDF version of this working paper is available online at:
       http://gsir.iuj.ac.jp/publications/pdf/EDP10-2.pdf


<<New Issue of GSIM Working Paper Series>>
   A new issue of the GSIM Working Papers has been published:

   "Crisis Management in Social Media and the Digital Age:
    Recall Problems and Challenges to Toyota"

      by Dr. Jay R. Rajasekera, Professor, GSIM, IUJ

   An abstract of this working paper is available online at:
   http://gsim.iuj.ac.jp/content/en/node/50


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                        Upcoming Event Information
                              May - June 2010
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<<Graduation Ceremony on June 25>>
   IUJ's 2010 graduation ceremony will be held on Friday, June 25.
   Approximately 140 students from 28 countries will graduate with MBA
   and MA degrees from the IDP, IRP, and IPSP.

   Date:          Friday, June 25, 2010
   Time:          10:30-
   Venue:         Community Center SAWARABI Hall

   * If you are interested in visiting campus for this occasion, please
     contact us by Friday, June 18:
        E-mail: contact@...
        TEL: 81-25-779-1104
        FAX: 81-25-779-1180

                                  -*-

(IUJ Seminars and Symposiums)
<<Special Lecture in May 2010>>
   Thursday, May 20
      Lecturer: Makoto Okata
                Director, R&D Strategy and Planning Office
                Fujitsu Laboratories
      Title:    New Business Creation at Fujitsu

                                  -*-

(IUJ Info Sessions)
<<Open Campus>>
   Date:    Saturday, May 22
   Time:    10:00 am - 5:00 pm (tentative)
   Venue:   IUJ Campus
            777 Kokusai-cho, Minami Uonuma-shi, Niigata
            Access map:  http://www.iuj.ac.jp/about/location/
   Program: * Town tour
            * Overview of the University, Admissions & Scholarships
            * Luncheon meeting with students
            * Campus tour
            * Individual Q&A with faculty and staff members
            * Participation in the "International Festival"

   For details and registration, please access:
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/events/index_events.cfm?EventID=1489

   For inquiries, please contact:
      Office of Student Services (OSS)
      TEL +81-25-779-1104 / FAX +81-25-779-1180
      E-mail contact@...


<<Information Sessions at IUJ's Tokyo Office>>
   Dates:   Fri, June 18, 7:00-9:00pm
            Sat, June 19, 2:00-5:00pm
   Venue:   IUJ Tokyo Office
            Harks Roppongi Bldg. 2F, 6-15-21 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo
            TEL +81-3-5770-1711 / FAX +81-3-5770-1725
            Access map:  http://www.iuj.ac.jp/about/tokyo_office/
   Program: * Overview of the University and Graduate Schools
            * Explanation about 2010 Admissions and Scholarships
            * Experiences of IUJ alumni
            * Q & A

   For details and registration, please access:
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/events/index_events.cfm?EventID=1506
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/events/index_events.cfm?EventID=1509

   For inquiries, please contact:
      Office of Student Services (OSS)
      TEL +81-25-779-1104 / FAX +81-25-779-1180
      E-mail contact@...


                                  -*-


(IUJ Social Events)
<<IUJ Nihongo Happyo-koryu-kai>>
   IUJ's Nihongo Happyo-koryu-kai (Japanese presentation & get together
   party) is an event where students taking the Japanese language
   courses at IUJ give presentations in Japanese. A get-together party
   will follow. Free drinks and snacks will be served at the party.
   Everyone is invited!

   Date:  Friday, May 14
   Time:  6:30-9:00pm
   Venue: IUJ MLIC Hall
          http://www.iuj.ac.jp/about/location/
   Fee:   Free

   For inquiries, please contact:
     Japanese Language Program
     TEL +81-25-779-1498 / FAX +81-25-779-1187 / Email jlp@...


<<International Festival 2010>>
   IUJ's "International Festival" will be held on May 22 with extensive
   support from Minami Uonuma City. Please come enjoy special cuisines
   from all over the world prepared by students and performances by
   students and local people in colorful national costumes!

   Date:  Saturday, May 22
   Time:  World cuisine booths: 4:00pm- (until foods run out)
          Stage:                5:00-7:30pm
   Venue: IUJ Gymnasium and vicinity
          http://www.iuj.ac.jp/about/location/

   For inquiries, please contact:
      Office of Student Services (OSS)
      TEL +81-25-779-1103 / FAX +81-25-779-1180


                                  -*-


<<Admissions Schedule in May for Those Applying within Japan>>
   MA (IDP, IPSP, IRP & PMPP)
   ==========================
     Applications for these programs have closed for 2010.

   MBA & E-biz
   ===========
     Application Deadline:     May 7      <---LAST intake
     Interview & TOEFL ITP:    May 21

   For details, please refer to:
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/admis/


<<Admissions Schedule in May for Those Applying from Overseas>>
   MA (IDP, IPSP, IRP & PMPP)
   ==========================
     Application Deadline:     May 7      <---ADDITIONAL intake
     Announcement of Results:  May 18

   For details, please refer to:
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/news/index_news.cfm?NewsID=0903


                                  -*-


(Local Event)
<<Minami Uonuma Gourmet Marathon>>
   The inaugural running of a unique marathon race where runners enjoy
   their sport and gourmet food is going to be held in Minami Uonuma
   City, Niigata Prefecture. This new event is produced by Dr. Rikka
   Fukuda, who has a popular column in "Runners" magazine and calls
   himself a "Singer-Running Doctor." Participants will race on a
   serene course viewing the Uono River and Mt. Hakkaisan, and IUJ is
   in the half marathon course. After the race, they are invited to a
   gourmet party with live music and talk shows. Uonuma Koshihikari
   Rice will be served and race participants can eat as much of it as
   they want! Some IUJ students, alumni, and staff members will parti-
   cipate too. If you are interested in visiting IUJ and are keen on
   improving your health, this will be a great opportunity!!

     Date:    June 12 (Sat)
     Venue:   "Yairo-no-Mori" Park (5-minute drive from IUJ)
	      (5483-1 Urasa, Minami Uonuma-shi, Niigata)
     Courses: Half marathon (start at 2pm, time limit: 3 hours)
              5 km (start at 2:15pm, time limit: 45 minutes)

     Registration deadline: May 12 (Wed)

     Official Homepage: http://runnet.jp/mail/u/l?p=LPnqFwVRCQ0Z

     Registration: http://runnet.jp/mail/u/l?p=K7_lXy5mpDwZ


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                          Campus Personalities
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<<Introducing IUJ Clubs: "Yoga Club">>

                                               Ms. Linlin Zhang (China)
                                               President, Yoga Club
                                               IPSP Class of 2011

   Yoga is a way of life, and it can be a part of everyone's life. As
   an integrated system, yoga can be of great importance of our body,
   mind, and inner spirit. The IUJ Yoga Club provides a chance to all
   the students to take exercise both physically and mentally to keep
   a balance of body and mind. By doing yoga postures, breathing, and
   meditation, it helps us to get rid of pressure and to enjoy our
   lives with a positive attitude.

   As everyone knows, IUJ is a nice place for study and research due to
   its quiet environment; moreover, I would like to say our IUJ is also
   a good place as natural oxygen bar. With abdominal breathing, one
   will always feel full of energy.

   One hour from 8-9a.m. every Sunday morning in the 2nd floor of the
   gym will let us derive great pleasure and benefit. We may experience
   inner peace during practicing and take such a feeling to our daily
   life; meanwhile, the stretching can make us healthier. Moreover, we
   have a wonderful yoga instructor Prof. Cooray and his contributions
   of related videos, music, files, even tips on losing weight. Under
   such guidance, our members can practice yoga anytime and anywhere
   they like.

   It would be a misunderstanding to believe that Yoga is only for
   girls or ones who are more flexible. What I have seen in our Yoga
   club is that the number of boys and girls are almost equal, and most
   of them are beginners when they joined the club. The key is if we
   are enthusiastic and insisting on practicing, we will make progress
   and get benefits day by day. We really enjoy moments when our
   members excitedly say "I can do it now" during practice. In fact, it
   usually happens in our club.

   In this winter term, a special workshop was held on February 28
   organized by Stanley Currier, which focused on an introduction to
   Sri Sri Yoga aimed at making student life happy, healthy, active,
   and productive. The teacher of the course, Babeeta Chhabra, has been
   practicing Sri Sri Yoga since 2001 and has delivered workshops in
   Canada, Japan, India and the United States. Almost 20 yoga club
   members and yoga enthusiasts joined this workshop to share their
   information and feelings of yoga.  We hope that yoga will be consi-
   dered as a method for everyone to keep a healthy body and mind in
   their daily life. All friends are welcome to join our Yoga Club!


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                           Academic Spotlights
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<<Featured Course>>
   "Corporate Finance" (MBA Program core required course)
    by Dr. Ching-Yang Lin
       Assistant Professor, Graduate School of International Relations

                                   -*-

   This course is designed to study the financial management of a
   corporation. "Corporate Finance" considers the following broad
   questions: How should a firm decide whether to invest in a new
   project? How much debt and equity should a firm use to finance its
   activities? How should a firm pay dividends to its investors? And
   how much should the firm borrow? The aim of this class is to give
   you a framework to understand and answer these issues in theory and
   in practice.

   The main objective is for students to be able to critically analyze
   corporate decisions from a financial perspective. After the course,
   you should be able to:
   * Compute the expected rate of return for investment projects;
   * Apply several valuation methods to value projects and companies;
   * Evaluate the optimal capital structure of a firm; and
   * Identify the best way to return money to shareholders.


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           Career Counselor's The World of the Job Interview
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The World of the Job Interview: Part 4 - One-on-One Interview

   A one-on-One interviews simply means that in the interview room
   there is somebody conducting the interview and someone being inter-
   viewed; 2 people. In the West, this is probably the most common form
   of an interview. Not necessarily so in Japan (see the next two
   months for details). The interview style can be any of those already
   described in this series (or most of those still to come). The good
   thing about 1-on-1 interviews is you know who to focus on, where to
   make eye contact, and you only have one person with whom you need to
   create a good relationship. The bad thing is that if there is any
   instinctual disliking for each other, some kind of a personality
   conflict that can happen between any two people, you have no second
   opinion. Another possibility is that the interviewer is not prepared
   or not comfortable conducting interviews. Maybe it is his/her first
   time, or first time in the language of the interview. If that is the
   case, be sure to help the interviewer feel comfortable and help keep
   the conversation going! Refer to part 3 and part 10 yet to come for
   tips on that.

   To "win" a 1-on-1 interview, be sure to listen carefully to each
   question asked, and confirm that your message is correctly under-
   stood by the listener. Be professional, respectful and confident in
   yourself. And most of all prepare well!


You can view the Career Counseling & Services page at:
http://www.iuj.ac.jp/career/


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   -- Upcoming Event Information
   -- Campus Personalities
   -- Academic Spotlights
   -- Career Counselor's The World of the Job Interview
   -- Announcement for Next Issue

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                            News and Topics
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<<IUJ Alum Receives "Singapore Corporate Awards">>
   We are very honored to announce that Mr. Ignacio C. O. Sison, IR
   Class of 1989 from the Philippines, has received the Gold award for
   Best CFO in the mid-cap category at the 2010 Singapore Corporate
   Awards.

   For the full story, please go to:
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/news/index_news.cfm?NewsID=0938


<<IUJ Student Paper To Be Presented at IEEE Conference>>
   An IUJ student's paper has been accepted for presentation at the The
   7th IEEE International Conference on Service Systems and Service
   Management to be held at the National Institute of Informatics,
   Tokyo, Japan, from June 28-30, 2010. The author of the paper is Mr.
   Nyi Nyi Aung from Myanmar, a second-year MBA student. The title of
   his paper is "Role of ICT and Border Trade in Global Supply Chain:
   Case of Myanmar."

   For details, please access:
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/news/index_news.cfm?NewsID=0932


<<Open Campus featuring Intensive English Program>>
   An IUJ Open Campus that includes the oppotrunity to observe an
   Intensive English Program (IEP) class has been scheduled for Tues-
   day, August 3. IEP will start on July 12 and run through September 3
   this year. IEP is highly regarded for its practical training and
   experienced instructors!  Please take this open campus opportunity
   to experience this unique program. Details of the Open Campus will
   be announced in the next edition.

   Date & Time:  August 3 (Tue) 10:30 am - 4:00 pm

   To apply for this event, please submit an application form by July
   27 through the "Information Sessions and Open Campuses" site at:
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/admis/opencampus/

   To learn more about the IEP, please access:
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/iep/


<<New Library Service: "Library Connect">>
   IUJ's Matsushita Library & Information Center (MLIC) started a new
   service called "Library Connect" as of April 1, 2010. Twenty-two
   universities and colleges in Niigata Prefecture are collaborating to
   open up their libraries to students from other institutions. With
   Library Connect, students can visit any of the 22 libraries and use
   their services simply by presenting their student ID card.

   Library Connect was implemented by Niigata Seiryo University whose
   application for the "Strategic University Alliance Support Project"
   was adopted by the Ministry of Education. IUJ is one of their
   partner schools in this project.

   The Homepage of Niigata Seiryo University has more details in
   Japanese:
   http://www.n-seiryo.ac.jp/alliance/library/


<<"International Festival 2010" -- A Big Success!>>
   Drawing 2,000 people from the surrounding communities, the IUJ
   International Festival held on Saturday, May 22, was another excit-
   ing success. With delicious dishes served, including Pho from Viet-
   nam, Green Curry from Thailand, mini hamburgers from the Americas,
   people were treated to authentic home cooked foods by the IUJ
   students. Several local restaurants and clubs also joined in the
   food offerings with a very energetic Korokke (or croquette) team
   brightening up the booths.

   To read more, please go to:
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/news/index_news.cfm?NewsID=0945


<<Notes for Those Considering 2011 Admissions>>
     * Please watch our Homepage and e-magazines for future inform-
       ation sessions.
     * The admissions schedule for 2011 will be released in the July
       edition of the e-magazine.
     * Online applications are scheduled to be available in September
       2010.
     * Application materials for 2011 will be available after mid-
       September. If you would like to receive a copy when available,
       please request it through the "Materials Request" site:
       http://www.iuj.ac.jp/admis/request/
     * If you are interested in a campus visit, please let us know at
       least one week in advance.  Class observations, meetings with
       students and faculty members can be arranged during weekdays
       except for exam periods. To request a visit, please contact:

             Office of Student Services (OSS)
                          TEL: 81-25-779-1104
                          FAX: 81-25-779-1180
                          E-mail: contact@...


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                        Upcoming Event Information
                             June - July 2010
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<<Graduation Ceremony on June 25>>
   IUJ's 2010 graduation ceremony will be held on Friday, June 25.
   Approximately 140 students from 28 countries will graduate with MBA
   and MA degrees from the IDP, IRP, and IPSP.

   Date:          Friday, June 25, 2010
   Time:          10:30-
   Venue:         Community Center SAWARABI Hall

   * If you are interested in visiting campus for this occasion, please
     contact us by Friday, June 18:
        E-mail: contact@...
        TEL: 81-25-779-1104
        FAX: 81-25-779-1180

                                  -*-

(IUJ Seminars and Symposiums)
<<Special Lecture in June 2010>>
   Wednesday, June 2
      Lecturer: Satoru Hiraga
                Representative Director, Marsh Broker Japan Inc.
      Title:    Career Management in an MNC

   Wednesday, June 2
      Lecturer: Lalith Lankatilleke, Senior Human Settlemnts Officer
�@�@�@�@�@�@�@ Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific-Fukuoka
                UN-Habitat
      Title:    Rebuilding Post-conflict and Post-disaster
                Communities adapting the People's Process

   Tuesday, June 8
      Lecturer: Nobuyuki Idei
                Former Chairman and Group Chief Executive Officer
                SONY Corporation
      Title:    Global Management and Leadership at SONY

                                  -*-

(IUJ Info Sessions)
<<Information Sessions at IUJ's Tokyo Office>>
   Dates:   Fri, June 18, 7:00-9:00pm
            Sat, June 19, 2:00-5:00pm
            Fri, July  9, 7:00-9:00pm
            Sat, July 10, 2:00-5:00pm
   Venue:   IUJ Tokyo Office
            Harks Roppongi Bldg. 2F, 6-15-21 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo
            TEL +81-3-5770-1711 / FAX +81-3-5770-1725
            Access map:  http://www.iuj.ac.jp/about/tokyo_office/
   Program: * Overview of the University and Graduate Schools
            * Explanation about 2010 Admissions and Scholarships
            * Experiences of IUJ alumni
            * Q & A

   For details and registration, please access:
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/events/index_events.cfm?EventID=1506
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/events/index_events.cfm?EventID=1509
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/events/index_events.cfm?EventID=1515
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/events/index_events.cfm?EventID=1512

   For inquiries, please contact:
      Office of Student Services (OSS)
      TEL +81-25-779-1104 / FAX +81-25-779-1180
      E-mail contact@...


<<Alumni To Hold Info Sessions All Over the Globe>>
   In July 2010, IUJ information sessions hosted by alumni will be held
   in the following 16 cities in the world:

   Country          City
   --------------------------------------
   Brunei           Darussalam
   Cambodia         Phnom Penh
   Ecuador          Guayaquil
   Ghana            Accra
   Indonesia        Jakarta
   Kenya            Nairobi
   Laos             Vientiane
   Lebanon          Beirut
   Malaysia         Kuala Lumpur
   Myanmar          Yangon
   Philippines      Manila
   Russia           Moscow
   Thailand         Bangkok
   Turkey           Istanbul
   Uzbekistan       Tashkent
   Vietnam          Hanoi or HCMC - TBA

   Details will be announced in the July edition. Also, please watch
   for updates on the info session page:
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/opencampus

   Please come learn about IUJ directly from its alumni members!

   For inquiries about the info sessions, please send an email to:
   info@...


                                  -*-


(External Event)
<<JICA Study-in-Japan Fair in Laos>>
   IUJ is going to participate in the "Study-in-Japan Fair 2010"
   sponsored by the JICA Japan Center in six countries from June
   through November. The fairs will be held in Laos, Kazakhstan,
   Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Cambodia and Mongolia. The first fair will
   be in Laos:

   Date:       June 19 (Sat)
   Venue:      National University of Laos
               Vientiane, Lao PDR

   Organizer: Lao-Japan Human Resource Cooperation Center
              c/o National University of Laos, Dong Dok Campus,
              P.O.Box 7322, Vientiane, Lao PDR
              TEL +856-21-720156-57 / FAX +856-21-770267
              E-mail: ljcenter@...

   * Please let us know if you are coming to this fair!

   For inquiries, please contact:
      Office of Student Services (OSS)
      TEL +81-25-779-1116 / FAX +81-25-779-1180
      E-mail media@...


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                          Campus Personalities
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<<Messages to Graduating Students>>

                                               Mr. Masakatsu Mori
                                               President

   Congratulations and thanks to all the 2010 students for your great
   accomplishments at IUJ.

   I assumed my role as the president of IUJ only last October and
   regret that I have not been able to interact with some of you
   directly. However, I can see all of you have been working so hard
   and still enjoying campus life. I have discovered great assets every
   day at IUJ over the last six months. One of the greatest assets of
   IUJ is its global alumni network. Every one of you from so many
   countries has brought in your unique culture, custom, and language,
   and created a diverse and rich environment for studying and living
   at IUJ. I appreciate that you have added great value to IUJ.

   The relationships and knowledge you have built during your academic
   life on the campus will be the greatest asset in your future. I
   encourage you to keep maintaining your network and also to keep
   learning on top of the knowledge you have gained at IUJ.

   The way each one of you behaves and lives in the real world will
   create and enhance the brand value of IUJ. Please stay connected and
   visit your home, IUJ, anytime. I look forward to seeing you some-
   time, somewhere in the future. In the meantime, I wish each of you
   good health, a successful career and a great prosperous life.


                                   -*-


                            Dr. Takahiro Akita, Dean
                            Graduate School of International Relations
                            Graduate School of International Management

   I offer my warmest congratulations to all the members of the class
   of 2010 on your graduation. When I joined IUJ in 1985 as a member of
   GSIR's International Management Program faculty, approximately 20
   percent of IUJ's students were international students, representing
   merely 10 countries. But, now international students account for
   more than 80 percent, representing almost 50 countries. IUJ's
   student body itself is one of the most valuable sources of informa-
   tion for learning about and analyzing issues and problems in inter-
   national relations and management.

   You have spent two years with IUJ community members who come from
   different countries with different cultures, languages, and
   religions. I am sure your experience of living in such diversity has
   given you many opportunities to know each other, to learn about
   similarities and differences, and to develop understanding and
   respect for each other's values and beliefs.

   I believe your studies at IUJ and your experience of living on the
   IUJ campus among its people and in the surrounding environment have
   proven to be a very good training ground for the next chapter of
   your life.

   Finally, I would like to introduce one of my most favorite proverbs,
   which was composed by a famous feudal lord from Yonezawa city in
   the Edo period (Uesugi Yozan): "You can accomplish anything if you
   will do it. Nothing will be accomplished unless you do it. If some-
   thing was not accomplished, that is because you did not do it."

   I wish you all good health and happiness, very successful careers,
   and much prosperity.


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                           Academic Spotlights
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<<Featured Course>>
   "Public Management Information Systems" (GSIR elective course)
    by Dr. Hun Myoung Park
       Assistant Professor, Graduate School of International Relations

                                   -*-

   Public management information systems (PMIS) studies the ways that
   government information systems (GIS) and electronic government
   (e-government) are efficiently and effectively used nowadays to
   improve productivity, transparency, and governmenet accountability.

   Information systems consist of not only technologies but also people
   and organizations. The objective of this course is to help future
   public managers understand the fundamental concepts and technologic-
   al building blocks of information systems, recognize managerial
   issues and politics associated with using e-government, and develop
   an ability to manage information systems in the public sector. The
   course emphasizes both theoretical and practical aspects of inform-
   ation systems.

   At the end of semester, students should be able to:
   * Understand differences between public and private information
     systems
   * Understand key concepts and terminologies of information systems
   * Design and develop simple relational databases for specific
     applications
   * Acquire basic knowledge of HTML/XHTML and cascading style sheets
     (CSS)
   * Understand strategies of developing electronic government
   * Understand accessibility and usability of e-government
   * Understand managerial issues and politics of using e-government,
     and
   * Understand security and privacy issues of information systems.


                                   -*-


   Prof. Park received his doctoral degree in public policy from the
   Department of Political Science and the School of Public and Envi-
   ronmental Affairs (SPEA) at Indiana University in 2007. Before join-
   ing IUJ, he had been working for the UITS Center for Statistical and
   Mathematical Computing, Research Technologies, Indiana University
   for the past 8 years. His research interests include policy analysis
   & modeling, public management information systems (e-government),
   public & nonprofit management, and econometric data analysis.


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           Career Counselor's The World of the Job Interview
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The World of the Job Interview: Part 4 - Panel Interview

   You walk into the interview room and find several people waiting for
   you. You are the lone interviewee facing several recruiters. After
   initial introductions (if you are lucky) you are asked to sit down
   across the table, maybe across the room from this group. Welcome to
   a panel interview.

   With you in the interview may be 2, 3 or up to 5 interviewers. Some
   actively talk, others may only watch and observe. If you were lucky
   enough to receive proper introductions you may have a clue as to who
   everyone is, who is the senior person, who is most junior, and who
   is the possible decision maker(s). This is important to know because
   you need to know who to listen most carefully to, where your eye
   contact should go most often, and whose question to field first if
   two are asked simultaneously.

   Sometimes, though, you are not so lucky. Either no introductions are
   made, or only a few of the key interviewers share their role with
   you. In this case, your perceptions and observations of the panel-
   ists themselves become key in understanding how things should play
   out in the interview. This style is much more prevalent in Japan
   than the West, but certainly not uncommon in the USA and Europe.

   The best advice about getting through a Panel Interview is to give
   everyone your attention; everyone needs your eye contact and to feel
   some connection with you. Usually, at least in IUJ's experience, the
   older person in the room probably has seniority so should get a bit
   more of your energy. That person may NOT be the one asking questions
   though. Here is one example of a Panel Interview that caught
   students by surprise: the main interviewer, a younger lady, was ask-
   ing the most questions and actually had the decision making power.
   The more senior man in the room would interrupt her questions with
   often surprising or unrelated questions to what was going on in the
   interview. The ones that passed the interview successfully would
   address the senior questioner with an brief answer, then turn his/
   her attention quickly back to the main interviewer to be sure the
   question was properly answered. This was a juggling act necessary to
   "win" the moment.

   So don't get flustered, stay tuned into the main questions being
   asked, and share your attention panel-wide. Most of all, try to
   develop some kind of relationship with everyone in the room, without
   leaving any uninvolved or isolated. Though if someone is sitting
   silently in the corner of the room without actively participating,
   you may have a different challenge on your hands. To avoid this,
   introduce yourself to everyone in the room at the beginning of the
   session if you can. If not permitted, you might just have to go with
   the flow and guess as to why the person is there.

   Try not to feel too lonely, or attacked.  After all, they all just
   want to get to know you!


You can view the Career Counseling & Services page at:
http://www.iuj.ac.jp/career/


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                            News and Topics
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<<IUJ Graduation Ceremony for Class of 2010 Held>>
   IUJ's MA and MBA Graduation Ceremony for 2010 was held on a very hot
   Friday, June 25. 134 students, 84 from the Graduate School of Inter-
   national Relations and 50 from the MBA Program of the Graduate
   School of International Management, received Master's degrees. IUJ
   now has 2,888 graduates from all over the globe.

   To read the full story, please go to:
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/news/index_news.cfm?NewsID=0969


<<IUJ Continues hosting the Japan-IMF Scholarship Program for Asia>>
   The International University of Japan (IUJ) is pleased to announce
   that IUJ has again been selected to host the Japan-IMF Scholarship
   Program for Asia (JISPA) starting in September 2011. IUJ has been
   hosting the IMF's JISPA program since 2001, and we are very happy
   that the quality of our program has once again been highly evaluated
   by IMF.

   To read more, please access:
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/news/index_news.cfm?NewsID=0950


<<Paper by IUJ Faculty in SSRN's Top Ten Download List>>
   A paper by Dr. Jay R. Rajasekera of IUJ, "Crisis Management in
   Social Media and Digital Age: Recall Problem and Challenges to
   Toyota," was recently listed on the Top Ten download list for CGN:
   General Management (Topic) by the Social Science Research Network
   (SSRN). His paper was downloaded 27 times and viewed 83 times in
   just 3 weeks since May 8th.

   The abstract and download statistics for his paper can be accessed
   here:
   http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1603027

   To read the full paper, please go to the SSRN site or the IUJ Home-
   page.
   SSRN site:
     http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1603027
   IUJ Homepage:
     http://www.iuj.ac.jp/news/index_news.cfm?NewsID=0946

   SSRN's Top Ten list can be viewed at:
    
http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/topten/topTenResults.cfm?groupingId=1344877&netorjrn\
l=jrnl


<<Paper Accepted for Presentation at Global Marketing Conference>>
   It is our great pleasure to announce that a paper jointly written by
   two IUJ students and their Marketing Strategy professor has been
   accepted for presentation at the The 2010 Global Marketing Confer-
   ence to be held September 9-12 at Ryutsu Keizai University in Tokyo,
   Japan. The co-authors of the paper are Mr. Jeevan Madhusaka
   Premasara, Ebiz2010, Mr. Joshua Smith Glen, MBA2010, and Prof. Adam
   Acar Kitaoka, a visiting professor of marketing at IUJ. The title of
   their paper is "Cultural Implications of Marketing Strategy
   Decisions in Asia.�h

   To read the abstract of the paper and comments by the authors,
   please go to:
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/news/index_news.cfm?NewsID=0957


<<E-Biz and MBA Class Visits Leading Precision Plastic Company>>
   Hakkai Creates (HC)is a leading-edge precision plastic manufacturing
   company located in Niigata, Japan. Its current President, Akihiko
   Seki, is an IUJ alumni, MBA 1998.

   On May 11, 2010, about 35 students taking Professor Jay Rajasekera's
   class on IT Strategy and Policy Planning visited HC's main factory,
   which is only about 10 KM from IUJ.

   To read the full story, please access:
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/news/index_news.cfm?NewsID=0955


<<IUJ Students Exploring How Toyota Uses IT as a Business Strategy>>
   Students of the IT Strategy & Policy Planning Class participated in
   a TOYOTA Motor Corporation industrial tour along with GSIM Professor
   Jay Rajasekera on the 4th and 5th of June 2010. This particular
   field trip is one of the most sought after by students out of all
   IUJ's management course curriculum. The objective of this field trip
   was to witness how TOYOTA's Information Technology strategy and
   policy is assisting production systems and operations to realize
   TOYOTA's world renowned business strategy - "The TOYOTA way".

   To learn more about this field trip, please go to:
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/news/index_news.cfm?NewsID=0965


<<New Issue of GSIR Working Paper Series>>
   A new issue of the GSIR Working Papers has been published:

    "Gross Worker Flows and Unemployment Dynamics in Japan"
     (Economic Analysis & Policy Series)

     by Ching-Yang Lin, IUJ
        Hiroaki Miyamoto, IUJ

   The PDF version of this working paper is available online at:
   http://gsir.iuj.ac.jp/publications/pdf/EAP10-3.pdf

                                  -*-

    "A Structural Estimation of the Effects of Spousal Tax Deduction
     and Social Security Systems on the Labor Supply of Japanese
     Married Women"
     (Economic Analysis & Policy Series)

     by Shingo Takahashi, IUJ

   The PDF version of this working paper is available online at:
   http://gsir.iuj.ac.jp/publications/pdf/EAP10-4.pdf


<<Admissions Schedule for 2011>>
   FOR THOSE APPLYING WITHIN JAPAN
   ===============================
    [GSIR: MA in International Relations, International Development,
           Economics, International Peace Studies, & Public Management]
                  Application
                  Deadline        Exam*           Results Announced
     1st intake   Nov. 10         Nov. 24         Dec. 6
     2nd intake   Jan. 24, 2011   Feb. 8          Feb. 21
     3rd intake   Mar. 28         Apr. 16         Apr. 25
     4th intake   Apr. 25         May 18          May 30

     * Interview in English on campus

    [GSIM: MBA and Master of E-biz Management]
                  Application
                  Deadline        Exam**          Results Announced
     1st intake   Nov. 19         Dec. 3          Dec. 14
     2nd intake   Feb. 10, 2011   Feb. 26         Mar. 8
     3rd intake   Apr. 1          Apr. 15         Apr. 26
     4th intake   May 27          June 10         June 23

     ** Institutional TOEFL and interview in English at the IUJ Tokyo
        Office


   FOR THOSE APPLYING FROM OUTSIDE OF JAPAN
   ========================================
    [GSIR: MA in International Relations, International Development,
           Economics, International Peace Studies, & Public Management]
                  Application
                  Deadline          Results Announced
     1st intake   Feb. 18, 2011     Mar. 16
     2nd intake   Apr.  1           Apr. 27

    [GSIM: MBA and Master of E-biz Management]
                  Application
                  Deadline          Results Announced
     1st intake   Feb. 4, 2011      Mar. 8
     2nd intake   Mar. 25           Apr. 26

   * Online applications will be available in September 2010.
     http://www.iuj.ac.jp/admis/online/


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                        Upcoming Event Information
                            July - August 2010
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(IUJ Info Sessions)
<<Information Sessions at IUJ's Tokyo Office>>
   Dates:   Fri, July  9, 7:00-9:00pm
            Sat, July 10, 2:00-5:00pm
   Venue:   IUJ Tokyo Office
            Harks Roppongi Bldg. 2F, 6-15-21 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo
            TEL +81-3-5770-1711 / FAX +81-3-5770-1725
            Access map:  http://www.iuj.ac.jp/about/tokyo_office/
   Program: * Overview of the University and Graduate Schools
            * Explanation about 2011 Admissions and Scholarships
            * Experiences of IUJ alumni and/or current students
            * Q & A

   For details and registration, please access:
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/events/index_events.cfm?EventID=1515
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/events/index_events.cfm?EventID=1512

   For inquiries, please contact:
      Office of Student Services (OSS)
      TEL +81-25-779-1104 / FAX +81-25-779-1180
      E-mail contact@...


<<Alumni To Hold Info Sessions All Over the Globe>>
   In July 2010, IUJ information sessions hosted by alumni will be held
   in the following 14 cities worldwide:

   Country          City
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   Bangladesh       Dhaka
   Cambodia         Phnom Penh
   China            Chongqing
   Egypt            Cairo
   Kenya            Nairobi
   Laos             Vientiane
   Malaysia         Kuala Lumpur
   Myanmar          Yangon
   Philippines      Manila
   Russia           Moscow
   Thailand         Bangkok
   Turkey           Istanbul
   Uzbekistan       Tashkent
   Vietnam          Hanoi

   For details and updates, please access:
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/web/iuj_section.cfm?category=0206#alumni

   Please come learn about IUJ directly from its alumni members!

   For inquiries about the info sessions, please send an email to:
   info@...


<<Open Campus featuring "Intensive English Program">>
   Date:    August 3 (Tue)
   Time:    10:30 am - 4:00 pm
   Program: IEP class observation: "Oral Communications Skills"
            Campus tour
            IUJ and IEP overview
            Q&A

   IUJ's Intensive English Program (IEP) is highly regarded for its
   practical training and experienced instructors!  Please take this
   open campus opportunity to experience this unique program.

   To apply for this event, please submit an application form by July
   27 through the "Information Sessions and Open Campuses" site at:
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/events/index_events.cfm?EventID=1566

   To learn more about the IEP, please access:
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/iep/


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(External Event)
<<The Annual AJET Tokyo Orientation Information Fair>>
   Date:  Monday, July 26, 2010
   Time:  10AM-6PM
   Venue: Ohgi Room
          Keio Plaza Hotel
          2-2-1 Nishi Shinjuku
          Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-8330
          TEL 03-3344-0111 / FAX 03-3345-8269
          Website: www.keioplaza.com

   * Please let us know if you are coming to this fair!

   For inquiries, please contact:
      Office of Student Services (OSS)
      TEL +81-25-779-1116 / FAX +81-25-779-1180
      E-mail media@...


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                          Campus Personalities
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<<2010 Valedictory Speeches>>
   On Friday, June 25, IUJ's 2010 Graduation was held. Valedictorians
   for GSIR and the MBA Program in GSIM delivered the following
   speeches.

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                                       Mr. Prabhat Barnwal (India)
                                       Valedictorian, IDP Class of 2010

   Distinguished guests, faculty and staff, family and friends, ladies
   and gentlemen, good morning. To the GSIR Class of 2010, I am humbled
   by this privilege to represent you on this momentous occasion.

   Before anything else, please allow me to thank some people who have
   ensured that my two years at GSIR pass productively and smoothly. To
   Matsushita International Foundation, my most heartfelt gratitude
   for conferring me with the scholarship to study at IUJ. Taguchi-san
   and Kawamoto-san, thank you for being so nice and caring. I am
   definitely going to miss MIF. To my family - today I stand here only
   because of my mother's sacrifice and hard work, my late grand-
   father's guidance and my brothers' love and care. Thank you.

   A Japanese proverb says- Better than a thousand days of diligent
   study is one day with a great teacher. We are really fortunate to
   have this opportunity to learn under the guidance of the GSIR
   faculty. Particularly, I am highly grateful to my supervisor and
   mentor Prof. Koji Kotani, Professor, your rigorous guidance opti-
   mized my efforts in everything including my thesis. As with many of
   you, there were many endogenous as well as exogenous stochastic
   shocks, and Prof. Kotani was always there as a robust support and
   saved me from walking randomly. Thank you very much Prof. Kotani.
   Prof. Mangyo, for extending his help whenever I needed it. Prof.
   Kakinaka, for sharing his knowledge and life experiences. Thank you
   Prof. Oh Jinhwan for being so friendly and supportive in the class-
   room as well as outside. I also thank you all for your valuable time
   in writing letters of recommendation for me.

   I have had several TA and RA positions in the second year and in
   addition to the already-mentioned GSIR faculty, I would like to
   thank Prof. Suzuki and Prof. Takahashi from GSIM in the same way. I
   would also like to thank Prof. Miyamoto and Prof. Lin for their
   guidance regarding further studies. Finally, I would like to thank
   all the other faculty members in GSIR and GSIM, from whom I took
   advice or suggestions. In one sentence, you all have inspired me so
   far that I have decided to choose research and academics as my ulti-
   mate career. Thank you very much!

   To the JLP faculty members, domo arigatou gozaimasu for teaching us
   the most difficult language in the simplest possible way. Murphy
   sensei - for helping me in the preparation for the GRE. I am grate-
   ful to MLIC for providing me an opportunity to contribute to IUJ as
   an MLIC assistant. Thank you Kojima-san, Nakajima-san and Watanabe-
   san. In addition to the faculty, the IUJ administration, especially
   President Mori, Gretchen san, Sakai-san and Komiyama-san have not
   left any stone unturned in making our two years at IUJ as smooth as
   possible. On behalf of the class of 2010, I sincerely thank you for
   all the cooperation and care we have received.

   The value of life is not made up of number of years spent but it is
   simply a summation of number of memorable moments we have lived.
   That sense of achievement when we passed high school, the excitement
   when we got our dream job or that mixed feeling of romance and fear
   before our first kiss, will form the picture of life we will carry
   forever. My friends, this day also brings one such memorable moment
   which transpires our efforts and hard work of two years and brings a
   joy of accomplishment. Congratulations to you all for adding one
   more such moment in your life!

   I would like to talk about some of the most important lessons I
   learned and practiced at IUJ.

   PERSEVERANCE.  As the great inventor  once said success is 1%
   inspiration and 99% perspiration. One must persevere to achieve
   one's goals in life. Reaching to where I am now did not come so got
   easy. In fact, in my very first exam for Basic Japanese entrance, I
   a big fat egg, i.e. zero out of 100. But with perseverance, in my
   case, 4 consecutive courses in Japanese language later, that means
   attending 8AM classes, quizzes and exams, I somehow survived. My
   Japanese may be far from perfect but with continued perseverance I
   might become master of it one day.  The same is true for the whole
   MA program and this day has come after going through the rigor of
   the courses, carrying books as heavy as you from the library,
   stressful examinations, writing 5,000 word-long term papers and
   surviving those deadly surprise quizzes. This is the perseverance we
   believed in and practised.

   VALUE OF TIME. " No one else can tell you about it better than an IR
   student, who had to write his thesis, prepare one presentation,
   draft 2 class term papers while preparing for final examinations and
   working on job and PhD applications." On top of it, some of us had
   taken up arubaitos as TAs, RAs, MLIC assistants or with UMEX. More-
   over, we never failed to enjoy those Friday nights at CNP, the
   never-ending series of BBQ parties, IUJ Olympics and Open Day
   because that is simply not the spirit of IUJ. With GCF and other
   clubs, we shared the grief of Michael Jackson's death and we also
   worked for Haiti relief and the Arms down campaign. Yes, we did it
   all under such tight schedules and we did it so well.

   FRIENDSHIP. Could you ever forget those long and gloomy winters here
   with snow rising well beyond your height? Is it not hard to believe
   that we spent two years of our youth here in such an isolated place
   with no good means for recreation in a radius of 20 km? At times,
   it was fraught with loneliness - pining for our families and friends
   back home.  And so, all credit for our survival here goes to our
   beloved friends, that laughter in the dorm kitchen and lounge, that
   60 yen coffee in front of vendo and those sporty evenings in the
   gym. Believe me, despite Facebook, skype and yahoo messenger, this
   journey would not have been possible without our great friends. And
   to my great friends, in no particular order, Jean, Dahlia, Shashank,
   Akio, Hang, Origil, Linlin, GCF team Stanley, Sophi, Anki, Mike, all
   the members of our Olympic team "Random Walks", IRC and friends from
   the Indian community, thank you very much for the great time we had
   together. Darrel and Rosty, for all of your support in all our
   assignments, exams and projects and the constant encouragement? I
   feel blessed to have you as my friends.

   DIVERSITY. As my good friend Stanley recently pointed out, the
   diversity we come across because of different passports is just a
   surface one. Living together with people from about 40 countries
   teaches us something deeper - that there exists an underlying and
   more important diversity of individuals. And, understanding this
   diversity within diversity makes this IUJ experience a remarkable
   and memorable lesson for life.

   I am sure you all must be finding these lessons significantly over-
   lapping with yours.

   There is a quote in the Sanskrit language from one of the ancient
   Indian scriptures, which says;
      "na chaurharyam, na rajyaharyam,  na bhratibhajyam,
       na cha bharekari vyaye krite vardhat ev nityam,
       vidyadhanam sarvadhanam pradhanam"

   It says that the wealth that cannot be stolen, neither abducted by
   state, nor can be divided amongst brothers, neither it is burdensome
   to carry, The wealth that increases by giving, that wealth is know-
   ledge and is supreme of all possessions.

   So, the class of 2010, once again congratulations to all of you for
   acquiring the supreme wealth that is knowledge, for believing and
   practicing those important lessons and adding one more such moment
   in your life.

   As the Japanese proverb: "katte kabuto no o o shimeyo" says one
   victory is just a temporary reprieve and we should tighten our
   helmet soon like a samurai as life is a continuous series of
   battles. The MA degree from IUJ will open doors to more opportunity
   but also to new challenges. Let us all be ready and try to excel in
   everything we do. Let's make our alma mater IUJ proud with our
   achievements. Let us make our life full of memorable moments. And
   let us realize the dreams of the people who believe in us.



                                   -*-


                                       Mr. William Rimbun (Indonesia)
                                       Valedictorian, MBA Class of 2010

   A very good morning to Chairman Kobayashi, President Mori, Deans,
   faculty members and staff, guests, fellow graduates and beloved
   family members.

   Life is like a marathon race. It is populated by 3 distinct types of
   runners. First, there are those that are not going anywhere and are
   found sitting by the side, watching others get on. Second, there are
   those that are also going along just because they fear to be left
   behind and want to be seen as also going somewhere. Lastly, there
   are those who are in the race that have a clear purpose to reach
   their destination. We are privileged to be the ones with a purpose,
   who have a goal in mind and are determined to reach it and claim the
   prize at the end of our pursuit. Two years ago, we came to Japan and
   started our marathon race at IUJ with a clear purpose and we are
   here today to celebrate our accomplishment of reaching the finish
   line. Congratulations to all the GSIR and GSIM graduates, Class of
   2010!

   Time flies like an arrow. Over the past 2 years at IUJ, I have met
   many people who have helped me in various ways, so that I can become
   what I am today. I would like to take this opportunity to express my
   heartfelt gratitude to these special ones.

   The first persons that I would like to thank are my parents, who
   have been continuously supporting me both spiritually and financial-
   ly. I am also very grateful to the Matsushita International Founda-
   tion (MIF) for funding my study at IUJ over the last 2 years. MIF
   has given me not only a scholarship, but a precious experience that
   has changed my life. Specifically, I am grateful to Taguchi-san,
   Sato-san, and Kawamoto-san from MIF who have taken great care of me
   and other fellow MIF scholars (Karthik, Amreen, Long, Prabhat, Oogi,
   Dahlia and Mei). I really cherished the time we had together during
   our Tokyo and Kansai trip.

   Life at IUJ over the past two years have been very fruitful, thanks
   to many friends that gave me laughter and joy. A big thank you must
   go to GSO-EC, GFO and also the Graduation Committee for organizing
   many memorable events that made my life so colorful at IUJ, from the
   IUJ Open Day, IUJ Ski Day, IUJ Olympics, to the Graduation Party
   last week. I am thankful to all my classmates from Japan: Eiichi,
   Ryosuke, Ken, Katsushi, Hide, Saori, and Tomi who have been very
   kind to offer me help whenever I need Japanese translations. I am
   thankful to my kind neighbour, Karn, who always gave me snacks late
   in the night, and to Abhishek and Desieree, who have been great
   motivators for preparing for the CFA exam. A big thanks to RRJA
   cooking members for making the best moments of my IUJ life. And
   also, thanks to Kojima-san and Ikarashi-san for taking great care of
   me during my part-time work in the library and to all the Library
   Student Assistants (Mei, Desieree, Rara, Gupta, Abhishek, Sophie,
   Mike, Anki, Rin, Nikhil, and Nimantha), thanks for accommodating my
   last minute shift change requests. To all fellow Platform members
   (Ankit, Karthik, Amreen, Long, Phuong, Oscar, Nurzat) and to all my
   friends who have worked with me in group projects, thank you so
   much. I learned a lot and really enjoyed working with you all.

   I am also grateful to the professors who have inspired me over the
   past two years. Thank you Professor Jay for showing us many useful
   excel tricks, thank you Professor Wakayama for introducing important
   Strategy frameworks, thank you Professor Ozcan for teaching us how
   to write a marketing plan, thank you Professor Yamazaki for guiding
   us to personal development, and thank you Professor Takahashi for
   introducing statistics and corporate finance concepts. Special
   thanks to Professor Mori, Professor Lee, Kimura-sensei and Fujimura-
   sensei. Professor Mori has provided great guidance for the thesis
   and inspired me through his teaching, while Professor Lee has made
   learning Finance very interesting. Kimura-sensei and Fujimura-
   sensei, thanks for teaching me Japanese language. Thank you, profes-
   sors.

   Last but not least, I would like to thank Gretchen for landing me an
   internship offer last year and for her continuous support in job
   hunting; and to all IUJ staff, thank you for making my life so
   comfortable here.

   We have now reached our finish line in the marathon race. We will
   start our next marathon race soon. Remember, what matters the most
   is not the finish line, but what really matters is the process that
   we will go through, the new friends that we will meet, and the
   moment of togetherness that will remain deep inside our heart. I
   have spent every day with you all for the past 2 years and I have
   seen the best of all of you. Whatever race you take, I know you will
   all do it well. I wish you all the best in your next marathon race.
   I am sure we will meet again sometime someday. "We only part to meet
   again". Thank you and God Bless You.


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                          Alumni Spotlights
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<<After IUJ>>
   We are pleased to feature Mr. Flavio Souza, introducing a new online
   community, "GreenITers.com."


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                                        Mr. Flavio Souza (Brazil)
                                        E-biz Class of 2003
                                        MBA Class of 2006
                                        Fullcircle Innovations KK

   Advances in green technology are critical to combating climate
   change and making a more eco-friendly society.

   As with all technology it is people with the passion to make it
   progress that make the biggest contribution, and in the case of
   greener technological solutions there are many individuals, both
   expert and amateur alike, who want a community where they can dis-
   cuss ideas and improve green technology.

   GreenITers provides such an online community, where everyone from
   top academics to the average person with an interest in preserving
   the planet through eco-friendly technology, can get together online
   and share ideas, new gadgets, scientific news and breakthroughs.

   It is free, fast and easy to join GreenITers and as a member, people
   can join groups. Existing groups cover topics such as solar power,
   wind energy, ocean wave power Electric Vehicles, Green IT, Green
   Building, biofuel, Nature Protection, Climate Change and Green
   Innovations. These are great areas to post images, videos, discuss
   ideas and collaborate on projects.

   Other features include a news share, photo library, and blog.
   Whether members are interested in green motoring technology or solar
   powered gadget re-chargers, or even how to generate energy from
   trees, this is a great place to whet your appetite, and work with or
   read posts from other GreenITer members.

   It is going to take a global team effort to have an impact on
   climate change, and GreenITers.com provides a place where global
   green like-minded individuals can come together and progress into
   real clean technology solutions to the world.

   GreenITers.com motto:
   GreenITers are for people who want to "Green it!" the world we are
   living in via clean technology.

   Join us at http://www.GreenITers.com


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           Career Counselor's The World of the Job Interview
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The World of the Job Interview: Part 6 - Group Interview

   Last month I introduce the idea of having more than one interviewer
   in the room with you. What happens when there are also more than one
   interviewees? A Group Interview! Often there are 2-3 from the
   company/organization meeting with 3-6 candidates in a typical Group
   Interview. The dynamics that happen are fascinating. Special inter-
   view skills are needed to get through these. Mainly, you need to be
   able to introduce yourself quickly and efficiently (which are a bit
   different), and to state your case for why you should be hired and
   not the others in a way that focuses on YOU, without putting down
   the others. You need to show both self confidence AND respect for
   the others being interviewed.  You must stand out without dominating
   the session. Easy? NO!

   The same techniques for engaging the interviewers apply. But so too
   must your attention be respectfully given to the other candidates
   without losing your focus. Take talking points with you (things you
   want to be sure you say before the end of the interview). Practice
   your self introduction to be under 2 minutes (quickly) and complete
   with information relevant to the company/organization and position
   (efficiently). Listen thoughtfully to the others; don't look bored
   or distracted.

   Sometimes in a group interview, the panel of interviewers not only
   asks you to introduce yourself and your appropriateness for the job,
   or to outline your project proposal, but they may ask the group of
   candidates to role play. They may give you a scenario and a question
   to try to answer, as a group within a deadline. Here they probably
   are seeing your leadership skills, communication skills, and how
   you function in an awkward, possibly stressful situation. Try to
   take the leadership role, but without stomping on other's toes or
   dignity. Engage everyone, but try to draw the conclusions. Take
   notes, manage the time, and summarize findings every now and then.

   Group interviews are not only about YOUR candidacy but how you are
   positioned among your peers. Clear communications and mutual respect
   will get you through.



You can view the Career Counseling & Services page at:
http://www.iuj.ac.jp/career/


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   -- News and Topics
   -- Upcoming Event Information
   -- Campus Personalities
   -- Academic Spotlights
   -- Career Counselor's The World of the Job Interview
   -- Announcement for Next Issue

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                            News and Topics
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<<2010 Annual Reception Held>>
   An IUJ annual alumni reunion was held on July 2. Mr. Viswa Ranjand
   Ghosh, IR Class of 1992, submitted the following report:

   The July 2nd event saw a coming together of nearly 85 alumni,
   faculty, invited guests and few of our spouses. The event was held
   at the prestigious Foreign Correspondents Club of Japan (FCCJ) in
   Tokyo. The event was organized to serve a number of purposes,
   namely:

   1. Fund raising for our alma mater and the alumni fund (there were
      gene-rous donations amounting to 198,000 Yen to the THANKS FUND &
      an additional 192,000 Yen to the alumni fund); and
   2. Networking across alumni for advancing career and business deve-
      lopment:

   Entertainment and knowledge sharing

   July 2nd was chosen close to the June 25th graduation date so that
   new grads could get an opportunity to meet the alumni, especially
   those who would be leaving Japan and returning to distant lands. The
   gathering saw about 10 new grads & students joining the event.

   That our new IUJ President, Mr. Mori, has started introducing winds
   of change was evident during the July 2nd event. He made a presenta-
   tion on his vision for our alma mater. He was joined by the Chairman
   and Vice-Chairman of the IUJ Board of Trustees, Mr. Kobayashi and
   Mr. Miyahara, and Board of Trustees member, Mr. Kitashiro. Their
   very presence sent a powerful message to all alumni which is that we
   alumni MUST step forward to take our alma mater to greater heights.

   Our Chief Guest, Mr. Obata (Senior partner of Egon Zhender) present-
   ed his thoughts and experiences of Japanese companies that are
   attempting to globalize their management and operations. This was
   very thought-provoking.

   During dinner Rex Angeles and his team of a pianist and a cellist
   entertained us with Jazz, Blues and ballads.

   Thanks to alumni Takai-san, Inagaki-san, Kataoka-san, Gretchen and
   Viswa, and many others who helped in various ways to make this a
   successful alumni networking event. And, of course, our heartfelt
   thanks to the FCCJ and its staff for supporting us throughout.

   We look forward to a bigger and better one in 2011.


<<Library Website Renewed>>
   The Matsushita Library & Information Center (MLIC) has renewed its
   website in order to make it easier to navigate the site and find
   necessary information.
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/library/

   The new site has four main menus; "Find Information," "Library
   Services," "Library Information," and "News & Events."

   For details, please access:
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/news/index_news.cfm?NewsID=0971


<<Admissions Schedule for 2011>>
   FOR THOSE APPLYING WITHIN JAPAN
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    [GSIR: MA in International Relations, International Development,
           Economics, International Peace Studies, & Public Management]
                  Application
                  Deadline        Exam*           Results Announced
     1st intake   Nov. 10         Nov. 24         Dec. 6
     2nd intake   Jan. 24, 2011   Feb. 8          Feb. 21
     3rd intake   Mar. 28         Apr. 16         Apr. 25
     4th intake   Apr. 25         May 18          May 30

     * Interview in English on campus

    [GSIM: MBA and Master of E-biz Management]
                  Application
                  Deadline        Exam**          Results Announced
     1st intake   Nov. 19         Dec. 3          Dec. 14
     2nd intake   Feb. 10, 2011   Feb. 26         Mar. 8
     3rd intake   Apr. 1          Apr. 15         Apr. 26
     4th intake   May 27          June 10         June 23

     ** Institutional TOEFL and interview in English at the IUJ Tokyo
        Office


   FOR THOSE APPLYING FROM OUTSIDE OF JAPAN
   ========================================
    [GSIR: MA in International Relations, International Development,
           Economics, International Peace Studies, & Public Management]
                  Application
                  Deadline          Results Announced
     1st intake   Feb. 18, 2011     Mar. 16
     2nd intake   Apr.  1           Apr. 27

    [GSIM: MBA and Master of E-biz Management]
                  Application
                  Deadline          Results Announced
     1st intake   Feb. 4, 2011      Mar. 8
     2nd intake   Mar. 25           Apr. 26

   * Online applications will be available in September 2010.
     http://www.iuj.ac.jp/admis/online/


<<New Issue of GSIM Working Paper Series>>
   A new issue of the GSIM Working Papers has been published:

    "Impact of learning styles on learning-skill development in higher
     education"

     by Yoshitaka Yamazaki, Professor, GSIM, IUJ

   The PDF version of this working paper is available online at:
   http://gsim.iuj.ac.jp/content/en/node/50


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                        Upcoming Event Information
                          August - September 2010
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(IUJ Events)
<<Graduation Ceremony for E-biz Class of 2010>>
   Date:          August 26 (Thu)
   Time:          10:30-11:30 am
   Venue:         IUJ MLIC-3F Hall
   Guest Speaker: Mr. Shinichi Tonomura
                  Managing Director
                  Headstrong Inc.

   The twenty-three graduating students are from the following 10 count-
   ries; Bangladesh, Fiji, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Mongolia,
   Senegal, Sri Lanka, and Thailand.

   If you are interested in visiting our campus on this occasion,
   please let us know by Thursday, August 19:

      Office of Student Services (OSS)
      TEL +81-25-779-1104 / FAX +81-25-779-1180
      E-mail contact@...


                                  -*-


(IUJ Info Sessions)
<<Information Sessions at IUJ's Tokyo Office>>
   Dates:   Fri, September 10, 7:00-9:00pm
            Sat, September 11, 2:00-5:00pm
   Venue:   IUJ Tokyo Office
            Harks Roppongi Bldg. 2F, 6-15-21 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo
            TEL +81-3-5770-1711 / FAX +81-3-5770-1725
            Access map:  http://www.iuj.ac.jp/about/tokyo_office/
   Program: * Overview of the University and Graduate Schools
            * Explanation about 2011 Admissions and Scholarships
            * Experiences of IUJ alumni and/or current students
            * Q & A

   For details and registration, please access:
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/events/index_events.cfm?EventID=1581
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/events/index_events.cfm?EventID=1578

   For inquiries, please contact:
      Office of Student Services (OSS)
      TEL +81-25-779-1104 / FAX +81-25-779-1180
      E-mail contact@...


                                  -*-


(External Event)
<<JICA Study-in-Japan Fair>>
   IUJ is going to participate in the "Study-in-Japan Fair 2010"
   sponsored by the JICA Japan Center in two countries in September
   2010.

   KAZAKHSTAN
     Date:       September 18(Sat)
     Venue:      Kazakh Economics University
                 Zhandosov str., 55, Almaty, 050035 Almaty, Kazakhstan

   UZBEKISTAN
     Date:       September 21(Tue)
     Venue:      International Business Center
                 107-B, Amir Temur Street, Tashkent 700084
                 Republic of Uzbekistan


   * Please let us know if you are coming to these fairs!

   For inquiries, please contact:
      Office of Student Services (OSS)
      TEL +81-25-779-1116 / FAX +81-25-779-1180
      E-mail media@...


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                          Campus Personalities
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<<Internship Reports Part I>>
   This summer again many students are experiencing internships to
   develop their future careers and build networks in their chosen
   fields. We are happy to have Ms. Elena Lvovna Kim introduce her
   internship experience at UNOCHA.

                                  -*-

                                      Ms. Elena Lvovna Kim (Uzbekistan)
                                      IRP Class of 2011
                                      Interning at: UNOCHA

   A cup of black coffee in a rush, and a Mukogawadanchi-Mae, Iwaya
   morning train at 07:21 -- this is the way my days begin since June
   28. I arrived in Japan in September 2009 to pursue my studies in
   International Relations. Having had 9 months of active academic life
   at IUJ, I have recently turned a new fascinating page of Japan with
   colourful pictures, interesting people and new rules. A three-month
   internship in the UN OCHA (United Nations, Office for the Coordina-
   tion of Humanitarian Affairs) ReliefWeb was proposed to me by
   Gretchen Shinoda, Director of the Career Counselling and Services of
   International University of Japan, and being very interested in
   humanitarian diplomacy and humanitarian actions, I gladly accepted
   this unique opportunity.

   This internship allows me to discover UN OCHA ReliefWeb and its
   activities such as to do research on specific countries and emergen-
   cies, analyze information gaps in order to update and extend the
   coverage of ReliefWeb, assist in researching and updating Profes-
   sional Resources, Policy & Issues and Country Background sections
   etc. UN OCHA ReliefWeb in Japan is located in Kobe which is in the
   Kansai area and I with pleasure explore the beautiful and charming
   cities of Nara, Kyoto and Osaka.

   I am happy that I can combine these two chances to work for a very
   desirable agency and to travel around the Kansai region.

   I strongly believe that combining my academic knowledge from IUJ's
   International Relations Program and UN OCHA ReliefWeb summer intern-
   ship will further develop my professional skills, and will open new
   horizons for my future career.


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                          Alumni Spotlights
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<<After IUJ>>
   We are happy to introduce Mr. Laxman Perera, who is contributing to
   the development of his country, Sri Lanka, through his work at the
   UN-HABITAT.


                                  -*-

                         Mr. Laxman Perera (Sri Lanka)
                         IR Class of 1992
                         The United Nations Human Settlements Programme
                         (UN-HABITAT)

   Q. Please share your IUJ experience with us.
   A. IUJ is a wonderful university. It is unique. To me it was not
      just an academic institution for post-graduate studies. It was a
      place with enormous opportunities to develop my skills, develop
      networks, and interact with different people with different
      cultures and values. My two years at IUJ was the best time I ever
      had so far in my life. It was really a blend os studies, fun,
      cooking, and sports and not to forget a bit of "arubaito".

   Q. How did IUJ  help you with your career?
   A. Of course academic work helped to develop my skills and enhance
      my knowledge. I had enough space for discussions with the staff
      including visiting Professors who had an enormous wealth of know-
      ledge on their own industry.  Besides formal academic work, I had
      a tremendous time sharing thoughts, career prospects, and aspira-
      tions among my colleagues. These two combinations helped to shape
      me being busy with enhancing skills and looking for avenues.

   Q. How did that career develop and how are you using your IUJ expe-
      rience now?
   A. Returning from IUJ, I continued to work in the civil service of
      the country and took senior management positions which focused on
      project management, specially donor coordination. I was able to
      deliver and achieve success in my career which helped me to join
      the United Nations Human Settlement programme, UN Habitat, as the
      Programme Manger for Sri Lanka.

      Studying IR and major in International management in IUJ helped
      me to bring a new dimension to my approach and to my working
      habits.

   Q. Please tell us about your current role and a bit about your
      organization.
   A. I work as the UN Habitat Programme Manger for Sri Lanka. UN
      Habitat, the United Nations Human Settlement Programme is the
      United Nations agency for human settlements. It is mandated by
      the UN General Assembly to promote socially and environmentally
      sustainable towns and cities with the goal of providing adequate
      shelter for all. UN Habitat has been operating in Sri Lanka over
      the last 25 years assisting the country to bring policy initiati-
      ves in the areas of urban development and governance, slum up-
      grading, housing and climate change. In the aftermath of the
      Tsunami disaster in Sri Lanka in 2004, UN Habitat was very active
      in reconstruction of houses and community infrastructure and
      constructed over 10,000 houses. Currently we are leading the
      shelter cluster and reconstructing over 4500 housing units for
      war-affected people with AusAid. As a technical agency we are
      currently facilitating the government's formulation of Climate
      Change Policy, National Housing Policy and an Urban sector policy
      framework.

   Q. Could you give advice or encouragement to those considering IUJ
      for graduate education?
   A. IUJ is a place with enormous opportunities for career develop-
      ment. IUJ provides a wonderful learning space and resources. IUJ
      has an advantage in being relatively small, focused on graduate
      education, and in having real global representation of students,
      which provide a solid platform to shape you to be a professional
      in a global context. What you need is to explore opportunities,
      be part of networks, interact with academics and enjoy Japanese
      life.


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           Career Counselor's The World of the Job Interview
----------------------------------------------------------------------
The World of the Job Interview: Part 6 - HR vs. Supervisor Interview

   Who you interview with often determines the nature of the interview.
   I have hinted at this in other parts of this series. HR folks often
   provide screening interviews on behalf of the position's supervisor.
   They want to know if you are likeable, cheerful and professional,
   and fit the company/organization. Can they recommend you to the
   Supervisor? This is if you meet them in the initial rounds. Some-
   times you meet the HR folks in 2nd or 3rd round interviews, and in
   these cases they are seeking to know your salary level and potential
   for future growth within the company/organization. They want to know
   where to position you salary-wise and where they can expect you to
   move on to later on so as to plan for future staffing needs wisely.

   The Supervisor rarely pays attention to those details. He/She wants
   to know if you can do a great job at the current position, and if he
   /she will enjoy working with you daily. So are you competent, can
   you learn and be coached, and will you fit nicely with his/her other
   supervisees? Mostly though, do you know your stuff!

   So be aware of the different motivations behind each interviewer and
   adapt your answers to give them what they need.


You can view the Career Counseling & Services page at:
http://www.iuj.ac.jp/career/


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      :::/ :::/   :::/     :::/    play on words as the sound "E" in
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                   International University of Japan
             (Published on the First Monday of Every Month)
                             September 2010
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=== Table of Contents ===================
   -- News and Topics
   -- Upcoming Event Information
   -- Campus Personalities
   -- Alumni Spotlights
   -- Career Counselor's The World of the Job Interview
   -- Announcement for Next Issue

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                            News and Topics
----------------------------------------------------------------------
<<Online Application Opens September 8>>
   IUJ's online application system will be activated as of September 8.
   Also, you can now request IUJ materials through our Homepage. Please
   access:
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/admis/


<<GSIR Welcomes Three New Faculty Members>>
   The Graduate School of International Relations (GSIR) welcomes 3 new
   faculty members as of September 1, 2010. Here are their brief bios:

   Dr. Jungbu Kim (Korea)
       Assistant Professor
       Ph.D. in Public Policy, Georgia Institute of Technology and
                               Georgia State University
       Courses to teach: "Environmental Policy"
                         "Public Policy Process"
                         "Public Finance and Budgeting"

   Dr. Naoko Kumagai (Japan)
       Assistant Professor
       Ph.D. in Political Science, Graduate Center of
                                   the City University of New York
       Courses to teach: "Essentials of International Relations"
                         "International Organizations"
                         "International Relations in the Asia-Pacific
                            Region"

   Dr. Yoshikuni Ono (Japan)
       Assistant Professor
       Ph.D. in Political Science, University of Michigan
       Courses to teach: "Comparative Politics"
                         "Comparative Analysis of Public Policy"
                         "Public Administration"


<<IUJ Alum Hosts TV Show>>
   Mr. Naresh Makhijani from India, MBA Class of 1993, has been busy as
   a consultant, public speaker, advisor, author, and now he is a TV
   show host in Jakarta! His business show is called, "Performance
   Transformation with Naresh Makhijani." See his YouTube promotional
   video clip here:
   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9w4TdTZRlo

   Here is a description of the show:

      ==========================================================
      Today's business world is fast changing and turbulent

      Changes caused by globalization and rapid innovation have
      created intense pressure on organizations (both Government
      and Private) to become high performers to survive and
      thrive in this global landscape. A lot has been written on
      how to become a high performance organization but most
      implementations of transformation initiatives fail.

      In this program, you will watch business leaders from
      Indonesia and overseas share their practical experiences
      and various management tools on how to become a high
      performance organization. Various management tools will
      be discussed, like Organization Transformation, Leadership
      Development, Strategy Planning, Balanced Scorecard,
      Office of Strategy management, Cost Management, Customer
      Relationship Management, Employee Engagement, Aligning
      HR to Strategy, etc.
      ==========================================================


<<Internship Results Remain Consistent in 2010>>
   With traditional internships being supplemented with new and excit-
   ing opportunities, the IUJ internship program for all degree
   students remains solid, a bragging right for IUJ.

   Again this year, we exceeded 100% placement rate for all active
   internship hunters: while one student unfortunately could not secure
   an opportunity, 2 students participated in 2 internships each!

   The key to securing an internship remains unchanged:
   1) An EARLY start in the process - some international investment
      banks, for example, begin the internship recruiting in September
      - 9 full months before the internship begins.
   2) Being proactive and working closely with the IUJ career coach -
      especially for UN-related internships, January is the time to be
      sending information out.

   The IUJ new career initiatives will create a more diverse pool of
   internships to select from in the Japan business sectors for 2011
   and beyond.

   A more detailed report will be released online shortly:
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/career/


<<New Issue of GSIR Working Paper Series>>
   New issues of the GSIR Working Papers have been published:

    "The Impact of the Global Economic Crisis on Cambodia"

     by Pisey Khin, IDP Class of 2010, and
        Ryuta Ray Kato, Professor, GSIR, IUJ


    "Monetary Policy and Yield Curve Dynamics in an Emerging Market:
     Sri Lankan Perspectives"

     by Mohamed Z. M. Aazim, National Graduate Institute for Policy
          Studies (GRIPS), and
        N. S. Cooray, Associate Professor, GSIR, IUJ

   The PDF version of these working papers is available online at:
   http://gsir.iuj.ac.jp/publications/index.cfm


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                        Upcoming Event Information
                         September - October 2010
----------------------------------------------------------------------
(IUJ Info Sessions)
<<Information Sessions at IUJ's Tokyo Office>>
   Dates:   Fri, September 10, 7:00-9:00pm
            Sat, September 11, 2:00-5:00pm
            Fri, October 15, 7:00-9:00pm
            Sat, October 16, 2:00-5:00pm
   Venue:   IUJ Tokyo Office
            Harks Roppongi Bldg. 2F, 6-15-21 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo
            TEL +81-3-5770-1711 / FAX +81-3-5770-1725
            Access map:  http://www.iuj.ac.jp/about/tokyo_office/
   Program: * Overview of the University and Graduate Schools
            * Explanation about 2011 Admissions and Scholarships
            * Experiences of IUJ alumni and/or current students
            * Q & A

   For details and registration, please access:
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/events/index_events.cfm?EventID=1581
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/events/index_events.cfm?EventID=1578
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/events/index_events.cfm?EventID=1593
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/events/index_events.cfm?EventID=1590

   For inquiries, please contact:
      Office of Student Services (OSS)
      TEL +81-25-779-1104 / FAX +81-25-779-1180
      E-mail contact@...


<<Information Session Hosted by IUJ Alumni in the Philippines>>
   Date:   Fri, September 24, 5:00-7:00 pm*
   Host:   Mr. Allan Cledera, IRP Class of 2007
   Venue:  Figaro Cafe, Emerald Avenue, Ortigas Center Pasig,
           Metro Manila

   MAP:
http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?source=embed&hl=en&geocode=&ie=UTF8&hq=up+dil
iman+alonzo&hnear=&msa=0&msid=108021348641351087485.00048284f04ac3ccbe80c&ll
=14.588824,121.061689&spn=0.006114,0.011362&iwloc=00048284f352b088261a6

   * Following the info session, an IUJ Friday (alumni gathering)
     will be held from 7 pm to 9 pm at the same site.

   For registration, please access the "Information Sessions and Open
   Campuses" site at:
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/web/iuj_section.cfm?category=0206#alumni

   Registration Deadline: September 15, 2010 (Wed)

   For inquiries, please contact:
      Office of Student Services (OSS)
      TEL +81-25-779-1104 / FAX +81-25-779-1180
      E-mail info@...


                                  -*-


(External Event)
<<JICA Study-in-Japan Fair>>
   IUJ is going to participate in the "Study-in-Japan Fair 2010",
   sponsored by the JICA Japan Center in two countries in September
   2010.

   KAZAKHSTAN
     Date:       September 18(Sat), 2:00-7:00pm
     Venue:      Kazakh Economics University
                 Zhandosov str., 55, Almaty, 050035 Almaty, Kazakhstan

   UZBEKISTAN
     Date:       September 20(Mon), 3:00-7:00pm
     Venue:      International Business Center
                 107-B, Amir Temur Street, Tashkent 700084
                 Republic of Uzbekistan


   * Please let us know if you are coming to these fairs!

   For inquiries, please contact:
      Office of Student Services (OSS)
      TEL +81-25-779-1116 / FAX +81-25-779-1180
      E-mail media@...


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                          Campus Personalities
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<<Internship Reports Part II>>

                              Mr. Vikram Gawande (India)
                              MBA Class of 2011
                              Interning at:
                                 Alternative Investment Capital Limited

   When I joined IUJ, I was pretty clear that Private Equity was the
   industry I wanted to get into, as I told Gretchen during our Career
   Counseling session. Gretchen told me then that Alternative Invest-
   ment Capital (AIC) is a company that fits my desire, but we were not
   sure if they would come this year. However they offered an intern
   position and in spite of some technical issues I got selected.

   I was happy that I got the internship, but was a bit nervous about
   the environment and language used at AIC. However all these fears
   were gone, the day I joined AIC. Everyone here speaks English and
   most of the meetings are in English :). The trust that they put in
   me is just marvelous. From day one I was assigned the job of analy-
   zing confidential placement memoranda, summarizing them and present-
   ing them. Also they have tried to get me involved in all business
   meetings, where I can learn or provide some inputs. Everyone from
   day 1 told me to direct my queries to anyone, not just my mentor.
   The AIC environment is truly global, not just because more than 10%
   of the of employees are gaijins, but also because things such as the
   evening cakes and the open culture are more than a typical Japanese
   Kaisha. At AIC I also met some great brains in the PE industry, who
   could answer many of my long-standing questions.

   And last but not least, AIC is not just about work. The day I join-
   ed, a senior came to me on his lunch break and asked me out for
   lunch. This was very touching since I personally don't like to have
   food alone. Later, my directors took me out for lunch and there was
   also a welcome party for me. All the employees here make efforts to
   start conversations with me, and these days I generally go out to
   lunch with my Japanese colleagues.

   Over all I would say I got the best internship I could think of. On
   an ending note I would also say that if you have a goal, work hard
   and make it true. If you have come to a Graduate School to land the
   job you always wanted, don't settle on a compromise.


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                          Alumni Spotlights
----------------------------------------------------------------------
<<After IUJ>>
   We are happy to introduce Mr. Robin Jong, who is maintaining his
   link to Japan back in his country, East Timor, through a fair trade
   project.

                                  -*-

                                       Mr. Robin Jong (East Timor)
                                       IDP Class of 2010
                                       Project Manager, Fair Trade Unit
                                       Timor-Leste Coffee

   It's been only a few months since I left IUJ and it feels like just
   a few days ago. I would like to update you on my current life after
   IUJ.

   I am now working for the fair trade coffee project with Peace Winds
   Japan (PWJ). I assumed the position of project manager last July,
   and am now learning first-hand the process of coffee production from
   the farms until the export stage. July-August is the coffee season.
   Recently we had a visit from Ochanomizu University from Japan, which
   conducted a short field research about coffee households in Timor-
   Leste.

   Timorese fair trade coffee is sold as Peace Coffee by PWJ in Japan,
   and also through the Zensho Group network, now available in the
   Sukiya chain and Moriva Coffee Shops in Japan.

   Besides the coffee project, PWJ also facilitates the installation of
   rural water supplies funded by Mitsubishi Japan, and recently comp-
   leted building a small rural primary school which was kindly funded
   by the J-Pop singer, Ai Kawashima.

   Hopefully in the coming years, fair trade coffee can further contri-
   bute to the development of rural Timorese households and provide
   a bright future for their children.


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           Career Counselor's The World of the Job Interview
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The World of the Job Interview: Part 7 - HR vs. Supervisor Interview

   Who you interview with often determines the nature of the interview.
   I have hinted at this in other parts of this series, so this month's
   article will be rather short. But I did not feel the information I
   can provide to you would be complete without specific reference to
   the Human Resources staff interviews and the potential supervisor,
   or management level interviews.

   HR folks often provide screening interviews on behalf of the posi-
   tion's supervisor. They want to know if you are likeable, cheerful
   and professional, and fit the company/organization. Can the recom-
   mend you to the Supervisor? This is if you meet them in the initial
   rounds. Sometimes you meet the HR folks in 2nd or 3rd round inter-
   views, and in these cases they are seeking your salary level and
   potential for future growth within the company/organization. They
   want to know where to position you salary-wise and where they can
   expect you to move on to later on so as to plan for future staffing
   needs wisely.

   The Supervisor rarely pays attention to those details. He/She wants
   to know if you can do a great job in the current position, and if
   he/she will enjoy working with you daily. So are you competent, can
   you learn and be coached, and will you fit nicely with his/her other
   supervisees. Mostly though, do you know your stuff!

   So be aware of the different motivations behind each interviewer and
   adapt your answers to give them what they need.


You can view the Career Counseling & Services page at:
http://www.iuj.ac.jp/career/


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                       Announcement of Next Issue
----------------------------------------------------------------------
The next edition will be published on October 4, 2010.
----------------------------------------------------------------------

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::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::

        :E:  :-:Campus:/    :IUJ     E-Campus IUJ is the name we chose
       :::/ :::/   :::/     :::/    for this publication. The name is a
      :::/ :::/   :::/     :::/    play on words as the sound "E" in
     :::/ :::/   :::/      ::|    Japanese means "good", and indeed IUJ
    :::/ :::/   :::/ :::| :::|   is a good, well, great, campus for
   :::/ :::/   :::/ :::|  :::   your graduate studies!
::::/  ::::::::/   :::/:::/
~~~~   ~~~~~~~~    ~~~~~~~
                   International University of Japan
             (Published on the First Monday of Every Month)
                             October 2010
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   -- Upcoming Event Information
   -- Academic Spotlights
   -- Career Counselor's The World of the Job Interview
   -- Announcement for Next Issue

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                            News and Topics
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<<Welcome to IUJ! The Biggest Incoming Class in IUJ History>>
   On Wednesday, September 22, 2010, IUJ's "New Student Welcome Day"
   was held, and 189 incoming students from 38 countries and regions
   were celebrated by special guests, the IUJ faculty and staff
   members. This is the biggest incoming class since 1982 when IUJ was
   founded. Now the IUJ campus has 303 students.

   The breakdown of the 189 students is 106 for the Graduate School of
   International Relations and 83 for the Graduate School of Inter-
   national Management. The biggest group of 38 is from Indonesia, with
   19 from Japan, 13 from Myanmar, 12 from Thailand, and 10 from Sri
   Lanka.

   Nadeeshani from Sri Lanka, one of the students of the newly establi-
   shed Public Management and Policy Analysis Program, said, "I chose
   IUJ as it offers the exact courses that I am interested in studying. I
   plan to learn how Japan developed itself after the world war so I
   can apply the knowledge to contributing to my country."

   To everyone in the new incoming class:
   All of us at IUJ wish you an enjoyable and fruitful IUJ life!


<<IUJ Ranks in The "Economist's Global Top 100 B-Schools 2010">>
   The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) announced its 2010 MBA full-
   time MBA rankings on September 17. This year again, for the 8th
   time, IUJ was the ONLY business school from Japan to make the top
   100 in the rankings.

   IUJ is placed 83rd in the world and 10th in the Asia-Pacific Region
   in the overall ranking. In global rankings based on specific crite-
   ria, IUJ was 29th in both "Jobs found through the career services"
   and "Internationalism of alumni," and 36th in "Percentage increase
   in salary."

   For further details, please see The Economist homepage.
   http://www.economist.com/whichmba/


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                        Upcoming Event Information
                         October - November 2010
----------------------------------------------------------------------
(Seminars)
<<Special Lectures in October and November 2010>>
   Friday, October 8
        Lecturer: Mr. Yosuke Yagi
                  Senior HR Manager, GE Corporate
        Title:    "Infrastructure, Finance, and Media Business at GE
                   (tent.)"

   Friday, October 22
        Lecturer: Dr. Daniel Porot (world-leading career design coach)
        Title:    "Career Designing"

   Monday, October 25
        Lecturer: Prof. Rogayah Haji Mat Zin
                  Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM)
        Title:    "Malaysia's Social and Economic Developments (tent.)"


   Friday, November 5
        Lecturer: Prof. Wang Gungwu
                  National University of Singapore
        Title:    "Prospects for East Asia (tent.)"


(IUJ Events)
<<"Around the World at IUJ 2010">>
   IUJ's annual Fall event, "Around the World at IUJ", brings the
   community surrounding IUJ into contact with the cultures represented
   by our students to build friendships and mutual understanding, and
   promotes interaction through language, art, games, music and dance.
   Please take this opportunity to get to know your neighbors at IUJ!

   Date:  Saturday, November 13, 2010
   Time:  1:00-5:00 pm
   Venue: Gymnasium and vicinity of the IUJ Campus
          Access map: http://www.iuj.ac.jp/about/location/

   Note:  Food will not be served at this event. The Spring 2011 Inter-
          national Festival will again offer food and a stage show.

   For details, please go to the event page at:
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/oss/world/

   For inquiries, please contact:
      Office of Student Services (OSS)
      TEL +81-25-779-1103 / FAX +81-25-779-1180
      E-mail tabunka@...


(IUJ Info Sessions)
<<Information Sessions at IUJ's Tokyo Office>>
   Dates:   Fri, October 15, 7:00-9:00pm
            Sat, October 16, 2:00-5:00pm
   Venue:   IUJ Tokyo Office
            Harks Roppongi Bldg. 2F, 6-15-21 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo
            TEL +81-3-5770-1711 / FAX +81-3-5770-1725
            Access map:  http://www.iuj.ac.jp/about/tokyo_office/
   Program: * Overview of the University and Graduate Schools
            * Explanation about 2011 Admissions and Scholarships
            * Experiences of IUJ alumni and/or current students
            * Q & A

   For details and registration, please access:
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/events/index_events.cfm?EventID=1593
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/events/index_events.cfm?EventID=1590

   For inquiries, please contact:
      Office of Student Services (OSS)
      TEL +81-25-779-1104 / FAX +81-25-779-1180
      E-mail contact@...


<<Open Campus>>
   Date:    Saturday, November 13
   Time:    10:00 am - 5:00 pm
   Venue:   IUJ Campus
            777 Kokusai-cho, Minami Uonuma-shi, Niigata
            Access map:  http://www.iuj.ac.jp/about/location/
   Program: * Overview of the University, Admissions & Scholarships
            * Campus tour
            * Town tour
            * Individual Q&A with faculty members
            * Participation in a cultural event, "Around the World at
              IUJ," etc.

   For details and registration, please access:
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/events/index_events.cfm?EventID=1608

   For inquiries, please contact:
      Office of Student Services (OSS)
      TEL +81-25-779-1104 / FAX +81-25-779-1180
      E-mail contact@...


                                  -*-


(External Event)
<<JICA Study-in-Japan Fair>>
   IUJ is going to participate in the "Study-in-Japan Fair 2010",
   sponsored by the JICA Japan Center in two countries in October and
   November 2010.

   MONGOLIA
     Date:       October 9 (Sat), 2:00-7:00pm
     Venue:      Mongolia-Japan Center
                 P.O.Box-46A/190 Ulaanbaatar
                 Tel: (976-11) 310879    Fax: (976-11) 317528
                 E-mail: mjc@...
                 http://www.japan-center.mn/


   CAMBODIA
     Date:       November 13 (Sat), 3:00-7:00pm
     Venue:      Cambodia-Japan Cooperation Center
                 Blvd. Russia, Khan Tuol Kork, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
                 Tel: 023-884-534  Fax: 023-884-534
                 E-mail: admin@...


   * Please let us know if you are coming to these fairs!

   For inquiries, please contact:
      Office of Student Services (OSS)
      TEL +81-25-779-1116 / FAX +81-25-779-1180
      E-mail media@...


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                           Academic Spotlights
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<<Featured Course>>
   "Environmental Policy" (GSIR disciplinary course)
    by Dr. Jungbu Kim
       Assistant Professor, Graduate School of International Relations

                                   -*-

   This class is designed to expose students to major debates over
   environmental policy in developed as well as developing countries.
   The class will focus on the way that different organizational, eco-
   nomic, institutional, social, and cultural factors play out to shape
   environmental policy and politics in a comparative perspective.
   While all relevant environmental issues are covered such as global
   warming, clean water and air, biodiversity, deforestation, economic
   development, energy, and transportation, alternatives for better
   environmental policy governance will be explored to engage actors at
   different levels from the grass-roots to the international organi-
   zations. A major theme of the class will be that environmental
   policy is at the crossroads of differing/conflicting values and
   interests both of society and across countries. To drive the point
   home, the class will use a mix of different theories of the policy
   process with case studies in the United States and other countries.


                                  -*-


   Dr.Jungbu Kim is a new faculty member at IUJ. He obtained his Ph.D.
   in Public Policy from Georgia Institute of Technology and Georgia
   State University in 2007. His research and teaching interests inclu-
   de public budgeting and financial management, environmental policy,
   and science policy.


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           Career Counselor's The World of the Job Interview
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The World of the Job Interview: Part 8 - Stress Interview

   "That guy was just plain mean to me. I don't want to work for him,
   and I could care less if he rejects me!" "Wow, that was intense. I
   think the interviewer was in a bad mood and really unprepared for my
   interview." Those are two reactions I sometimes hear from those
   coming out of the dreaded (unless you are prepared) Stress Inter-
   view.

   Stress Interviews put the interviewee on the immediate defense. The
   interviewer, by design, challenges every aspect of your resume in a
   rather negative or condescending manner. Without knowing what is
   happening to you, many interviewees feel like crying! They feel
   belittled, unnecessarily abused and left with the feeling of "if he
   didn't like my resume, why was I invited to interview?"  But wait.
   Stop. There is method behind the madness!

   The Stress Interview is designed to see if the candidate can func-
   tion under pressure. Often used by financial firms or recruitment
   for other high stress jobs, the interviewer is probably a very nice
   person with a tough job. They are looking for your self-composure,
   confidence and ability to handle the stress.

   So, be ready! Identify that you have entered a stress interview
   quickly, BEFORE you get upset. Take a deep breath to compose your-
   self, and play the game. Do not be defensive, but be quick with your
   facts and evidence of who you are and what you can do. Stay compos-
   ed, calm and clear-thinking. Usually if you know what the interview-
   er is doing you have no problems. So envision yourself in this type
   of interview and role play it. Be ready, be prepared, and you will
   come out just fine.

   At the end, be sure to thank the interviewer for the interview
   itself, and restate that you remain very interested in the job and
   company/organization:  You win!


You can view the Career Counseling & Services page at:
http://www.iuj.ac.jp/career/


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=== Table of Contents ===================
   -- News and Topics
   -- Upcoming Event Information
   -- Campus Personalities
   -- Academic Spotlights
   -- Alumni Spotlights
   -- Career Counselor's The World of the Job Interview
   -- Announcement for Next Issue

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                            News and Topics
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<<Senior HR Manager of GE Corporate Gave a Talk at IUJ>>
   On Friday, October 8, Mr. Yosuke Yagi, Senior HR Manager of GE Corp-
   orate, visited IUJ to give a talk to our students. His talk was
   entitled "Leadership at GE", and his passionate lecture attracted
   enthusiastic attention from students who filled the auditorium.
   After the talk, he kindly sat with 8 students who are interested in
   careers with GE.

   One of the students who attended Mr. Yagi's lecture and the session
   after the seminar submitted a report. Please scroll down to the
   "Campus Personalities" section.


<<Indonesian Short Training Program on International Taxation Held>>
   Thirty-two government officials from the Indonesian Ministry of
   Finance (MOF) participated in a 2-week training program on inter-
   national taxation that was conducted September 26 to October 8, 2010
   by the Graduate School of International Relations (GSIR) of the
   International University of Japan (IUJ) in collaboration with the
   Foundation for Advanced Studies on International Development
   (FASID). This short training program was designed to strengthen the
   human resource and organizational capacity of the MOF, especially
   the Directorate General of Taxes, in the field of international
   taxation.

   To read more, please access:
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/news/index_news.cfm?NewsID=1002


<<Theses/Research Reports for 2010 Searchable Online>>
   The titles and authors of theses/research reports by 2010 graduates
   can be searched online now. Abstracts of those by students of the
   Graduate School of International Relations are also viewable.

   Please access the MLIC Homepage:
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/mlic/theses


<<IUJ Resume Book 2011 Now Available>>
   The IUJ Resume Book, featuring IUJ's internship and job hunters, has
   been just published. Copies are available to corporate and organiza-
   tional recruiters and internship hosts. Please contact the Career
   Counselor, Gretchen Shinoda, at ccs@... with your full contact
   information and a bit on your recruitment needs or intentions.

   This resume book is also available online. To view it, a password
   is required. Please send an email to ccs@... to obtain a
   password.


<<"Around the World at IUJ" Coming Soon!>>
   IUJ's fall event, "Around the World at IUJ," will be held on
   November 13. We have a sister event in the spring, the "Internation-
   al Festival." The biggest difference between the two is that the
   fall event is very interactive where participants can have direct
   contact with students through various activities such as playing
   games, trying on traditional clothes and taking photos, chatting
   with students in English at English Cafe, etc. Please come to this
   event and make friends with students from 50 countries!

   Please see "Upcoming Event Information" for details. Also, the event
   flyer can be viewed online:
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/oss/pdf/2010AroundtheWorld.pdf

   We hope to see YOU there!


<<Worldwide IUJ Friday>>
   On two Fridays, September 24 and October 1, 2010, IUJ's Worldwide
   Friday (our annual alumni reunions) was held in various major cities
   in the world!

   One of the alumni chapters that had a successful reunion was
   Cambodia. Its newly selected Chapter Leader, Mr. Seveasna Chum (IDP
   Class of 2010) sent in a brief report:

                                  -*-

   On Friday, October 1, 2010, IUJ alumni celebrated IUJ Friday night
   at Le President Restaurant. We gathered to enhance collaboration
   among all IUJ graduates in Cambodia. All of the IUJers talked about
   their past, life both happy and tough times, when we were studying
   there. We all really have good life memories about IUJ, which we can
   not forget. Finally, we all successfully got our MAs to come back
   with our new careers in Cambodia. Upon returning home, most IUJers
   occupy good positions where we make use of most of our knowledge
   from IUJ to develop our country. We come up with ideas to gather at
   least once a month or once in 2 or 3 months to discuss and talk
   about many issues which happen around us, so that we can help each
   other. We will also help new, freshly graduated IUJ students who are
   seeking for jobs by giving them information on job recruitment. We
   updated contact list for all IUJ community members to make it easier
   to contact each other in the future. Finally, We decide to host new
   "IUJ Sport Events". The sport events will probably be in the middle
   or at the end of this month. We pushed for a variety of sports such
   as Table Tennis, Badminton, Tennis, Volleyball, Football, Swimming,
   Walking. Since these sports have ever been played by all of us while
   we were studying at IUJ, the sport events will help us remember IUJ
   and especially promote more communication among IUJers in Cambodia.

                                  -*-

   * Mr. Chum is featured in the "Alumni Spotlights" section as well.
     Please scroll down and learn what he is doing in his professional
     life.


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                        Upcoming Event Information
                         November - December 2010
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(Seminars)
<<Special Lectures in November and December 2010>>
   Monday, November 8
        Lecturer: Dr. Huang Jing, Visiting Professor
                  Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy
                  National University of Singapore
        Title:    "An Asian Community: Problems and Prospects"

   Friday, November 19
        Lecturer: Mr. Akira Akiyama
        Title:    "Daily Business of a Japanese Bank"

   Monday, November 22
        Lecturer: Dr. Tomofumi Amano
                  Associate Professor, Graduate School of Economics
                  University of Tokyo
        Title:    "Emerging Market Strategy of Japanese Firms:
                   Implications from Some Case Studies and Data
                   Analysis"

   Tuesday, November 23
        Lecturer: Mr. Joseph Lee
                  Director, Perfect Speech Company
        Title:    "Warren Buffet and Financial Statement Analysis"


(IUJ Events)
<<"Around the World at IUJ 2010">>
   IUJ's annual Fall event, "Around the World at IUJ", brings the
   community surrounding IUJ into contact with the cultures represented
   by our students to build friendships and mutual understanding, and
   promotes interaction through language, art, games, music and dance.
   Please take this opportunity to get to know your neighbors at IUJ!

   Date:  Saturday, November 13, 2010
   Time:  1:00-5:00 pm
   Venue: Gymnasium and vicinity of the IUJ Campus
          Access map: http://www.iuj.ac.jp/about/location/

   Note:  Food will not be served at this event. The Spring 2011 Inter-
          national Festival will again offer food and a stage show.

   For details, please go to the event page at:
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/oss/world/

   For inquiries, please contact:
      Office of Student Services (OSS)
      TEL +81-25-779-1103 / FAX +81-25-779-1180
      E-mail tabunka@...


<<Admissions Schedule in Nov.-Dec. for Those Applying within Japan>>
    [GSIR: MAs in Public Management, Int'l Relations, Int'l  Peace
           Studies, Int'l Development, and Economics]
                        Application                     Results
                        Deadline        Exam*           Announced
           1st intake   Nov. 10         Nov. 24         Dec. 6

           *  Interview in English on campus

    [GSIM: MBA and Master of E-biz Management]
                        Application                     Results
                        Deadline        Exam**          Announced
           1st intake   Nov. 19         Dec. 3          Dec. 14

           ** Institutional TOEFL and interview in English at the IUJ
              Tokyo Office

   For details, please refer to:
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/admis/


(IUJ Info Sessions)
<<Open Campus>>
   Date:    Saturday, November 13
   Time:    10:00 am - 5:00 pm
   Venue:   IUJ Campus
            777 Kokusai-cho, Minami Uonuma-shi, Niigata
            Access map:  http://www.iuj.ac.jp/about/location/
   Program: * Overview of the University, Admissions & Scholarships
            * Campus tour
            * Town tour
            * Individual Q&A with faculty members
            * Participation in a cultural event, "Around the World at
              IUJ"

   For details and registration, please access:
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/events/index_events.cfm?EventID=1608

   For inquiries, please contact:
      Office of Student Services (OSS)
      TEL +81-25-779-1104 / FAX +81-25-779-1180
      E-mail contact@...


<<Information Sessions at IUJ's Tokyo Office>>
   Dates:   Fri, December 3, 7:00-9:00pm
            Sat, December 4, 2:00-5:00pm
   Venue:   IUJ Tokyo Office
            Harks Roppongi Bldg. 2F, 6-15-21 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo
            TEL +81-3-5770-1711 / FAX +81-3-5770-1725
            Access map:  http://www.iuj.ac.jp/about/tokyo_office/
   Program: * Overview of the University and Graduate Schools
            * Explanation about 2011 Admissions and Scholarships
            * Experiences of IUJ alumni
            * Q & A

   For details and registration, please access:
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/events/index_events.cfm?EventID=1643
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/events/index_events.cfm?EventID=1640

   For inquiries, please contact:
      Office of Student Services (OSS)
      TEL +81-25-779-1104 / FAX +81-25-779-1180
      E-mail contact@...


                                  -*-

(External Event)
<<JICA Study-in-Japan Fair>>
   IUJ is going to participate in the "Study-in-Japan Fair 2010" in
   Cambodia in November. IUJ faculty and alumni members will be waiting
   for you there.

   Date:       November 13 (Sat), 3:00-7:00pm
   Venue:      Cambodia-Japan Cooperation Center
                 Blvd. Russia, Khan Tuol Kork, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
                 Tel: 023-884-534  Fax: 023-884-534
                 E-mail: admin@...

   * Please let us know if you are coming to this fair!

   For inquiries, please contact:
      Office of Student Services (OSS)
      TEL +81-25-779-1116 / FAX +81-25-779-1180
      E-mail media@...


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                          Campus Personalities
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<<Seminar Report: "Leadership at GE">>

                                            Mr. Vijay Ramaswamy (India)
                                            MBA Class of 2012

                                   -*-

         Yagi-san urges IUJ students to get the "Astro View"

   On October 8th, 2010 the IUJ MLIC 3F hall was drawn to a full house
   by the GSIM students all bubbling with enthusiasm and broad smiles.
   Obviously when the presentation was on "Leadership at GE", what else
   can one expect?

   Yosuke Yagi-san, Sr. HR Manager from GE Japan was a perfect repre-
   sentative of this world's most admired company. He passionately
   spoke about the GE DNA, the common trait that each employee or
   rather each talent in GE has, and how each of them personalizes it
   and makes it their nature of life. According to Mr. Yagi, a GE
   leader is passionate, curious, resourceful, committed, candid,
   energized and accountable. He comfortably accepted that he loves
   failures and asked the students not to get discouraged by them
   because only when one challenges his limits one can fail.

   Mr. Yagi explained how GE nurtures as a company with "stretched
   targets," always extending their limits progressively. According to
   him, GE is for people with good potential and that the only way to
   get more power in the company is by taking more challenging assign-
   ments. He also explained how GE develops its leaders by mapping the
   employees in a Performance-Value grid with High, Medium and Low
   ranges. The GE way is to look at the talents in the High-High grid
   (around 33% of the workforce falls in this category) and focus on
   them. Do not be panicked this because if you have your own philoso-
   phy, your own story and if you have what it takes to be a leader or
   rather a global leader, rest assured this is a good news for you! He
   also spoke about the challenges in Japan for GE and how there is a
   need for it to adapt competitively with this changing world.

   Jeff Immelt, Chairman and CEO of GE, has said in a recent press
   report that he wants GE to be a company that is always getting
   better, a company that understands where it fits in markets and in
   society and appreciates its responsibility to both. Mr. Yagi reaf-
   firmed this by saying that GE is looking for growth beyond the net
   income and that it is looking for leaders who are both economically
   progressive and socially responsible. While concluding to thunderous
   applause from the audience Mr. Yagi urged the students to get an
   "Astro view" - an astronaut's view of the industries they are going
   to work in the future.

   Immediately after the lecture the OSS had arranged for a 30 minute
   private introduction session for eight students with Yagi-san. He,
   with his usual contagious energy, rolled the dice from one student
   to another encouraging them to make their introduction. Each of them
   spoke about why they like GE and why they want to work there. Mr.
   Yagi gently gave his comments and advice whenever required. At the
   end of the discussion Mr. Yagi said that he enjoyed the discussion
   with the students and left with an optimism for potential internship
   and job opportunities in GE. As I came out of the VIP Room seeing
   Mr. Yagi leave, all I could think was to thank the man who made this
   landmark event happen; our dear President Mori. Once again, thank
   you, President Mori-san!


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                           Academic Spotlights
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<<Featured Course>>
   "eMarketing" (E-Biz required course)
    by Dr. Philip Sugai
       Professor, Graduate School of International Management

                                   -*-

   Today, more than half of the world's population owns a mobile phone,
   most of which are capable of accessing advanced data services. And
   as the mobile platform converges with other communications media
   including the PC Internet and Fixed Line telephony, we are entering
   a world in which consumers are always connected, and growing more
   advanced in their technical capabilities and more demanding in their
   expectations of those companies whose products and services they
   choose to consume. This course begins by first introducing students
   to the current state and future trends related to information commu-
   nication technologies and the many marketing challenges that such
   advancements bring. Through explorations of best practices in Japan
   and in other regions of the world, students will gain a first-hand
   understanding of the skills necessary to capitalize on these trends,
   rather to fall victim to them. Finally, students will develop strat-
   egic marketing plans that integrate the concepts presented in class,
   gaining the individual capability to analyze, develop and implement
   marketing strategies that will enable these organizations to truly
   thrive in today's hyper-connected world.


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                          Alumni Spotlights
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<<After IUJ>>
   We are happy to introduce Mr. Senveasna Chum, who recently took a
   teaching position at the Royal University of Law and Economics in
   Cambodia.

                                  -*-

                           Mr. Senveasna Chum (Cambodia)
                           IDP Class of 2010
                           Lecturer, Faculty of Banking and Finance
                           Royal University of Law and Economics (RULE)

   I never thought I could be a lecturer before, but I was finally
   offered a job at a national university to teach and share my know-
   ledge from IUJ to Cambodian students upon returning to my home
   country. Everything can happen in our life regardless of whether we
   are from rich or poor countries. The most important thing is working
   hard to do and achieve our future goals.

   Nowadays, I am working at the Royal University of Law and Economics,
   the major state university in Cambodia. I am asked to teach Inter-
   national Trade: Theory and Policy, a subject I studied at IUJ with
   Professor Oh Jinhwan. Being a lecturer is not so easy as we expect
   since there are around 80 to 90 students in each class. I need to
   spend more time to control and monitor all students as well as
   manage the teaching schedule. Since students cannot catch up well
   with updated study materials, I must explain them many times and try
   to explore some easy practical examples related to each point.

   There are some issues we need to handle to improve quality of educa-
   tion. First, the numbers of students in each class should be limited
   enough that they can be taught. Second, teaching materials such as
   Overhead Projectors should be provided. Third, documents should be
   updated to help students catch up with current developments and the
   evolution of the world economy. Finally, we need to strengthen
   regulations in the university so that students come to their classes
   punctually and also respect the lecturers.

   In the near future, I hope that I can contribute all of my knowledge
   I have gained from studying in Japan to the sound improvement of my
   university. As a result, Cambodian students will be able to under-
   stand and develop themselves to be prospective professional staff
   and leaders at their workplaces.


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           Career Counselor's The World of the Job Interview
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The World of the Job Interview:
      Part 9 - Case Interview or Case Questions in an interview

   Like last month and the description of a Stress Interview, Case
   Study interviews can catch you by surprise and often overwhelm those
   unprepared. A Case Interview, used often by Consulting Firms, asks
   you to provide "an answer" to a huge or impossible question or
   scenario. Actually, the answer is not the point at all. It is your
   thinking process, planning, assumptions and definitions, and problem
   solving skills they are looking for. And yes, how you handle a
   stressful situation, and come up with creative on-the-spot ideas.

   A very typical example of a Case Interview is something like: "How
   many golf balls are in the United States?" Or "What would you advise
   my company to do differently to increase our market share in the
   toothpaste industry in Taiwan?" You may be given 20 minutes to
   propose an "answer" or maybe the interviewer just sits there and
   expects you to start talking.

   Start by defining the question, and make some workable base assumpt-
   ions. For the above golf ball example, the population of the USA and
   a percentage of people who play gold would be a good place to start.
   You don't need to know the exact facts, though you should sound
   probable in your estimates. AND keep the information in numbers you
   can easily compute (round numbers, and easy to figure percentages).
   Then be reasonable, ask good questions and formulate a WAY to get to
   the answer. You can ask questions too.

   The Case interview needs a lot of practice and far more help than
   this column can provide. If you come to IUJ as a student, please
   attend the special workshop on case questions, and practice as part
   of the Consulting Club activities. The one thing to keep in mind?
   Don't get flustered, and remember the process of coming to an answer
   is far more important than the answer itself.


You can view the Career Counseling & Services page at:
http://www.iuj.ac.jp/career/


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   :::/ :::/   :::/ :::|  :::   your graduate studies!
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                   International University of Japan
             (Published on the First Monday of Every Month)
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   -- Upcoming Event Information
   -- Campus Personalities
   -- Academic Spotlights
   -- Alumni Spotlights
   -- Career Counselor's The World of the Job Interview
   -- Announcement for Next Issue

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                            News and Topics
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<<"NOMURA English Program" To Be Offered>>
   IUJ's English Language Program will offer a one-week English
   program, "NOMURA English Program," specially customized to the needs
   of Nomura Group.

   Schedule:     December 5 (Sun)-10 (Fri)
   Participants: Nine employees of Nomura Group
   Program Overview:
                 This newly-developed program is customized to the
                 needs of Nomura Holdings and aims to train its
                 employees to be able to communicate smoothly in
                 English in multi-cultural business environments. IUJ's
                 wisdom earned through its long-standing 8-week Intens-
                 ive English Program (IEP) is fully utilized in the
                 program.

                 IUJ's international students will also participate in
                 classes. Participants learn how to engage in meetings,
                 discussions, socializing, presentations, writing busi-
                 ness emails, etc., and can immediately put their new
                 skills into practice during class.

   IUJ is ready to provide such customized programs to corporations in
   any field. If you have such needs, please contact us:

      Office of Academic Affairs (Yamashita)
      TEL +81-25-779-1406 / FAX +81-25-779-1187
      E-mail academic@...


<<IUJ Alum Publishes Paper on Corporate Governance>>
   Dr. Akashi Hongo, MBA Class of 1999, who is teaching courses related
   to Economic Value Analysis at IUJ as an adjunct lecturer, has publi-
   shed a paper titled "Effects of Foreign Shareholders on Corporate
   Governance: Empirical Analysis of Executive Compensation and Stock
   Options" in the Japanese Journal of Administrative Science.

   To view the PDF of his paper, please access:
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/news/index_news.cfm?NewsID=1009


<<"Around the World at IUJ 2010" -- a Big Success!>>
   IUJ's Fall event, "Around the World at IUJ 2010," was held at the
   IUJ campus on Saturday, November 13. In its second year, the event
   was a big success and attracted 800 guests: small children colored
   with students from Malaysia, groups of junior-high and high school
   students learned to dance in Pacific Island style, young couples
   enjoyed photo taking with international students wearing their
   traditional gowns, and elderly people from a local nursing home,
   seated in their wheel chairs, had students from India paint their
   hands in the traditional "Mahendi" style!

   For details, please access:
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/news/index_news.cfm?NewsID=1016


<<New Issue of GSIM Working Paper Series>>
   A new issue of the GSIM Working Papers has been published:

    "Using a Competency Approach to Understand HCN Managers in Asia:
     A Study of Japanese, Chinese, Malaysian, Thai, and Hong Kong
     Managers in Japanese MNEs"

     by Yoshitaka Yamazaki, Professor, GSIM, IUJ


   The PDF version of this working paper is available online at:
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/im-info/publications/pdf/IM-2010-04.pdf


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                        Upcoming Event Information
                       December 2010 - January 2011
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(Seminars)
<<Special Lectures in December 2010 and January 2011>>
   Friday, December 3
        Lecturer: Mr. Yoshihiko Miyauchi
                  Director, Representative Executive Officer
                  Chairman and CEO, ORIX Corporation
        Title:    "Issues Facing Japanese Economic Recovery"

   Wednesday, January 19, 2011
        Lecturer: Ms. Anna GARWOOD
                  Executive Director, Green Empowerment
                  Portland, Oregon, USA
        Title:    "Community-Based Renewable Energy in the Developing
                   World"

   Friday, January 21, 2011
        Lecturer: Mr. Daniel Sloan
                  Senior Correspondent, Reuters
        Title:    "Nintendo and the Future of Gaming"

   Saturday-Sunday, January 29-30, 2011
        Lecturer: Dr. John Beck, Visiting Professor and Senior Advisor
                  Lee Kuan Yew School Of Public Policy
                  National University of Singapore
        Title:    "Leadership and management in infrastructure develop-
                   ment"


<<IUJ Open Seminar>>
   Friday, January 28, 2011
        Lecturer: Ms. Yoriko Madoka, Member of the House of Councilors
                  Democratic Party of Japan
        Title:    TBA


(IUJ Events)
<<Admissions Schedule in Dec - Jan for Those Applying within Japan>>
    [GSIR: MAs in Public Management, Int'l Relations, Int'l Peace
           Studies, Int'l Development, and Economics]
      2nd intake
           Application deadline: January 24
           Exam*:                February 8
           Results announced:    February 21

           * Interview in English on campus

    [GSIM: MBA and Master of E-biz Management]
      The next application deadline is February 10.


   For details, please refer to:
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/admis/


(IUJ Info Sessions)
<<Information Sessions at IUJ's Tokyo Office>>
   Dates:   Fri, December 3, 7:00-9:00pm
            Sat, December 4, 2:00-5:00pm
            Sat, January 22, 2011, 2:00-5:00pm
   Venue:   IUJ Tokyo Office
            Harks Roppongi Bldg. 2F, 6-15-21 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo
            TEL +81-3-5770-1711 / FAX +81-3-5770-1725
            Access map:  http://www.iuj.ac.jp/about/tokyo_office/
   Program: * Overview of the University and Graduate Schools
            * Explanation about 2011 Admissions and Scholarships
            * Experiences of IUJ alumni
            * Q & A

   For details and registration, please access:
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/events/index_events.cfm?EventID=1643
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/events/index_events.cfm?EventID=1640
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/events/index_events.cfm?EventID=1649

   For inquiries, please contact:
      Office of Student Services (OSS)
      TEL +81-25-779-1104 / FAX +81-25-779-1180
      E-mail contact@...


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                          Campus Personalities
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<<Report on Career Coaching by Daniel Porot>>
   On Saturday, October 23, IUJ hosted Mr. Daniel Porot, a world-
   leading career design coach, who gave a 4-hour career workshop to
   IUJ students. Mr. Porot is famous for his work with the author of
   "What Color is Your Parachute", and his own publications which
   include: "101 Toughest Interview Questions & Answers That Win the
   job", "The PIE Method for Career Success", etc. One of the workshop
   participants gave in a report.

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                                      Ms. Kamonwan Thongthep (Thailand)
                                      IPSP Class of 2012

             Daniel Porot, a world-renowned career coach,
             offers a valuable career workshop to IUJers

   23 October 2010 was an exciting day because it was the day the world
   -leading career coach, Daniel Porot, came to visit IUJ and offered
   the great opportunity for IUJ students to make anything possible in
   their careers. It was not only his first career workshop given to IUJ
   but also his first time in Japan!

   Before the workshop Mr. Porot gave us some homework. We prepared
   ourselves by completing tasks such as writing up an example of an
   unsolicited job search letter we like to send and complete some
   self-assessment tests. The tests are "What, Where and How" and
   COCKPIT. These tests helped us to pre-assess ourselves and identify
   what are our skills, our fields of interest, personality traits, how
   much do we know about how to interview, and what do we know about
   the jobs, functions or the field of the jobs we really want. We all
   completed that test and brought it to the workshop, wondering what
   the meaning of the test really was.

   At the beginning of the workshop, Mr. Porot asked us to write down
   the reasons why we decided to attend this workshop. Even though the
   reasons were varied it seems that we have the same purpose: to know
   what we really want in our career and how to get it.

   Later, we learned about our self-assessments regarding the test we
   took before coming. We plotted the scores of the test and discussed
   them. After that we learned about the PIE method (Pleasure -->
   Information --> Employment). The PIE method is for gathering inform-
   ation on the job that interests us. We had the chance to practice
   interviewing by working in pairs and learning by doing as we acted
   as both an interviewer and an interviewee. There were five main
   questions to ask in the PIE method; How did they get the jobs, What
   do they like most and least in their jobs, What are their main tasks
   and challenges, and the final question, which will can eventually
   lead to a job opportunity was "Could they give us three names of
   people we should talk to next?" By doing this we learned how to form
   the questions to conduct interviews to effectively gather informa-
   tion for our target jobs as well as gaining some effective approach-
   es to writing Thank You letters to those information providers and
   how to effectively put that target job information into action.

   After we discovered how to gather the information, we learned how to
   specify the field of jobs we would like to target. We practiced in
   groups trying to specify our interests or activities and turn them
   into job positions in job fields / industries we are interested in,
   as well as creating very specific target jobs in a variety of fields
   tailored to our needs and interests.  This activity was very useful
   and interesting because we learned how specificallt we could narrow
   down the target jobs yet how large a range of opportunities can
   exist if we broaden the job fields based on our interests, skills,
   activities etc.

   Later we were discussing various techniques for job interviews
   based on our questions and some case studies brought by Mr. Porot.
   We learned various useful techniques from real-life situations and
   learned how to effectively ask and answer questions in the job
   interview.

   Finally we posted our unsolicited letters we had prepared as home-
   work on the wall as a gallery walk and all of us tried to evaluate
   all the posted letters. We then learned how and what we should write
   in the letter as most of the letters were based on "Me,Me,Me" and
   got low scores. It would be certainly more effective if the letters
   are based on the "You, Me, We" form which means basically the letter
   should aim to benefit the employers' interest rather than ours and
   propose win-win solutions for how both we and employers could
   possibly work together.

   The workshop with Mr. Porot was very memorable and a valuable expe-
   rience. We learned to discover our talents, skills, that lead to
   our target jobs, how to get the target job by using the PIE method
   to gain information and networking, how to find the hidden markets
   of our target jobs, practice our virtual interviews, learn how to
   negotiate salary, and how to create convincing job application
   letters that get us interviews. Thanks to Mr. Porot who provided
   us so much practical knowledge. This workshop could not happen
   without the great support and coordination from Gretchen, the IUJ
   Career Counselor, and all of our friends who created such a coope-
   rative learning environment. We are now more confident for our
   career design and job hunting. Yet all success still requires great
   effort. I believe we all can make it happen!


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                           Academic Spotlights
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<<Featured Course>>
   "Comparative Government and Politics" (GSIR disciplinary course)
    by Dr. Yoshikuni Ono
       Assistant Professor, Graduate School of International Relations

                                   -*-

   This is a course on comparative politics - one of the major discip-
   lines in political science, along with international relations and
   political theory. The course is especially intended to provide an
   overview of internal political structures and various political
   actors involved in policy-making processes. To examine similarities
   and differences across political systems, we will focus on the
   analysis of domestic politics.

   The class aims not only to acquaint students with the basic know-
   ledge and terminology of political science, but also to give them
   tools to evaluate information and think critically about how poli-
   tics works. Rather than simply learning about history and government
   institutions of foreign countries, students will learn skills and
   perspectives necessary to understand mechanisms underlying politics.
   If you plan to take my course on public policy ('Comparative Analy-
   sis of Public Policy') in the winter term, you are strongly en-
   couraged to take this course in advance.


                                   -*-

   Dr. Yoshikuni Ono joined IUJ in September 2010. He obtained his
   Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Michigan. He
   teaches "Comparative Politics," "Comparative Analysis of Public
   Policy," and "Publice Administration." His research and teaching
   interests include parliamentary democracy, coalition formation,
   legislative institutuions, political parties, intra-party politics,
   electoral systems, delegation of power, bureaucracy, institutional
   development, and Japanese politics.

   He sent in his comment; "I am excited to join IUJ and am very much
   looking forward to working with various students with diverse back-
   grounds. I hope that students have a great learning experience here ]
   at IUJ."


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<<After IUJ>>
   We are happy to introduce Mr. Naresh Makhijani, MBA Class of 1993.
   Mr. Makhijani is known as the anchorman of a business TV program in
   Jakarta. Let's see how his career brought him where he is today.


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                                           Mr. Naresh Makhijani (India)
                                           MBA Class of 1993
                                           Business Talk Show Host
                                           "Performance Transformation"

   In early 1991, I sat at my home with a very difficult decision:
   which MBA school to go? I had landed admissions to quite a few good
   schools and also got 5 scholarships to 5 schools in US, Europe and
   Asia. After a great deal of thought and doing all the mathematical
   analysis (including decision making under uncertainty) I went with
   the decision from my heart! I came to IUJ in 1991 leaving behind
   more well known and established schools... It was the faculty, small
   teacher student ratio, the rice fields and the Japanese culture that
   pulled me here...

   The next two years passed rather quickly and it was a rice cooker
   experience... No time to think or do things that I wanted to do
   including getting my black belt in Karate! On graduation day whilst
   we were celebrating the award of our degrees I realised that the
   learning and the journey had only begun... At IUJ I had learnt to
   survive, compete and win! It was the most important lesson... As my
   life would go through that again...

   I learnt many important lessons:
   1. Honor's Principle: how to trust yourself to take exams without
      supervision
   2. How to work in teams: to collaborate and also to compete!
   3. Manage Time Effectively:  With so many assignments and so much
      to read, effective time management became a requirement
   4. Get Things done in cross cultural environment
   5. Entreprenurship: with a limited scholarship and high expenses,
      this situation forced me to become an entrepreneur... English
      Teaching, Research Assistantship, IUJ Tshirts, Tuturoing, etc

   With an International MBA in those times, I had the opportunity to
   go to a few countries including HK, Singapore, and India.. After a
   few months I moved to Singapore working as a management consultant
   with a large US consulting firm... and then travelled all over Asia
   and lived out of a suitcase for 3 years...

   With so much valuable consulting experience, I decided to have a
   more challenging role and became an independent consultant based out
   of Singapore..The initial few years were tough as the Asian Finan-
   cial crisis started and many clients were unable to pay... and some
   real life lessons had to be learnt on the go...

   With perseverance the consulting practice grew despite the challen-
   ges.. Today, the consulting practise is active in 3 countries in SE
   Asia and has projects in the Middle East...

   A few years ago, I was approached by a well-known European author to
   collaborate in writing a book on the "Balanced Scorecard in Asia"
   and beginner's luck! The book became a best seller in Asia in its
   category... this led to another book which also turned to be a best
   seller... and Now I am coming out with a 3rd book in February...
   Whilst the books were going on, I got the opportunity to be host of
   a TV show on business in Indonesia...

   As I travel in SE Asia, I always think about how my decision to come
   to IUJ has a bearing on what I do today!... For those of you coming
   to do an MBA, be clear what you are looking for from your 2 year
   experience... and you will succeed... I came to acquire knowledge
   and knew well that I would have to use it to succeed...


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           Career Counselor's The World of the Job Interview
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The World of the Job Interview:
      Part 10 - "Blank" interview

   Now here is a scary interview style. The Blank interview can come in
   two forms:
   1) The interviewer totally controls all the time and does not let
      you speak, make a point, or provide any information. You are
      blanked out of the discussion.
   2) The other is a simple question or statement that opens the floor
      to you; something like "Do you have any questions to ask me?" as
      the initial and only interview question. Or similarly, a blank
      interview may be something like; "You have the position if you
      can convince me it is yours."

   In the first Blank interview you must jump in, make a point, and
   take some control of the interview. You must voice an opinion and
   engage yourself no matter what the interviewer is doing. This can
   be a very tricky style to see if you are assertive and self-confi-
   dent enough to compete for time with a superior. If you are too meek
   to get involved the interviewer wont find respect for you.

   In the second two examples, the responsibility for the entire inter-
   view time is thrown on your shoulders. The interviewer wants to see
   if you can make effective use of given time. Often found in consult-
   ing firm interviews, the interviewee must quickly craft a plan,
   state the plan for how the time will be spent, then act on it. For
   example, the response should always start in the positive with a
   YES, or a "THANK YOU" depending on the question. Then quickly state
   3-4 things you want to do with the surprise gift of time, and
   proceed to do it. For the second Blank interview style, the inter-
   view can say something about himself as a prelude to the actual
   question to ask:  "I am a person with xyz background, and xyz
   skills, seeking to become an ABC within 5 years. Are there people in
   your company/organization who have similar track records and goals?"
   Another good question would be to start with what you know about the
   company/organization and build into a question about the future
   growth. This shows your knowledge of the company/organization and
   hopefully your enthusiasm for it, and hints at your long-term
   commitment.

   The goal in both styles of Blank Interviews is to get the informa-
   tion you want heard VOICED. You have the responsibility to make the
   time valuable to you, and in doing so you show poise, confidence and
   professionalism. Don't be scared by a Blank interview, see it as a
   great opportunity to customize the information that can come out of
   the precious time.



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=== Table of Contents ===================
   -- New Year's Greetings
   -- News and Topics
   -- Upcoming Event Information
   -- Campus Personalities
   -- Academic Spotlights
   -- Career Counselor's The World of the Job Interview
   -- Announcement for Next Issue

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                          New Year's Greetings
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   A Happy New Year! All of us at IUJ wish you a happy, healthy, and
   prosperous Year of a Rabbit.

   It is our pleasure to open this year's first e-magazine with a
   message from an alumnus IUJ is proud of.

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                                        Adam Bergman (U.S.A.)
                                        Director, Global CleanTech Team
                                        Deutsche Bank Securities

   Prior to enrolling at the International University of Japan in 1995,
   I had a much narrower view of the world, having lived my whole life
   in the United States of America. During my two years at IUJ, where I
   received a Masters degree in International Development, I was
   exposed to people from different countries and cultures, and with
   different political views. I also had the opportunity to travel
   extensively throughout Asia, which opened my eyes even further.

   I wrote my thesis on the future of Trade and Investment in Asia,
   which I deemed to be well positioned for extensive growth. Little
   did I know that within one year, the Asian financial crisis would
   occur, and the region went on to suffer for the better part of the
   decade.

   Upon graduation in 1997, I began working for Rothschild Inc. in New
   York City, where my experience in Asia quickly became useful, as I
   was sent to South Korea to support some of its leading companies
   that were on the verge of bankruptcy. As part of this assignment, I
   had the chance to see firsthand how the crisis hindered millions of
   people in their fight to get out of poverty throughout the region.

   After nine months in South Korea, I returned to the US and, as my
   career progressed within Investment Banking, I had the opportunity
   to work with companies in the Healthcare, Industrial and Technology
   sectors. Since 2005, I have been lucky enough to focus exclusively
   on the Clean Technology sector, both at Jefferies & Co. and my
   current employer Deutsche Bank Securities, where I am a Director in
   the CleanTech team. In this capacity, I have seen many emerging
   technologies with the potential to create whole new industries and
   employ millions of people by providing solutions to the problems
   created by climate change.

   Whereas Europe and North America commercialized most of the new
   clean technologies during the first decade of this century, Asia is
   poised to take the lead in both technology development and imple-
   mentation, because the same manufacturing base that is driving fast
   economic growth in Asia, is also putting enormous strains on the
   environment in these countries. Government leaders in many Asian
   countries understand the need for new technology that will signifi-
   cantly lessen the environmental impact of economic development; and
   are providing entrepreneurs with inexpensive capital and favorable
   regulations that will lead to the creation of 21st century industry
   leaders. I have witnessed this myself on my visits to Asia during
   the last few years, and I expect to make numerous trips to the
   region in 2011 as Asia assumes the leadership role in Clean Techno-
   logy.

   IUJ opened my eyes to the promise of Asia and at each turn of my
   life, I have benefited from my knowledge and relationships developed
   there, especially having met my wife there who is also an IUJ alum.
   I wish everyone a very happy New Year and hope 2011 brings you
   happiness, good health and prosperity.


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                            News and Topics
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<<Talk by Y. Miyauchi at IUJ Dec. 3, 2010>>
   Mr. Yoshihiko Miyauchi, Chairman and CEO of ORIX Corporation, and
   a member of IUJ's Board of Trustees, gave an insightful presentation
   on the Japanese economy to students on December 3. Miyauchi-san
   described the first 30 years of his unique business career as one of
   enjoying rapid growth and having much potential. For the past 20
   years, however, this economy stalled, and although there is hope
   ahead, improvement will not come without major reforms for Japan.

   For the full story, please access:
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/news/index_news.cfm?NewsID=1060


<<4 Essays Written By IUJ Students Take Top 20 Places>>
   Congratulations go to FOUR of the 1st year IUJ students, Vijay
   Ramaswamy from India, Fangzhou Li from China, Hugo Bygott from the
   UK, and Yahor Kazlou from Canada for placing in the top 20 of the
   Economist-organized "Japan Summit 2010 Essay Contest" on the theme
   "Generation Change in Japan: New Leaders, New Outlook." As the
   contest website explains: The Japan Summit will assess the strengths
   and weaknesses of contemporary Japan, and press up-and-coming
   leaders in politics, business, academia and civil society to explain
   how they intend to reform and re-energize the country.

   The 4 were invited to attend the Dec. 16 summit in Tokyo to network
   with over a 100 business leaders and government officials, and meet
   the other contestant winners, "The Summit was a super hit! Very
   Grand and lots of great people!" shared Vijay, one of only 3
   students to ask a thought-provoking question during the conference.
   "I think IUJ got some good exposure and I know I could meet a lot of
   great people," said Yahor.


<<New Working Paper Site Launched>>
   IUJ used to have 3 portals to announce research results, but
   recently these sites have been unified to a more user-friendly and
   more effective archive.

   This newly created working papers page consists of the following
   three series:

   1) Politics & International Relations Series (PSIR)
   2) Economics & Management Series (EMS)
   3) Language Programs Working Papers

   This page exhibits a collection of all the working papers that have
   been published by IUJ.
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/research/index.files/Page557.htm


<<New Issue of IUJ Working Paper Series; EMS>>
   New issues of the IUJ Working Papers in the Economics & Management
   Series (EMS)have been published:

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   "Perspectives for the Vietnamese economy in the context of Asia and
    the Pacific: An econometric analysis with a global macro econo-
    metric model"

   by Osamu Nakamura, Associate Professor, GSIR, IUJ
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/research/workingpapers/EMS_2010_13.pdf

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   "Cyclical behavior of a matching model with capital investment"

   by Hiroaki Miyamoto, Assistant Professor, GSIR, IUJ
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/research/workingpapers/EMS_2010_14.pdf

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   "The determinants of household energy demand in rural Beijing:
    Can environmental-friendly technologies be effective?"

   by Zhang Jingchao, Beijing Association of Sustainable Development
      Koji Kotani, Associate Professor, GSIR, IUJ
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/research/workingpapers/EMS_2010_15.pdf

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   "Political Institutions and Public R&D Expenditures in Democratic
    Countries"

   by Jungbu Kim, Assistant Professor, GSIR, IUJ
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/research/workingpapers/EMS_2010_16.pdf
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   "Impact of variation in climatic factors on crop yield:
    A case of the rice crop in Andhra Pradesh, India"

   by Koji Kotani, Associate Professor, GSIR, IUJ
      Prabhat Barnwal, IDP2010, PhD candidate at Columbia University
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/research/workingpapers/EMS_2010_17.pdf

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   "The Case of Cambodia"

   by Sok Heng Lay, Exchange Department, National Bank of Cambodia
      Makoto Kakinaka, Associate Professor, GSIR, IUJ
      Koji Kotani, Associate Professor, GSIR, IUJ
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/research/workingpapers/EMS_2010_18.pdf

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   "Tax and Subsidy Policies for the Medical Service Sector and the
    Pharmaceutical Industry: A Computable General Equilibrium Approach"

   by Ryuta Ray Kato, Professor, GSIR, IUJ
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/research/workingpapers/EMS_2010_19.pdf

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   "Identifying barriers for the implementation and the operation of
    biogas power generation projects in Southeast Asia: An analysis of
    clean Development Mechanism projects in Thailand"

   by Masachika Suzuki, Visiting Lecturer, GSIM, IUJ
                        Associate Professor, Kansai University
      Bernardo Okazaki Kehdy, Graduate student, MBA Program
        International Management of Resources and Environment
      Sulabh Jain, Graduate student, MBA Program
        International Management of Resources and Environment
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/research/workingpapers/EMS_2010_20.pdf


<<New Issue of IUJ Working Paper Series; PIRS>>
   A New issue of the IUJ Working Papers in the Politics & Internation-
   al Relations Series (PIRS) has been published:

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   "The challenge of improvised explosive devices to International
    Humanitarian Law"

   by Naoko Kumagai, Assistant Professor, GSIR, IUJ
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/research/workingpapers/PIRS_2010_01.pdf

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<<A Paper by IUJ Alum and Faculty Published on Economics Bulletin>>
   A paper by an IUJ alumnus, Mr. Pisey Khin (IDP Class of 2010), and
   Dr. Ryuta Ray Kato, Professor at IUJ was published on Economics
   Bulletin in 2010.

   Paper title: The Impact of the Global Economic Crisis on Cambodia
   Journal: Economics Bulletin
            http://econpapers.repec.org/article/eblecbull/eb-10-00505.htm
   Co-author: Mr. Pisey Khin, Alumnus 2010, IUJ
              Dr. Ryuta Ray Kato, Professor and Director of Inter-
                                  national Development Program, IUJ

   Mr. Khin said;
   "I have realized that I made the right decision to choose Prof. Kato
    as my supervisor, as he is an expert in CGE models. Without his CGE
    model, my thesis would not have materialized. That CGE model, which
    he also programmed using GAMS software, is quite a good analytical
    tool for inter-industrial simulations, in addition to input-output
    tables. Although this may be a bit exceptional, my thesis work
    gives me a grasp of ideas about these kinds of simulations which
    are of great help for my current work as an economic researcher in
    Cambodia."


<<IUJ's Student Life To Be Broadcast>>
   We are excited to announce that IUJ's residential campus will be
   introduced in a 2-hour TV program.

   Program name: TV Tokyo "Nichiyo (Sunday) Big Variety; profiling
                 foreigners from 189 countries! (tent.)"
   Schedule:     Sunday, January 9, 2011  7:55-9:54 pm
   Overview:     According to a report by Japan's Ministry of Justice,
                 there are foreigners from 189 countries residing in
                 Japan. That means you can actually meet people from
                 all 189 countries if you travel throughout the country
                 and that is what the TV staff attempted. They success-
                 fully met a lot of them in various places. In the
                 program, these foreigners will be profiled and viewers
                 may rediscover Japan.

   The TV crew first contacted IUJ about a year ago, and they visited
   The IUJ campus frequently to meet students, film their dorm life,
   interview them, etc. The program is not solely about IUJ, but the
   crew told IUJ a big portion of the show is given to IUJ! Please
   tune in to TV Tokyo on January 9!


<<Attention, Skiers! -- A Free Bus Service Available>>
   A special free bus service between Urasa station and "Haakai-san"
   ski resort, with a stop at IUJ (Student Dormitory 2), is now avail-
   able! This generous service is offered by "Hakkai-san" ski resort,
   which is about 15 km from the IUJ campus, and the bus runs on Sun-
   days and national holidays during the period between the end of
   December 2010 and March 2011.

   For details, please access this page:
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/news/index_news.cfm?NewsID=1071


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                        Upcoming Event Information
                          January - February 2011
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(Seminars)
<<Special Lectures in January and February>>
   Wednesday, January 19, 2011
        Lecturer: Ms. Anna GARWOOD
                  Executive Director, Green Empowerment
                  Portland, Oregon, USA
        Title:    "Community-Based Renewable Energy in the Developing
                   World"

   Friday, January 21, 2011
        Lecturer: Mr. Daniel Sloan
                  Senior Correspondent, Reuters
        Title:    "Nintendo and the Future of Gaming"

   Saturday-Sunday, January 29-30, 2011
        Lecturer: Dr. John Beck, Visiting Professor and Senior Advisor
                  Lee Kuan Yew School Of Public Policy
                  National University of Singapore
        Title:    "Leadership and management in infrastructure develop-
                   ment"


<<IUJ Open Seminar>>
   Friday, January 28, 2011
        Lecturer: Ms. Yoriko Madoka, Member of the House of Councilors
                  Democratic Party of Japan
        Title:    TBA


(IUJ Events)
<<Admissions Schedule in Jan - Feb for Those Applying within Japan>>
    [GSIR: Graduate School of International Relation]
      2nd intake
           Application deadline: January 24
           Exam*:                February 8
           Results announced:    February 21

           * Interview in English on campus

    [GSIM: Graduate School of International Management]
      2nd intake
           Application deadline: February 10
           Exam**:               February 26
           Results announced:    March 8

           ** Institutional TOEFL and interview in English at the IUJ
              Tokyo Office

   For details, please refer to:
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/admis/


<<Admissions Schedule in Jan - Feb for Those Applying from Overseas>>
    [GSIR]
      1st intake
           Application deadline: February 18
           Results announced:    March 16

    [GSIM]
      1st intake
           Application deadline: February 4
           Results announced:    March 8

   For details, please refer to:
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/admis/


<<MLIC to Hold Online Database Workshops>>
   The Matsushita Library and Information Center (MLIC) is going to
   offer workshops on the following online databases:

   January 11 (Tue)
   Datastream -- Datastream Advance is a set of unrivalled financial
                 databases covering various content areas.

   January 12 (Wed)
    LexisNexis -- Allows you to conduct research quickly and easily in
                  a variety of sources including case law, statutes,
                  and the world's leading news and business sources.

   January 13 (Thu)
    EBSCO Host -- A.S.P. contains indexing and abstracts for more than
                  8,300 journals, with full text for more than 4,800
                  of those titles. Academic Search Premier contains
                  unmatched full text coverage in biology, chemistry,
                  engineering, physics, psychology, religion theology,
                  etc.
                  B.S.P. contains 9,000 full text scholarly journals
                  and business periodicals covering management, econo-
                  mics, finance, accounting, etc. Country economic
                  reports from the EIU, DRI-WEFA, ICON Group and
                  CountryWatch are available as well.

   In these workshops for intermediate users, participants will learn
   how to download data and conduct advanced searches of research
   materials by actually using a demo on personal computers.


<<IUJ Ski Day>>
   IUJ's Graduate Student Organization is hosting an annual ski event,
   where students can enjoy a day on the slopes.

   Date:  February 5 (Sat), 2011
   Venue: Hakkai Sanroku Ski Resort
          http://hakkai36.com/


(IUJ Info Sessions)
<<Information Sessions at IUJ's Tokyo Office>>
   Dates:   Sat, January 22, 2:00-5:00pm
            Sat, February 19, 2:00-5:00pm
   Venue:   IUJ Tokyo Office
            Harks Roppongi Bldg. 2F, 6-15-21 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo
            TEL +81-3-5770-1711 / FAX +81-3-5770-1725
            Access map:  http://www.iuj.ac.jp/about/tokyo_office/
   Program: * Overview of the University and Graduate Schools
            * Explanation about 2011 Admissions and Scholarships
            * Experiences of IUJ alumni
            * Q & A

   For details and registration, please access:
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/events/index_events.cfm?EventID=1649
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/events/index_events.cfm?EventID=1655

   For inquiries, please contact:
      Office of Student Services (OSS)
      TEL +81-25-779-1104 / FAX +81-25-779-1180
      E-mail contact@...


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                          Campus Personalities
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<<Student Views>>


                                                     Yanchu Zhang (USA)
                                                     MBA Class of 2011

                          A Capitalist Paradox

   As the U.S. slowly recovers from the economic turmoil it has endured
   during the past two years, a question has been raised as to whether
   the more heavily regulated financial market can now prevent such a
   catastrophic event from happening again in the future.

   Many believe that as more regulatory and ethics standards are being
   imposed on businesses and financial institutions, they will be
   forced to recognize and accept their social responsibilities, lead-
   ing to more sound business practices. However, I believe such a
   hope is a far cry from becoming reality.

   It is evident that private needs, including the needs of corpora-
   tions, will never be able to live fully in harmony with public
   needs. We would think that after the great depression, the Salad Oil
   Scandal, the collapse of Barings Bank and the LTCM, Enron, WorldCom,
   countless other mishaps that have occurred in our capitalist system,
   that we would already have paid our tuition and learned enough to
   prevent ethical problems from standing in our way. But that is not
   the case, for it is not only the players who are at fault, but the
   game itself.

   Milton Friedman, perhaps the best capitalist economist who ever
   lived, argued "there is one and only one social responsibility of
   business -- to use its resources and engage in activities designed
   to increase its profits so long as it engages in open and free
   competition without deception or fraud." Although I have never been
   a great fan of the Chicago School, I do recognize that his theories
   are the foundation of our system, and at the same time its funda-
   mental flaw. When owners of a company compensate managers based on
   financial performance, when some of the managers are themselves
   owners, and when the financial power of a group of individuals is
   directly tied to their political influence, a precisely "open and
   free competition without deception or fraud" becomes very difficult.

   Regulations and laws can help, but only to a certain extent. They
   can only deal with problems in their aftermath, such as the Sarbanes
   -Oxley Act after the Enron scandal and the Dodd-Frank Wall Street
   Reform and Consumer Protection Act passed by the Obama administra-
   tion after the financial crisis. But such measures do very little to
   prevent corporations from inventing some new form of speculation
   tools or discover some other seemingly legitimate, but in fact
   fraudulent, conduct in the future. Most importantly, financial
   regulations in our system can only go so far, otherwise we would be
   at risk of undermining the capitalist foundation of our society.
   This is the capitalist paradox.

   In conclusion, although many businessmen will choose to have high
   ethical standards when engaging in their work and they will persist-
   ently contribute to the well-being of our society, it is impossible
   to stop businesses and financial institutions, controlled by private
   interests in a capitalist economy, from dancing on the edge of a
   cliff waiting to fall off again, and bringing everybody else with
   them.


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                           Academic Spotlights
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<<Featured Course>>
   "Debt Securities Markets" (GSIM elective course)
    by Dr. Masaki Mori
       Associate Professor, Graduate School of International Management

                                   -*-

   Course Description and Learning Objectives:
        This course is primarily designed to provide in-depth analyses
   of concepts and techniques used in designing, pricing, risk
   analysis, securitization, and portfolio management of fixed income
   securities (bonds). The course also covers recent developments in
   structured products such as mortgage-backed securities and collate-
   ralized debt obligations. The knowledge and skills important both
   for investors and issuers will be obtained through lectures and
   hands-on exercises. This course requires basic knowledge of finan-
   cial assets including fixed income securities, although there is no
   specific prerequisite course.

   Course Context and Career relevance:
        A bond is a debt instrument requiring the issuer to repay to
   the lender/investor the amount borrowed plus interest over a speci-
   fied period of time. Along with the ever-changing global business
   environment, new debt securities markets have evolved in many areas
   such as asset-backed securities, swaps, highly structured bonds, and
   various credit products. We have seen evolutional changes in theo-
   retical and practical framework, sparked by increased volatility in
   interest rates and credit spreads, increased demands for product
   variety by investors, and by new development of offshore and emerg-
   ing debt securities markets around the world. The knowledge and
   skills you learn in this course will be helpful to you in becoming a
   better player in the global debt securities markets regardless of
   whether you play the issuer's roles as a general business manager or
   the lender's/investor's roles as finance professionals.


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           Career Counselor's The World of the Job Interview
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The World of the Job Interview:
      Part 11 - Telephone Interview

   All the interviews described in earlier parts of this series had one
   thing in common. The interviewer and interviewee could see each
   other, react to each other with facial expressions and eye contact,
   and judge the level of understanding in each other. But what if your
   are on the telephone?

   Telephone interviews can take on any of the elements earlier des-
   cribed, but are usually one-one-one screening interviews, or long-
   distance content interviews. The good thing about them is you don't
   need to dress up, you can have a glass of water, your talking points
   and your resume in front of you for easy reference and you can sound
   very well organized because of that. The bad thing is you cannot
   judge how you are doing or what the reactions are based on body
   language; you cannot be sure you are communicating clearly.

   The best advice for Telephone interviews is to stay in control. That
   means if you get an unscheduled/unexpected phone call and the person
   wants to interview you right then and there, make up and excuse and
   arrange for an interview at a later date. You should not be caught
   by surprise!  You need to be mentally and logistically prepared for
   the phone interview (in a quiet place, with your documents out, etc.
   NOT in a gymnasium or with friends in your room for example.


You can view the Career Counseling & Services page at:
http://www.iuj.ac.jp/career/


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=== Table of Contents ===================
  -- News and Topics
  -- Upcoming Event Information
  -- Campus Personalities
  -- Academic Spotlights
  -- Alumni Spotlights
  -- Career Counselor's The World of the Job Interview
  -- Announcement for Next Issue

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                           News and Topics
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<<Japan's Business Shift;
  Positive Impact on Career Development at IUJ>>
  IUJ's career services is feeling a positive impact from Japan's
  business shift. The emerging markets in Asia are picking up and
  drawing more expansion plans from Japanese companies. The Japanese
  companies, though are discovering they are understaffed, with not
  enough experts able to help them perform efficiently overseas in
  today's market situation. IUJ is being discovered as a wonderful
  place to hire globally savvy Japanese nationals and employees from
  overseas who understand something about Japan and the Japanese
  language.

  The result is that more and more large and small companies in Japan
  are asking for introductions to IUJ candidates. This is a welcomed
  development. Our students are excited for the chance to introduce
  themselves to more diverse Japanese companies, and help play major
  roles as bridges to their countries, or for Japanese nationals to
  help take leadership roles on global teams.

  As the main On-Campus recruiting season takes off for 2011, new on-
  campus recruiters from the Japanese business world are coming to
  campus in record numbers, and included such partnership companies as
  Takeda Pharmaceuticals and Fast Retailing (Uniqlo). Smaller compa-
  nies wanting to expand into India, China, Vietnam, and other South-
  east Asian nations have also recruited on campus or from their Tokyo
  /Osaka/Niigata/Saitama headquarters in a new and very welcomed
  trend.

  Perhaps, with this trend, IUJ will stop being the best-kept secret
  in corporate Japan, and play a key role in helping Japan successful-
  ly expand its business activities overseas.

  For information on meeting IUJ students and recruiting for jobs and
  summer project-based internships, please contact the Career Office:
  ccs@... or 025-779-1438.


<<IUJ Students Challenge Asian MBA Stock Pitch Competition>>
  The Center for Asset Management Research & Investments (CAMRI) at
  the National University of Singapore Business School is hosting its
  second "NUS Asian MBA Stock Pitch Competition" on March 2-4, 2011.
  IUJ is pleased and proud to announce that its team of 3 MBA students
  is competing again for the second consecutive year!

  For the full story, please access:
  http://www.iuj.ac.jp/news/index_news.cfm?NewsID=1100


<<IUJ Alum Chosen as "Person of the Year 2010">>
  IUJ is very honored to announce that one of our alumni from Bosnia
  and Herzegovina, Mr. Amer Bukvic, IRP1998, CEO of Bosnia Bank Inter-
  national, was chosen 'Person of the Year 2010' by one of the
  country's three highest circulation daily newspapers, "San."

  To read the full story, please access:
  http://www.iuj.ac.jp/news/index_news.cfm?NewsID=1102


<<3rd "Mizuho Global Leadership Initiative" Program to be Held>>
  The Graduate School of International Management is going to offer
  an intensive 1-week training program for employees of Mizuho Corpo-
  rate Bank for the third time since summer 2009.
  Period:       February 13 (Sun) - 18 (Fri)
  Participants: About 20 employees of Mizuho Corporate Bank in their
                20s and 30s
  Objectives:   To train participants who will be assigned to overseas
                operations in the near future to develop leadership
                skills, especially in multinational business environ-
                ments
  Program outlines:
                After a day of orientation, participants will take
                courses in Organizational Behavior, Global Strategy,
                IT & Human Behavior under Globalization, Financial
                Strategy, Corporate Governance, and Global Marketing.
                The language of instruction is English throughout the
                program.


<<New Issues of IUJ Working Paper Series; EMS>>
  New issues of the IUJ Working Papers in the Economics & Management
  Series (EMS) have been published:

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  "Spatial Analysis of the Japanese Gas Industry"

  by Akio Kusakabe, Alumnus 2010, IUJ
     Jinhwan Oh, IUJ
  http://www.iuj.ac.jp/research/workingpapers/EMS_2011_01.pdf

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  "Mongolia's International Trade: Impact of Its Geographical
   Location"

  by Jinhwan Oh, IUJ
     Orgilbold Tumurbaatar, Alumnus 2010, IUJ
  http://www.iuj.ac.jp/research/workingpapers/EMS_2011_02.pdf

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  "Study on Chinese Impact on Economic Sanctions against North Korea"

  by Jinhwan Oh, IUJ
     Jiyong Ryu, Korea Institute for Defense Analysis
  http://www.iuj.ac.jp/research/workingpapers/EMS_2011_03.pdf


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                       Upcoming Event Information
                          February - March 2011
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(Seminars)
<<Special Lectures in February and March>>
  Tuesday, February 1
       Lecturer: Mr. Katsuhiko Bando, Attorney
       Title:    "The Error shall not be Repeated"

  Monday, February 14
       Lecturer: Professor Philippe Byosiere
                 Graduate School of Business
                 Doshisha University
       Title:    "Microburst of Knowledge: Organizational Innovation
                  through Individual Creativity"

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(Admissions)
<<Admissions Schedule in Feb - Mar for Those Applying within Japan>>
   [GSIR: Graduate School of International Relation]
     2nd intake
          Application deadline: January 24
          Exam*:                February 8
          Results announced:    February 21

          * Interview in English on campus

   [GSIM: Graduate School of International Management]
     2nd intake
          Application deadline: February 10
          Exam**:               February 26
          Results announced:    March 8

          ** Institutional TOEFL and interview in English at the IUJ
             Tokyo Office

  For details, please refer to:
  http://www.iuj.ac.jp/admis/


<<Admissions Schedule in Feb - Mar for Those Applying from Overseas>>
   [GSIR]
     1st intake
          Application deadline: February 18
          Results announced:    March 16

   [GSIM]
     1st intake
          Application deadline: February 4
          Results announced:    March 8

  For details, please refer to:
  http://www.iuj.ac.jp/admis/

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(IUJ Info Sessions)
<<Information Session at IUJ's Tokyo Office>>
  Dates:   Sat, February 19, 2:00-5:00pm
  Venue:   IUJ Tokyo Office
           Harks Roppongi Bldg. 2F, 6-15-21 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo
           TEL +81-3-5770-1711 / FAX +81-3-5770-1725
           Access map:  http://www.iuj.ac.jp/about/tokyo_office/
  Program: * Overview of the University and Graduate Schools
           * Explanation about 2011 Admissions and Scholarships
           * Experiences of IUJ alumni
           * Q & A

  For details and registration, please access:
  http://www.iuj.ac.jp/events/index_events.cfm?EventID=1655

  For inquiries, please contact:
     Office of Student Services (OSS)
     TEL +81-25-779-1104 / FAX +81-25-779-1180
     E-mail contact@...


<<Informal Gathering with IUJ Alumni in Osaka>>
  Many of the events for prospective IUJ applicants are held in Tokyo
  or Niigata. For those who have always wanted to attend such events
  but could not do so due to the distance, an informal gathering with
  alumni will be held in Osaka again this year. This is a chance for
  you to chat with them about your concerns about graduate studies,
  the admissions process, scholarships, campus life, etc.

  Date:   Saturday, February 26, 2011
  Time:   3:00 - 5:00 pm
  Venue:  Cafe Lounge "The In Place" (1F at Hilton Osaka)
          8-8, Umeda 1-chome, Kita-ku, Osaka, Japan 530-0001
  TEL:    06-6347-0310 FAX: 06-6347-7001
  Access:
http://www1.hilton.com/en_US/hi/hotel/OSAHITW-Hilton-Osaka-hotel/directions.do
  * Please ask for the "Kokusai-daigaku group" at the entrance.

  Application deadline: Friday, February 18, 2011

  To register, please provide us with the following information via
  e-mail, fax or phone:
       your name;
       postal mail address;
       email address;
       phone number; and
       program(s) of your interest

       Office of Student Services (OSS)
       TEL +81-25-779-1104 / FAX +81-25-779-1180
       E-mail contact@...


<<Open Campus>>
  Date:    Saturday, March 5
  Time:    10:00 am - 5:00 pm (tentative)
  Venue:   IUJ Campus
           777 Kokusai-cho, Minami Uonuma-shi, Niigata
           Access map:  http://www.iuj.ac.jp/about/location/
  Program: * Town tour
           * Overview of the University, Admissions & Scholarships
           * Luncheon meeting with students
           * Campus tour
           * Individual Q&A with faculty and staff members

  For details and registration, please access:
  http://www.iuj.ac.jp/events/index_events.cfm?EventID=1717

  For inquiries, please contact:
     Office of Student Services (OSS)
     TEL +81-25-779-1104 / FAX +81-25-779-1180
     E-mail contact@...


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                         Campus Personalities
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<<Student Voice>>
  Entering into their second academic term, first-year students are
  finding their own ways of enjoying IUJ. Let's hear what one student
  from Vietnam has to say about that.

                                             Le Thu Thi Anh  (Vietnam)
                                             PMPP Class of 2012

  There are some moments when I luckily find myself free from lessons,
  assignments and home-work, and I just sit down by my windows, look-
  ing outside into the magical color of snow white, letting myself
  deep into my own thoughts...

  Time flies. I have already been at IUJ for more than four months ?
  not a long time but with all what I have been through here I could
  say with that in not a long time IUJ has become my home and my
  "International Universe of Joy".

  My first impression about the university was its lovely location.
  Not being a big-city girl, I have always been fond of places without sky-
  scrapers, crowds, or big busy streets. The university is surrounded
  by stunning landscapes formed by mountains, fields, and rivers.
  After settling down, I made an exploring trip around the campus and
  found more interesting places around here such as lovely temples,
  beautiful waterfalls, and old, traditional Japanese houses. The
  place really amazed me but it was the people here that added the
  best value into my feelings. My friend and I were bicycling around
  when I saw two old ladies harvesting the "Edamame"- the delicious
  green beans that I love most. I wanted to give them a hand with the
  hard work so I stopped. With my friend's translation (my Japanese is
  not good enough) I had such a nice conversation with those lovely
  ladies while helping them pick the beans. When we left, the ladies
  presented us a huge bag full of the fresh beans with detailed cook-
  ing instructions. I was so touched. It is amazing to find out how
  friendly and kind the local people are. This warms me up and helps
  me to overcome my homesick feelings.

  The time has gone fast with lectures, group-work, etc... The study
  environment at IUJ can be ranked to be one of the best for its
  advantages such as the professors' support and encouragement, the
  library full of useful books and friendly librarians, and with all
  open-minded, friendly classmates. In the last four months, I have
  had so many new, fresh, interesting experiences. I learned how to
  cook food from China, Laos, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, France
  etc... I have curiously witnessed the real traditional costumes from
  many countries. I have seen so much cultural interaction between
  Asian and Western, and region to region. I feel lucky that every
  morning when I wake up I can talk with people from Bangladesh, Sri
  Lanka, Papua New Guinea, Bolivia, England�c about their customs,
  traditions or simply just their different personal opinion. I could
  imaginably travelling to their countries, looking at their pictures,
  participating in their festivals (such the Diwali) and listening to
  their stories...  There are not many chances in a person's life to
  live in such diverse and unique environment. I feel so lucky and
  appreciate every minute I have here. Some people have become my best
  friends who will always be beside me through sadness as well as
  happiness not only for the next two years but for the rest of my
  life. And I know certainly that IUJ will always be my best memory
  ever wherever I fly to after graduation...


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                          Academic Spotlights
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<<Featured Course>>
  "International Organizations" (IRP elective required course)
   by Dr. Naoko Kumagai
      Assistant Professor, Graduate School of International Relations

                                  -*-

  This course explores theoretical perspectives on the formation,
  processes, functions, and effects of international organizations
  in contemporary world politics. Questions include how ideas about
  cooperation among sovereign states in the anarchical international
  system have emerged, been put into practice, and influenced state
  behavior. Since the study of international organizations is mainly
  about  state cooperation, the course necessarily covers theories of
  international relations. Students who do not have a background in
  international relations will be provided with some supplementary
  catch-up readings.

  The course starts with the introduction of historical ideas of state
  cooperation. Then we move on to the study of theories of inter-
  national organizations to understand the growth and work of inter-
  national organizations. The latter half of the course examines the
  actual performances of international organizations in international
  security, international finance, international trade, and inter-
  national aid. The course concludes with the study of regional organ-
  izations. By the end of the semester, students are expected to have
  sharpened their analytical skills and gained an understanding of how
  international and regional organizations are coping with the chal-
  lenges posed by the current crises of terrorism, nuclear weapons,
  and financial crises.

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  Dr. Naoko Kumagai joined IUJ in September 2010. She obtained her
  Ph.D. in Political Science from the Graduate Center for the City
  University of New York. At IUJ she teaches "Essentials of Inter-
  national Relations," "International Organizations," and "Inter-
  national Relations in the Asia-Pacific Region." Her research and
  teaching interests include Disarmament and international security;
  weapons research and development, Humanitarianism, especially the
  protection of civilians in armed conflict, State sovereignty and
  transnational civil society, and Modern European intellectual his-
  tory, especially European modernism.

  She sent in her comment; "My teaching philosophy is to help students
  understand international politics in the context of their own sense
  of where they fit in as members of a world community. To think about
  the international political circumstances which condition the poli-
  tical, economic, and social system of your country would be a good
  start. I look forward to discussing diverse issues with students
  with various backgrounds, to deepening our understanding of inter-
  national politics, and to thinking about ways to improve political
  conditions for all people."


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                         Alumni Spotlights
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<<Links Between IUJ and Its Alumni Strengthened Further>>

  IUJ will be putting more effort into bringing IUJ Alumni back into
  our education and research activities in 2011 and beyond. While the
  campus Research Institute hopes to utilize alumni experts both
  through their institutional affiliations, and on an individual
  basis, the Tokyo research institute, GLOCOM, will be involving them
  more in continuing education and conferences in business fields
  focusing on emerging markets.

  A major step in this direction came in December 2010 with IUJ host-
  ing a major conference in Tokyo bringing alumni in touch with lead-
  ing academics in business fields, and business people across indust-
  ries in a 2-day special event.

  The conference theme was "Leveraging Megatrends for Global Advan-
  tage." It was chaired by Dr. Anil Gupta of INSEAD, who is widely
  regarded as one of the world's leading experts on strategy, global-
  ization and emerging markets, and drew 16 speakers from various
  parts of the world.

  On the conference steering committee was IUJ's Dr. T. Wakayama, and
  an alum from 1988, Dr. Steven White, now with Tsinghua University in
  Beijing. Participants attended 7 diverse sessions on topics from
  "Innovation in Emerging Markets: Creating Latecomers' Advantage," to
  "Searching for new Sources of Global Advantage" to "Acquiring, Deve-
  loping and Managing Global Talent."

  One of the primary objectives of the conference was to put academic
  leaders and business leaders into close touch for on-going inter-
  action and dialog on these and related issues in search of best
  practices for global strategy development. It is hoped the network
  will grow and expand and meet the objectives of "delivering high-
  impact strategic messages grounded in academic rigor."

  About 20 IUJ alumni attended the event. Yoshikuni Hirayama (IR89),
  Director at Panasonic Corporation, Overseas R&D Promotion Center,
  had this to say about attending: "I have been struggling with our
  R&D strategy alignment for emerging markets such as India and China.
  This conference stimulated my way of thinking and will give a posi-
  tive impact to our future action.

  Similarly, Yasuji Nishiura (IM95) who manages marketing activities
  in Komatsu's Global Mining Business says: "It was a really good
  seminar and deepened my understanding of emerging market magnitude
  and implications of this change."

  Planning for the next gathering started with the last session of
  this conference: "Theme for Next Gathering: The Coming Shape of
  Global Enterprises." Alumni will again be encouraged to participate.


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          Career Counselor's The World of the Job Interview
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The World of the Job Interview:
     Part 12 - Second and Third Interviews

  Well done! You have made it past the screening and/or first inter-
  views and have been called back to meet others at the company/organ-
  ization or for a more in depth interview. This is a feel-good area,
  but don't relax. You know the company/organization likes you and has
  serious interest in hiring you. But you do not have a job offer yet.
  Stay professional, prepare much deeper for the interview (know the
  company/organization inside and out, how its stocks are performing,
  headline news, and information on corporate leadership and board
  members).

  Most likely you are not interviewing at the IUJ campus anymore, but
  in Tokyo or the city where the company/organization is located. Be
  polite and professional to everyone you meet near and inside the
  building. Get there early and calm yourself before the interview
  starts.

  BE YOURSELF. It is essential that you show your friendly side as
  well as your professional side during second and third interviews.
  You are probably talking with people you will work with for 8 or
  more hours a day. They need to get to know the real you and want to
  see you all day long every day.  Have some great questions to ask
  about the job you are going for, and have salaries in mind, but
  don't mention them!

  Some companies hire after the second interview, some after the
  third, and some companies IUJ works with may take up to 10 inter-
  views!!! If you are prepared, enthusiastic and determined you can
  stay consistent in your self-presentation. So start by being your-
  self and go with confidence. After all, you have already passed the
  initial tests and these rounds are confirmation you are the best
  fit.


You can view the Career Counseling & Services page at:
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   -- Upcoming Event Information
   -- Campus Personalities
   -- Academic Spotlights
   -- Alumni Spotlights
   -- Career Counselor's The World of the Job Interview
   -- Announcement for Next Issue

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                            News and Topics
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<<IUJ Forms Partnership with 35 Major Corporations
   to develop leadership talent>>
   IUJ was founded in 1982 with strong support from Japan's four major
   business organizations (Japan Federation of Economic Organizations,
   Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Japan Association of Corpo-
   rate Executives, and Japan Foreign Trade Council) as a graduate
   school. IUJ has recently launched a "Global Partnership Program"
   with 35 major corporations in Japan having signed a Memorandum of
   Agreement with the University.

   The Partnership aims to accelerate the HR globalization of Japanese
   corporations, and also to make IUJ become a leading graduate school
   in Asia. To achieve these goals, IUJ is partnering with Japanese
   corporations and will jointly begin the several activities from
   February 2011.

   For details, please go to:
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/news/index_news.cfm?NewsID=1132

   Also, please scroll down go to the "Campus Personality" column to
   read an interview with President Mori regarding the Partnership.


<<Japanese Ambassador to Kyrgyzstan Visited IUJ>>
   International University of Japan (IUJ) had the pleasure of welcom-
   ing H.E. Shin Maruo, the Japanese Ambassador to the Kyrgyz Republic,
   on Thursday, February 3. He met with IUJ President Masakatsu Mori,
   a few faculty members of the Graduate School of International
   Relations (GSIR), and students from Kyrgyzstan.

   To read the full story, please access:
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/news/index_news.cfm?NewsID=1139


<<Students Enjoyed IUJ Ski Day 2011>>
   IUJ Ski Day, one of IUJ's annual events, organized by the GSO-EC
   (Graduate Students Organization - Executive Committee), was held on
   Saturday, February 5 at the nearby Hakkaisanroku Ski Area, attract-
   ing about 100 participants. For many of the students from SE Asian
   and African countries, this was their very first experience to ski
   or snowboard.

   To read more, please view:
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/news/index_news.cfm?NewsID=1136


<<IUJ alumnus delivered a special lecture>>
   Dr. Rizal Affandi Lukman, Deputy Minister for International Economic
   and Financial Cooperation, Coordinating Ministry for Economic
   Affairs, Republic of Indonesia, presented a special lecture for IUJ
   students on February 18, titled "Indonesian Economic Development:
   The Role of Indonesia in the Globalized Economy." He was with the
   Graduate School of International Relations and graduated from IUJ in
   1993. The lecture was sponsored by JDS (Japanese Grant Aid for Human
   Resources Development Scholarship).


<<New Issues of IUJ Working Paper Series; EMS>>
   New issues of the IUJ Working Papers in the Economics & Management
   Series (EMS) have been published:

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   "Urban Inequality in Indonesia"

   by Takahiro Akita, IUJ
      Alit Pirmansah, Center Bureau of Statistics Indonesia
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/research/workingpapers/EMS_2011_04.pdf

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   "Cooperative choice and its framing effect under threshold
    uncertainty in a provision point mechanism"

   by Koji Kotani, IUJ
      Kenta Tanaka, Tohoku University
      Shunsuke Managi, Tohoku University
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/research/workingpapers/EMS_2011_05.pdf

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   "Productivity Growth, On-the-Job Search, and Unemployment"

   by Hiroaki Miyamoto, IUJ
      Yuya Takahashi, University of Manheim
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/research/workingpapers/EMS_2011_06.pdf

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   "Ins and Outs of the Long-Run Unemployment Dynamics"

   by Hiroaki Miyamoto, IUJ
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/research/workingpapers/EMS_2011_07.pdf


<<New Issues of IUJ Working Paper Series; PIRS>>
   A new issue of the IUJ Working Papers in the Politics & Internation-
   al Relations Series (PIRS) has been published:

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   "Nation, Race, Language, and Spirituality: Reading Fichte's
    Addresses to the German Nation"

   by Motohide Saji, IUJ
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/research/workingpapers/PIRS_2011_01.pdf


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                        Upcoming Event Information
                            March - April 2011
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(Seminars)
<<Special Lectures in March and April>>
   Tuesday, March 8
        Lecturer: Mr. Shusaku Maeda, Senior Director
                  Business Development, Qualcomm Japan
        Title:    "The Future of Mobile Applications"

   Friday, March 11
        Lecturer: Dr. Hiroaki Nagayama, Professor
                  The International Center, Kyoto University
        Title:    "Global Expansion Strategy: The Case of Ikea"

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(Admissions)
<<Admissions Schedule in Mar - Apr for Those Applying within Japan>>
    [GSIR: Graduate School of International Relation]
      3rd intake
           Application deadline: March 28
           Exam*:                April 16
           Results announced:    April 25

      4th intake
           Application deadline: April 25
           Exam*:                May 18
           Results announced:    May 30

           * Interview in English on campus

    [GSIM: Graduate School of International Management]
      3rd intake
           Application deadline: April 1
           Exam**:               April 15
           Results announced:    April 26

           ** Institutional TOEFL and interview in English at the IUJ
              Tokyo Office

   For details, please refer to:
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/admis/


<<Admissions Schedule in Mar - Apr for Those Applying from Overseas>>
    [GSIR]
      2nd intake
           Application deadline: April 1
           Results announced:    April 27

    [GSIM]
      2nd intake
           Application deadline: March 25
           Results announced:    April 26

   For details, please refer to:
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/admis/

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(IUJ Info Sessions)
<<Open Campus>>
   Date:    Saturday, March 5
   Time:    10:00 am - 5:00 pm (tentative)
   Venue:   IUJ Campus
            777 Kokusai-cho, Minami Uonuma-shi, Niigata
            Access map:  http://www.iuj.ac.jp/about/location/
   Program: * Town tour
            * Overview of the University, Admissions & Scholarships
            * Luncheon meeting with students
            * Campus tour
            * Individual Q&A with faculty and staff members

   For details and registration, please access:
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/events/index_events.cfm?EventID=1717

   For inquiries, please contact:
      Office of Student Services (OSS)
      TEL +81-25-779-1104 / FAX +81-25-779-1180
      E-mail contact@...


<<Information Session at IUJ's Tokyo Office>>
   Dates:   Sat, April 2, 2:00-5:00pm
   Venue:   IUJ Tokyo Office
            Harks Roppongi Bldg. 2F, 6-15-21 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo
            TEL +81-3-5770-1711 / FAX +81-3-5770-1725
            Access map:  http://www.iuj.ac.jp/about/tokyo_office/
   Program: * Overview of the University and Graduate Schools
            * Explanation about 2011 Admissions and Scholarships
            * Experiences of IUJ alumni
            * Q & A

   For details and registration, please access:
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/events/index_events.cfm?EventID=1661

   For inquiries, please contact:
      Office of Student Services (OSS)
      TEL +81-25-779-1104 / FAX +81-25-779-1180
      E-mail contact@...


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(External Events)
<<Study-In-Japan Information Session and Exhibition in Hong Kong>>
   The School of Continuing and Professional Studies at the Chinese
   University of Hong Kong will hold a "Study-In-Japan Information
   Session and Exhibition 2011" in Hong Kong on March 6 (Sun). IUJ
   alumni members will represent IUJ at a booth. Please come visit them
   and learn about IUJ!

   Date:  Sunday, March 6
   Time:  2:30-5:30 pm
   Venue: The School of Continuing and Professional Studies, CUHK
          http://www.scs.cuhk.edu.hk/cuscs/tc/centres-learning.php

   * No entry fee will be charged.


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                          Campus Personalities
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<<Interview with IUJ President on the "Global Partnerships">>
   As announced in the "News and Topics," IUJ launched "Global Partner-
   ships (hereinafter referred to as Partnerships)" with 35 major
   corporations in Japan having signed a Memorandum of Agreement with
   the University. We interviewed President Masakatsu Mori, who has
   been the key figure of this new initiative.

                                                         Masakatsu Mori
                                                         IUJ President

   Q. Could you please brief us about the Partnerships?
   A. It has been a little more than a year since I assumed the
      presidency of IUJ. The more I learned about IUJ's broad alumni
      network extending to more than 100 countries and the high quality
      cutting edge education in English, the stronger have I become
      convinced that IUJ is a very important institution for the Japan-
      ese business community and Japan as a whole. Since the domestic
      economy has very little prospects for growth in the future,
      Japanese corporations must expand their businesses to overseas.
      Although Japan has accumulated technologies and finance, it
      absolutely lacks human resources that can be effective in a
      global arena. I launched the Partnerships with a strong will to
      respond to the Japan's needs to develop global leader talent.

      Activities in the Partnerships include dispatching company
      employees to IUJ for leadership training, placement of IUJ
      graduates, and customized training programs to each company's
      needs. Actually, IUJ has been implementing all these activities
      for a long time, but I hope that the Partnerships will help link
      corporations and IUJ more systematically.

      What I value most highly among various activities of the Partner-
      ships is the Chief HR Officer (CHO) Network. My understanding is
      that those corporations in the Partnerships recognize IUJ as an
      institution that they trust for their global leadership training.
      I believe that it is truly meaningful to have the HR managers of
      these corporations as the CHO members bridging a cooperative
      relationship with IUJ. IUJ members call ourselves "IUJers," and I
      am hoping that these CHO members will become IUJers as well link-
      ing their corporations to IUJ.

   Q. It is quite an achievement to have 35 major corporations partner
      with IUJ! Could you tell us how you made that happen? Also, any
      hard luck stories in the process?
   A. It was won hard by visiting each company. I made sure that I
      could talk directly to the top management at the level of CEO and
      President, because if I communicated with HR managers, they would
      have said, "Why should we treat IUJ any differently from other
      universities?" and our door would have been completely shut. The
      top management and I share the same opinions about the lack of
      global human resources in Japan. When I wholeheartedly asked them
      to utilize IUJ that will do its utmost best to respond to their
      needs, I could get their acknowledgement about the importance of
      the Partnerships. And they signed on.

   Q. The actual Partnership activities have just started, but have you
      received any comments from the partner corporations?
   A. The first thing many of them said was "How did you manage to have
      35 corporations on board in such a short time?" Not just the
      figure of 35, but 10 corporations out of top 30 companies on the
      Nikkei market capitalization ranking have joined our Partner-
      ships. IUJ is very proud of this. I would like to cherish these
      newly developed channels for the decades to come. Another comment
      I happily received was "We would like to have a more active
      relationship with IUJ in the future." I am very happy to these
      responses.

   Q. Very glad to learn that you have been receiving so many positive
      comments! Now, could you tell us how you would like to proceed
      from here?
   A. We are asking our partner corporations to assign a personnel
      administrator, and IUJ appoints a faculty and staff member for
      each corporation. As a first step, I will make sure that communi-
      cations between the two parties go actively and smoothly so that
      IUJ could obtain the trust from our partners. Also, as I mention-
      ed before, I want to see the CHO network fully utilized and grow
      into a source of information toward the advancement of HR global-
      ization in Japan. It is my hope to create a positive circle where
      the Partnerships will be a stepping stone towards the improvement
      of IUJ's visibility, which will attract more quality students at
      IUJ.

      Although we have focused on Japanese corporations up until now, I
      would like to expand our partnerships to global corporations as
      well as major corporations in Niigata Prefecture, the home for
      IUJ. My target is to increase the number of partners from the
      current 35 to 50.

   Q. You sound very ambitious but we trust that you will certainly
      achieve that goal. Lastly, do you have any message to corpora-
      tions and business people?
   A. Human resources without basic knowledge in global management or
      communication skills cannot perform effectively in future busi-
      nesses. It is critical to provide employees with good training so
      that they can practice business effectively in Asia as a big
      unified market. Please buckle to training leaders for the future
      in 10-20 years from now. I am confident that IUJ is an ideal
      training ground for your employees. I welcome you to join our
      Partnerships to fulfill your needs.


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                           Academic Spotlights
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<<Featured Course>>
   "Marketing Management" (MBA basic core course)
    by Dr. Kerimcan Ozcan
       Assistant Professor, Graduate School of International Management

                                   -*-

   "Marketing is the activity, set of institutions, and processes for
   creating, communicating, delivering, and exchanging offerings that
   have value for customers, clients, partners, and society at large."
   (American Marketing Association). This introductory course will
   equip you with the essential concepts, tools, and the framework of
   marketing so that you can
   (a) become comfortable and qualified to take more advanced courses
       in marketing (in case you are planning for a marketing career),
       or
   (b) engage in informed and productive dialogues with marketers and/
       or about marketing issues (in case you are planning for a non-
       marketing career).

   You will reach that objective by experiencing the domain in multiple
   ways: readings, class discussions, case analyses, a group project,
   and a guest lecture.


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                          Alumni Spotlights
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<<After IUJ>>
   We are happy to introduce Mr. Kizuka, who recently came back to his
   alma mater to recruit his junior students to his company, NSK Ltd.

                                   -*-

                                          Mr. Makoto Kizuka (Japan)
                                          IR Class of 1996
                                          Office Head, Global HR Office
                                          NSK Ltd.

   My name is Makoto Kizuka. I'm a 96IR IUJer and working at NSK Ltd.,
   which is the No. 1 bearing manufacturer in Japan. NSK is currently
   accelerating its globalization mainly in emerging nations like
   China, India and ASEAN countries after expanding into Western
   countries in previous years. Now more than half of our sales are
   outside Japan, and more than sixty percent of our employees are non-
   Japanese.

   To introduce my career at NSK, I entered NSK in 1989 and have
   changed positions within the company several times so far. I started
   in Production Control in a manufacturing plant and experienced in-
   house sales in our Overseas Sales & Marketing Department, and auto-
   motive sales in Japan and in the US. After that, I became an HR
   manager and since last April I have been working as head of the
   Global HR office.

   When I was in the Overseas Sales & Marketing Dept., I had trouble
   communicating with local staff in our overseas subsidiaries because
   of the cultural gap between our ways of thinking in addition to my
   poor English proficiency. At the time, NSK was seeking candidates to
   study at IUJ for the purpose of developing international business
   people. I knew there were a lot of students of various nationalities
   and cultures at IUJ and that there would be the chance to practice
   cross-cultural communication by interacting with each other every
   day. Also, all lectures at IUJ were held in English, so I thought it
   would be very useful for me to brush up on my English. The story is
   simple; I applied for IUJ with no hesitation.

   Looking back to my IUJ days, it was so hard for me to keep up with
   the lectures and complete my thesis. And I am ashamed to say that
   when I participated in regular GSO meetings, there were times when I
   could hardly understand the discussions. For me, however, two years
   at IUJ was a very good experience in coming into contact with a
   range of diverse cultures. Sometimes I was shocked at my classmates'
   behavior and sometimes I was impressed by their extremely logical
   way of thinking. This experience taught me the importance of recog-
   nizing people with different backgrounds and values, and approaching
   each other with respect. Graduation from IUJ has helped me so much
   in my overseas assignments and current global HR work.

   Lastly, IUJ guys - please fully enjoy the melting pot of diverse
   cultures and the four beautiful seasons at IUJ in Urasa!


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           Career Counselor's The World of the Job Interview
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The World of the Job Interview:
      Part 13 - Salary negotiations Interview

   The Salary Negotiations interview is very tricky and some take it
   too lightly. I have known students to be offered a job verbally and
   asked to come in to sign a contract, or to make the final arrange-
   ments for employment. THEN they blow it.

   One employer IUJ works with had a contract signed by management in a
   folder ready to slide across the desk to the candidate. The candi-
   date lost his composure and began to complain, in a joking style,
   about the interview process he had just completed. While this surp-
   rised the managers, they took it first as simple stress release. The
   candidate continued to make statements about what he now expected
   the company to do for him without seeing the contract or entering
   any negotiation. Taken by surprise in this change of mannerism and
   unprofessional approach, the company tore up the contract and thank-
   ed the candidate for his time. The student came back to me upset and
   complaining. But he simply blew it!

   Stay professional and reasonable throughout the very last interview
   and hiring session! LISTEN to what the company is offering, ask for
   time to consider the package if you need to, but do not complain or
   make demands at any stage. If the salary was lower than you expected
   you did not do your homework well enough. If you want to negotiate
   that is fine. Do so reasonably, openly and look for things like
   extra bonuses, allowances, or an early salary review based on
   performance within the company/organization.

   The bottom line? Don't do anything to compromise yourself until
   everyone has SIGNED the bottom line of your contract! Of course, it
   is hoped that IUJ graduates will always handle themselves profes-
   sionally and represent the school well; throughout your professional
   life!


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   -- Campus Personalities
   -- Academic Spotlights
   -- Career Counselor's The World of the Job Interview
   -- Announcement for Next Issue

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                            News and Topics
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<<IUJ Wishes for a Speedy Recovery in Afflicted Areas>>
   All of our thoughts are with the people in the areas afflicted by
   the great earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear accident, and our thanks
   go out to the workers at the Fukushima plants and all those support-
   ing the evacuees.

   IUJ and our surrounding area remain safe and open for business,
   though a few classes and exams were postponed, and the start of the
   spring term has been moved back for one week in support of our
   students.

   May we all stay strong and work together to help the healing begin.

   Masakatsu Mori
   President, IUJ


<<Earthquake Update Page>>
   IUJ has opened a special earthquake update page. The aim of this
   page is to help students understanding the situation, and to give
   them access to good information and other resources.
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/oss/earthquake2011/


<<IUJ Alumnus Helping Afflicted Areas as Volunteer Interpreter>>
   An IUJ alumnus, Mr. Masanobu Ohsaki (IR Class of 1990), has been
   engaged in relief work at the "JGC Volunteer Interpreters--Earth-
   quake Relief," an organization sending needed interpreters to the
   afflicted areas in support of international rescue teams.
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/news/index_news.cfm?NewsID=1209


<<Student Group Made Donation to Earthquake Victims>>
   IUJ's Student Group, "Global Concerns Forum (GCF)," collected money
   from IUJers and donated 120,000 yen (approximately US$1,500) to the
   victims of Japan's earthquake and Tsunami through Second Harvest
   Japan (http://www.2hj.org/) on March 23.

   One GCF member, Mr. Louis Consoletti (IRP Class of 2011),
   said, "I would like to thank the IUJ students, their families, the
   IUJ faculty, and alumni for their donations and support. Our
   donations will be used to provide food and supplies for victims of
   the earthquake/tsunami disaster."

   GCF is planning to take up a second collection when students come
   back to campus for Spring Term.


<<GSIM offers Smart Phone App Course>>
   In the 2011 Spring Term, the Graduate School of International
   Management (GSIM) will offer a course to introduce the development
   of business applications (Apps) for smart phones based on the iPhone
   /iPad Operating System. The course, titled "Business Apps with
   iPhone/iPad/iPod" will be listed under the E-Business Management
   Program.

   For details, please go to:
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/news/index_news.cfm?NewsID=1155

   Also, please scroll down to the "Academic Spotlights" column for the
   course description.


<<One More Chance to Join GSIM in Fall 2011 >>
   The Graduate School of International Management (MBA and E-Business
   Management Programs) has decided to provide one more opportunity for
   residents of countries other than Japan to join IUJ.

   The schedule is:
   Application Deadline:    May 10, 2011
   Announcement of Results: May 24, 2011

   Valid GMAT Test Dates:      Sept 1, 2006 - approx. May 5, 2011
   Valid TOEFL iBT Test Dates: Sept 1, 2009 - approx. Apr 20, 2011
   Valid TOEFL PBT Test Dates: Sept 1, 2009 - approx. Apr 13, 2011
   Valie IELTS Test Dates:     Sept 1, 2009 - approx. Apr 20, 2011

   For further information, please view this page:
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/news/index_news.cfm?NewsID=1203


<<Two IUJ Students Invited to Attend St. Gallen Symposium>>
   Two IUJ students have been invited to the St. Gallen Symposium. Mr.
   Vijay Ramaswamy and Mr. Ryan Alexander Flynn submitted papers on
   this year's topic, "Just Power," and were selected to participate in
   the 41st St. Gallen Symposium on May 12-13.

   For details and comments by Vijay and Ryan, please go to:
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/news/index_news.cfm?NewsID=1195


<<2011 Event Calendar>>
   The 2011 calendar for IUJ's info sessions in Tokyo and open campuses
   is now available.

   [Info Sessions in Tokyo]
     June 17 (Fri), June 18 (Sat), July 22 (Fri), July 23 (Sat),
     Sept 9 (Fri), Sept 19 (Sat), Oct 14 (Fri), Oct 15 (Sat),
     Dec 2 (Fri), Dec 3 (Sat), Jan 21 (Sat), Feb 18 (Sat)
     * Friday sessions:   19:00-21:00
     * Saturday sessions: 14:00-17:00

   [Open Campuses]
     May 21(Sat), Aug 2 (Tue), Nov 12 (Sat), and Mar 3 (Sat)


   * Details will be announced on the IUJ Homepage soon. Please watch
     for updates.
     http://www.iuj.ac.jp/opencampus/

   * For overseas applicants, IUJ Info Sessions hosted by IUJ Alumni
     worldwide will be held in Summer 2011. Details will be announced
     in June.

   For inquiries, please contact:
      Office of Student Services (OSS)
      TEL +81-25-779-1104 / FAX +81-25-779-1180
      E-mail contact@...


<<Support Group for New Enrollees>>
   IUJ has established a special support group for students entering
   IUJ in Fall 2011. Through this group, new enrollees can ask
   questions, share concerns, meet their fellow IUJ students, introduce
   themselves, get career tips early, and much more. Here are details
   about the group:

   *Group name* -- IUJ2011support
   *Homepage* ---- http://groups.google.com/group/iuj2011support_group
   *E-mail* ------ iuj2011support_group@googlegroups.com

   Incoming students, please register and take full advantage of this
   support group!


<<New Issues of IUJ Working Paper Series; EMS>>
   New issues of the IUJ Working Papers in the Economics & Management
   Series (EMS) have been published:

   --------------------------------------------------------------------
   "Aggregate Demand, Aggregate Supply and Economic Growth of Vietnam:
    Theory and evidence on an econometric analysis"

   by Osamu Nakamura, IUJ
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/workingpapers/index.cfm?File=EMS_2011_08.pdf
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                        Upcoming Event Information
                             April - May 2011
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(Admissions)
<<Admissions Schedule in Apr - May for Those Applying within Japan>>
    [GSIR: Graduate School of International Relation]
      4th intake (last intake for 2011 admissions)
           Application deadline: April 25
           Exam*:                May 18
           Results announced:    May 30

           * Interview in English on campus

    [GSIM: Graduate School of International Management]
      4th intake (last intake for 2011 admissions)
           Application deadline: May 27
           Exam**:               June 10
           Results announced:    June 23

           ** Institutional TOEFL and interview in English at the IUJ
              Tokyo Office

   For details, please refer to:
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/admis/


<<Admissions Schedule in Apr - May for Those Applying from Overseas>>
    [GSIR]
      2nd intake (last intake for 2011 admissions)
           Application deadline: April 1
           Results announced:    April 27

    [GSIM]
      Additional intake (last intake for 2011 admissions)
           Application deadline: May 10
           Results announced:    May 24

   For details, please refer to:
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/admis/

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(IUJ Info Sessions)
<<Open Campus>>
   Date:    Saturday, May 21
   Time:    10:00 am - 5:00 pm (tentative)
   Venue:   IUJ Campus
            777 Kokusai-cho, Minami Uonuma-shi, Niigata
            Access map:  http://www.iuj.ac.jp/about/location/
   Program: * Town tour
            * Overview of the University, Admissions & Scholarships
            * Luncheon meeting with students
            * Campus tour
            * Individual Q&A with faculty and staff members

   For details and registration, please access:
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/events/index_events.cfm?EventID=1784

   For inquiries, please contact:
      Office of Student Services (OSS)
      TEL +81-25-779-1104 / FAX +81-25-779-1180
      E-mail contact@...


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                          Campus Personalities
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<<"Peer Facilitator Program" Launched>>
   The IM Council is a student group in the Graduate School of Inter-
   national Management (GSIM)that plays a role as a bridge between
   students and faculty with the aim of improving the school's acade-
   mics. The IM Council is launching a "Peer Facilitator Program" to
   help those students having difficulties in adapting to the North
   American style of education. We asked the IM Council members about
   the Program.

                    IM Council
                      Rahim Ghaffar, E-biz 2011, Pakistan
                      Yahor (Egor) Kazlou, MBA 2012, Canada
                      Pawan Rajawat, MBA 2012, India
                      Ganesh Ramaswamy, MBA 2012, India
                      Vijay Ramaswamy, MBA 2012, India
                      Ekkaphap (Piquet) Thengtrirat, MBA 2012, Thailand

   The IM Council is honored to announce the Peer Facilitator Program.
   As we strive to improve the academic life of GSIM students, we have
   become concerned that a number of first-year GSIM students have
   difficulty adapting to the rigorous North-American style academic
   program of IUJ. Therefore, to help GSIM students gain confidence in
   classes and develop the "soft skills" necessary to perform, we would
   like to launch this learning support initiative, which will be open
   to all first-year GSIM students (MBA and E-biz). Unlike the Academic
   English language course or normal TA sessions offered by each class,
   this Peer Facilitator Program aims to help participating students
   improve their "soft skills," which include, but are not limited to
   the following:

   - Time management skills
   - Teamwork skills
   - Stress management
   - Effective note-taking in class
   - Case reading
   - Class participation and group discussion
   - Critical thinking

   We launched a four-week trial period for the Peer Facilitator
   Program in the first half of Spring term, and a semester-long
   program offering will be implemented in the subsequent Fall term
   when learning support is most needed for the incoming first-year
   students. At the end of the Winter term, we invited applications for
   these positions and 2 qualified Facilitators who passed a strict
   screening process are now preparing an appropriate, tailormade
   program structure and content that are most suitable for the
   students' learning needs.

   The IM Council strongly believes that both Peer Facilitators and
   incoming first-year students will mutually benefit from participat-
   ing in this program.


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                           Academic Spotlights
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<<Featured Course>>
   "Business Apps with iPhone/iPad/iPod" (E-biz elective course)
    by Dr. Jay R. Rajasekera
       Professor, Graduate School of International Management

                                   -*-

   Course Description and Learning Objectives:
   This is a course to introduce the development of websites for
   iPhones, iPads, and iPod Touches and creation of Applications to run
   on iPhone and iPod Touch/iPads. iPhone and Apple have gained a solid
   foothold in the business community and we hope that this course lays
   the foundation for becoming familiar with the business application
   side of iPhones and related devices such as the iPad and iPod Touch
   by learning to develop real Apps. The course assumes that partici-
   pants have a working knowledge of HTML, CSS and any Object Oriented
   programming language (e.g. C, C++, Visual Basic).

   Specifically, the course covers the following areas:
   -- Introduction to Apple devices and Applications:
   -- Mini project; creating iPhone web applications for business
   -- iPhone/iPad SDK intro:
   -- Final project; coming up with iPhone App idea and developing
      a prototype.

   Learning Outcomes:
   At the end of this course, the students should be able to:
   * Develop web applications for iPhone/iPad/iPods
   * Understand the App development environment and SDK
   * Grasp the fundamental concepts of developing iPhone/iPad/iPod Apps
   * Develop real Apps (Prototypes)
   * Understand the strategies in promoting and making businesses out
     of Apps


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           Career Counselor's The World of the Job Interview
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The World of the Job Interview:
      Part 14 - Series Wrap Up

   I hope this Interview Series column we have presented over the last
   year has provided you with some good information on interview
   styles. Admittedly, the information presented just skims the surface
   of the interview world. Join me on campus for workshops, interview
   practices, peer group practice, and lots of feedback and preparation
   help. Then, of course, interview on campus for jobs and internships
   and get your career going in the way you want it to.

   See you at IUJ!


You can view the Career Counseling & Services page at:
http://www.iuj.ac.jp/career/


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   -- News and Topics
   -- Upcoming Event Information
   -- Campus Personalities
   -- Academic Spotlights
   -- Announcement for Next Issue

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                            News and Topics
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<<IUJ United to Pray for Japan>>
   A candle light event, "Pray for Japan," was held at 6:30pm on
   Monday, April 18, at IUJ. This event was planned and carried out by
   the Graduate Student Organization-Executive Committee (GSO-EC).
   About 150 students from 30 countries, along with faculty and family
   members prayed in soft candle-light for the victims of the Japan
   Earthquake.

   To read the full story and view a movie of the event, please access:
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/news/index_news.cfm?NewsID=1234


<<Relief Efforts by IUJ Students>>
   There are IUJ students who are trying to support victims in various
   ways. Here are links for some such stories:
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/news/index_news.cfm?NewsID=1232
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/news/index_news.cfm?NewsID=1223
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/news/index_news.cfm?NewsID=1201


<<GSIM Launches New Emerging Markets Course>>
   The Graduate School of International Management (GSIM) will place
   emphasis on emerging markets in their new curriculum with a special
   focus on China, India and other markets in Southeast Asia. A new
   faculty member, Dr. Yuki Kawabata, is a strong addition to the
   School in this direction.
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/news/index_news.cfm?NewsID=1217

   Dr. Kawabata is featured in the "Campus Personalities" column.
   Please scroll down to get to know him.


<<Two Articles by Prof. Miyamoto Accepted by Refereed Journals>>
   The following two research articles written by Dr. Hiroaki Miyamoto
   were accepted by refereed journals:

   1. "Efficiency in a Search and Matching Model with Training Costs"
      Economic Modelling, Forthcoming
   2. "Cyclical Behavior of Unemployment and Job Vacancies in Japan"
      Japan and the World Economy, Forthcoming


<<One More Chance to Join GSIM in Fall 2011 >>
   As a special measure against disadvantages caused by the recent
   earthquake and tsunami, the Graduate School of International Manage-
   ment (MBA and E-Business Management Programs) has decided to provide
   one more opportunity for residents of countries other than Japan to
   join IUJ.

   The schedule is:
   Application Deadline:    May 10, 2011
   Announcement of Results: May 24, 2011

   Valid GMAT Test Dates:      Sept 1, 2006 - approx. May 5, 2011
   Valid TOEFL iBT Test Dates: Sept 1, 2009 - approx. Apr 20, 2011
   Valid TOEFL PBT Test Dates: Sept 1, 2009 - approx. Apr 13, 2011
   Valie IELTS Test Dates:     Sept 1, 2009 - approx. Apr 20, 2011

   For further information, please view this page:
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/news/index_news.cfm?NewsID=1203


<<English Language Training Program for Fuji Xerox>>
   IUJ is going to offer a 4-month English Training Program for those
   employees of Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd., who will be stationed overseas in
   the near future.
   Period:       May 9 (Mon) - Sept 2 (Fri)
   Participants: About 12 future of Fuji Xerox  expatriates
   Program outlines:
                 The first 2 months of the program will focus on
                 improving basic English skills, and in the latter half
                 of the program, participants will join IUJ's summer
                 Intensive English Program (IEP) to acquire practical
                 English skills and receive training in cross-cultural
                 communications, multi-cultural awareness, interperson-
                 al skills, and leadership skills. The program takes
                 place on the IUJ campus, promoting interaction with
                 IUJ international students, which enables participants
                 to improve their English skills and obtain a business-
                 oriented mindset both inside and outside the class-
                 room.


<<4th "Mizuho Global Leadership Initiative" Program to be Held>>
   The Graduate School of International Management is going to offer
   an intensive 1-week training program for employees of Mizuho Corpo-
   rate Bank for the fourth time since Summer 2009.
   Period:       May 22 (Sun) - 27 (Fri)
   Participants: About 20 employees of Mizuho Corporate Bank in their
                 20s and 30s
   Objectives:   To train participants who will be assigned to overseas
                 operations in the near future to develop leadership
                 skills, especially in multinational business environ-
                 ments
   Program outlines:
                 After a day of orientation, participants will take
                 courses in Organizational Behavior, Global Strategy,
                 IT & Human Behavior under Globalization, Financial
                 Strategy, Corporate Governance, and Global Marketing.
                 The language of instruction is English throughout the
                 program.


<<"Mizuho Securities Global Talent Development Program" to be Held>>
   The Graduate School of International Management is going to offer
   a similar intensive 1-week training program for employees of Mizuho
   Securities Co., Ltd. in addition to Mizuho Corporate Bank. The
   taylor-made training program for Mizuho Securities is called,
   "Mizuho Securities Global Talent Development Program."
   Period:       June 13 (Mon) - 17 (Fri)
   Participants: About 20 employees of Mizuho Securities in their 20s
                 and 30s
   Objectives:   To train participants who will be assigned to overseas
                 operations in the near future to develop leadership
                 skills, especially in multinational business environ-
                 ments
   Program outlines:
                 After a day of orientation, participants will take
                 courses in Organizational Behavior, Global Strategy,
                 IT & Human Behavior under Globalization, Financial
                 Strategy, Corporate Governance, and Global Marketing.
                 The language of instruction is English throughout the
                 program.


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                        Upcoming Event Information
                             May - June 2011
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(Seminars)
<<Special Lectures in May>>
   Monday, May 9
        Lecturer: Mr. Jon Jenni, Executive Director
                  Ernst & Young Shinnihon Tax
        Title:    "Transfer Pricing Development"

   Tuesday, May 10
        Lecturer: Mr. Ken Ito, Consultant, Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.
        Title:    "Development and Dynamism of Silicon Valley"

   Tuesday, May 24
        Lecturer: Mr. Luca Escoffier
                  TTLF-Transatlantic Technology Law Forum Fellow
                  Stanford Univ.
        Title:    "Development and Dynamism of Silicon Valley"


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(Admissions)
<<Admissions Schedule in Apr - May for Those Applying within Japan>>
    [GSIR: Graduate School of International Relation]
      Applications for GSIR have closed for 2011.

    [GSIM: Graduate School of International Management]
      4th intake (last intake for 2011 admissions)
           Application deadline: May 27
           Exam**:               June 10
           Results announced:    June 23

           ** Institutional TOEFL and interview in English at the IUJ
              Tokyo Office

   For details, please refer to:
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/admis/


<<Admissions Schedule in Apr - May for Those Applying from Overseas>>
    [GSIR]
      Applications for GSIR have closed for 2011.

    [GSIM]
      Additional intake (last intake for 2011 admissions)
           Application deadline: May 10
           Results announced:    May 24

   For details, please refer to:
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/admis/

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(IUJ Events)
<<Graduation Ceremony on June 24>>
   IUJ's 2011 graduation ceremony will be held on Friday, June 24.
   110+ students from 35 countries will graduate with MBA and MA
   degrees from the IDP, IRP, and IPSP.

   Date:          Friday, June 24, 2010
   Time:          10:30-
   Venue:         Community Center SAWARABI Hall

   * If you are interested in visiting campus for this occasion, please
     contact us by Friday, June 17:
        E-mail: contact@...
        TEL: 81-25-779-1104
        FAX: 81-25-779-1180


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(IUJ Info Sessions)
<<Open Campus>>
   Date:    Saturday, May 21
   Time:    10:00 am - 5:00 pm (tentative)
   Venue:   IUJ Campus
            777 Kokusai-cho, Minami Uonuma-shi, Niigata
            Access map:  http://www.iuj.ac.jp/about/location/
   Program: * Town tour
            * Overview of the University, Admissions & Scholarships
            * Luncheon meeting with students
            * Campus tour
            * Individual Q&A with faculty and staff members
            * Observing IUJ's International Festival (optional)

   For details and registration, please access:
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/events/index_events.cfm?EventID=1784

   For inquiries, please contact:
      Office of Student Services (OSS)
      TEL +81-25-779-1104 / FAX +81-25-779-1180
      E-mail contact@...


<<Information Sessions at IUJ's Tokyo Office>>
   Dates:   Fri, June 17, 7:00-9:00pm
            Sat, June 18, 2:00-5:00pm
   Venue:   IUJ Tokyo Office
            Harks Roppongi Bldg. 2F, 6-15-21 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo
            TEL +81-3-5770-1711 / FAX +81-3-5770-1725
            Access map:  http://www.iuj.ac.jp/about/tokyo_office/
   Program: * Overview of the University and Graduate Schools
            * Explanation about Admissions and Scholarships
            * Experiences of IUJ alumni
            * Q & A

   For details and registration, please access:
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/events/index_events.cfm?EventID=1818
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/events/index_events.cfm?EventID=1821

   For inquiries, please contact:
      Office of Student Services (OSS)
      TEL +81-25-779-1104 / FAX +81-25-779-1180
      E-mail contact@...

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(IUJ Social Events)
<<IUJ Nihongo Happyo-koryu-kai>>
   IUJ's Nihongo Happyo-koryu-kai (Japanese presentation and get-
   together) is an event where students taking the Japanese language
   courses at IUJ give presentations in Japanese. A get-together will
   follow. Free drinks and snacks will be served at the party.
   Everyone is invited!

   Date:  Friday, May 20
   Time:  6:30-9:00pm
   Venue: IUJ MLIC Hall
          http://www.iuj.ac.jp/about/location/
   Fee:   Free

   For inquiries, please contact:
     Japanese Language Program
     TEL +81-25-779-1498 / FAX +81-25-779-1187 / Email jlp@...


<<International Festival 2011>>
   IUJ's "International Festival" will be held on May 21 with support
   from Minami Uonuma City. In consideration of the March 11 disaster,
   this year's event will be smaller in scale but richer in charitable
   spirit. Please come enjoy performances by IUJ students and special
   cuisines from all over the world prepared by students!

   Date:  Saturday, May 21
   Time:  World cuisine booths: 4:00pm- (until food runs out)
          Stage:                5:00-7:30pm
   Venue: IUJ Gymnasium and vicinity
          http://www.iuj.ac.jp/about/location/

   For inquiries, please contact:
      Office of Student Services (OSS)
      TEL +81-25-779-1103 / FAX +81-25-779-1180


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(Local Event)
<<Minami Uonuma Gourmet Marathon>>
   A unique marathon race where runners enjoy their sport and gourmet
   food is going to be held for the second time in Minami Uonuma City,
   Niigata Prefecture. The event producer, Dr. Rikka Fukuda, is invit-
   ing participants by saying, "Please breathe in the clean and tasty
   air of the Uonuma region and make healthy and wonderful memories!"
   IUJ is in the half-marathon course. If you are interested in visit-
   ing IUJ and are keen on improving your health, this will be a great
   opportunity!!

     Date:    June 12 (Sun)
     Venue:   "Yairo-no-Mori" Park (5-minute drive from IUJ)
              (5483-1 Urasa, Minami Uonuma-shi, Niigata)
     Courses: Half marathon (starts at 9am, time limit: 3 hours)
              1/8 marathon (starts at 9:45am, time limit: 45 minutes)

     Registration deadline: May 12 (Thur)

     Homepage: http://runnet.jp/runtes/raceDetail/top/m26025.html


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                          Campus Personalities
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<<Profile of New Faculty Member>>
   We are very happy to announce that the Graduate School of Inter-
   national Management has welcomed a new faculty member, Dr. Yuki
   Kawabata, effective April 1, 2011.

   Here are highlights of an interview with him:
                                  -*-
   Q. Please introduce yourself briefly.
   A. I have been researching corporate organizations and corporate
      systems since I grew interested in the mechanisms that drive
      the economy. My business career is rather broad, including organ-
      izational / institutional reforms in a consulting firm, research
      at a think-tank, activities related to policy-making in the
      public sector, etc.

      Based on these various experiences, I would like to make contri-
      butions to society through practical research and educational
      activities.

   Q. What was your first impression about IUJ?
   A. I seriously thought about enrolling IUJ after graduating from an
      undergraduate university, although I finally chose to study over-
      seas so that I could have experience outside Japan. It was with
      deep emotion, therefore, when I was given the opportunity to join
      IUJ as a faculty member. Over 15 years ago when I was considering
      IUJ for my future graduate education, I was lured by IUJ's
      beautiful natural environment and the future prospects an IUJ
      education would provide me. These feelings remain the same even
      today. Also, IUJers -- faculty and administration members and
      students alike -- are all very kind and warm. This is my first
      time livinghere, but thanks to them I think I can focus on my
      research and teaching without any concerns or worries.

   Q. What courses are you teaching? And what do you expect students
      will earn from them?
   A. In the 2011 spring term, I am going to teach a course to intro-
      duce students to institutional constraints and relationships
      between the government and businesses that they have to pay
      attention to while doing business in emerging markets. And in the
      next term, I will offer a course to teach international manage-
      ment focusing on emerging countries. These courses will help
      students obtain practical skills and broad views by considering
      both the macro environment and the business strategy an indivi-
      dual company needs to be effective in the future as policy-
      makers, corporate executives, and consultants to advise them.

   Q. Could you please send a message to IUJ students and prospective
      students?
   A. IUJ is such an ideal place for a graduate student in terms edu-
      cational environment both inside and outside of the university to
      ponder his/her future career and focus on studies avoiding daily
      hustle and bustle. I would recommend that international students
      take time out of their busy schedules to visit various places in
      Japan to experience Japanese cultures. The combination of their
      studies at IUJ and cultural experiences will help them play the
      role of a bridge between their own countries and Japan. (I am
      from the Kansai region, so if you have plans to go there, please
      ask me for recommendations.)


                                  -*-

   Prof. Kawabata's brief Bio
     Education
       - Ph.D. (Industrial Engineering and Management),
         Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2010
       - MPhil (Economics), SOAS University of London, 2005
       - MSc (Development Economics), SOAS University of London, 1998
       - B.A. (economics), Kobe University, 1996
     Previous positions (excerpt)
       - Policy Secretary, House of Reprsentatives, 2010
       - Adjunct Lecturer, Sophia University and Otemae University,
         2010
       - Research Director of Dan Environmental Design Institue, 2010
       - Research Officer, Sompo Japan Research Institue, 2007-2010
       - Manager, KPMG Business Assurance Co., Ltd., 2006-2007


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                           Academic Spotlights
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<<Featured Course>>
   "Economic Geography" (IDP applied disciplinary course)
    by Dr. Jinhwan Oh
       Assistant Professor, Graduate School of International Relations

                                   -*-

   Broadly defined, Economic Geography is concerned with the spatial
   distribution of economic activity across geographic areas, particu-
   larly regarding industrial location, regional development, urbaniz-
   ation, international trade, etc. This course is structured as
   follows:

   Part 1: Theory
   Regional economic problems are primarily microeconomic, involving
   the spatial preferences decision. A firm is interested in choosing a
   profitable location in relation to given markets, sources of materi-
   als, labor, services and other relevant factors. A non-business unit
   such as a household, institution, or public facility faces an ana-
   logous problem of location choice. An interesting observation in
   this location choice is that economies tend to agglomerate. Agglome-
   ration, the clustering of economic activity, occurs at many levels,
   from local shopping districts to specialized economic regions like
   Silicon Valley. A city is also a result of agglomeration, and these
   cities are themselves clustered into regions like the Boston-
   Washington corridor. The decline of transportation costs have
   further contributed to agglomeration. The first part of this course
   aims to investigate location decisions and the economic reasons that
   stand behind spatial concentrations.

   Part 2: Application
   1) Development Economics In essence, location decisions and geo-
      graphical concentrations result in an economic development in a
      certain region. That said, this part focuses on regional economic
      development and the geographical aspects of development. We will
      review the general literatures on development theories regarding
      spatial perspectives of poverty and industrialization, as well as
      role of geography in the process of urbanization.
   2) Regional Inequality: This part investigates why we observe differ-
      ent level of economic development in varying location and how
      they are different. That said, this part discusses regional
      inequality and regional income disparities within countries.
      Measuring regional inequality using the Theil Index will be exam-
      ined.
   3) International Trade: Economic geography does not necessarily
      focus on regions within a country. Its boundaries can expand to
      different regions across countries and their interconnections by
      international trade. This part is particularly interested in
      examining the gravity model, which is directly related to geogra-
      phical issues (because distance is one of the most important
      variables in the model). How to conduct an empirical research
      using the gravity model will be investigated.


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   -- News and Topics
   -- Upcoming Event Information
   -- Campus Personalities
   -- Academic Spotlights
   -- Alumni Spotlights
   -- Announcement for Next Issue

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                            News and Topics
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<<Charity Event "International Festival 2011" Attracted Big Audience>>
   Drawing 2,000 people from the surrounding communities and beyond,
   the IUJ International Festival held on Saturday, May 21 at 4 PM, was
   another exciting success. This year's event paid special tribute to
   the people of the Tohoku Region with ethnic food booths from 16
   country groups, and a 2.5 hour stage show highlighting the cultures
   of the world.
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/news/index_news.cfm?NewsID=1245


<<Brief Report of Volunteering in Ishinomaki>>
   Six IUJ students engaged in volunteer activities in Ishinomaki, one
   of the cities in the Tohoku Region that was heavily devastated in
   the March 11 Japan Earthquake. Ms. Hnin Nwe Nwe Aung, a Peace
   Studies student from Myanmar sent in a report.
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/news/index_news.cfm?NewsID=1244


<<Intensive English Program Starts on July 11>>
   Since 1988, IUJ has been offering its Summer Intensive English
   Program (IEP) to develop the overall English language skills of
   students who are admitted to the graduate programs of IUJ so that
   they can perform better in their graduate studies and enhance their
   career opportunities after graduation. IEP 2011 is going to be held
   for 8 weeks from Monday, July 11, to Friday, September 2.

   To read more about IEP, please go to:
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/iep/


<<"Mizuho Securities Global Talent Development Program" to be Held>>
   The Graduate School of International Management is going to offer
   an intensive 1-week training program for employees of Mizuho
   Securities Co., Ltd. called, "Mizuho Securities Global Talent
   Development Program."
   Period:       June 13 (Mon) - 17 (Fri)
   Participants: About 20 employees of Mizuho Securities in their 20s
                 and 30s
   Objectives:   To train participants who will be assigned to overseas
                 operations in the near future to develop leadership
                 skills, especially in multinational business environ-
                 ments
   Program outlines:
                 After a day of orientation, participants will take
                 courses in Organizational Behavior, Global Strategy,
                 IT & Human Behavior under Globalization, Financial
                 Strategy, Corporate Governance, and Global Marketing.
                 The language of instruction is English throughout the
                 program. IUJ students participate as facilitators to
                 give the company people the real experience of inter-
                 national communications on professional topics.


<<New Issues of IUJ Working Paper Series; EMS>>
   A new iIUJ Working Papers in the Economics & Management Series (EMS)
   was published:

   --------------------------------------------------------------------
   "Study of consumer attitudes towards connected reader devices in
    Japan based on the decomposed Theory of Planned Behavior"

   by Marco Josef Koeder, Waseda University
      Upal Mohammed, Freescale Semiconductor Inc.
      Philip Sugai, IUJ
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/research/workingpapers/EMS_2011_10.pdf
   --------------------------------------------------------------------


<Notes for Those Considering 2012 Admissions>>
     * The admissions schedule for 2012 will be released in the July
       edition of the e-magazine.
     * Online applications are scheduled to be available in September
       2011.
     * Application materials for 2012 will be available after mid-
       September. If you would like to receive a copy when available,
       please request it through the "Materials Request" site:
       http://www.iuj.ac.jp/admis/request/
     * If you are interested in a campus visit, please let us know at
       least one week in advance.  Class observations, meetings with
       students and faculty members can be arranged during weekdays
       except for exam periods. To request a visit, please contact:

             Office of Student Services (OSS)
                          TEL: 81-25-779-1104
                          FAX: 81-25-779-1180
                          E-mail: contact@...


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                        Upcoming Event Information
                             June - July 2011
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(IUJ Events)
<<Graduation Ceremony on June 24>>
   IUJ's 2011 graduation ceremony will be held on Friday, June 24.
   110+ students from 35 countries will graduate with MBA and MA
   degrees from the IDP, IRP, and IPSP.

   It is our great honor to have Mr. Yoshiaki Fujimori, Chairman of GE
   Japan Corporation, as our special guest of the ceremony.

   Date:          Friday, June 24, 2010
   Time:          10:30-
   Venue:         Community Center SAWARABI Hall

   * If you are interested in visiting campus for this occasion, please
     contact us by Friday, June 17:
        E-mail: contact@...
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        FAX: 81-25-779-1180


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(IUJ Info Sessions)
<<Information Sessions at IUJ's Tokyo Office>>
   Dates:   Fri, June 17, 7:00-9:00pm
            Sat, June 18, 2:00-5:00pm
            Fri, July 22, 7:00-9:00pm
            Sat, July 23, 2:00-5:00pm
   Venue:   IUJ Tokyo Office
            Harks Roppongi Bldg. 2F, 6-15-21 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo
            TEL +81-3-5770-1711 / FAX +81-3-5770-1725
            Access map:  http://www.iuj.ac.jp/about/tokyo_office/
   Program: * Overview of the University and Graduate Schools
            * Explanation about Admissions and Scholarships
            * Experiences of IUJ alumni
            * Q & A

   For details and registration, please access:
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/web/iuj_section.cfm?category=0206#sodankai

   For inquiries, please contact:
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(Local Event)
<<Minami Uonuma Gourmet Marathon>>
   A unique marathon race where runners enjoy their sport with local
   gourmet dishes awaiting them at the finish line will be held for the
   second time in Minami Uonuma City, Niigata Prefecture. The event
   producer, Dr. Rikka Fukuda, is inviting participants by saying,
   "Please breathe in the clean and tasty air of the Uonuma region and
   make healthy and wonderful memories!" IUJ campus makes up part of
   the half-marathon course. If you are interested in visiting IUJ on
   this occasion please join the campus community in cheering on the
   runners!!

     Date:    June 12 (Sun)
     Venue:   "Yairo-no-Mori" Park (5-minute drive from IUJ)
              (5483-1 Urasa, Minami Uonuma-shi, Niigata)
     Courses: Half marathon (starts at 9:30am, time limit: 3 hours)
              1/8 marathon (starts at 9:45am, time limit: 45 minutes)

     Marathon Homepage:
              http://runnet.jp/runtes/raceDetail/top/m26025.html


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                          Campus Personalities
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<<Adventures in Nihongo>>
   Many IUJ students learn Japanese in addition to their content
   classes, and some of them started their Japanese language studies
   in prior to enrolling IUJ. Shibin-san is one of them and he shares
   his 3 "adventures" with the language.

                                   -*-

                                           Shibin Paul Menachery, India
                                           E-Biz Class of 2011

   ADVENTURE 1:
   On my first visit to Japan, I had just arrived at Narita Inter-
   national airport at 7 am. I had travelled non-stop for 14 hours and
   hadn't slept in the past 48 hours. The wine I thought would help me
   sleep on the plane didn't work and when the plane landed I found
   myself a bit spiffy. I was tired but I was excited about being in
   the land of 'Sony'. So, at immigration authorities, I decided to try
   out my Nihongo skills, which I had acquired during the training
   sessions at my parent company:

   Immigration officer: What is your name?

   Me: Watashi wa Shibin to omoi (instead of mou) masu.
   (What I meant: My name is Shibin. What I said: I think I am Shibin.)

   One cold, no nonsense stare from the officer was enough to tell me
   something had gone wrong. Before I had a chance to switch to Eng-
   lish, another officer came out of nowhere (probably signaled by the
   officer at the counter) and asked me to accompany him. I was asked
   to sit in a waiting room while he took my documents for verifica-
   tion. 30 minutes later, he came back and told me I was free to go.
   I thanked him profusely, however, this time, in pure English.

   ADVENTURE 2:
   Introduction to coworkers at the client company

   Co-worker: Kunii desu. (Kuni means country and Kunii with one extra
              "i" at the end, that sounds like "kuni," can be a name
              in Nihongo.)

   Me: Indo desu (I am from India.)

   Co-worker (funny look): Kunii desu.

   Me (a bit loudly): Indo desu.

   The manager quickly jumps in before I continue to make a fool of
   myself in front of the whole group and said to me, "He means his
   name is Kunii."

   ADVENTURE 3:
   The brand new Canon G10 had just been announced. Excited, I headed
   to the closest electronic store to pre-order one.

   This time I was confident I wouldn't have any problem because I
   equipped myself with printouts of the camera and Japanese words to
   order. Myself on a mission accomplished when I suddenly realized she
   didn't give me a date for arrival the date for the shipment. Now,
   what is the word for 'Arrival date'? Desperate times call for des-
   perate measures. So, katakanizing my English, I said:

   Me: (at the counter): Deito wa itsu?
   (What I meant: What date will it arrive?  What I said: When should
   we go on a date?)

   It's one of those times when I wish I had a camera there to capture
   her expression. Sensing something was wrong (again), I started
   pointing to the receipt at the date part on the receipt and making
   the action as if I was receiving a big box all the time saying,
   'kameraa.....kameraa'. She realized what I was trying to say and I
   got my 'Date'. After that incident, every time I go into that store
   she would come up to me and would say with a grin 'Camera wa dou
   desu ka?' (How is your camera?)


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                           Academic Spotlights
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<<Featured Course>>
   "Innovation and New Business Creation" (MBA elective course)
    by Dr. Toshiro Wakayama
       Professor, Graduate School of International Management

                                   -*-

   INTRODUCTION
   This course is about innovation, not invention. Innovation, by
   definition, refers to the whole process of going from idea to market
   acceptance, through design, development, production, market develop-
   ment and sales. Thus, while invention can be accomplished by an
   individual effort, innovation is almost always a collective organi-
   zational effort, requiring serious managerial attention. Despite the
   full-fledged managerial attention by competent managers and execu-
   tives, innovation often fails. Innovation poses formidable chal-
   lenges even to many well-run companies because it induces disconti-
   nuities of various kinds. Such discontinuities are seen not just in
   technology advances, but also in market changes, organizational
   changes, industry dynamics, and the very process of formulating
   innovation strategies1. While many companies simply try to accommo-
   date discontinuities (and often fail to do so), some great companies
   can exploit and even create discontinuities to leapfrog competition.
   This course examines innovation and related issues of new business
   creation, mainly in the context of established firms.

   LEARNING OBJECTIVES
   The learning objectives of the course are two-fold:
   * Learn a set of concepts and frameworks for understanding and
     analyzing key managerial challenges companies are facing in
     managing innovation and new business creation; and
   * Develop capabilities for strategic thinking, particularly through
     repeated exercises on systematic strategy analysis of case
     materials.


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                            Alumni Spotlights
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<<After IUJ>>
   We are happy to introduce Ms. Myrta Kaulard who is providing food
   assistance to the people in Haiti.

                                   -*-

                                    Ms. Myrta Kaulard (Italy)
                                    Director, Haiti Office
                                    United Nations World Food Programme

   Since I left Japan in 1990 I have not been back. And yet I still
   very often think of the wonderful experience I had at IUJ and the
   great two years I had there. What I learned helped me so much! I
   could find a job in Italy with the private sector right away. There
   was great eagerness to have people on board who were familiar with
   Japan. Even my Japanese skills were found useful, to my surprise.

   Two years later, when I was interviewed for a job with the UN World
   Food Program, it was the Japan experience that really counted in my
   CV. The job interview panel was amused and impressed at my stories
   about the way we were cooking together Japanese, Chinese, African
   and European students in the dormitory's kitchens. They were seen as
   a proof of intercultural sensitivity, a basic requirement in the UN.

   Two key IUJ learnings have been particularly inspiring throughout my
   whole work: how focus on education, hygiene, literacy, electrifica-
   tion and domestic demand have been key in Japan's development; and
   how it was Japanese themselves who led the opening up of the country
   and its development. These learnings have accompanied me for by now
   nearly 19 years, always with the World Food Program, from one
   emergency response to the other, till the Haiti earthquake. I know
   I do not need words to describe to IUJ friends the human suffering
   and the challenge it has been to provide relief in such a ravaged
   context. Rather, what I wish to convey is the extraordinary soli-
   darity I have perceived amongst the Haitian people for the earth-
   quake victims in Japan and the wish to help, if only there had been
   a way. A solidarity I totally share and which brought me back in
   touch with IUJ.


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   :::/ :::/   :::/ :::|  :::   your graduate studies!
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             (Published on the First Monday of Every Month)
                               July 2011

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                            News and Topics
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<<IUJ Graduation Ceremony for Class of 2011>>
   IUJ's MA and MBA Graduation Ceremony for 2011 was held on June 24,
   2011. 134 students from 33 countries graduated in good standing.
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/news/index_news.cfm?NewsID=1265

<<Admissions Schedule for 2012>>
   FOR THOSE APPLYING WITHIN JAPAN
   ===============================
    [GSIR: MA in International Relations, International Development,
           Economics, International Peace Studies, & Public Management]
                  Application
                  Deadline        Exam*           Results Announced
     1st intake   Nov. 21, 2011   Dec. 7          Dec. 19
     2nd intake   Jan. 23, 2012   Feb. 8          Feb. 20
     3rd intake   Mar. 19         Apr. 7          Apr. 16
     4th intake   Apr. 23         May 16          May 28

     * Interview in English on campus

    [GSIM: MBA and Master of E-biz Management]
                  Application
                  Deadline        Exam**          Results Announced
     1st intake   Nov. 21, 2011   Dec. 7          Dec. 22
     2nd intake   Jan. 23, 2012   Feb. 8          Mar. 30
     3rd intake   Mar. 26         Apr. 7          Apr. 26
     4th intake   May 14          May 25          June 7

     ** Interview in English on campus for the 1st-3rd intakes and at
        the IUJ Tokyo Office for the 4th intake


   FOR THOSE APPLYING FROM OUTSIDE OF JAPAN
   ========================================
    [GSIR: MA in International Relations, International Development,
           Economics, International Peace Studies, & Public Management]
                  Application
                  Deadline          Results Announced
                  Feb. 20, 2012     Mar. 23

    [GSIM: MBA and Master of E-biz Management]
                  Application
                  Deadline          Results Announced
     1st intake   Feb. 10, 2012     Mar. 15
     2nd intake   Mar. 20           Apr. 26

   * Online applications will be available in September 2011.
     http://www.iuj.ac.jp/admis/online/


<<Intensive English Program Starts on July 11>>
   Since 1988, IUJ has been offering its Summer Intensive English
   Program (IEP) to develop the overall English language skills of
   students who are admitted to its graduate programs so that they
   can perform better in their graduate studies and enhance their
   career opportunities after graduation. IEP 2011 is going to be held
   for 8 weeks from Monday, July 11, to Friday, September 2.

   To read more about IEP, please go to:
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/iep/


<<PC Environment To Improve>>
   Computers in one of the PC classrooms at IUJ will be upgraded this
   summer for students' use starting in the new academic year in the
   fall. The new PCs will be the "Lenovo Think Centre M90z All-in-One
   English version," which is a 23-inch all-in-one unit with a full HD
   liquid crystal monitor and a high power-saving function. This model
   will replace the current standard desk-top model. The advantages
   students will enjoy will be:

   * A stress-free PC environment with high-speed bandwidth;
   * Maximum Productivity with a wide screen where you can open
     multiple windows at the same time;
   * Ability to copy images and files directly onto a PC or network
     folder with a multi-card reader; and
   * A small form that allows a bigger work space:


<<IUJ Alum Publishes a Book>>
   A book Mr. Naresh Makhijani (India), MBA 1993, co-wrote will soon be
   published.

   Publication: "Creating a Balanced Scorecard for a Financial Services
                 Organization"
   Hardcover:   224 pages
   Publisher:   Wiley; 1 edition (August 9, 2011)
   Language:    English
   ISBN-10:     0470830301
   ISBN-13:     978-0470830307

   This will be Mr. Makhijani's 3rd book following "Balanced Scorecard
   in Asia" and "Managing Human Capital in Indonesia: Aligning People
   to Strategic Goals." He gave us an introduction to his new book:
   "This third book is focused on implementating the Balanced Scorecard
   technique in Financial Services (Banks, Insurance, Leasing Companies)
   and has actual case studies of many organizations from the US,
   Europe, Asia, and Australia who have implemented BSC successfully."


<<IUJ Alumnus Talks at "Parent-and-Child Ecology Classroom">>
   Mr. Takanobu Kamiya, IR Class of 1987, Deputy Manager of the Auto-
   motive Battery Sales & Management Dept. at Shin-Kobe Electric
   Machinery Co., Ltd., is known as an amateur nature photographer, and
   will give a talk on August 21 at the "Parent-and-Child Ecology
   Classroom" sponsored by Nagoya Railroad Co., Ltd.
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/news/index_news.cfm?NewsID=1263


<<Re-Launched Homepage for Volunteer Interpreter Organization>>
   The "JGC Volunteer Interpreters -- Earthquake Relief" has been
   providing language support to international rescue teams in the
   Tohoku Region since the East Japan Earthquake hit the area. An IUJ
   alum, Mr. Masanobu Ohsaki, IR 1990, joined the organization soon
   after the earthquake and has been organizing relief efforts. He has
   also been dispatched to the afflicted area himself as a volunteer
   interpreter.

   Mr. Ohsaki proudly informed us that the JGC has relaunched its
   Homepage with many photos and reports of their activities.
   http://en.relief-interpreters.org/

   Information for those wishing to serve as a volunteer or to support
   organizations is also included. Please visit their new site!



<<New Issues of IUJ Working Paper Series; EMS>>
   New IUJ Working Papers in the Economics & Management Series (EMS)
   have been published:

   --------------------------------------------------------------------
   "Who Has to Pay More, Health Service Sectors, the Pharmaceutical
    Industry, or Future Generations? A Computable General Equilibrium
    Approach"

   by Ryuta Kato, IUJ
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/research/workingpapers/EMS_2011_11.pdf
   --------------------------------------------------------------------

   "Do Types of Public Services Matter? Evidence from the Expenditures
    of Direct versus Population-based Public Health Services in Georgia
    Counties"

   by Jungbu Kim, IUJ
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/research/workingpapers/EMS_2011_12.pdf
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                        Upcoming Event Information
                            July - August 2011
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(IUJ Info Sessions)
<<Information Sessions at IUJ's Tokyo Office>>
   Dates:   Fri, July 22, 7:00-9:00pm
            Sat, July 23, 2:00-5:00pm
   Venue:   IUJ Tokyo Office
            Harks Roppongi Bldg. 2F, 6-15-21 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo
            TEL +81-3-5770-1711 / FAX +81-3-5770-1725
            Access map:  http://www.iuj.ac.jp/about/tokyo_office/
   Program: * Overview of the University and Graduate Schools
            * Explanation about Admissions and Scholarships
            * Experiences of IUJ alumni
            * Q & A

   For details and registration, please access:
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/web/iuj_section.cfm?category=0206#sodankai

   For inquiries, please contact:
      Office of Student Services (OSS)
      TEL +81-25-779-1104 / FAX +81-25-779-1180
      E-mail contact@...


<<Open Campus featuring "Intensive English Program">>
   Date:    August 2 (Tue)
   Time:    10:30 am - 4:00 pm
   Program: IEP class observation: "Oral Communications Skills"
            Campus tour
            IUJ and IEP overview
            Q&A

   IUJ's Intensive English Program (IEP) is highly regarded for its
   practical training and experienced instructors!  Please take this
   open campus opportunity to experience our unique program.

   To apply for this event, please submit an application form by July
   27 through the event site at:
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/events/index_events.cfm?EventID=1852

   To learn more about the IEP, please access:
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/iep/


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                          Campus Personalities
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<<2010 Valedictory Speeches>>
   On Friday, June 25, IUJ's 2010 Graduation was held. The valedictor-
   ians for GSIR and the MBA Program in GSIM delivered the following
   speeches.

                                  -*-

                                       Mr. Joe Monang (Indonesia)
                                       Valedictorian, IDP Class of 2011

   President Mori, faculty and staff members, distinguished guests,
   fellow students and families. Konnichiwa.

   I am very proud and honored to stand here before you on our gradua-
   tion day. This is a very special day for us as we can share our
   happiness and joy with so many wonderful people who have helped us
   in fulfilling one of our dreams. Therefore, let us give a very big
   applause to our beloved families, our great learning partners -
   professors and staff members -, and our generous sponsors for all
   their support and sacrifices for us.

   Dear fellow graduates, let me briefly share my personal point of
   view of Class of 2011 based on my two years at IUJ. For me the class
   of 2011 is an extremely remarkable class. It consists of so many
   great persons who have uniquely shaped our small world with love,
   passion, and hard work. Firstly, we have such great moms as Otik-
   san, Yayun-san, Khaliun-san and Batbolor-san who have delivered and
   raised the most beautiful creatures in the world while they studied
   here at IUJ. Through them we have seen the sacrificial love and hard
   work of a mother for her children, just like what our mothers have
   done for us until today. We may never know how many tears and pray-
   ers they have given to us so that we can graduate today. Secondly,
   we have incredible Global Concerns Forum members who have opened our
   eyes to the fact that life would be meaningless if we love only our-
   selves. Through them we have seen that even though IUJ students come
   from different countries and cultures, they still share the same
   passion for making the world a better place to live for everyone
   regardless of his/her nationality, color, and religion. Thirdly, we
   have so many great student communities from many countries around
   the globe that have exemplified the beauty of differences through
   such wonderful events as Around the World at IUJ and Open Day. With
   love, passion, and hard work we have shown the world that differen-
   ces can become strengths as long as we appreciate one another and
   work together towards the same goal. Next, we have fantastic sport,
   hobby, and religious club members, who are willing to share their
   talents and time for others' personal improvements without looking
   down on their capabilities. They always do their best to encourage
   others so as not to despair. All of you have done all of those
   things above without expecting something in return, but with love,
   passion, and hard work. I cannot find the right words to describe
   you other than saying that you are all great persons.

   Within a few days, our IUJ lives will end. Some of us will return
   to their previous surroundings, while some others will explore new
   places. However, all the great things we have done here will never
   disappear. They have touched and become embedded in many people's
   hearts and minds crafting great memories. Moreover, they have surely
   changed and become an inspiration for many people. For this reason,
   let us continue doing all those good deeds wherever we are and at
   any time. Let everyone around the world know that the Class of 2011
   is a class of great persons because we are indeed great persons.

   Finally, congratulations, Class of 2011. Congratulations class of
   great persons. The world is waiting for your great jobs.


                                   -*-


                                    Ms. Nattakarn Natvarapat (Thailand)
                                    Valedictorian, MBA Class of 2011

   A very good morning to you all, respected faculty, staff, honorable
   guests and of course, my dear graduating class of 2011.

   About a week ago, I received an email from Yamada-san from OAA say-
   ing I was chosen to represent my class in this ceremony. The first
   thought that came to my mind was "Oh crap". It would mean I have to
   give a speech to hundreds of people. I then thought "what if I
   reject?" But after I continued reading the email, it was just like
   Yamada-san knew my thoughts. She mentioned in the email "if you were
   to reject your husband, who ranked second, would have to give the
   speech instead of you". I immediately knew there is no way he would
   let me reject since he would have to give the speech instead of me
   and Yamada-san must have known that.

   Though I have to admit I did not want to do this at the beginning,
   I came to realized what are a great honor and a great opportunity I
   have been given to represent the class today.

   Then I opened up my laptop putting my hands on the keyboard, staring
   at the blank white MS Word sheet with no idea of what I would say.
   I then decided to do what some other students would do which is to
   use the technique called "plagiarism". I spent hours and hours
   watching speeches on YouTube but none of them matched the wonderful
   experience I had encountered at IUJ.

   I then realized that it's actually the good memories that we share
   from our last two years at IUJ that actually define us. All those
   laughs, joys, school work, painful presentation, and even the
   shokudo food actually define our graduating class.

   It is very hard to believe that today is the day for us. The day
   that we all graduate, the day that we all begin our new chapter of
   life and sadly it is the day that we all have to say goodbye.

   But I believe that "memory" is a way of holding onto the things we
   love, the things we are and the things we would not want to lose. We
   may not be together anymore but our beautiful memories will forever
   connect us together.

   I remembered how we spent hours and hours in study rooms discussing
   various group works, especially Professor Wakayama's painful weekly
   case reports in the first semester. The first meeting was very long,
   but nothing was actually done. But I would like you all to think of
   the last few group meetings towards the end of your degree. I am
   sure they were much shorter and more productive.

   We can see that although we came from different places with differ-
   ent thinking, and we may have difficulty understanding each other,
   we have learnt so much from each other over the past years. I
   strongly believe this is what makes IUJ graduates different from
   others. It is because we are different, because we learnt from our
   differences. Because of this we will make differences in the world.

   IUJ might not be the best university in the world, it might not rank
   in the top 10 B-schools, but in term of friendship I can proudly say
   that it is the best university in the world. We did not only study
   hard together. We achieved, we failed, we lived, we played, and we
   even were in a life-threatening disaster together. We are definitely
   far more than classmates.

   I would like to also take this opportunity to thank my Monbukagaku-
   sho scholarship for giving me the opportunity to be here. I also
   would like to thank all the professors for equipping us with all the
   necessary knowledge to continue our lives in the outside world.

   Lastly, I would like to thank my dear IUJ friends, without you guys
   my two years at IUJ would not be so meaningful. Thank you for open-
   ing your hearts and allowing me to be part of your wonderful lives.
   Your sincere friendship means the world to me.

   Now, as we all make the transition into the real world, I would
   leave you with this... "Own your history, enjoy your journey, make a
   difference and keep in touch beyond Facebook."


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   -- Upcoming Event Information
   -- Campus Personalities
   -- Alumni Spotlights
   -- Announcement for Next Issue

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                            News and Topics
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<<The First CHO Forum To Be Held>>
   IUJ has launched a Global Partnership Program (GP) with 37 major
   corporations in Japan having signed a memorandum of agreement. One
   of the GP's important initiatives is the CHO (Chief HR Officer)
   Forum, where HR officers of various industries gather to share
   information and learn together about working with an increasingly
   global employee base.

   The first CHO Forum will be held on September 16 (Fri) on the IUJ
   campus, inviting 3 key players in the business world as guest
   speakers. They include Mr. Yasuchika Hasegawa, President of Takeda
   Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. and Vice Chairman & President of the KEIZAI
   DOYUKAI.

   More than 50 HR officers from about 40 corporations will participate
   in this commemorative event.

   To learn more about the Global Partnership, please access:
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/gp/en/


<<"Global Leadership Program" Inviting Applications>>
   Many Japanese corporations are expanding their businesses into the
   emerging countries in the Asia-Pacific region and beyond. There is
   a strong need in these corporations for competent global managers
   who can lead international business deployment. IUJ's Global Leader-
   ship Program (GLP) aims to respond to this critical need to develop
   and train such global managers.

   International business skills (Hard Skills) and intercultural
   management skills (Soft Skills) are emphasized. The courses are
   organized into Basic and Advanced 1-week programs that build on
   each other.

   [Course schedule]
    Basic Course:    October 23 (Sun) - 28 (Fri), 2011
    Advanced Course: February 26 (Sun) - March 2 (Fri), 2012

   IUJ is inviting applications for the GLP. For details and applic-
   ation guidelines, please access:
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/gp/doc/glp_en.pdf


<<MLIC Library Week Held>>
   The Matsushita Library and Information Center (MLIC) will hold
   Library Week from September 26 to 29, offering Workshops on the
   following databases:

   EBSCO Host -- With a new search option-Integrated Search feature,
                 B.S.P contains 9,000 full text scholarly journals and
                 business periodicals covering management, economics,
                 finance, accounting, etc.
                 A.S.P provides the full text of nearly 4,800 journals
                 covering the social sciences, humanities, general
                 science, multi-cultural studies, education, etc.

   LexisNexis -- Allows you to conduct research quickly and easily in
                 a variety of sources including case law, statutes,
                 and the world's leading news and business sources.

   SCOPUS ------ Scopus is the largest abstract and citation database.
                 It covers peer-reviewed titles, abstract records, and
                 references.

   In these workshops for beginners, participants will learn how to
   download data and conduct searches of research materials by actually
   working with a demo on personal computers.


<<Alumni Networking Event Held>>
   On July 1 (Fri) the IUJ alumni had a gathering and renewed their
   friendships with each other and with family members, friends, and
   IUJ Board members. Mr. Viswa Ghosh, an IUJ Alumni Association Execu-
   tive Committee member, sent in a report of the fun evening. Please
   scroll down to the "After IUJ" column to read it.


<<IUJ Alum Published Book on "Management Metrics">>
   Dr. Akashi Hongo, MBA Class of 1999, published a book titled "Kaisha
   no Monosashi (or Measuring a Company ? Introduction to Management
   Metrics)" in July 2011. Books on management metrics usually talk
   about how to calculate measures and analyze companies using them,
   but Dr. Hongo's new book argues about management metrics from a
   corporate management point of view.
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/news/index_news.cfm?NewsID=1299


<<IUJ Faculty Research Articles in Refereed Academic Journals>>
   The following research articles by IUJ faculty members have been
   accepted in refereed academic journals:

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   "Relative Deprivation and Health-Which Reference Groups Matter?"
    in 'Journal of Human Resources' Vol. 46(3), 2011, pp459-481

   by Eiji Mangyo, Graduate School of International Relations, IUJ
      Albert Park, Department of Economics and School for Interdisci-
                   plinary Area Studies (SIAS), University of Oxford

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   "Gender Salary Differences in Economics Departments in Japan"
    in "Economics of Education Review" forthcoming

   by Shingo Takahashi, Graduate School of International Relations, IUJ
      Ana Maria Takahashi, Lecturer, International Christian University

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   "Political Institutions and Public R&D Expenditures in Democratic
    Countries"
    in "International Journal of Public Administration" forthcoming

   by Jungbu Kim, Graduate School of International Relations, IUJ

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<<New Issues of IUJ Working Paper Series; EMS>>
   New IUJ Working Papers in the Economics & Management Series (EMS)
   have been published:

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   "Regulated Medical Fee Schedule of the Japanese Health Care System"

   by Makoto Kakinaka, Graduate School of International Relations, IUJ
      Ryuta Ray Kato, Graduate School of International Relations, IUJ
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/research/workingpapers/EMS_2011_13.pdf

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   "Spatial Adaptation of the MSV Model, with Special Reference to
    World Development Report 2009 and Korean Examples"

   by Jinhwan Oh, Graduate School of International Relations, IUJ
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/research/workingpapers/EMS_2011_14.pdf

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<<Admissions Schedule for 2012>>
   FOR THOSE APPLYING WITHIN JAPAN
   ===============================
    [GSIR: MA in International Relations, International Development,
           Economics, International Peace Studies, & Public Management]
                  Application
                  Deadline        Exam*           Results Announced
     1st intake   Nov. 21, 2011   Dec. 7          Dec. 19
     2nd intake   Jan. 23, 2012   Feb. 8          Feb. 20
     3rd intake   Mar. 19         Apr. 7          Apr. 16
     4th intake   Apr. 23         May 16          May 28

     * Interview in English on campus

    [GSIM: MBA and Master of E-biz Management]
                  Application
                  Deadline        Exam**          Results Announced
     1st intake   Nov. 21, 2011   Dec. 7          Dec. 22
     2nd intake   Jan. 23, 2012   Feb. 8          Feb. 23
     3rd intake   Mar. 26         Apr. 7          Apr. 26
     4th intake   May 14          May 25          June 7

     ** Interview in English on campus for the 1st-3rd intakes and at
        the IUJ Tokyo Office for the 4th intake


   FOR THOSE APPLYING FROM OUTSIDE OF JAPAN
   ========================================
    [GSIR: MA in International Relations, International Development,
           Economics, International Peace Studies, & Public Management]
                  Application
                  Deadline          Results Announced
                  Feb. 20, 2012     Mar. 23

    [GSIM: MBA and Master of E-biz Management]
                  Application
                  Deadline          Results Announced
     1st intake   Feb. 10, 2012     Mar. 15
     2nd intake   Mar. 30           Apr. 26

   * Online applications will be available in September 2011.
     http://www.iuj.ac.jp/admis/online/


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                        Upcoming Event Information
                          August - September 2011
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(IUJ Events)
<<Graduation Ceremony for E-biz Class of 2011>>
   Date:          August 25 (Thu)
   Time:          10:30-11:30 am
   Venue:         IUJ MLIC-3F Hall
   Guest Speaker: Mr. Brent Mori
                  Sales Director, Digital River Japan K.K.

   The 20 graduating students are from the following 10 countries:
   Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Japan, Mongolia, Myanmar, Pakistan,
   Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam.

   If you are interested in visiting our campus on this occasion,
   please let us know by Thursday, August 18:

      Office of Student Services (OSS)
      TEL +81-25-779-1104 / FAX +81-25-779-1180
      E-mail contact@...

                                  -*-

(IUJ Info Sessions)
<<Open Campus featuring "Intensive English Program">>
   Date:    August 2 (Tue)
   Time:    10:30 am - 4:00 pm
   Program: IEP class observation: "Oral Communication Skills" and
                                   "Text Skills"
            Lunch with students
            Campus tour
            IUJ and IEP overview
            Q&A

   IUJ's Intensive English Program (IEP) is highly regarded for its
   practical training and experienced instructors! This year again,
   we will welcome many participants taking this open campus oppor-
   tunity to experience our unique program.

   For details of the event, please access:
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/events/index_events.cfm?EventID=1852

   To learn more about the IEP, please access:
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/iep/


<<Information Sessions at IUJ's Tokyo Office>>
   Dates:   Fri, September 09, 7:00-9:00pm
            Sat, September 10, 2:00-5:00pm
   Venue:   IUJ Tokyo Office
            Harks Roppongi Bldg. 2F, 6-15-21 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo
            TEL +81-3-5770-1711 / FAX +81-3-5770-1725
            Access map:  http://www.iuj.ac.jp/about/tokyo_office/
   Program: * Overview of the University and Graduate Schools
            * Explanation about Admissions and Scholarships
            * Experiences of IUJ alumni
            * Q & A

   For details and registration, please access:
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/web/iuj_section.cfm?category=0206#sodankai

   For inquiries, please contact:
      Office of Student Services (OSS)
      TEL +81-25-779-1104 / FAX +81-25-779-1180
      E-mail contact@...


<<IUJ World Wide Info Sessions>>
   Info Sessions about IUJ will be held in various cities around the
   world, hosted by IUJ Alumni. RSPVs are now open. Come learn about
   IUJ right in your home town and directly from a former student. The
   sessions are informal, and provide you a chance to learn first-hand
   about the programs, campus life, scholarships, etc. Sessions start
   in late August and run through mid September all over the world.
   Learn more from contact@... or simply apply to attend at the
   following URL!
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/web/iuj_section.cfm?category=0206#alumni

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                          Campus Personalities
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<<Internship Report>>
   This summer again many students are experiencing internships to
   develop their future careers and build networks in their chosen
   fields. We are happy to have Ms. Deeptangshu Thapa introduce her
   internship experience at McCann .

                                  -*-
                                       Ms. Deeptangshu Thapa (Nepal)
                                       MBA Class of 2012
                                       Interning at: McCann World Group

   As my first year finished, I was all set to start my internship at
   McCann World Group (MW), Tokyo. I had looked forward to the intern-
   ship since I received confirmation 2 months back. I was excited and
   nervous about the whole experience.

   On the first morning, the train was crowded and I made my way
   through for the 20 minute ride on Tokyo Metro's Ginza Line. I
   arrived at Aoyama Ichome Station and went to the reception of MW's
   office and met my classmates from IUJ, Niku and Mareike who are
   also interns.

   We were directed to our work space, the strategic planning division
   of MW. The first day was an introduction to the organization and
   various departments. The permanent strategic planners were very
   welcoming and helpful; they guided us with a tour to various other
   divisions.

   On the second day I was a little more comfortable in the same
   crowded train. I reached work and was assigned my job description.
   All of us interns work as a team on various projects that the
   strategic planning team is already researching. We were provided
   with details of the projects and assigned senior employees to
   consult.

   The first project we worked on was for the launch of a global MW
   initiative called "Truth about the Youth" which was for clients to
   learn about why the young generation and technology should be
   focused on. Then we worked on the way other countries are predicting
   Japan and Japanese brands after the 3.11 disaster and currently
   we are working on identifying beauty trends in Asian nations for
   clients to launch new beauty products.

   With one research project followed by another we have gotten very
   busy. Four weeks of my internship have been completed and I am
   learning so much from all the helpful people.

   Days are flying and I have four more weeks to go. This whole intern-
   ship experience is teaching me how to become better in advertising
   and I am also being able to apply academic research skills gained at
   IUJ. I thank Ms. Shinoda, my career counselor and everyone at MW for
   providing me with this great opportunity. My time so far in Japan
   has been memorable with welcoming and warm people in this brave
   country. It feels so close to home.


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                            Alumni Spotlights
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<<After IUJ>>
   We are happy to introduce Mr. Viswa Ghosh. He is an active member of
   the IUJ Alumni Association. Here is his report on the alumni gather-
   ing on July 1.

                                   -*-

                                    Mr. Viswa Ghosh (India)
                                    IR Class of 1992
                                    Chief Operations Officer
                                    TopTech Informatics K.K., Japan

   This year the alumni gathering took place at a time when Japan
   continues to confidently strive hard to recover from the disasters
   that hit the Tohoku region: the earthquake, followed by a tsunami
   that devastated hundreds of kilometers of Japan's Northeastern
   shores, and then the crises that have threatened the Fukushima
   nuclear power plant.

   While the rest of the world joined hands to assist Japan to cope
   with the triple disasters, a significantly large part of the world
   continues to feel the after-effects of the financial tsunami that
   struck in 2008.

   Under this backdrop our alumni joined hands and invited their
   friends and colleagues to a gathering at the Dai-ichi Hotel, Tokyo.
   The occasion was graced by the presence of Mr. Yotaro Kobayashi
   (Chairman, Board of Trustees), IUJ President Mr. Masakatsu Mori, and
   Mr. Takao Takahashi (also member of the Board of Trustees).

   The gathering of alumni and their friends was exposed to a thought-
   provoking presentation and speeches by Chairman Kobayashi and
   President Mori that spurred many to participate in the Q&A session.
   We are sure that the issues raised and discussed at the gathering
   will find their way into IUJ's agenda of actionable items.

   An excellent toast (kampai) was proposed by Norimasa Teramachi-san,
   Vice-Chair of the Alumni Executive Council. That kicked off the
   dinner session. Wine, venison and music flowed, as the alumni,
   friends and professors interacted with each other; reminiscing about
   the good old times at IUJ, exchanging the latest anecdotes and
   updates about family and friends.

   Unlike last year this year's gathering turned out to be smaller with
   only about 60 to 65 participants. While this year's venue wad even
   more gorgeous, the size of the gathering was somewhat of a disap-
   pointment. But that gives the organizers and the Alumni Executive
   Council greater resolve to do better in 2012, when IUJ celebrates
   her 30th anniversary.

   Please stand by for updates on next year's celebrations. We sincere-
   ly hope that thousands of alumni worldwide will join hands in making
   the 30th anniversary a memorable one, including the promotion of our
   alma mater's brand name far and wide, a development from which each
   of us stand to benefit.

   As I was writing these few prosaic lines, South Africa was celebrat-
   ing Nelson Mandela's 93rd birthday. I hope this wise man lives
   longer and continues to shower his wisdom on a world that needs
   loads of it. Wishing everyone the best of health and spirits.


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<<Video Letters by International Students>>
   We are happy to announce that video clips of IUJ international
   students are now online. They are speaking about how they are enjoy-
   ing their life at IUJ after the unprecedented disasters on March 11,
   2011.
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/about/students/

   We are very grateful to Mr. Shibin Paul Menachery (India) and Mr.
   Asrifal Handri Rangkuti (Indonesia) for putting together these clips
   using the knowledge and skills they earned in the E-Business Manage-
   ment Program.


<<IUJ Alum Receives Best IR Awards>>
   Mr. Ignacio C. O Sison, IR Class of 1989, from the Philippines, has
   been recognized in the Singapore Corporate Awards (SCA) in two
   consecutive years! He received the Best Investor Relations Awards
   (Gold) in the mid-cap category for his contribution as the Chief
   Financial Officer of Del Monte Pacific.
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/news/index_news.cfm?NewsID=1303


<<IUJ Participates in "HRD JAPAN 2011">>
   IUJ will have a booth at "HRD JAPAN 2011," one of the biggest
   conferences in Asia for human resource development. At this event,
   there are exhibitions of company cases and special talks by HR
   specialists and business executives, as well as opportunities for
   participants to interact with each other. It attracts about 6,000
   people such as HR managers of corporations in Japan and elsewhere,
   corporate executives, line managers, HR/education consultants, etc.

   IUJ's Chairman, Yotaro Kobayashi, will give a special talk on
   September 8 at 4:50 pm entitled, "What an attractive global
   leader is like."

   Schedule: September 6-9, 2011
   Venue:    Annex Tour, Shinagawa Prince Hotel
             http://www.princehotels.com/en/shinagawa/access/
   Conference theme:
             "Get ahead of the Global Business Competition
              by Challenges to a New Stage"


   For details of the conference, please access:
   http://school.jma.or.jp/hrd/en/index.html


<<The First CHO Forum To Be Held>>
   IUJ has launched a Global Partnership Program (GP) with 37 major
   corporations in Japan having signed a memorandum of agreement. One
   of the GP's important initiatives is the CHO (Chief HR Officer)
   Forum, where HR officers of various industries gather to share
   information and learn together about working with an increasingly
   global employee base.

   The first CHO Forum will be held on September 16 (Fri) on the IUJ
   campus, inviting 3 key players in the business world as guest
   speakers. They include Mr. Yasuchika Hasegawa, President of Takeda
   Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. and Vice Chairman & President of the KEIZAI
   DOYUKAI.

   More than 50 HR officers from about 40 corporations will participate
   in this commemorative event.

   To learn more about the Global Partnership, please access:
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/gp/en/

   For inquiries, please contact:
      Global Leadership Program Office
      TEL +81-25-779-1439 / FAX +81-25-779-1187
      E-mail cho-net@...


<<"Global Leadership Program" Inviting Applications>>
   Many Japanese corporations are expanding their businesses into the
   emerging countries in the Asia-Pacific region and beyond. There is
   a strong need in these corporations for competent global managers
   who can lead international business deployment. IUJ's Global Leader-
   ship Program (GLP) aims to respond to this critical need to develop
   and train such global managers.

   International business skills (Hard Skills) and intercultural
   management skills (Soft Skills) are emphasized. The courses are
   organized into Basic and Advanced 1-week programs that build on
   each other.

   [Course schedule]
    Basic Course:    October 23 (Sun) - 28 (Fri), 2011
    Advanced Course: February 26 (Sun) - March 2 (Fri), 2012

   IUJ is inviting applications for the GLP. For details and applic-
   ation guidelines, please access:
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/gp/doc/glp_en.pdf


<<IUJ Faculty Research Articles in Refereed Academic Journals>>
   The following research articles by IUJ faculty members have been
   accepted in refereed academic journals:

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   "Foreign Direct Investment, Human Capital and Environmental
    Pollution in China"
    in 'Environmental and Resource Economics' Vol. 46(3), 2011, pp459-481

   by Jing Lan, IDP Class of 2009,
                National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies
      Makoto Kakinaka, Graduate School of International Relations, IUJ
      Xianguo Huang, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies

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   "The Reform of Public Health Insurance and the Economic Growth of
    Japan"
    in 'Japan and the World Economy,' forthcoming

   by Toshihiro Ihori, Graduate School of Public Policy,
                       University of Tokyo
      Ryuta Ray Kato, Graduate School of International Relations, IUJ
      Masumi Kawade, Faculty of Economics, Nihon University
      Shun-ichiro Bessho, Senior Research Fellow,
                          Ministry of Finance, Policy Research Inst.

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   "Tax and Subsidy Policies for the Medical Service Sector and the
    Pharmaceutical Industry: A Computable General Equilibrium Approach"
    in 'Japanese Journal of Social Security Research,' forthcoming

   by Ryuta Ray Kato, Graduate School of International Relations, IUJ
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<<New Issues of IUJ Working Paper Series; EMS>>
   A new IUJ Working Paper in the Economics & Management Series (EMS)
   has been published:

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   "Unemployment and Labor Force Participation in Japan"

   by Makoto Kakinaka, Graduate School of International Relations, IUJ
      Hiroaki Miyamoto, Graduate School of International Relations, IUJ
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/research/workingpapers/EMS_2011_15.pdf

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                        Upcoming Event Information
                         September - October 2011
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(IUJ Events)
<<2011 IUJ New Students Welcome Day>>
   IUJ's New Students Welcome Day for 2011 will be held as follows:
   Date:  Thursday, September 22
   Time:  10:30-11:30 (to be followed by a reception)
   Venue: IUJ Gymnasium

   * If you are interested in taking this opportunity to visit campus,
     we are more than happy to arrange a schedule for you. Please
     contact us by Friday, September 16:
        Office of Student Services (OSS)
        TEL +81-25-779-1104 / FAX +81-25-779-1180
        E-mail contact@...

                                  -*-

(IUJ Info Sessions)
<<Information Sessions at IUJ's Tokyo Office>>
   Dates:   Fri, September 9, 7:00-9:00pm
            Sat, September 10, 2:00-5:00pm
            Fri, October 14, 7:00-9:00pm
            Sat, October 15, 2:00-5:00pm
   Venue:   IUJ Tokyo Office
            Harks Roppongi Bldg. 2F, 6-15-21 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo
            TEL +81-3-5770-1711 / FAX +81-3-5770-1725
            Access map:  http://www.iuj.ac.jp/about/tokyo_office/
   Program: * Overview of the University and Graduate Schools
            * Explanation about Admissions and Scholarships
            * Experiences of IUJ alumni
            * Q & A

   For details and registration, please access:
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/web/iuj_section.cfm?category=0206#sodankai

   For inquiries, please contact:
      Office of Student Services (OSS)
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<<IUJ World Wide Info Sessions>>
   Info Sessions about IUJ will be held in various cities around the
   world, hosted by IUJ Alumni. RSPVs are now open. Come learn about
   IUJ right in your hometown, directly from a former student. The
   sessions are informal and provide you a chance to learn first-hand
   about our programs, campus life, scholarships, etc. Sessions start
   in late August and run through early October all over the world.
   Learn more from contact@... or simply apply to attend at the
   following URL!
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/web/iuj_section.cfm?category=0206#alumni

                                  -*-

(External Event)
<<JICA Study-in-Japan Fair>>
   IUJ is going to participate in the "Study-in-Japan Fair 2011",
   sponsored by the JICA Japan Center in five countries in September
   and October2011.

   KAZAKHSTAN
     Date:       September 28 (Wed)
     Venue:      Kazakh Economics University
                 Zhandosov str., 55, Almaty, 050035 Almaty, Kazakhstan

    KYRGYZSTAN
     Date:       October 1 (Sat)
     Venue:      TBA

�@ UZBEKISTAN
     Date:       September 20 (Mon)
     Venue:      TBA

    LAOS
     Date:       October 19 (Wed), 9:00am-6:00pm
     Venue:      National University of Laos
                 POBox:7322, Dongdok Village, Vientiane

    CAMBODIA
     Date:       October 22 (Sat), 8:00am-5:00pm
     Venue:      Royal University of Phnom Penh
                 Russian Federation Boulevard, Toul Kork, Phnom Penh


   * Not all fairs have definite information yet. We will post updates
     on the following site as we obtain information:
     http://www.iuj.ac.jp/events/

   For inquiries, please contact:
      Office of Student Services (OSS)
      TEL +81-25-779-1116 / FAX +81-25-779-1180
      E-mail media@...


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                          Campus Personalities
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<<IEP Report>>
   The Intensive English Program (IEP) 2011 has just closed. Partici-
   pants studied hard to brush up their English skills for 8 weeks.
   Let's hear what some of them have to say about the Program.

                                  -*-

                             IEP 2011 Participant
                             Mr. Daigo Yamazaki (to be enrolled in MBA)
                             Kirin Holdings Co., Ltd.

   In IEP 2011 at IUJ, 84 participants from more than 15 countries are
   studying together as well as enjoying a dorm life in an internation-
   al setting. It is truly one of the greatest features of IEP to
   experience dorm life on campus for 8 weeks. For those who are
   interested in joining IEP in the future, I would like to showcase
   how I spend a week during IEP:

   Monday through Thursday
    6:00am        Get up and have breakfast either in the dorm lounge
                  or my room
    7:00-8:30am   Do homework and study in my room
    AM            Attend an OCSALS (Oral Communication Skills & Acade-
                  mic Listening Skills) class
    12:00-1:00pm  Have a chat with my classmates over lunch at the
                  cafeteria
    PM            Attend a TS (Text Skills) class
    4:30-6:00pm   Attend a Student Committee* meeting or participate in
                  other activities
    6:00-7:00pm   Dinner at the cafeteria
    7:00-8:00pm   Engage in sports and exercise in the gym to refresh
    8:00-midnight Do homework and study in the study room
    1:00am        Take a shower and go to bed

   * The Student Committee is a voluntary group that plans and imple-
     ments extracurricular activities. The Committee members exchange
     opinions with each other about plans for sports & game events,
     1-day trips, parties, production of commemorative T-shirts and a
     tribute album, etc.

   Friday
    Same as Monday through Thursday up to the PM class
    6:00pm        Attend events and parties put together by the Student
                  Committee. At times there are second and third
                  parties.

   Saturday
    Get up later than weekdays and have breakfast in the dorm lounge or
                  my room
    9:45am        Get together with my classmates to take an IUJ bus to
                  go shopping at AEON in Muikamachi. We buy all the
                  necessities for the next week.
    PM            Have a great time with my classmates doing sports or
                  having a party

   Sunday
    Usually study for the next day, but occasionally go on an excursion
    with my classmates. This time of year, there are many local festi-
    vals in Niigata Prefecture such as the Nagaoka Fireworks, and in
    nearby areas there is the Sea of Japan to swim in and Mt. Hakkai
    to hike for the day.


   The above is my typical week. How did you like it? It would be my
   pleasure if this helped you imagine YOUR life in the IEP. Please let
   me add, however, that it will be totally up to you what to bring out
   of this program. A wonderful environment where you can spend 24
   hours a day hearing, speaking, and thinking in English is right here
   at IUJ. Why not take advantage of it and brush yourself up?


                                  -*-

                                 IEP 2011 Participant
                                 Mr. Ryo Hayami (to be enrolled in IRP)
                                 Self-sponsored

   Dear IUJ E-mag Readers,
   Hello, my name is Ryo Hayami, currently participating in IEP and
   enrolling in the International Relations Program in the fall. Today
   I would like to share with you how I have been feeling about the
   Program and how I think the IEP can be useful.

   IEP
   First of all, IEP, in my opinion, is a program where you can acquire
   academic English skills for graduate studies and thesis writing. IEP
   has two main classes. One of them is the Oral Communication Skills
   class that improves expressive powers. This class emphasizes presen-
   tations and discussions in a small group of participants with
   diverse nationalities and backgrounds, and it nurtures critical
   thinking and powers of conviction. During presentations, we can
   meticulously learn body language, effective use of PowerPoint, eye
   contact, etc. One of the differences from programs in other schools
   is the IEP instructors teach participants how to express themselves
   and provide various occasions where the participants can try out the
   new things they just learned. In other words, participants can learn
   and immediately put these skills into practice.

   In the other main class, Text Skills, we learn how to write essays
   and reports at the graduate level. This class helps participants
   develop critical thinking and expand their composition skills and
   vocabulary. Again, there is a factor making IEP stand out from other
   schools, which is a tutorial session offered once each week or two
   where the instructor and participant have a conversation one on one.
   Experienced instructors find out what each participant has difficul-
   ties with and helps solve his/her problems. Thanks to them, I feel
   my abilities as well as myself as a person have improved every week.

   I have studied in prestigious English language schools in the UK and
   New Zealand. Although the quantity of learning might be the same, I
   believe that IEP is superior to those 2 schools in terms of learning
   speed and quality. In short, IUJ offers a more efficient curriculum
   than schools in the countries where English is the native language.

   Many of my classmates say that they wish to learn more business
   English. However, I truly believe that IEP is aimed at academic
   English, not business English. I recommend those wishing to study
   business English to carefully consider if the IEP fits their object-
   ives. On the other hand, I can assure you that IEP offers a superb
   curriculum for those pursuing academic studies.

   Cross-cultural setting
   What surprised me when I arrived at IUJ was that it was a norm that
   total strangers greet each other. This culture helps me build a
   close relationship with international students very fast. There must
   be many people who will find a job abroad in the future, but the
   English you will hear from your colleagues or business partners
   might not necessarily be standard and clear to your ears. If you
   talk to people from 100 different countries, you will hear 100
   different pronunciations and possibly unfamiliar accents. Here at
   IUJ, you can have a good training to get used to these different
   English through weekend activities and daily classes.

   I would like to add another feature of IUJ; the professors here know
   your name even if you are not personally acquainted with them. This
   means that you can trust these professors and have a casual conver-
   sation or ask questions even outside the classroom.


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                            Academic Spotlights
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<<Featured Course>>
   "Public Sector Economics" (IDP Program elective course)
    by Dr. Ryuta Kato
       Professor, Graduate School of International Relations

                                   -*-

   The aim of this course is to introduce students to basic concepts of
   public sector economics, particularly paying more attention to the
   role of the public sector in the market economy in the context of
   microeconomics. This course could thus be considered as an opportu-
   nity to apply microeconomics to several practical issues related to
   the public sector, letting students realize how much their under-
   standing of microeconomics helps them evaluate many issues related
   to the public sector in practice. Issues related to macroeconomics
   such as macroeconomic public policy, government deficits, social
   security, economic growth, and intergenerational transfer/tax
   programs will be covered in Public Finance taught in the autumn
   term, and the public sector will be discussed in the context of
   microeconomics in this course. This course will begin with a review
   of the fundamental concepts of microeconomics, and will then discuss
   public sector-specific issues by relating them to the fundamental
   microeconomics concept. The course will cover topics such as econo-
   mic efficiency, public expenditure, and taxation, and will also try
   to develop students�f ability to evaluate public policy in welfare.
   Notice that a strong message of this course is that the market
   achieves its best results under ideal circumstances and also that
   the ideal circumstances are sometimes very unlikely to hold in
   practice. Then, the public sector can play an important role to
   compensate for market failure. This course will provide students
   answers to the following questions:

   1) Why/When is the market the best?
   2) When does the market fail to result in the best situation?
   3) When/how can the public sector compensate for market failure?
   4) How can we evaluate the effect of public sector activities on our
      society in terms of economics?
   5) What is the difference between goods provided by the public
      sector and by the private sector?
   6) What happens if a private market does not exist for a particular
      good?
   7) Who eventually pays a tax?
   8) Is taxation good in terms of economic efficiency?


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   -- News and Topics
   -- Upcoming Event Information
   -- Campus Personalities
   -- Academic Spotlights
   -- Alumni Spotlights
   -- Announcement for Next Issue

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                            News and Topics
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<<GSIM Welcomes Two New Faculty Members>>
   The Graduate School of International Management (GSIM) welcomed 2
   new faculty members as of September 1, 2011:

   Dr. Wenkai Li (China)
   Dr. Ming Liu (China)
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/news/index_news.cfm?NewsID=1366

   * Please scroll down to "Campus Personalities" to learn more about
     Prof. Li.


<<Welcome to IUJ!  191 New Students from 35 Countries>>
   We are very happy to welcome new students with diverse cultural and
   educational backgrounds from all over the globe! The Graduate School
   of International Relations has 139 new students from 28 countries,
   and the Graduate School of International Management has 52 students
   from 16 countries. IUJ welcomed its largest incoming class in its 30
   year history!

   Here is a profile of the group:
     63 from Indonesia
     17 from Japan
      9 each from Sri Lanka and Thailand
      7 each from Afghanistan, Mongolia, Myanmar, and Uzbekistan
      6 each from Cambodia and India
      5 each from Laos, Nepal and the Philippines
      4 each from Kyrgyzstan and the USA
      3 each from China and Pakistan
      2 each from Bangladesh, Ghana, Malaysia, Mauritania, Tajikistan,
                  and Vietnam
      1 each from Cameroon, Ecuador, Jamaica, Kazakhstan, Korea,
                  Malawi, Mexico, Palestine, Sierra Leone, Singapore,
                  Turkmenistan, and Zimbabwe


   All of us at IUJ wish them a very fruitful time here in this very
   special place!

   * Please see this news page to learn about the Welcome Day event on
     September 21:
     http://www.iuj.ac.jp/news/index_news.cfm?NewsID=1367


<<Online Application Now Available>>
   IUJ's online application system has been activated as of September
   28. Please access:
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/admis/online/


<<IUJ Faculty Research Articles in Refereed Academic Journals>>
   The following research articles by IUJ faculty members have been
   accepted in refereed academic journals:

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   "Exports and economic growth in Indonesia's fishery sub-sector:
    Cointegration and error-correction models"
    in 'Empirical economics letters' Vol.10, 2011, pp.679-686

   by Dr. Koji Kotani, GSIR, IUJ
      Dr. Ching-Yang Lin, GSIR, IUJ
      Mr. Indra Nurcahyo Sjarif (IDP2008), Directorate General
                              Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries

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   "Gross Worker Flows and Unemployment Dynamics in Japan"
    in 'Journal of The Japanese and International Economies,'
        forthcoming

   by Dr. Ching-Yang Lin, GSIR, IUJ
      Dr. Hiroaki Miyamoto, GSIR, IUJ

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   "Water Accessibility and Child Health: Use of the Leave-Out Strategy
    of Instruments"
    in 'Journal of Health Economics,' Vol. 30 (5), 2011, pp.1000-1010

   by Dr. Eiji Mangyo, GSIR, IUJ
      Mr. Dirga Kumar Lamichhane (IDP2009), Director
                 Animal Health Training and Consultancy Service (AHTCS)
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<<New Issues of IUJ Working Paper Series; EMS>>
   New IUJ Working Papers in the Economics & Management Series (EMS)
   have been published:

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   "Exports and economic growth in Indonesia's fishery sub-sector:
    Cointegration and error-correction models"

   by Indra Nurcahyo Sjarif, Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries
                            in Indonesia, IUJ Alumnus (IDP2008)
      Koji Kotani, Associate Professor, GSIR, IUJ
      Ching-Yang Lin, Assistant Professor, GSIR, IUJ
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/research/workingpapers/EMS_2011_16.pdf

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   "Health Insurance Reform and Economic Growth: Simulation Analysis in
    Japan"

   by Toshihiro Ihori, Professor, Graduate School of Economics
                       Faculty of Economics, University of Tokyo
      Ryuta Ray Kato, Professor, GSIR, IUJ
      Masumi Kawade, Associate Professor, Nihon University College of
                     Economics
      Shun-ichiro Bessho, Assistant Professor, School of International
                          and Public Policy and Department of Economics
                          Hitotsubashi University
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/research/workingpapers/EMS_2011_17.pdf

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   "Learning style differences between Japan and Thailand: A case of
    Japanese multinationals"

   by Indra Nurcahyo Sjarif, Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries
                            in Indonesia, IUJ Alumnus (IDP2008)
      Yoshitaka Yamazaki, Professor, GSIM, IUJ
      Thitiwat Attrapreyangkul, MBA2011, IUJ
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/research/workingpapers/EMS_2011_18.pdf

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   "The Impact of Marginal Tax Reforms on the Supply of Health Related
    Services in Japan"

   by Ryuta Ray Kato, Professor, GSIR, IUJ
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/research/workingpapers/EMS_2011_19.pdf

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<<Obituary: Prof. Chihiro Hosoya>>
   Campus was saddened by the news that Professor Emeritus Chihiro
   Hosoya passed away on September 21 at the age of 91.

   As a very notable international political scientist, Dr. Hosoya
   made numerous academic contributions in books, papers, research, and
   at seminars and conferences, not to mention educating capable
   scholars at IUJ and other institutions.

   May he rest in peace.


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                        Upcoming Event Information
                         October - November 2011
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(IUJ Events)
<<"Around the World at IUJ 2011">>
   IUJ's annual Fall event, "Around the World at IUJ", brings the
   community surrounding IUJ into contact with the cultures represented
   by our students to build friendships and mutual understanding, and
   promotes interaction through language, art, games, music and dance.
   Please take this opportunity to get to know your neighbors at IUJ!

   Date:  Saturday, November 19, 2011
   Time:  1:00-5:00 pm
   Venue: Gymnasium and vicinity of the IUJ Campus
          Access map: http://www.iuj.ac.jp/about/location/

   Note:  Food will not be served at this event. The Spring 2012 Inter-
          national Festival will again offer food and a stage show.

   For inquiries, please contact:
      Office of Student Services (OSS)
      TEL +81-25-779-1103 / FAX +81-25-779-1180
      E-mail tabunka@...


<<IUJ Open Seminar>>
   Friday, October 21, 2011
        Lecturer: Mr. Noriyuki Shikata
                  Deputy Cabinet Secretary for Public Relations
                  Prime Minister's Office
        Title:    "Great East Japan Earthquake and International PR
                   Activities by the Prime Minister's Office"


                                  -*-


(IUJ Info Sessions)
<<Information Sessions at IUJ's Tokyo Office>>
   Dates:   Fri, October 14, 7:00-9:00pm
            Sat, October 15, 2:00-5:00pm
   Venue:   IUJ Tokyo Office
            Harks Roppongi Bldg. 2F, 6-15-21 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo
            TEL +81-3-5770-1711 / FAX +81-3-5770-1725
            Access map:  http://www.iuj.ac.jp/about/tokyo_office/
   Program: * Overview of the University and Graduate Schools
            * Explanation about Admissions and Scholarships
            * Experiences of IUJ alumni
            * Q & A

   For details and registration, please access:
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/web/iuj_section.cfm?category=0206#sodankai

   For inquiries, please contact:
      Office of Student Services (OSS)
      TEL +81-25-779-1104 / FAX +81-25-779-1180
      E-mail contact@...


<<Open Campus>>
   Date:    Saturday, November 19
   Time:    10:00 am - 5:00 pm
   Venue:   IUJ Campus
            777 Kokusai-cho, Minami Uonuma-shi, Niigata
            Access map:  http://www.iuj.ac.jp/about/location/
   Program: * Overview of the University, Admissions & Scholarships
            * Campus tour
            * Town tour
            * Individual Q&A with faculty members
            * Participation in a cultural event: "Around the World at
              IUJ."

   For details and registration, please access:
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/web/iuj_section.cfm?category=0206#opencampus

   For inquiries, please contact:
      Office of Student Services (OSS)
      TEL +81-25-779-1104 / FAX +81-25-779-1180
      E-mail contact@...


                                  -*-

(Admissions)
<<Admissions Schedule in November for Those Applying within Japan>>
    [GSIR: Graduate School of International Relation]
      1st intake
           Application deadline: November 21
           Exam:                 December 7
           Results announced:    December 19

    [GSIM: Graduate School of International Management]
      1st intake
           Application deadline: November 21
           Exam:                 December 7
           Results announced:    December 22

   For details, please refer to:
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/admis/


                                  -*-


(External Event)
<<JICA Study-in-Japan Fair>>
   IUJ is going to participate in the "Study-in-Japan Fair 2011",
   sponsored by the JICA Japan Center in five countries in September
   and October 2011.

    LAOS
     Date:       October 19 (Wed), 9:00 am - 6:00 pm
     Venue:      National University of Laos
                 POBox:7322, Dongdok Village, Vientiane

    CAMBODIA
     Date:       October 22 (Sat), 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
     Venue:      Royal University of Phnom Penh
                 Russian Federation Boulevard, Toul Kork, Phnom Penh

    MONGOLIA
     Date:       November 5 (Sat), 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
     Venue:      Mongolia-Japan Center for Human Resource Development


   * Not all fairs have definite information yet. We will post updates
     on the following site as we obtain information:
     http://www.iuj.ac.jp/events/

   For inquiries, please contact:
      Office of Student Services (OSS)
      TEL +81-25-779-1116 / FAX +81-25-779-1180
      E-mail media@...


                                  -*-

(Admissions)
<<Admissions Schedule in November for Those Applying within Japan>>
    [GSIR: Graduate School of International Relation]
      1st intake
           Application deadline: Nov 21
           Exam*:                Dec 7
           Results announced:    Dec 19

           * Interview in English

    [GSIM: Graduate School of International Management]
      1st intake
           Application deadline: Nov 21
           Exam**:               Dec 7
           Results announced:    Dec 22

           ** Institutional TOEFL and interview in English

   For details, please refer to:
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/admis/


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                          Campus Personalities
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<<Profile of New Faculty Member>>
   We are very happy to announce that the Graduate School of Inter-
   national Management has welcomed a new faculty member, Dr. Wenkai
   Li, effective September 1, 2011.

   Here are highlights of an interview with him:

                                  -*-

   Q. Please introduce yourself briefly.
   A. I worked in a consulting company in China for six years before I
      pursued my PhD in Hong Kong. After graduating from HKUST, I went
      to Singapore and Australia to do academic research and to lead
      industrial projects. My research majors are in operations manage-
      ment and supply chain management. These research works include
      supply chain simulation & optimization, maritime terminal simu-
      lation & scheduling, airline disruption management, planning/
      scheduling/economic analysis, planning under uncertainty, bin-
      packing, etc. My most recent research focuses on environmental
      and sustainability issues such as green supply chain management,
      synthesis of renewable energy and products, etc., applying
      methodologies such as LCA (Life Cycle Assessment) and multi-
      objective optimization.

      My industrial experience is rather broad, including retailing,
      logistics, petrochemical, maritime terminal, and airlines, etc.
      I worked with some major companies such as PetroChina, Sinopec,
      DHL, PSA (Port of Singapore Authority), DFS (Duty Free Shopping),
      and Emerson, etc. As you may see from my past experiences, I like
      to do interdisciplinary studies. I am eager to expand myself into
      new areas by working with students and professors at IUJ.

      I am married with a daughter and a son who are 15 and 4 years
      old. My daughter is now studying in a secondary school in Singa-
      pore and my son just got to know that 3 plus 2 equals 5.

   Q. What was your first impression about IUJ?
   A. I am really very excited to join IUJ.  My first impression is
      that all IUJers are very kind and friendly. Coming to IUJ is
      indeed like joining a big family. As this is my first time living
      here, everything is new to me. IUJers have offered me great help
      during this period. Many faculty members, such as Prof. Philip
      Sugai and his wife Yoshie, Prof. Jay Rajasekera, have provided me
      lots of precious guidance. I would like to express my special
      thanks to Satoko Yamazaki-san and Yoshio Abe-san, who have helped
      me for arranging my apartment, guiding me for my alien registra-
      tion and other visa issues, purchasing furniture etc. They even
      helped me moving my heavy furniture into my apartment very late
      in the night. I also would like to thank Toru Wada-san for his
      much help in academic matters, Ken Wakiya-san for preparing my
      apartment and Watanabe Yuriko-san for setting up my computer, and
      many other IUJ faculty members and staff for their help. Thanks
      to these people, I can settle down quickly and focus on my
      research and teaching.

   Q. What courses are you teaching? And what do you expect students
      will earn from them?
   A. In the 2011 Fall term, I am going to teach a course called Supply
      Chain Management (Course No. OPR6030). The function of supply
      chain management is to design and manage the processes, assets,
      and flows of material and information required to satisfy custom-
      ers' demands. Supply Chain Management helps companies to meet the
      demanding needs of customers worldwide, build unique competencies
      to fend off fierce rivals and acquire the best resources global-
      ly. This course will provide students with basic knowledge of
      business logistics and supply chain management, especially stra-
      tegic aspects of supply chain management. In the next two terms,
      I will offer two core courses: Applied Statistics (QIS1020) and
      Operations Management (OPR1010). These courses will help students
      with practical skills and knowledge on business management and
      operations.

   Q. Could you please send a message to IUJ students and prospective
      students?
   A. I think that IUJ is an ideal place for a graduate student to
      study. Using myself as an example, after living in a busy city
      like Singapore for several years, I feel that everything around
      IUJ is serene, fresh, and beautiful. Without noisy disturbances
      from a metropolis, you can focus on your study and research.
      Besides textbook study, I would recommend students socialize with
      each other. Your classmates and alumni in IUJ will be your preci-
      ous network in the future. Japan is a global manufacturing leader
      for many of her successful management and operations concepts. I
      would also recommend that students take part in industry site
      visits and other programs.


                                  -*-

   A brief bio of Professor Li
     Education
       - Ph.D. (Engineering),
         Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, 2004
       - MPhil (Engineering),
         Dalian University of Technology, 1994
       - BA (Engineering),
         Xiangtan University, Xiangtan, 1991
     Previous positions (excerpt)
       - Research Fellow, National University of Singapore,
         The Logistics Institute-Asia Pacific, Monash University,
         2004-2011
       - Contract Software Programmer, CLP Power Hong Kong Ltd.,
         1998-1999
       - Software Programmer, AF Technology Ltd., 1994-2000


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                            Academic Spotlights
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<<Featured Course>>
   "Principles of Management" (E-Biz core course)
    by Dr. Yoshitaka Yamazaki
       Professor, Graduate School of International Management

                                   -*-

   The purpose of this course is to provide you with fundamental but
   essential management knowledge and to help you manage today's organ-
   izations effectively. This course will focus on a combination of
   current and traditional topics surrounding organizations where you
   have worked and/or are going to work in the future. It is designed
   both for those who have little experience in the field of management
   jobs and for those who have much experience as managers but need to
   seek organized and functional knowledge in the area of management
   study. In addition, this course is also designed for technical and
   professional people who have worked closely with managers and then
   wish to manage a section, a department, or an entire organization.

   Course Objectives
   1. Understand fundamental, essential concepts and terminologies in
      the field of management.
   2. Understand core principles, theories, and practices of manage-
      ment.
   3. Learn from each other in a group and class through on-going team
      activities and group discussions.


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                            Alumni Spotlights
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<<After IUJ>>
   IUJ alumni have a global network of over 3,000 members from 111
   countries in all continents of the world. Our alumni story this
   month is, we believe, very characteristic of IUJ.

                                   -*-

   Mr. Jesse Lee (USA)                   Mr. Sunao Okamoto
   IR Class of 1994                      MBA Class of 2003
   Business Development Manager          Director, Head of LNG Business
   Oil Search Ltd.                       OSAKA GAS UK, LTD.
   (on loan to Exxon Mobil in 2008)


          "Are you also an IUJ Alum?  What a surprise!!!"

   In March 2009, Jesse Lee and Sunao Okamoto coincidentally met on
   opposite sides of the table in a business meeting in Osaka.

   Exxon Mobil and Osaka Gas had been in negotiations for a 20-year
   sale and purchase contract for Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) from
   Papua New Guinea (PNG) since early 2008. Prior to the chance meeting
   between the IUJ Alumni, the negotiations were moving at a snail's
   pace and there was little momentum and little progress. However,
   once 2 IUJ alumni met at the negotiation table, it became apparent
   that the special bond and chemistry between two former IUJ students
   would be able to get the momentum back and accelerate the negotiat-
   ion process. Both parties tried to mutually understand the other's
   position to find win-win solutions without making too large
   of concessions and while keeping important terms as favorable as
   possible for its own interests.

   As a result of the efforts of these 2 IUJ alumni, PNG LNG Joint
   Venture led by Exxon Mobil and Osaka Gas agreed to all the terms and
   conditions of this big energy deal and signed the 200-page contract
   in December 2009.

   Of course, this negotiation was finalized on sound commercial
   principles in a business-oriented way. However, we believe that it
   was the surprise "reunion" of those who share a special bond through
   IUJ that led Jesse and Sunao to reach a successful outcome.


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   -- Upcoming Event Information
   -- Campus Personalities
   -- Academic Spotlights
   -- Alumni Spotlights
   -- Announcement for Next Issue

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                            News and Topics
----------------------------------------------------------------------
<<"Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Global Management Program" to be Held>>
   The Graduate School of International Management is going to offer
   an intensive 1-week training course for employees of Mitsubishi
   Heavy Industries, Ltd. called the "MHI Global Management Program."

   Period:       November 14 (Mon) - 18 (Fri)
   Participants: 18 employees of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
   Objectives:   To acquire practical MBA knowledge and skills that
                 future global managers will need to produce results
                 and work efficiently in a cross-cultural setting in
                 overseas operations, regardless of their professional
                 fields.
   Program outlines:
                 After a day of orientation, participants will take
                 courses in Organizational Behavior, Global Strategy,
                 Global Finance, Global Marketing, Cross-cultural
                 Understanding, Cross-cultural Communications, etc.
                 At the end of the program, participants will make a
                 final presentation.
                 The language of instruction is English throughout the
                 program. IUJ students participate as facilitators to
                 give company people the real experience of inter-
                 national communications on professional topics.


<<IUJ Student Receives Excellent Essay Prize>>
   IUJ is very happy and proud to announce that Mr. Md. Shafiqur
   Rahman from Bangladesh, IRP Class of 2012, received an Excellent
   Essay Prize from the Kyoto International Cultural Association in
   its 34th 2011 Essay Contest.

   Mr. Rahman's essay is entitled "The Fukushima Crisis and Dented
   Japan in the International Community: My View," and the prize honors
   its excellence.

   Congratulations, Rahman-san!


<<Academic Collaboration with Meiji University>>
   As of the 2011 fall term, Meiji University and IUJ started an ex-
   change of students. The two universities signed a general agreement
   for cooperation in March 2011, and expected to start student
   exchanges in April 2011. This was postponed, however, due to the
   Great East Japan Earthquake. Students of each university study
   courses at the other university using a video conferencing system
   without traveling. The following courses are offered for exchange
   this term:

   "NPO/NGO Study II"    by Professor Nagahata
                            Graduate School of Governance Studies
                            Meiji University
   "International Trade" by Associate Professor Oh
                            Graduate School of International Relations
                            International University of Japan


<<IUJ Resume Book 2012 Now Available>>
   The IUJ Resume Book 2012, featuring IUJ's internship and job hunt-
   ers, has been just published. Copies are available to corporate and
   organizational recruiters and internship hosts. Please contact the
   Career Counselor, Gretchen Shinoda, at ccs@... with your full
   contact information and a bit on your recruitment needs or intent-
   ions.

   This resume book is also available online. To view it, a password
   is required. Please send an email to ccs@... to obtain a
   password.


<<New Issues of IUJ Working Paper Series; EMS>>
   New IUJ Working Papers in the Economics & Management Series (EMS)
   have been published:

   --------------------------------------------------------------------
   "Spatial Dimensions of Income Inequality and Poverty in Bangladesh:
    An Analysis of the 2005 Household Income and Expenditure Survey
    Data"

   by Kazi Arif Uz Zaman, Alumnus 2011, IUJ
      Takahiro Akita, Professor, GSIR, IUJ
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/research/workingpapers/EMS_2011_20.pdf

   --------------------------------------------------------------------
   "Does Internet Use Crowd Out Face-To-Face Ties? Empirical Evidence
    from Cumulative General Social Survey Data"

   by Hun Myoung Park, Associate Professor, GSIR, IUJ
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/research/workingpapers/EMS_2011_21.pdf

   --------------------------------------------------------------------
   "Is Momentum Really Momentum? International Evidence"

   by Qiang Gong, Southwestern University
      Ming Liu, GSIM, IUJ
      Qianqiu Liu, University of Hawaii
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/research/workingpapers/EMS_2011_22.pdf


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                        Upcoming Event Information
                         November - December 2011
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(IUJ Events)
<<"Around the World at IUJ 2011">>
   IUJ's annual Fall event, "Around the World at IUJ", brings the
   community surrounding IUJ into contact with the cultures represented
   by our students to build friendships and mutual understanding, and
   promotes interaction through language, art, games, music and dance.
   Please take this opportunity to get to know your neighbors at IUJ!

   Date:  Saturday, November 19, 2011
   Time:  1:00-5:00 pm
   Venue: Gymnasium and vicinity of the IUJ Campus
          Access map: http://www.iuj.ac.jp/about/location/

   Note:  Food will not be served at this event. The Spring 2012 Inter-
          national Festival will again offer food and a stage show.

   For inquiries, please contact:
      Office of Student Services (OSS)
      TEL +81-25-779-1103 / FAX +81-25-779-1180
      E-mail tabunka@...


                                  -*-


(IUJ Info Sessions)
<<Open Campus>>
   Date:    Saturday, November 19
   Time:    10:00 am - 5:00 pm
   Venue:   IUJ Campus
            777 Kokusai-cho, Minami Uonuma-shi, Niigata
            Access map:  http://www.iuj.ac.jp/about/location/
   Program: * Overview of the University, Admissions & Scholarships
            * Campus tour
            * Town tour
            * Individual Q&A with faculty members
            * Participation in a cultural event: "Around the World at
              IUJ."

   For details and registration, please access:
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/web/iuj_section.cfm?category=0206#opencampus

   For inquiries, please contact:
      Office of Student Services (OSS)
      TEL +81-25-779-1104 / FAX +81-25-779-1180
      E-mail contact@...


<<Information Sessions at IUJ's Tokyo Office>>
   Dates:   Fri, December 2, 7:00-9:00pm
            Sat, December 3, 2:00-5:00pm
   Venue:   IUJ Tokyo Office
            Harks Roppongi Bldg. 2F, 6-15-21 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo
            TEL +81-3-5770-1711 / FAX +81-3-5770-1725
            Access map:  http://www.iuj.ac.jp/about/tokyo_office/
   Program: * Overview of the University and Graduate Schools
            * Explanation about Admissions and Scholarships
            * Experiences of IUJ alumni
            * Q & A

   For details and registration, please access:
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/web/iuj_section.cfm?category=0206#sodankai

   For inquiries, please contact:
      Office of Student Services (OSS)
      TEL +81-25-779-1104 / FAX +81-25-779-1180
      E-mail contact@...


                                  -*-

(Admissions)
<<Admissions Schedule in November for Those Applying within Japan>>
    [GSIR: Graduate School of International Relation]
      1st intake
           Application deadline: November 21
           Exam:                 December 7
           Results announced:    December 19

    [GSIM: Graduate School of International Management]
      1st intake
           Application deadline: November 21
           Exam:                 December 7
           Results announced:    December 22

   For details, please refer to:
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/admis/


                                  -*-


(External Event)
<<JICA Study-in-Japan Fair>>
   IUJ will participate in the "Study-in-Japan Fair 2011," sponsored by
   the JICA Japan Center in Mongolia. IUJ faculty members and alumni
   from Mongolia will be waiting to see you.

    MONGOLIA
     Date:       November 5 (Sat), 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
     Venue:      Mongolia-Japan Center for Human Resource Development


   For inquiries, please contact:
      Office of Student Services (OSS)
      TEL +81-25-779-1116 / FAX +81-25-779-1180
      E-mail media@...


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                          Campus Personalities
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<<Report on Alumni Panel: "Careers in Finance">>
   On Friday, October 14, IUJ welcomed 3 alumni to have a panel discus-
   sion on career building in the finance industry. A student who was
   actively involved in the vent from planning to execution sent in a
   report.

                                  -*-

                                       Mr. Pawan Singh Rajawat (India)
                                       MBA Class of 2012

   International University of Japan's Graduate School of International
   Management has accredited itself as supplying competent and bright
   graduates to the financial industry inside and outside Japan who
   are doing well, working in their best capacities. Every year the
   fresh graduates and 2nd year students, having similar career
   interests, look forward to the career advice, productive guidance
   and practical insights about the financial industry that Alumni
   offer.

   Recently IUJ students had the grand opportunity of having three
   magnanimous Alumni from the finance industry on campus interacting
   with them, sharing their experience and imparting their valuable
   insights. Ted Lo (MBA '90, Managing Director, Fixed Income, RBS
   Securities Japan), Erol Emed (IRP '90, Senior Director, Thomson
   Reuters) and Federico Silfa (MBA 2001, Vice President, Product
   Control, Barclays Capital) made their way to their Alma Mater in a
   light drizzle and took the initiative to share the knowledge about
   investment banking, along with giving information about their
   respective job functions. During the one and half hour session, open
   to all students, Federico focused on recent industry standards and
   practices in product control and operational risk while Ted and Erol
   showed the hind sight of investment banking, recent challenges
   industry is going through and the skills students need to foster
   their appeal as prospects in investment banking industry. Instead of
   being a one-sided talk, the session turned out to be interactive
   with participation from students, putting forth their questions. The
   panel gave very helpful insights during the session, like focusing
   on minute details, be well read about the industry, starting the job
   hunt early, keeping many options open and trying as hard as possi-
   ble.

   After the session, the panel moved to CNP for drinks and dinner,
   and kept talking to students, responding to their queries and giving
   long and short term advice. Ted chose to stay on campus overnight
   and kept talking to students till early morning.

   The student community really appreciates the time and input by the
   panel, and hope to leverage on the advice to seek for better future
   prospects.


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<<Career Coach Visited IUJ>>
   On Tuesday, October 25, a career workshop was offered on campus by
   Mr. Osamu Aiba, Chief Analyst of the Originator Co., Ltd. followed
   by one-on-one career coaching. One of the students attending the
   workshop and an individual session sent in a report.

                                  -*-

                                       Mr. Jonathon Zink (India)
                                       MBA Class of 2012

   Mr. Osamu Aiba is a very well-respected career coach in Japan with
   Originator, a company that offers non-Japanese students a job bank
   called Ryukatsu.net.  We were delighted to have him visit IUJ and
   share with us his valuable knowledge and experiences. As Mr. Aiba
   quoted, "Know your enemy and know yourself, and you will never be
   defeated in a hundred battles." So by studying about the company,
   and studying about yourself you can win the job-hunting challenge!

   The title of Mr. Aiba's presentation, "Guidance for Job Hunters in
   Japan," clearly outlined a strong framework for securing a desired
   job in Japan. Each job hunter in Japan should understand the working
   visa requirements, language requirements, job hunting season (Decem-
   ber Pre-Entry for April starting dates 16 months later), business
   culture, and then make necessary preparations.  Preparations include
   developing a perfect resume/rirekisho and personalized cover
   letters, conducting company research, discerning your edge (knowing
   exactly what you offer as strengths), developing questions to ask in
   interviews, and behaving professionally, not to mentioned having
   well-polished shoes and getting a good hair cut. Also, each job
   hunter should consider attending the job fairs in Japan, such as the
   Asia Job Fair typically in February, which is the largest job fair
   in Japan for international students.

   After his presentation, Mr. Aiba met individually with select
   students to offer one-on-one advice and guidance for their specific
   needs.

   Thank you very much Mr. Aiba for your time and insight.


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                            Academic Spotlights
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<<Featured Course>>
   "Essentials of Economics" (Required Course in the International
                              Peace Studies)
    by Dr. Nawalage S. Cooray
       Associate Professor, Graduate School of International Relations

                                   -*-

   This course examines essential concepts and tools of economics that
   can be utilized to analyze private choice, public policy, and real-
   world issues and controversies. It is also important to understand
   in the current globalised economic environment how national economy
   is integrated to the world through markets. The course concentrates
   on the following four broader topics: markets and government; macro-
   economic policies in open economies; international trade and
   finance; and growth, inequality and poverty. An attempt is made
   throughout the course to bring the subject alive and providing
   students with insight into the economy. The course is open to any
   IUJ student. No prior knowledge in economics is required for this
   course but a strong desire and genuine effort to learn are neces-
   sary.

   At the end, the course students will be able to:
   (a) acquire knowledge in subject of proposed study;
   (b) conceptualise the vital concepts and issues of microeconomics
       and macroeconomics;
   (c) grasp new concepts and reasons analytically;
   (d) synthesize ideas, views and evidence; and
   (e) apply of economic theories in business and international
       relations decision-making.


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                            Alumni Spotlights
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<<After IUJ>>
   After graduating from IUJ in 1997 from the MBA program Surarath
   Thitisuraphongsathon worked for Mitsubishi Elevator Asia which manu-
   factures Mitsubishi elevators and escalators for export to all over
   the world. They have a factory in Chonburi (Thailand) and he served
   as the Marketing Manager for 10 years.

   Currently Surarath runs his own trading company; BBL INTER PRODUCT.
   He helps his sister run a leather sandal factory in Bangkok which
   exports shoes to Dubai, and works with his brother (in BBL INTER)
   is exporting frozen chicken parts to China. Simultaneously he owns a
   small ice factory in Kunming China, and seeks new business partners
   in the ice market.

   Surarath shared more of his diverse international business activi-
   ties with IUJ.

                                   -*-

                          Mr. Surarath Thitisuraphongsathon (Thailand)
                          MBA Class of 1998
                          Founding President
                          B.B.L. Inter Product Co., Ltd.


   In October 2010, I joined The 7th China-ASEAN Expo (CAEXPO) in
   Nanning, Guangxi to exhibit Thai Hommali Rice and earned some
   orders, but our Chinese customers do not yet have an import
   license so we are still working on the deal. In Nanning, I met a
   Chinese importer of tapioca who is interested in importing our
   tapioca so this business sector is also expanding for us, and I
   seek partners here as well.

   I also am looking to export rubber tree logs. Normally rubber tree
   logs age for 30-40 years, but my rubber log is special and I
   believe it may be one-of-a-kind in the world because it has aged
   for over 100 years. The minimum circumference is therefore much
   larger than usual, around 2.2 meters, and it is a hard wood.

   My most current project is finding green cardamom to export to
   China.

   As I am dealing with many fields of business I have developed
   strong connections in Thailand. My IUJ education and network build-
   ing opportunity, coupled with training in a major Japanese firm,
   has allowed me to work with my family in a wide range of activities.
   I hope the power of the alumni network can further help my busi-
   nesses grow, and I can help other IUJ graduates find success in the
   Thai/China markets specifically.

   To sum up my activities, I:
   - export genuine leather sandals from our own factory in Bangkok,
     Thailand
   - own an ice factory (own factory in Kunming, China)
   - export Thai Hommali Rice (join 7th CAEXPO)
   - export frozen chicken
   - export Thai tapioca, rubber sheets, and rubber tree logs
   - import green cardamom�h

   I believe that the success of my activities stems from my 2-year
   experience at IUJ that gave me the confidence to take on these
   challenges.


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   -- Alumni Spotlights
   -- Announcement for Next Issue

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                            News and Topics
----------------------------------------------------------------------
<<"Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Global Management Program" to be Held>>
   The Graduate School of International Management is going to offer
   an intensive 1-week training course for employees of Mitsubishi
   Heavy Industries, Ltd. called the "MHI Global Management Program."

   Period:       November 14 (Mon) - 18 (Fri)
   Participants: 18 employees of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
   Objectives:   To acquire practical MBA knowledge and skills that
                 future global managers will need to produce results
                 and work efficiently in a cross-cultural setting in
                 overseas operations, regardless of their professional
                 fields.
   Program outlines:
                 After a day of orientation, participants will take
                 courses in Organizational Behavior, Global Strategy,
                 Global Finance, Global Marketing, Cross-cultural
                 Understanding, Cross-cultural Communications, etc.
                 At the end of the program, participants will make a
                 final presentation.
                 The language of instruction is English throughout the
                 program. IUJ students participate as facilitators to
                 give company people the real experience of inter-
                 national communications on professional topics.


<<IUJ Student Receives Excellent Essay Prize>>
   IUJ is very happy and proud to announce that Mr. Md. Shafiqur
   Rahman from Bangladesh, IRP Class of 2012, received an Excellent
   Essay Prize from the Kyoto International Cultural Association in
   its 34th 2011 Essay Contest.

   Mr. Rahman's essay is entitled "The Fukushima Crisis and Dented
   Japan in the International Community: My View," and the prize honors
   its excellence.

   Congratulations, Rahman-san!


<<Academic Collaboration with Meiji University>>
   As of the 2011 fall term, Meiji University and IUJ started an ex-
   change of students. The two universities signed a general agreement
   for cooperation in March 2011, and expected to start student
   exchanges in April 2011. This was postponed, however, due to the
   Great East Japan Earthquake. Students of each university study
   courses at the other university using a video conferencing system
   without traveling. The following courses are offered for exchange
   this term:

   "NPO/NGO Study II"    by Professor Nagahata
                            Graduate School of Governance Studies
                            Meiji University
   "International Trade" by Associate Professor Oh
                            Graduate School of International Relations
                            International University of Japan


<<IUJ Resume Book 2012 Now Available>>
   The IUJ Resume Book 2012, featuring IUJ's internship and job hunt-
   ers, has been just published. Copies are available to corporate and
   organizational recruiters and internship hosts. Please contact the
   Career Counselor, Gretchen Shinoda, at ccs@... with your full
   contact information and a bit on your recruitment needs or intent-
   ions.

   This resume book is also available online. To view it, a password
   is required. Please send an email to ccs@... to obtain a
   password.


<<New Issues of IUJ Working Paper Series; EMS>>
   New IUJ Working Papers in the Economics & Management Series (EMS)
   have been published:

   --------------------------------------------------------------------
   "Spatial Dimensions of Income Inequality and Poverty in Bangladesh:
    An Analysis of the 2005 Household Income and Expenditure Survey
    Data"

   by Kazi Arif Uz Zaman, Alumnus 2011, IUJ
      Takahiro Akita, Professor, GSIR, IUJ
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/research/workingpapers/EMS_2011_20.pdf

   --------------------------------------------------------------------
   "Does Internet Use Crowd Out Face-To-Face Ties? Empirical Evidence
    from Cumulative General Social Survey Data"

   by Hun Myoung Park, Associate Professor, GSIR, IUJ
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/research/workingpapers/EMS_2011_21.pdf

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   "Is Momentum Really Momentum? International Evidence"

   by Qiang Gong, Southwestern University
      Ming Liu, GSIM, IUJ
      Qianqiu Liu, University of Hawaii
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/research/workingpapers/EMS_2011_22.pdf


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                        Upcoming Event Information
                         November - December 2011
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(IUJ Events)
<<"Around the World at IUJ 2011">>
   IUJ's annual Fall event, "Around the World at IUJ", brings the
   community surrounding IUJ into contact with the cultures represented
   by our students to build friendships and mutual understanding, and
   promotes interaction through language, art, games, music and dance.
   Please take this opportunity to get to know your neighbors at IUJ!

   Date:  Saturday, November 19, 2011
   Time:  1:00-5:00 pm
   Venue: Gymnasium and vicinity of the IUJ Campus
          Access map: http://www.iuj.ac.jp/about/location/

   Note:  Food will not be served at this event. The Spring 2012 Inter-
          national Festival will again offer food and a stage show.

   For inquiries, please contact:
      Office of Student Services (OSS)
      TEL +81-25-779-1103 / FAX +81-25-779-1180
      E-mail tabunka@...


                                  -*-


(IUJ Info Sessions)
<<Open Campus>>
   Date:    Saturday, November 19
   Time:    10:00 am - 5:00 pm
   Venue:   IUJ Campus
            777 Kokusai-cho, Minami Uonuma-shi, Niigata
            Access map:  http://www.iuj.ac.jp/about/location/
   Program: * Overview of the University, Admissions & Scholarships
            * Campus tour
            * Town tour
            * Individual Q&A with faculty members
            * Participation in a cultural event: "Around the World at
              IUJ."

   For details and registration, please access:
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/web/iuj_section.cfm?category=0206#opencampus

   For inquiries, please contact:
      Office of Student Services (OSS)
      TEL +81-25-779-1104 / FAX +81-25-779-1180
      E-mail contact@...


<<Information Sessions at IUJ's Tokyo Office>>
   Dates:   Fri, December 2, 7:00-9:00pm
            Sat, December 3, 2:00-5:00pm
   Venue:   IUJ Tokyo Office
            Harks Roppongi Bldg. 2F, 6-15-21 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo
            TEL +81-3-5770-1711 / FAX +81-3-5770-1725
            Access map:  http://www.iuj.ac.jp/about/tokyo_office/
   Program: * Overview of the University and Graduate Schools
            * Explanation about Admissions and Scholarships
            * Experiences of IUJ alumni
            * Q & A

   For details and registration, please access:
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/web/iuj_section.cfm?category=0206#sodankai

   For inquiries, please contact:
      Office of Student Services (OSS)
      TEL +81-25-779-1104 / FAX +81-25-779-1180
      E-mail contact@...


                                  -*-

(Admissions)
<<Admissions Schedule in November for Those Applying within Japan>>
    [GSIR: Graduate School of International Relation]
      1st intake
           Application deadline: November 21
           Exam:                 December 7
           Results announced:    December 19

    [GSIM: Graduate School of International Management]
      1st intake
           Application deadline: November 21
           Exam:                 December 7
           Results announced:    December 22

   For details, please refer to:
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/admis/


                                  -*-


(External Event)
<<JICA Study-in-Japan Fair>>
   IUJ will participate in the "Study-in-Japan Fair 2011," sponsored by
   the JICA Japan Center in Mongolia. IUJ faculty members and alumni
   from Mongolia will be waiting to see you.

    MONGOLIA
     Date:       November 5 (Sat), 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
     Venue:      Mongolia-Japan Center for Human Resource Development


   For inquiries, please contact:
      Office of Student Services (OSS)
      TEL +81-25-779-1116 / FAX +81-25-779-1180
      E-mail media@...


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                          Campus Personalities
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<<Report on Alumni Panel: "Careers in Finance">>
   On Friday, October 14, IUJ welcomed 3 alumni to have a panel discus-
   sion on career building in the finance industry. A student who was
   actively involved in the vent from planning to execution sent in a
   report.

                                  -*-

                                       Mr. Pawan Singh Rajawat (India)
                                       MBA Class of 2012

   International University of Japan's Graduate School of International
   Management has accredited itself as supplying competent and bright
   graduates to the financial industry inside and outside Japan who
   are doing well, working in their best capacities. Every year the
   fresh graduates and 2nd year students, having similar career
   interests, look forward to the career advice, productive guidance
   and practical insights about the financial industry that Alumni
   offer.

   Recently IUJ students had the grand opportunity of having three
   magnanimous Alumni from the finance industry on campus interacting
   with them, sharing their experience and imparting their valuable
   insights. Ted Lo (MBA '90, Managing Director, Fixed Income, RBS
   Securities Japan), Erol Emed (IRP '90, Senior Director, Thomson
   Reuters) and Federico Silfa (MBA 2001, Vice President, Product
   Control, Barclays Capital) made their way to their Alma Mater in a
   light drizzle and took the initiative to share the knowledge about
   investment banking, along with giving information about their
   respective job functions. During the one and half hour session, open
   to all students, Federico focused on recent industry standards and
   practices in product control and operational risk while Ted and Erol
   showed the hind sight of investment banking, recent challenges
   industry is going through and the skills students need to foster
   their appeal as prospects in investment banking industry. Instead of
   being a one-sided talk, the session turned out to be interactive
   with participation from students, putting forth their questions. The
   panel gave very helpful insights during the session, like focusing
   on minute details, be well read about the industry, starting the job
   hunt early, keeping many options open and trying as hard as possi-
   ble.

   After the session, the panel moved to CNP for drinks and dinner,
   and kept talking to students, responding to their queries and giving
   long and short term advice. Ted chose to stay on campus overnight
   and kept talking to students till early morning.

   The student community really appreciates the time and input by the
   panel, and hope to leverage on the advice to seek for better future
   prospects.


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<<Career Coach Visited IUJ>>
   On Tuesday, October 25, a career workshop was offered on campus by
   Mr. Osamu Aiba, Chief Analyst of the Originator Co., Ltd. followed
   by one-on-one career coaching. One of the students attending the
   workshop and an individual session sent in a report.

                                  -*-

                                       Mr. Jonathon Zink (USA)
                                       MBA Class of 2013

   Mr. Osamu Aiba is a very well-respected career coach in Japan with
   Originator, a company that offers non-Japanese students a job bank
   called Ryukatsu.net.  We were delighted to have him visit IUJ and
   share with us his valuable knowledge and experiences. As Mr. Aiba
   quoted, "Know your enemy and know yourself, and you will never be
   defeated in a hundred battles." So by studying about the company,
   and studying about yourself you can win the job-hunting challenge!

   The title of Mr. Aiba's presentation, "Guidance for Job Hunters in
   Japan," clearly outlined a strong framework for securing a desired
   job in Japan. Each job hunter in Japan should understand the working
   visa requirements, language requirements, job hunting season (Decem-
   ber Pre-Entry for April starting dates 16 months later), business
   culture, and then make necessary preparations.  Preparations include
   developing a perfect resume/rirekisho and personalized cover
   letters, conducting company research, discerning your edge (knowing
   exactly what you offer as strengths), developing questions to ask in
   interviews, and behaving professionally, not to mentioned having
   well-polished shoes and getting a good hair cut. Also, each job
   hunter should consider attending the job fairs in Japan, such as the
   Asia Job Fair typically in February, which is the largest job fair
   in Japan for international students.

   After his presentation, Mr. Aiba met individually with select
   students to offer one-on-one advice and guidance for their specific
   needs.

   Thank you very much Mr. Aiba for your time and insight.


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                            Academic Spotlights
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<<Featured Course>>
   "Essentials of Economics" (Required Course in the International
                              Peace Studies)
    by Dr. Nawalage S. Cooray
       Associate Professor, Graduate School of International Relations

                                   -*-

   This course examines essential concepts and tools of economics that
   can be utilized to analyze private choice, public policy, and real-
   world issues and controversies. It is also important to understand
   in the current globalised economic environment how national economy
   is integrated to the world through markets. The course concentrates
   on the following four broader topics: markets and government; macro-
   economic policies in open economies; international trade and
   finance; and growth, inequality and poverty. An attempt is made
   throughout the course to bring the subject alive and providing
   students with insight into the economy. The course is open to any
   IUJ student. No prior knowledge in economics is required for this
   course but a strong desire and genuine effort to learn are neces-
   sary.

   At the end, the course students will be able to:
   (a) acquire knowledge in subject of proposed study;
   (b) conceptualise the vital concepts and issues of microeconomics
       and macroeconomics;
   (c) grasp new concepts and reasons analytically;
   (d) synthesize ideas, views and evidence; and
   (e) apply of economic theories in business and international
       relations decision-making.


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                            Alumni Spotlights
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<<After IUJ>>
   After graduating from IUJ in 1997 from the MBA program Surarath
   Thitisuraphongsathon worked for Mitsubishi Elevator Asia which manu-
   factures Mitsubishi elevators and escalators for export to all over
   the world. They have a factory in Chonburi (Thailand) and he served
   as the Marketing Manager for 10 years.

   Currently Surarath runs his own trading company; BBL INTER PRODUCT.
   He helps his sister run a leather sandal factory in Bangkok which
   exports shoes to Dubai, and works with his brother (in BBL INTER)
   is exporting frozen chicken parts to China. Simultaneously he owns a
   small ice factory in Kunming China, and seeks new business partners
   in the ice market.

   Surarath shared more of his diverse international business activi-
   ties with IUJ.

                                   -*-

                          Mr. Surarath Thitisuraphongsathon (Thailand)
                          MBA Class of 1998
                          Founding President
                          B.B.L. Inter Product Co., Ltd.


   In October 2010, I joined The 7th China-ASEAN Expo (CAEXPO) in
   Nanning, Guangxi to exhibit Thai Hommali Rice and earned some
   orders, but our Chinese customers do not yet have an import
   license so we are still working on the deal. In Nanning, I met a
   Chinese importer of tapioca who is interested in importing our
   tapioca so this business sector is also expanding for us, and I
   seek partners here as well.

   I also am looking to export rubber tree logs. Normally rubber tree
   logs age for 30-40 years, but my rubber log is special and I
   believe it may be one-of-a-kind in the world because it has aged
   for over 100 years. The minimum circumference is therefore much
   larger than usual, around 2.2 meters, and it is a hard wood.

   My most current project is finding green cardamom to export to
   China.

   As I am dealing with many fields of business I have developed
   strong connections in Thailand. My IUJ education and network build-
   ing opportunity, coupled with training in a major Japanese firm,
   has allowed me to work with my family in a wide range of activities.
   I hope the power of the alumni network can further help my busi-
   nesses grow, and I can help other IUJ graduates find success in the
   Thai/China markets specifically.

   To sum up my activities, I:
   - export genuine leather sandals from our own factory in Bangkok,
     Thailand
   - own an ice factory (own factory in Kunming, China)
   - export Thai Hommali Rice (join 7th CAEXPO)
   - export frozen chicken
   - export Thai tapioca, rubber sheets, and rubber tree logs
   - import green cardamom�h

   I believe that the success of my activities stems from my 2-year
   experience at IUJ that gave me the confidence to take on these
   challenges.


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   -- News and Topics
   -- Upcoming Event Information
   -- Campus Personalities
   -- Academic Spotlights
   -- Alumni Spotlights
   -- Announcement for Next Issue

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                            News and Topics
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<<Official Twitter Page Launched>>
   IUJ launched an official twitter account. Please follow our latest
   information in real time!
   http://twitter.com/#!/iuj2


<<Theses/Research Reports for 2011 Searchable Online>>
   The titles and authors of theses/research reports written by 2011
   graduates can be searched online now. Abstracts of those by students
   of the Graduate School of International Relations are also viewable.

   Please access the MLIC Homepage:
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/mlic/theses


<<IUJ Faculty Research Articles in Refereed Academic Journals>>
   The following research articles by IUJ faculty members have been
   accepted in refereed academic journals:

   --------------------------------------------------------------------
   "A Continuous Time Model for Multiple Yard Crane Scheduling with
    Last Minute Job Arrivals"
    in 'International Journal of Production Economics,'
        forthcoming

   by Dr. Wenkai Li, GSIM, IUJ
      Dr. Mark Goh, NUS Business School
      Dr. Y. Wu, Griffith University
      Dr. M. E. H. Petering, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
      Dr. R. de Souza, The Logistics Institute-Asia Pacific


<<New Issues of IUJ Working Paper Series; EMS>>
   New IUJ Working Papers in the Economics & Management Series (EMS)
   have been published:

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   "Strategy for Embracing the Conflicting Themes of Local Adaptation
    and Global Integration"

   by Toshiro Wakayama, GSIM, IUJ
      Junjiro Shintaku, University of Tokyo
      Tomofumi Amano, University of Tokyo
      Takafumi Kikuchi, Panasonic Corporation
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/research/workingpapers/EMS_2011_23.pdf

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   "Developmental Network in the Japanese Traditional Entertainment
    Industry"

   by Kumiko Nisio, Kyoto Women's University
      Masao Sakamoto, Otemae University
      Yuki Kawabata, GSIM, IUJ
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/research/workingpapers/EMS_2011_24.pdf


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                        Upcoming Event Information
                       December 2011 - January 2012
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(IUJ Events)
<<Special Seminar>>
   Date:    December 5 (Mon)
   Speaker: Dr. Jun Ruan, Assistant Professor
            Institute for Financial and Accounting Studies
            Xiamen University
   Title:   Making Investments in China's Stock Market


   Date:    December 9 (Fri)
   Speaker: Mr. Ludovico Ciferri, Research Manager
            ISMB-Politecnico di Torino
   Title:   Fostering Growth in Ageing Society: Challenges and Policies


                                  -*-

(IUJ Info Sessions)
<<Information Sessions at IUJ's Tokyo Office>>
   Dates:   Fri, December 2, 7:00-9:00pm
            Sat, December 3, 2:00-5:00pm
            Sat, January 21, 2:00-5:00pm
   Venue:   IUJ Tokyo Office
            Harks Roppongi Bldg. 2F, 6-15-21 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo
            TEL +81-3-5770-1711 / FAX +81-3-5770-1725
            Access map:  http://www.iuj.ac.jp/about/tokyo_office/
   Program: * Overview of the University and Graduate Schools
            * Explanation about Admissions and Scholarships
            * Experiences of IUJ alumni
            * Q & A

   For details and registration, please access:
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/web/iuj_section.cfm?category=0206#sodankai

   For inquiries, please contact:
      Office of Student Recruitment
      TEL +81-25-779-1104 / FAX +81-25-779-1180
      E-mail contact@...


                                  -*-

(Admissions)
<<Admissions Schedule in Dec-Jan for Those Applying within Japan>>
    [GSIR: Graduate School of International Relation]
      2nd intake
           Application deadline: January 23
           Exam:                 February 8
           Results announced:    February 20

    [GSIM: Graduate School of International Management]
      2nd intake
           Application deadline: January 23
           Exam:                 February 8
           Results announced:    February 23

   For details, please refer to:
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/admis/


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                          Campus Personalities
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<<IUJ Club Introduction: "Leadership Club">>
   There are many clubs at IUJ, ranging from academic and professional
   groups to those for enjoyment of hobbies and sports. We are happy to
   announce the launch of a new professional club; "Leadership Club."
   The club founder and its first president, Mr. Oybek Abdusalimovich,
   outlines the club.

                                  -*-

                                  Mr. Oybek Abdusalimovich (Uzbekistan)
                                  IRP Class of 2013

   Since the foundation of IUJ, the main aim of the University has been
   to develop global leaders for the global society. Our University has
   excellent diversity with students from all over the world. As soon
   as I joined the International Relations Program, I was happy to be
   part of IUJ and I was asking myself a question every day. What else
   could I bring to this wonderful and unique University?

   After consulting with IUJ officials and professors, I decided to
   create a platform that could develop leaders for tomorrow. Basical-
   ly, I ended up founding a new career club; the Leadership Club. That
   was the new beginning for me in the IUJ community; having the first
   Leadership Club at the University. I took the full responsibility
   and challenge that I could face as being the first President of the
   Leadership Club. The members of this club will discuss the challeng-
   ing parts of leadership, the benefits of being a leader, will learn
   and discuss how to make right decisions and find solutions in dif-
   ficult situations.

   Finally, a few weeks later we had the Presentation of the Leadership
   Club. Special guests and speakers were invited to the event. IUJ
   President Mr. Masakatsu Mori, IRP Program Director Mr. Maung Aung
   Myoe, Assistant Professor Ms. Naoko Kumagai and IR Council Presi-
   dent, Mr. Hugo Charles Bygott, took part in the opening ceremony. We
   had a successful opening ceremony with all guests and IUJ students.
   Our President Mr. Mori mentioned, "how it is important to develop
   global leaders for our rapidly changing society and that we must be
   ready for World Leadership." As he pointed out, there is rapid
   economic growth in Asia, that demands future prospective leaders.
   Professor Maung Aung Myoe thanked us for our presentation, but urged
   us about his concerns that hard work and challenges will be part of
   our future in the club. Professor Naoko Kumagai shared her point of
   view of setting goals for future projects and the way to conduct
   them. One of our prospective members, Mr. Hugo Charles Bygott shared
   his own experience from his summer internship, where he could deve-
   lop excellent leadership skills and gain valuable experience. Last-
   ly, all of our speakers wished us good luck in our future-challeng-
   ing leadership projects.


   Name of Organization:    Leadership Club

   Mission Statement:       Leadership Club acts as a platform to
                            develop leaders for tomorrow

   Purpose of Organization: To maintain close communication among
                            students, help students to boost their
                            confidence, achieve new skills for the
                            future leadership

   Membership: 	           The membership of this organization is open
                            to all students expressing an interest in
                            leadership

   Schedule:                Leadership Club Gatherings will be held
                            twice a month

   Executive Committee:     This Committee will consist of President,
                            Vice-President and Secretary who will be
                            responsible for ensuring the growth and
                            continuing success of the Club

   Elections:               Election of the Executive Committee will
                            take place once a year in fall term, every
                            member of the club will have one vote and
                            the right to be nominated for Presidency,
                            Vice-Presidency and Secretary


   * A short movie of the Club's opening ceremony can be viewed:
     http://www.iuj.ac.jp/web/iuj_section.cfm?item=012208


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                            Academic Spotlights
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<<Featured Course>>
   "Portfolio Management" (MBA Elective Course)
    by Dr. Ming Liu
       Assistant Professor, Graduate School of International Management

                                   -*-

   Course Description and Learning Objectives:
   The primary purpose of this course is to explore concepts in and
   approaches to portfolio management in financial markets. Throughout
   the term, we will examine the theory of portfolio optimization and
   management. However, emphasis will be placed on using real-world
   data to further understand how the theories relate to practice. Some
   applied topics such as the application of modern portfolio theory in
   international financial markets may be also covered, if we have
   enough time. Upon completion of the course, you should have a good
   understanding of portfolio optimization, objectives and constraints
   in portfolio management, and portfolio performance in evaluation.
   Also, you will obtain skills to implement theories in real financial
   markets.

   Course Context:
   The understanding of the theory of modern portfolio analysis provi-
   des a bridge between knowledge and practice in financial markets.
   This course will help you extend your knowledge of individual
   financial assets such as stocks and bonds to a portfolio context.
   Basic knowledge of investments and capital markets is required for
   this course (e.g., definitions of stocks, bonds, and basic under-
   standing of CAPM).

   Career relevance:
   This course is primarily designed to help students pursue future
   careers in financial markets such as portfolio (fund) manager,
   security analyst, or financial engineer in an asset management
   company, securities firm, investment bank, or investment advisory
   company. To pursue these professions, earning the CFA (Chartered
   Financial Analyst) or the CMA (Chartered Member of The Security
   Analysts Association of Japan) designation is essential. Portfolio
   Management is the most important topic in the CFA and CMA examina-
   tions. As a CMA holder, I would be happy to provide advice to
   students interested in these designations.

                                   -*-

   Dr. Ming Liu joined IUJ in September 2011. He obtained his Ph.D. in
   Finance from the State University of New York at Binghamton in May
   2011. At IUJ he teaches "Portfolio Management," "Corporate Finance,"
   and "Investments." His research and teaching interests include
   investment, mutual fund, and international finance.


   Dr. Ming Liu's teaching philosophy is "to work hard to get every
   student involved in the class, and help students to find out what
   they are interested in and what they are good at. This process also
   lets students learn from each other." With his China background and
   education in the U.S., since his arrival at IUJ, Dr. Liu's research
   interests have extended to the area of financial markets and corpo-
   rations in Asian countries, especially the comparison with the U.S.
   system. He likes to spend time with students to discuss diverse
   issues in finance, and he believes it helps everyone, including him-
   self, to think deeply about the role of financial systems in econo-
   mic development.


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                            Alumni Spotlights
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<<After IUJ>>
   A Canadian alumnus, Denis, MBA2011, is working at the Singapore
   branch of a Japanese company. While at IUJ he enjoyed the global
   human network so much, and he is trying to establish the same kind
   of networking program in Singapore.

                                   -*-

                                    Mr. Denis Jean Desjardins (Canada)
                                    MBA Class of 2011
                                    Temporary Consultant
                                    Singapore office
                                    ISFnet, Inc.


   GLOBAL NETWORKING in SINGAPORE

   As a recent graduate of IUJ, IM class of 2011, I can't help but
   look back with fond memories of the Urasa snow-capped mountains, the
   relaxing natural atmosphere, and the great times had with friends.
   After moving to Singapore, there were many adjustments I had to
   make. Luckily I was able to build a strong professional network here
   in no time thanks to my connections from IUJ.

   My first step was to recreate the Global Fun Organization here in
   Singapore. The goal of this group is to allow IUJ alumni, profes-
   sors, travelers, colleagues, friends, associates, and acquaintances,
   a way to meet socially and build our network. Armed with social
   media, blogs, and our alumni mailing list, I spread my net to
   contact as many people as I could.

   Once a month we meet to have dinner, discuss ideas, talk shop, and
   have a drink at local trendy restaurants and bars in the downtown
   area.

   So far it has been a building success with several talented members
   from leading institutions in attendance. It has opened up new oppor-
   tunities, more connections, and definitely has made my transition to
   Singapore much easier. Drawing from their past experiences has
   helped me better understand the local situation, and how to grow my
   career and succeed in Singapore.

   The great benefit of studying at IUJ is the bond of international
   professionals that become our future colleagues and friends. That is
   the spirit I wish to maintain here in Singapore.

   If you are in the neighborhood please let us know. We look forward
   to meeting the future grads of IUJ!

   http://gfoblog.wordpress.com/
   Twitter: @theSGbear


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                            January 2012

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=== Table of Contents ===================
   -- New Year's Greetings
   -- News and Topics
   -- Upcoming Event Information
   -- Campus Personalities
   -- Academic Spotlights
   -- Career Counselor's The World of the Job Interview
   -- Announcement for Next Issue

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                          New Year's Greetings
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   Happy New Year! All of us at IUJ wish you a happy, healthy, and
   prosperous Year of the Dragon.

   It is our pleasure to open this year's first e-magazine with a
   message from the IUJ President.

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                                      Masakatsu Mori
                                      President
                                      International University of Japan

   Dear IUJ Emagazine readers,
   Happy New Year! I wish you a heartfelt, safe and happy 2012.

   As the New Year opens, I cannot help look back on 2011, a year that
   was engulfed by "big waves" like the 3.11 East Japan Earthquake
   and various other natural disasters all over the globe. Assistance
   from so many places in the world came rushing in with such love and
   kindness that the people of Japan have indeed been very touched.
   IUJ, too, has received many messages of hope from our alumni and
   supporters around the world for a speedy recovery. We would like
   once again to express our heartfelt thanks to all.

   IUJ will celebrate its 30th anniversary in 2012. From the very
   start, IUJ adopted "training global leaders" as our educational
   slogan, and has produced over 3,000 alumni from 110 countries during
   these years. I am happy to share our plan to hold a ceremony marking
   the 30th anniversary on May 14 at the Keidanren Kaikan in Tokyo.

   In the fall of last year, IUJ welcomed an incoming class of 189
   students, the biggest class in its history, and we believe that this
   shows that the importance of IUJ's educational offerings are well
   perceived in the global society. We aspire to further increase our
   student body to 350 in the New Year. We are very fortunate to have
   enjoyed very positive relationships with governments and public
   offices of various countries. Also, we have more than 40 top schools
   across the world as partners promoting student exchange and various
   academic and research collaborations.

   IUJ launched the Global Partnership Program in 2011, and we are very
   honored that 41 leading companies in Japan are now our partners
   having signed the memorandum of agreement for collaboration in the
   training of global leaders. In September, the first CHO (Chief HR
   Officer) Forum was held on campus. The main objective of the Global
   Partnership Program and CHO Forums is to help our partners accel-
   erate their global human resource development. It is our utmost wish
   to collaborate further with these companies across many industries
   to share common goals and mutually beneficial solutions for nurtur-
   ing global managers. Also, we are hoping to expand our partnerships
   internationally in the near future.

   The faculty and administrative staff at IUJ is fully prepared to
   strive to contribute to the growth of Japanese businesses and Japan
   as a whole. We also hope to become the only truly global graduate
   school in Japan. I request your continued support in the years to
   come.

   Once again, I wish you all a very Happy New Year!


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                            News and Topics
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<<Web Technology Students Help Promote Tourism in Minami Uonuma City>>
   Minami Uonuma City, where IUJ is located, requested Prof. Jay Raja-
   sekera's help in promoting the City's tourism through social media
   and the Internet. He made their request into a class project to
   create strategic and effective Homepages.
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/news/index_news.cfm?NewsID=1438


<<IUJ Student's Paper Accepted for Conference Presentation>>
   We are very honored to announce that an IUJ student's paper has been
   accepted for presentation at the 11th International Graduate Student
   Conference, February 16-18, 2012 in Honolulu, Hawaii. The author of
   the paper is Mr. Masayuki Yutani, a second-year MBA student. Mr.
   Yutani is a corporate-sponsored student from Osaka Gas Co., Ltd. and
   was on exchange at the Rotterdam School of Management of Erasmus
   University in the Netherlands in the Fall Term of 2011.

   The title of his paper is "The difficulty of renewable energy busi-
   ness in Asian countries."
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/news/index_news.cfm?NewsID=1442


<<E-books Increasing>>
   IUJ's Matsushita Library & Information Center is in tune with the
   times, and is now offering about 2,300 e-books from such publishers
   as Springer, Cambridge University Press, Oxford University Press,
   and Elsevier. IUJ students and faculty can access these publishers'
   sites and view, print out, and download any titles among these 2,300
   e-books. Anybody can see what titles are available at:
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/library/catalog/

   This was made possible with the support of JICE, and we are very
   grateful.


<<Early Bird On-campus Recruiting Season Starts>>
   IUJ's on-campus "Early Bird" recruiting season kicks off January
   16th and runs through the end of February 2012.

   This is the main time when companies and organizations are invited
   to IUJ's campus to give company overviews, meet students in informal
   first-round interviews or hold formal interviews for both jobs and
   internships. We are very honored to receive HR Directors from many
   of the corporations of the IUJ's Global Partnership Program.

   Companies or organizations that would like to visit for one or two
   days during this 6 week period are encouraged to contact IUJ's
   Career Services office as soon as possible for details, and to
   reserve your most convenient campus date. If a campus visit is not
   possible during this time, recruiting in other ways can be arranged,
   but this season is recommended to catch the best IUJ talent.

   This is also the main season for those looking for opportunities in
   UN bodies or International Organizations that do not recruit on
   campus, but require candidates to apply online, to submit their
   applications for summer internships and employment in 2012.

   For inquiries, please contact:
      Gretchen Shinoda, Career Counselor
      TEL +81-25-779-1438 / FAX +81-25-779-1180
      E-mail ccs@... with subject line "IUJ recruiting
                                              information"

   Learn more about IUJ's career services at:
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/career/


<<"Global Leadership Program" Advanced Course Inviting Applications>>
   Many Japanese corporations are expanding their businesses into the
   emerging countries in the Asia-Pacific region and beyond. There is
   a strong need in these corporations for competent global managers
   who can lead international business deployment. IUJ's Global Leader-
   ship Program (GLP) aims to respond to this critical need to develop
   and train such global managers.

   The program emphasizes international business skills (Hard Skills)
   and intercultural management skills (Soft Skills). This program's
   Basic Course was held in October 2011 and received high evaluations
   from its participants. The Advanced 1-week program aims to further
   business management skills for those who have already acquired basic
   skills.

   [Course schedule]  February 26 (Sun) - March 2 (Fri), 2012

   IUJ is inviting applications for the GLP Advanced Course. For
   details and application guidelines, please access:
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/gp/doc/glp_en.pdf


<<IUJ Faculty Research Articles in Refereed Academic Journals>>
   The following research articles by IUJ faculty members have been
   accepted in refereed academic journals:

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   "A Continuous Time Model for Multiple Yard Crane Scheduling with
    Last Minute Job Arrivals"
    in 'International Journal of Production Economics,'
        forthcoming

   by Dr. Wenkai Li, GSIM, IUJ
      Dr. Mark Goh, NUS Business School
      Dr. Y. Wu, Griffith University
      Dr. M. E. H. Petering, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
      Dr. R. de Souza, The Logistics Institute-Asia Pacific


<<New Issues of IUJ Working Paper Series; EMS>>
   New IUJ Working Papers in the Economics & Management Series (EMS)
   have been published:

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   "Should Indonesia Suffer from More Reduction of the Subsidy to the
    Petroleum Sector?"

   by Agus Budiyono (IDP2011), Ministry of Internal Affairs, Indonesia
      Ryuta Ray Kato, GSIR, IUJ
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/research/workingpapers/EMS_2011_25.pdf

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<<Attention, Skiers! -- Free Bus Service Available>>
   A special free bus service between Urasa Station and "Hakkai-san"
   ski resort, with a stop at IUJ (Student Dormitory 2), will be avail-
   able soon! This generous service is offered by "Hakkai-san" ski
   resort, which is about 15 km from the IUJ campus. The bus will run
   on the 3-day weekend of January 7-9, and Sundays and national holi-
   days during the period between January 15 and March 25, 2012.

   For details, please access this page:
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/news/index_news.cfm?NewsID=1447


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                        Upcoming Event Information
                         January - February 2012
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(IUJ Events)
<<Special Seminar>>
   Date:    January 13 (Fri)
   Speaker: Mr. David Uze, President, Freescale Semiconductor Japan
   Title:   MSmart Society Solutions: Efficient Energy Use in
            Technology of the Future


   Date:    January 18 (Wed)
   Speaker: Dr. Budiono Wardoyo
            Head of MA Program in Applied Economics
            Padjadjaran University
   Title:   Economic Growth, Structural Change and the Environment
            (Emission of Greenhouse Cases)


   Date:    January 27 (Fri)
   Speaker: Mr. Takayuki Nozaki, Senior Director,
            Marketing and Business Operations, Qualcomm Japan
   Title:   The Future of Wireless Industry


<<MLIC Online Database Workshops>>
   The Matsushita Library and Information Center (MLIC) will be offer-
   ing workshops on the following online databases:

   January 12 (Thu)
    EBSCO Host -- Academic Search Premier (A.S.P.) contains indexing
                  and abstracts for more than 8,300 journals, with full
                  text for more than 4,800 of them. A.S.P. contains
                  unmatched full text coverage in biology, chemistry,
                  engineering, physics, psychology, religion theology,
                  etc.
                  Business Search Premier (B.S.P.) contains 9,000
                  scholarly journals and business periodicals covering
                  management, economics, finance, accounting, etc.
                  Country economic reports from the EIU, DRI-WEFA,
                  ICON Group and CountryWatch are available as well.

   January 13 (Fri)
    LexisNexis -- Allows you to conduct research quickly and easily in
                  a variety of sources including case law, statutes,
                  and the world's leading news and business sources.

   January 16 (Mon)
   Datastream -- Datastream Advance is a set of unrivalled financial
                 databases covering various content areas.

   In these workshops for intermediate users, participants will learn
   how to download data and conduct advanced searches of research
   materials by actually using a demo on personal computers.


<<IUJ Ski Day>>
   IUJ's Graduate Student Organization is hosting an annual ski event,
   where students can enjoy a day on the slopes.

   Date:  January 29 (Sun), 2012
   Venue: Hakkai Sanroku Ski Resort
          http://hakkai36.com/


                                  -*-

(IUJ Info Sessions)
<<Information Sessions at IUJ's Tokyo Office>>
   Dates:   Sat, January 21, 2:00-5:00pm
            Sat, February 18, 2:00-5:00pm
   Venue:   IUJ Tokyo Office
            Harks Roppongi Bldg. 2F, 6-15-21 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo
            TEL +81-3-5770-1711 / FAX +81-3-5770-1725
            Access map:  http://www.iuj.ac.jp/about/tokyo_office/
   Program: * Overview of the University and Graduate Schools
            * Explanation about Admissions and Scholarships
            * Experiences of IUJ alumni
            * Q & A

   For details and registration, please access:
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/web/iuj_section.cfm?category=0206#sodankai

   For inquiries, please contact:
      Office of Student Recruitment (OSR)
      TEL +81-25-779-1104 / FAX +81-25-779-1187
      E-mail contact@...


<<Informal Gathering with IUJ Alumni in Osaka>>
   Many of the events for prospective IUJ applicants are held in Tokyo
   or Niigata. For those who have always wanted to attend such events
   but could not do so due to the distance, an informal gathering with
   alumni will be held in Osaka again this year. This is a chance for
   you to chat with them about your concerns about graduate studies,
   the admissions process, scholarships, campus life, etc.

   Date:   Saturday, February 25, 2012
   Time:   3:00 - 5:00 pm
   Venue:  Cafe Lounge "The In Place" (1F at Hilton Osaka)
           8-8, Umeda 1-chome, Kita-ku, Osaka, Japan 530-0001
   TEL:    06-6347-0310 FAX: 06-6347-7001
   Access:
http://www1.hilton.com/en_US/hi/hotel/OSAHITW-Hilton-Osaka-hotel/directions.do
   * Please ask for the "Kokusai-daigaku group" at the entrance.

   Application deadline: Monday, February 20, 2012

   To register, please provide us with the following information via
   e-mail, fax or phone:
        your name;
        postal mail address;
        email address;
        phone number; and
        program(s) of your interest

        Office of Student Recruitment (OSR)
        TEL +81-25-779-1104 / FAX +81-25-779-1187
        E-mail contact@...


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(Admissions)
<<Admissions Schedule in Jan - Feb for Those Applying within Japan>>
    [GSIR: Graduate School of International Relation]
      2nd intake
           Application deadline: January 23
           Exam:                 February 8
           Results announced:    February 20

    [GSIM: Graduate School of International Management]
      2nd intake
           Application deadline: January 23
           Exam:                 February 8
           Results announced:    February 23

   For details, please refer to:
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/admis/


<<Admissions Schedule in Jan - Feb for Those Applying from Overseas>>
    [GSIR]
           Application deadline: February 20
           Results announced:    March 23

    [GSIM]
      1st intake
           Application deadline: February 10
           Results announced:    March 15

   For details, please refer to:
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/admis/


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                          Campus Personalities
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<<Report on E-Marketing Seminar>>
   On November 29, Mr. Jeremy Epstein, a leading e-marketer, delivered
   a seminar. Many students were charmed by his exciting talk. Alvin,
   one of the most charmed, sent in his report on the seminar.

                                  -*-

                                  Mr. Alvin E. Retamar (Philippines)
                                  MBA Class of 2013

   Jeremy Spoke in Class: "Marketing in a Billion Channel Universe"

   Jeremy Epstein, Marketing Navigator at Never Stop Marketing and more
   importantly, IUJ Honorary Alum, was back in campus after 13 years to
   deliver an animated and extremely informative lecture titled
   "Marketing in a Billion Channel Universe." His presentation was part
   of the GSIM Special Lecture Series for Fall Term 2011.

   In a nutshell, "Marketing in a Billion Channels" talks about the
   power of Social Media as an enabler for marketing. If a marketer
   plays his cards right, an audience of roughly 1.9 Billion netizens
   and 6 Billion mobile device users can be reached at a lower cost
   compared to traditional marketing. In today's social media crazy
   world, each person has multiple channels and networks which can be
   leveraged to start a conversation. In his lecture, Jeremy emphasized
   the concept of "passionate communities" and "raving fans" who act as
   disciples to spread the good word about a product through positive
   Word of Mouth (WoM). In the marketing realm, WoM is important
   because it influences 20-50% of all purchasing decisions (McKinsey
   Report). If WoM is important, embracing and cultivating "raving
   fans" should also be of equal stature. It is estimated that the
   value of one raving fan is equivalent to 445 people---a sensational
   number to feed into one's customer funnel. In ending, Jeremy com-
   pared how marketing used to be and how it is now with the advent of
   social media. Marketing now is characterized by "thinking of the
   community first," "small bets," "why you do it," "passionate commu-
   nities," "raving fans," and "conversation."

   Unfortunately, this article can never capture the euphoria and
   wealth of information available in Jeremy's presentation. Luckily,
   IUJ had it streamed via Ustream and the entire presentation can be
   viewed through IUJ's Facebook page. While reading this, you are
   probably on Facebook so why not visit the IUJ FB page at
   http://www.facebook.com/groups/2256863802/
   to see the entire presentation. We encourage you to visit the IUJ
   page frequently for more empowering information.

   To go directly to the 50 minute video, access
   http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/18813026

   * Jeremy's seminar title improvised by Alvin is actually a line from
     a Pearl Jam (grunge band of the 90's) song titled "Jeremy." Alvin
     hopes that many of you follow the grunge era ;)


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                            Academic Spotlights
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<<Featured Course>>
   "Comparative Analysis of Public Policy" (PMPP elective course)
    by Dr. Yoshikuni Ono
       Assistant Professor, Graduate School of International Relations

                                   -*-

   This course introduces students to the basic framework and key
   concepts of policy research that provide foundations for understand-
   ing the political environment of public policy; how and why politic-
   al actors reach particular policy decisions. We will focus on the
   incentives of political actors and the process of policy-making to
   identify patterns of behavior and outcomes. This class will also
   offer an opportunity to meet with a policy expert (such as a Japan-
   ese government official or think-tank researcher) to learn more
   about issues we do not cover in the course.

   There is no prerequisite for this course, but students are highly
   recommended to take courses on Comparative Politics and Microecono-
   mics in advance as the course relies heavily on a foundation of
   economic principles and institutional analysis.


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   -- Campus Personalities
   -- Alumni Spotlights
   -- Announcement for Next Issue

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                            News and Topics
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<<IUJ Student's Paper Accepted for Presentation>>
   We are very honored to announce that a paper co-written by an IUJ
   student has been accepted for presentation at the Student Conference
   on Research in Asia-Pacific Studies hosted by Waseda University,
   February 2, 2012 in Tokyo. The authors of the paper are Mr. Madhu
   Sudan Gautam, a first-year IDP student from Nepal, and his wife, Ms.
   Bidhya Pokhrel, a graduate student at Ehime University. The title of
   their paper is " Foreign Aid and Public Policy Process in Nepal: A
   Case of Forestry and Local Governance."
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/news/index_news.cfm?NewsID=1468


<<"UNIQLO English Training Program" to be Held>>
   IUJ's English Language Program is offering four 1-week English
   training programs for employees of FAST RETAILING CO., LTD.

   Period:       January 30 (Mon) - February 24 (Fri)
   Participants: 10 employees per program, totaling 40 FAST RETAILING
                 employees
   Program Outline:
                 In response to the needs of FAST RETAILING, who desig-
                 nates English as their official language, this program
                 aims at strengthening its employees' English abilities
                 in a short period of time. Participants learn how to
                 engage in meetings, discussions, socializing, and
                 presentations where IUJ's international students join
                 to make classes more dynamic and interactive. They
                 also have opportunities to live in multi-cultural
                 student dormitories and acquire international sensi-
                 bilities through their daily lives.


<<5th "Mizuho Global Leadership Initiative" Program to be Held>>
   The Graduate School of International Management is going to offer
   an intensive 1-week training program for employees of Mizuho Corpo-
   rate Bank for the fifth time since Summer 2009. This is the second
   program in the 2011-12 fiscal year.

   Period:       February 12 (Sun) - 17 (Fri)
   Participants: About 20 employees of Mizuho Financial Group in their
                 20s and 30s
   Objectives:   To train participants who will be assigned to overseas
                 operations in the near future to develop leadership
                 skills, especially in multinational business environ-
                 ments
   Program outline:
                 After a day of orientation, participants will take
                 courses in Organizational Behavior, Global Strategy,
                 IT & Human Behavior under Globalization, Financial
                 Strategy, Corporate Governance, and Global Marketing.
                 The language of instruction is English throughout the
                 program.


<<"Global Leadership Program" Advanced Course to be Held>>
   In response to a strong need of many corporations in Japan for
   competent global managers who can lead international business
   deployment, the Graduate School of International Management will
   offer a Global Leadership Program (GLP) Advanced Course aiming to
   develop and train such global managers.

   Period:       February 26 (Sun) - March 2 (Fri), 2012
   Participants: About 20 global management candidates from various
                 industries
   Program outline:
                 The program emphasizes international business skills
                 (Hard Skills) and intercultural management skills
                 (Soft Skills). This program's Basic Course was held in
                 October 2011 and received high evaluations from its
                 participants. The Advanced 1-week program aims to
                 further business management skills for those who have
                 already acquired basic skills. The language of inst-
                 ruction is English.

   For details of the GLP, please access:
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/gp/doc/glp_en.pdf

   For inquiries, please contact:
      Global Leadership Program Office
      TEL +81-25-779-1439 / FAX +81-25-779-1187
      E-mail cho-net@...


<<Welcome to IUJ!  Exchange Students for Winter 2012>>
   IUJ welcomes 7 exchange students this winter term. Since the nuclear
   incident in Fukushima last March, the number of IUJ's incoming ex-
   change students has decreased drastically. However, they are grad-
   ually coming back and we at IUJ heartily welcome these 7 students.
   Here is a list of their home institutions:

   [Asian Institution] - 4 student
       Gadjah Mada University (Indonesia)                 2 students
       Chulalongkorn University (Thailand)                2 students
   [European Institutions] - 2 students
       The University of St. Gallen (Switzerland)         1 student
       Reims Management School (France)                   1 student
   [North American Institutions] - 1 student
       The University of Rochester (USA)                  1 student

   We wish them all a wonderful stay at IUJ!!


<<On-campus Recruiting Continuing>>
   As announced in the last edition, IUJ's "Early Bird On-campus
   Recruiting Season" is currently up and running and we are enjoying
   daily campus guests offering company presentations, and individual
   or group interviews.

   Companies or organizations that would like to visit for one or two
   days this month, please contact IUJ's Career Services office as soon
   as possible for details, and to reserve your most convenient campus
   date. If a campus visit is not possible during this time, recruiting
   in other ways can be arranged, but this season is recommended to
   catch the best IUJ talent.


   For inquiries, please contact:
      Gretchen Shinoda, Career Counselor
      TEL +81-25-779-1438 / FAX +81-25-779-1180
      E-mail ccs@... with subject line "IUJ recruiting
                                              information"

   Learn more about IUJ's career services at:
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/career/


<<IUJ Faculty Research Articles in Refereed Academic Journals>>
   The following research articles by IUJ faculty members have been
   accepted in refereed academic journals:

   --------------------------------------------------------------------
   "The determinants of household energy demand in rural Beijing: Can
    environmentally friendly technologies be effective?"
    in 'Energy Economics,'
        forthcoming

   by Dr. Koji Kotani, GSIR, IUJ
      Ms. Jingchao Zhang, IDP Class of 2010

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   "Political decentralization, subnational political capital, and
    intergovernmental transfers in Korea"
    in 'The American Review of Public Administration,'
        forthcoming

   by Dr. Jungbu Kim, GSIR, IUJ


<<New Issues of IUJ Working Paper Series; EMS>>
   New IUJ Working Papers in the Economics & Management Series (EMS)
   have been published:

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   "The Web Accessibility Crisis of Korea's Electronic Government:
    Fatal Consequences of the Digital Signature Act and Public Key
    Certificate"

   by Dr. Hun Myoung Park, GSIR, IUJ
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/research/workingpapers/EMS_2012_01.pdf

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                        Upcoming Event Information
                          February - March 2012
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(IUJ Events)
<<Special Seminar>>
   Date:    February 3 (Fri)
   Speaker: Mr. Chad Steinberg, Senior Economist
            Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, IMF
   Title:   Asia's Dual Balancing Acts: External Rebalancing and the
            Quest for Inclusive Growth


   Date:    February 3 (Fri)
   Speaker: Mr. Harutaka Hamaguchi
            Corporate Auditor, Kenedex Inc.
   Title:   Historical Capital Budgeting(Investment Decision) Criteria/
            Practice in the 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, and 2000- : Actual
            Cases and Trend


   Date:    February 8 (Wed)
   Speaker: Mr. Yukabov A. Sherzod
            Director of Project Management Unit
            Ministry of Finance, Republic of Uzbekistan
   Title:   Public Infrastructure Planning and Management in Uzbekistan


   Date:    February 8 (Wed)
   Speaker: Mr. Pankaj Chandra, Director
            Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore
   Title:   Emerging India


   Date:    February 13 (Mon)
   Speaker: Mr. Steven White (IR Class of 1988)
            Associate Professor, School of Economics and Management
            Tsinghua University
   Title:   Going Global: Prospects and Challenges for Chinese Firms


   Date:    February 24 (Fri)
   Speaker: Mr. Masahito Kawamori, Senior Research Engineer
            NTT Cyber Solutions Laboratories
   Title:   The Future of Wireless Industry


   Date:    February 24 (Fri)
   Speaker: Mr. Jun Yamada, President Qualcomm Japan
   Title:   Smart Energy Use


   Date:    March 9 (Fri)
   Speaker: Dr. George Olcott, Professor, Tokyo University
   Title:   Globalizing Japan


                                  -*-


(IUJ Info Sessions)
<<Information Sessions at IUJ's Tokyo Office>>
   Dates:   Sat, February 18, 2:00-5:00pm
   Venue:   IUJ Tokyo Office
            Harks Roppongi Bldg. 2F, 6-15-21 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo
            TEL +81-3-5770-1711 / FAX +81-3-5770-1725
            Access map:  http://www.iuj.ac.jp/about/tokyo_office/
   Program: * Overview of the University and Graduate Schools
            * Explanation about Admissions and Scholarships
            * Experiences of IUJ alumni
            * Q & A

   For details and registration, please access:
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/events/index_events.cfm?EventID=1983

   For inquiries, please contact:
      Office of Student Recruitment (OSR)
      TEL +81-25-779-1104 / FAX +81-25-779-1187
      E-mail contact@...


<<Informal Gathering with IUJ Alumni in Osaka>>
   Many of the events for prospective IUJ applicants are held in Tokyo
   or Niigata. For those who have always wanted to attend such events
   but could not do so due to the distance, an informal gathering with
   alumni will be held in Osaka again this year. This is a chance for
   you to chat with them about your concerns about graduate studies,
   the admissions process, scholarships, campus life, etc.

   Date:   Saturday, February 25, 2012
   Time:   3:00 - 5:00 pm
   Venue:  Cafe Lounge "The In Place" (1F at Hilton Osaka)
           8-8, Umeda 1-chome, Kita-ku, Osaka, Japan 530-0001
   TEL:    06-6347-0310 FAX: 06-6347-7001
   Access:
http://www1.hilton.com/en_US/hi/hotel/OSAHITW-Hilton-Osaka-hotel/directions.do#l\
ocalmap

   Application deadline: Monday, February 20, 2012

   To register, please provide us with the following information via
   e-mail, fax or phone:
        your name;
        postal mail address;
        email address;
        phone number; and
        program(s) of your interest

        Office of Student Recruitment (OSR)
        TEL +81-25-779-1104 / FAX +81-25-779-1187
        E-mail contact@...


<<Open Campus>>
   Date:    Saturday, March 3
   Time:    10:00 am - 5:00 pm
   Venue:   IUJ Campus
            777 Kokusai-cho, Minami Uonuma-shi, Niigata
            Access map:  http://www.iuj.ac.jp/about/location/
   Program: * Town tour
            * Overview of the University, Admissions & Scholarships
            * Lunch with students
            * Campus tour
            * Individual Q&A with faculty members
            * (Optional) Participation in a local event: "Naked Men
              Festival"

   For details and registration, please access:
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/events/index_events.cfm?EventID=1992

        Office of Student Recruitment (OSR)
        TEL +81-25-779-1104 / FAX +81-25-779-1187
        E-mail contact@...


                                  -*-

(Admissions)
<<Admissions Schedule in Feb - Mar for Those Applying within Japan>>
    [GSIR: Graduate School of International Relations]
      3rd intake
           Application deadline: March 19
           Exam:                 April 7
           Results announced:    April 16

    [GSIM: Graduate School of International Management]
      3rd intake
           Application deadline: March 26
           Exam:                 April 7
           Results announced:    April 26

   For details, please refer to:
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/admis/


<<Admissions Schedule in Feb - Mar for Those Applying from Overseas>>
    [GSIR]
           Application deadline: February 20
           Results announced:    March 23

    [GSIM]
      1st intake
           Application deadline: February 10
           Results announced:    March 15

      2nd intake
           Application deadline: March 30
           Results announced:    April 26

   For details, please refer to:
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/admis/


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                          Campus Personalities
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<<Report on "CAT-G" Business Game Competition>>
   On December 18, a team of 4 IUJ students (Francisco Campoy from
   Bolivia, Ganesh Ramaswamy from India, Niku Sissonen from Finland,
   and Ekkaphap Thengtrirat from Thailand) participated in the "CAT-G
   (Career Academy in Takeda Business Game)" global final round organi-
   zed by Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited. CAT-G is a business/
   management strategy game to simulate the operations of a pharmaceut-
   ical company. 20 teams that have survived qualification rounds and 4
   teams that were invited to the final round participated, including
   IUJ, Singapore National University, and 2 other prestigious business
   schools in Asia. Ganesh, the leader of IUJ team, shares his experi-
   ence at the competition.

                                  -*-

                                  Mr. Ganesh Ramaswamy (India)
                                  MBA Class of 2012

   Over 100 people had gathered in the reception hall, their eyes
   transfixed on the screen, which was about to display the winners and
   rankings of the teams that participated in the final round of CAT-G
   Business Simulation Game, a lifetime experience of running a pharma-
   ceutical company in less than a day. We four students from IUJ were
   among the nervous onlookers, who were hoping to finish the competi-
   tion on a high note and make our institution proud and happy.

   The day had begun perfectly with 24 finalist teams gathered in a big
   hall, organizers from Takeda explaining the nuances and instructions
   of the game and internal media persons recording the proceedings and
   getting interviews from the teams. We had named our team, IPJ
   (International Pharmaceutical of Japan) to look cool when combined
   with IUJ. 20 University teams had previously been selected through
   various qualifying rounds conducted at Osaka and Tokyo and 4 Univer-
   sity Teams, one each from Singapore (NUS), China (Qinghai Universi-
   ty), Korea (Seoul University) and IUJ had been invited as guest
   teams. We were wished best of lucks before the start of the competi-
   tion, and every one understood that guest teams had little experi-
   ence and time to understand and adapt to the competition. Neverthe-
   less every team was determined to do their best to finish at the top
   of the charts.

   The business simulation game was played in 9 periods, each period
   representing 5 years duration of pharmaceutical company's life.
   Each lasted 30 minutes in the initial periods, which was reduced to
   20 minutes in the last few periods. The teams were expected to run
   their pharmaceutical companies, against the other players in a
   market that changes continuously over time, by executing R&D, sales
   and manufacturing functions in an efficient way to maximize market
   share, profitability and shareholder value.

   The night before the competition, guest teams were given a brief
   practice session to explain about the game with 3 rounds of simula-
   tion exercise. We found the simulation game challenging at the
   beginning, but later it turned into a very exciting and competitive
   exercise. We managed to finish third among the four teams. That
   night IUJ team sat together for a brainstorming session, sharing
   each other's understanding and lessons from the practice session and
   discussing possible strategies for the next day.

   As the final game started, we aimed to finish among the top 5 teams
   and try to come in as one of the top 2 guest teams. From our experi-
   ence in the practice session, we decided that in the first round of
   the game, we would allocate more budget for the sales team and
   production volume to try to get maximum market share from the open
   market. In subsequent rounds, we would concentrate on a selected
   product portfolio and try to improve its effectiveness with improved
   budgets on R&D, new markets and products. To our delight, we found
   that the above strategy was working in our favor in the initial 4
   rounds of the game. We finished among the top in the first round
   and continued to be among the top 5-7 teams in most of the para-
   meters.

   However with the subsequent rounds, there were some random special
   events that occurred in the market and we unfortunately did not have
   the right products to capitalize on those events. Also we realized
   that going towards the end of the game, top teams started concentra-
   ting on only one or two products in their portfolio and became
   market leaders, while we had distributed our sales efforts among
   3-4 products and our efforts to develop new products did not manage
   to reach the production stage due to want of R&D and market power
   factors in that field.

   The game had started around 8:30 in the morning and ended around
   4:30 pm. IUJ's team finished a modest 14th among the 24 teams parti-
   cipating, but were happy to notice that we had finished 1st among
   the 4 guest teams.

   As we think about this competition, we feel awed by the details and
   complexity of the game, and grateful for getting this wonderful
   experience on valuable insights about the pharmaceutical industry's
   anatomy and business strategies. We would love to see IUJ partici-
   pate in this amazing event in the coming years and look forward to
   assisting the IUJ teams with our experience.

                                  -*-

   Please view a movie of the CAT-G Global Final Round:
   http://www.cat-g.jp/en/movie/


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                            Alumni Spotlights
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<<Alumni Homepage Revamped>>
   IUJ now has more than 3,000 alumni members from 110 countries in the
   world. They are truly one of the greatest assets for IUJ and we make
   every effort to maintain good communications and close relationships
   with them. Recently IUJ has revamped the Alumni Homepage. In addi-
   tion to easier navigation to look for necessary information, it
   features some of the alumni members in a slideshow on the top page.

   Here are only a few examples from the slideshow.

                                   -*-

   Gopi (MBA02 from Bhutan) works as a Civil Affairs Officer in the UN
   Assistance Mission in Afghanistan, helping local government institu-
   tions in rural Afghanistan to strengthen their capacities and build-
   ing the trust and confidence of Afghans on their government.
�@
   Kawashima-san (MBA90 from Japan), after holding various senior posi-
   tions and challenging several overseas assignments, effective
   January 2012, has been appointed as President and Chief Executive
   Officer, Mizuho Securities Asia Limited in Hong Kong.

�@Eniko (MBA 03 from Romania) is with ING Investment Management in The
   Hague/Netherlands where she is Sr. Manager in Operational Risk set-
   ting up the quality assurance and control framework for European
   offices later to be extended to Asia-Pacific.

                                   -*-

   The alumni homepage was originally made for IUJ alumni, but anybody
   can view it. Please access it and the slideshow and meet with other
   members!
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/alumni/


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             (Published on the First Monday of Every Month)
                              March 2012

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   -- News and Topics
   -- Upcoming Event Information
   -- Academic Spotlights
   -- Campus Personalities
   -- Alumni Spotlights
   -- Announcement for Next Issue

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                            News and Topics
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<<IUJ Cafeteria Improving>>
   The IUJ cafeteria, which supports the health of students from 50
   countries, is changing and showing some improvements. Students at
   IUJ have different eating habits and religions with food restrict-
   ions. Currently IUJ has many Muslim students on campus. Probably
   many people know that Muslims do not eat pork, but did you know that
   they are not allowed to have any other meats unless they are pre-
   pared in a proper manner? These properly prepared meats for Muslims
   are called halal.

   In Japan, halal meats are not routinely circulated and tend to be
   a bit expensive. The IUJ cafeteria, however, found a reasonable
   supplier to respond to the needs of their diverse customers and
   successfully switched all their meats to halal in November 2011.
   Since this change, many Muslim students started using the cafeteria
   without any concerns and some of them are daily users now.

   In the meantime, healthy meals are a very hot topic in Japan right
   now. There is a very popular company cafeteria that started offering
   set menus with only 500 kilo calories or less. The IUJ cafeteria
   dietitians liked this idea and started their own 500 kilo calorie
   menus using healthy ingredients like vegetables and tofu. These
   healthy menus are appreciated especially by those students, faculty,
   and staff members needing to limit their caloric intakes.

   Non-IUJers are also welcome to the IUJ Cafeteria. Please try it out
   when you have a chance!

   Open hours: Lunch  11:30-13:15
               Dinner 17:30-19:45
               * Please note that limited menus are offered during
                 weekends.


<<New IUJ Alumni Association Executive Council>>
   In its annual meeting on February 10, 2012, the IUJ Alumni Associa-
   tion welcomed a new group of Executive Council members, serving from
   April 2012 through March 2015. To learn about the new leadership
   team, please scroll down to the "Alumni Spotlights."


<<IUJ Faculty Research Articles in Refereed Academic Journals>>
   The following research articles by IUJ faculty members have been
   accepted in refereed academic journals:

   --------------------------------------------------------------------
   "Portfolio Allocation as Leadership Strategy: Intra-party Bargaining
    in Japan"
    in 'American Journal of Political Science'
        forthcoming

   by Dr. Yoshikuni Ono, GSIR, IUJ

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<<New Issues of IUJ Working Paper Series; EMS>>
   New IUJ Working Papers in the Economics & Management Series (EMS)
   have been published:

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   "Financing Emissions Reduction in Asia:
    Policy Options and Constraints"


   by Dr. Nawalage S. Cooray, GSIR, IUJ
      Dr. Gamini Wijesekera, Australian National University
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/research/workingpapers/EMS_2012_02.pdf

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                        Upcoming Event Information
                            March - April 2012
----------------------------------------------------------------------
(IUJ Events)
<<Special Seminar>>
   Date:    March 5 (Mon)
   Speaker: Mr. Ross Rowbury, President, Edelman Japan
   Title:   The Future of Global Brands

   Date:    March 9 (Fri)
   Speaker: Dr. George Olcott, Professor, Tokyo University
   Title:   Globalizing Japan


<<Panel Discussion>>
   Date:      March 9 (Fri)
   Panelists: Foreign Trade University (Vietnam)
              Mr. Hoang Van Chau, President
              Ms. Ho Thuy Ngoc, Acting Dean, Faculty of Intl Education
              Ms. Nguyen Thi Hien, Vice Dean, Faculty of Intl Education
              Mr. Nguyen Van Hao, Dean, Faculty of Japanese
   Title:     Vietnam's Emerging Economy and Its Human Resource and
              Infrastructure Needs


<<IUJ Open Seminar>>
   Friday, March 23, 2012
        Lecturer: Dr. Tomohito Shinoda
                  Professor, IUJ Research Institute
        Title:    "Prime Minister's Response to the Fukushima Nuclear
                   Accident"


                                  -*-


(IUJ Info Sessions)
<<Open Campus>>
   Date:    Saturday, March 3
   Time:    10:00 am - 5:00 pm
   Venue:   IUJ Campus
            777 Kokusai-cho, Minami Uonuma-shi, Niigata
            Access map:  http://www.iuj.ac.jp/about/location/
   Program: * Overview of the University, Admissions & Scholarships
            * Campus tour
            * Town tour
            * Individual Q&A with faculty members
            * (Optional) Participation in a local event: "Naked Men
              Festival"

   For details and registration, please access:
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/events/index_events.cfm?EventID=1992

        Office of Student Recruitment (OSR)
        TEL +81-25-779-1104 / FAX +81-25-779-1187
        E-mail contact@...


<<Information Session at IUJ's Tokyo Office>>
   Dates:   Sat, April 7, 2:00-5:00pm
   Venue:   IUJ Tokyo Office
            Harks Roppongi Bldg. 2F, 6-15-21 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo
            TEL +81-3-5770-1711 / FAX +81-3-5770-1725
            Access map:  http://www.iuj.ac.jp/about/tokyo_office/
   Program: * Overview of the University and Graduate Schools
            * Explanation about Admissions and Scholarships
            * Experiences of IUJ alumni
            * Q & A

   For details and registration, please access:
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/events/index_events.cfm?EventID=1983

   For inquiries, please contact:
      Office of Student Recruitment (OSR)
      TEL +81-25-779-1104 / FAX +81-25-779-1187
      E-mail contact@...


                                  -*-

(Admissions)
<<Admissions Schedule in Mar - Apr for Those Applying within Japan>>
    [GSIR: Graduate School of International Relations]
      3rd intake
           Application deadline: March 19
           Exam:                 April 7
           Results announced:    April 16

      4th intake
           Application deadline: April 23
           Exam:                 May 16
           Results announced:    May 28

    [GSIM: Graduate School of International Management]
      3rd intake
           Application deadline: March 26
           Exam:                 April 7
           Results announced:    April 26

   For details, please refer to:
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/admis/


<<Admissions Schedule in Mar - Apr for Those Applying from Overseas>>
    [GSIM]
      2nd intake
           Application deadline: March 30
           Results announced:    April 26

   For details, please refer to:
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/admis/


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                           Academic Spotlights
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<<Featured Course>>
   "Brand Management" (MBA advanced elective course)
    by Dr. Philip Sugai, Dean
       Professor, Graduate School of International Management

                                   -*-

   One of the most effective tools for hedging against market risk and
   distance similar products or services from competitors is an organi-
   zation's underlying brand identity. This course will provide MBA and
   eBusiness candidates with the skills needed to successfully develop,
   manage and promote the core values of an organization�fs brand
   internally and in competitive markets. We will accomplish this
   through two specific components. First, we will provide a framework
   within which students will be able to study those factors that most
   often determine the overall success of particular brands in competi-
   tive markets. Second, we will provide practical tools to develop and
   implement winning brands, including the ability to develop a clear
   market vision, implement a successful marketing strategy, identify
   and communicate with a specific target audience and position a
   product for optimal success. This course will especially focus on
   best-in-class branding strategies and practices across a number of
   industries.


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                          Campus Personalities
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<<Library Student Assistants>>
   We would like to share with you fun stories from the IUJ library
   from the viewpoint of our international team of Library Student
   Assistants representing 10 countries: Bolivia, China, Germany,
   India, Korea, Mongolia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, UK, and Uzbekistan.


                                  -*-


   Mr. Isara Itiravivong
   Thailand
   MBA Class of 2012

   Honestly speaking, I never thought that I would be selected to be a
   Library Student Assistant, because during my college years, I never
   studied at or checked out even a single book from the library.

   Having been working at the IUJ library for more than a year now, I
   find the job very amusing. The tasks of Library Student Assistants
   include not merely lending out and receiving library books but also
   tackling students' day-to-day problems. One such example is that one
   Bangladeshi student came to me for help just the other day. She
   needed to gather theses and articles from a university in Thailand
   for her Master's thesis, and had been emailing to the university but
   never received a response from them. I emailed the university on her
   behalf in the Thai language and explained the situation. Shortly
   after that I successfully received the needed materials from them.

   The student gave me a big smile and "Thanks" which made me very
   happy. I am well prepared to make myself available for such help
   again.


   Ms. Chaonan Li
   China
   MBA Class of 2012

   Right now th "Corporate Finance" course for MBA 1st-year students
   has its mid-term exam. Students are studying hard and the reserved
   books for this course are quite busily circulating. A student came
   to the counter to return the book "Corporate Finance". There were
   many colorful slips struck all over the book. I got a little angry
   to see that, because basically users are not supposed to write,
   draw, or stick anything on library books. I explained to him that he
   would have to remove all these slips and at the same time, I got the
   scanner in my hand to scan the bar code. A strange thing happened;
   I couldn't find the bar code! I turned the book around and still
   couldn't find any bar code. How on earth could he get a book without
   a code bar checked out! I got confused and didn't know what to do.
   I froze several seconds and suddenly I realized that it was not a
   library book. The student brought the wrong book --- how didn't I
   realize that a little bit earlier! I felt stupid but it is an
   interesting experience.


   Ms. Nadeeshani Jayathissa R. P.
   Sri Lanka
   PMPP Class of 2012

   I truly value this opportunity that I received from the IUJ MLIC
   library. It has been not only a source of knowledge but also a
   source of diverse experience for me. Working in the library has
   given me a great opportunity to interact more with international
   students and to learn from them. This interaction also reduces the
   stress of my heavy study load. Working as a student assistant has
   enhanced my knowledge of the Japanese working environment because we
   are working with the Japanese staff here at MLIC. Of course there
   were hardships in dealing with students of different nationalities
   and social and cultural backgrounds. But at the end I value all
   those experiences at MLIC that haved enriched my life at IUJ when
   looking back at the one and a half years I have spent here.


   Mr. Hugo Charles Bygott
   United Kingdom
   IDP Class of 2012

   Many people fought to get the library job and it has been a privi-
   ledge to work with Kojima san and Ikarashi san. They have been kind
   and understanding in our transitions to learn more about the job.
   The job itself is not that demanding, but knowing you are helping
   the student community by assisting the library staff develops a
   sense of satisfaction. Almost a year and a half has passed and it
   will be sad to say goodbye, but it is not the end, it is the start
   of a new journey. Soon we will leave and we must train new students
   to take over as we once did. The changeover of first and second
   years is a natural process in the library, and for the permanent
   staff it must be sad to constantly be saying farewell to the assist-
   ants. I would like to personally thank Kojima san for being a caring
   and kindhearted boss and one day I will return to see which bright
   faces now fill the IUJ library.


                                  -*-


   Here is a message from IUJ's Reference Librarian, Ms. Seiko Kojima,
   to the outgoing LSAs:
   "I feel that the current LSAs are one of the most powerful teams
    that I have ever worked with. I have not confronted any serious
    problems with them as they have been working very hard with smiles
    and fairness toward library users. I am proud of the current LSAs!"


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                            Alumni Spotlights
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<<IUJ Welcomes New Leaders for the Alumni Association>>
   A new group of Alumni were selected to lead the IUJ Alumni Associa-
   tion during our 30th anniversary year and beyond. In the Annual
   Alumni Meeting on February 10, elections for the new Executive
   Council (EC) of the IUJ Alumni Association were held. A few veterans
   were selected to remain on the EC and some new faces will bring
   energy and ideas for the next 3 years.

   Taking over as Chairman of the EC is Mr. Ken Takai (iCareer Part-
   ners, Class of 2002), who will serve in his 3rd consecutive 3-year
   term for the EC.

   The Vice Chair and Treasurer are also veteran EC members:  Mr.
   Tadashi Inagaki (Class of 1995) of Pfizer Pharmaceuticals and Mr.
   Norimasa Teramachi (Class of 1993) of Porsche Japan who have both
   served on the EC since the first election after their graduation.

   They are joined by another long-time EC member Mr. Yukio Takagaki of
   Surugadai University (Class of 1989), returning member Ms. Judy Ann
   Go of MAHLE Japan Ltd. (Class of 1998), and brand new members  Mr.
   Jason Klismith (Class of 1999), Mr. Shinobu Sonoda of Mizuho
   Securities (Class of 2003), Mr. Nikola Iliev, with Objective Trading
   (Class of 2007) and our overseas representative based in Singapore,
   Denis Desjardins (Class of 2011).

   These 8 members represent both the GSIR and GSIM schools, and come
   from Japan, Bulgaria, Philippines, USA, and Canada,

   Incoming Chair Ken Takai, in his speech to those attending the
   annual meeting, described his action play for the Alumni Association
   in "The 3 A Approach"
   More ACTIVE in order to increase our presence among IUJ's stake-
               holders.
   More ACCESSIBLE to the alumni around the world.
   More APPEALING from the view point of the alumni.

   Campus looks forward to working with our new leaders for the next
   3 years, starting in april. This will be an exciting time for IUJ,
   and a wonderful opportunity to revitalize and strengthen the IUJ
   Alumni Association and its valuable world-wide network of 3,064
   alumni in 111 countries and territories.

   We take this time to give a big thanks to the outgoing group chaired
   by Mr. Yasutaka Kojima of JR East (Class of 2002). To you and all
   those that served from April 2009 through March 2012, Thank you for
   your service!


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       :::/ :::/   :::/     :::/    for this publication. The name is a
      :::/ :::/   :::/     :::/    play on words as the sound "E" in
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    :::/ :::/   :::/ :::| :::|   is a good, well, great, campus for
   :::/ :::/   :::/ :::|  :::   your graduate studies!
::::/  ::::::::/   :::/:::/
~~~~   ~~~~~~~~    ~~~~~~~
                   International University of Japan
             (Published on the First Monday of Every Month)
                              April 2012

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                 *** 2012 is IUJ's 30th Anniversary! ***
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   -- Campus Personalities
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<<One More Chance to Join IUJ: Additional Intakes>>

   IUJ is happy to announce that both the Graduate School of Inter-
   national Relations (GSIR) and the Graduate School of International
   Management (GSIM) have decided to provide one more opportunity for
   residents of countries other than Japan to join IUJ in the academic
   year 2012/13.

             Application deadline     Results announced
   [GSIR]    May 7, 2012              May 31, 2012
   [GSIM]    May 15, 2012             June 7, 2012

   For details, please access the admissions guidelines of each school:
   [GSIR] http://www.iuj.ac.jp/admis/pdf/2012/IR_3_Instructions-E.pdf
   [GSIM] http://www.iuj.ac.jp/admis/pdf/2012/IM_3_Instructions-E.pdf


<<Afghan Delegates Visited IUJ>>
   IUJ proudly welcomed a 10-member delegation from various government-
   al ministries of Afghanistan on campus March 13. They came to learn
   more about IUJ, and meet 5 Afghan students studying at IUJ under the
   newly launched JICA PEACE Program (Project for the Promotion and
   Enhancement of the Afghan Capacity for Effective Development). The
   PEACE program brings government officials to Japan to study in
   various development, economic and public management fields. They
   will return to their ministries upon graduation to bring up-to-date
   know-how and practical ideas to support Afghanistan's development.
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/news/index_news.cfm?NewsID=1519


<<IUJ Signs MOU with Kyrgyz National University>>
   IUJ signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Kyrgyz
   National University Named After Jusup Balasagyn on March 1, 2012.
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/news/index_news.cfm?NewsID=1498


<<IUJ MBA ranked 1st in Asia by CNN Expansion>>
   The IUJ MBA has been recognized as one of the leading MBAs in the
   world in the international rankings published by CNN Expansion,
   Mexico's leading business magazine. IUJ is placed 1st in Asia in the
   2012 ranking.

   The full rankings can be viewed here:
   http://www.cnnexpansion.com/tablas/2012/01/31/mejores-mba-del-mundo-2012


<<IUJ on Recruit Site>>
   "Recruit University & Graduate School.net," an online university
   guide by Recruit Co., Ltd., now has pages introducing IUJ and its
   students in Japanese. Quick URLs are:

   * Graduate School of International Relations
     http://www.keikotomanabu.net/college/0001764518/0001764518.html
     == Student: Mr. Nozomu Nakashima, IDP Class of 2012
        http://www.keikotomanabu.net/college/0001764518/0001819666.html

   * Graduate School of International Management
     http://www.keikotomanabu.net/college/0001764511/0001764511.html
     == Student: Mr. Jun Yamashita, MBA Class of 2012
        http://www.keikotomanabu.net/college/0001764511/0001819665.html


<<IUJ on Nikkei Site>>
   "Nikkei University & Graduate School Navi," an online university
   guide by Nihon Keizai Shimbun, now has pages introducing IUJ and its
   students/alumni and professors in Japanese. Quick URLs are:

   * Graduate School of International Relations
     http://campus.nikkei.co.jp/c1/7528505.html
     == Alum: Mr. Osamu Yoshioka, IDP Class of 2008
        http://campus.nikkei.co.jp/cs/7528505_2.html
     == Professor: Dr. Yoshikuni Ono
        http://campus.nikkei.co.jp/ck/7528505_1.html

   * Graduate School of International Management
     http://campus.nikkei.co.jp/c1/7528506.html
     == Alum: Mr. Tomohiro Miura, MBA Class of 2012
        http://campus.nikkei.co.jp/cs/7528506_1.html
     == Professor: Dr. Yoshitaka Yamazaki
        http://campus.nikkei.co.jp/ck/7528506_1.html


<<2012 Event Calendar>>
   The 2012 calendar for IUJ's info sessions is now available.

   [Info Sessions in Tokyo]
     Apr 7 (Sat), June 15 (Fri), June 16 (Sat), July 20 (Fri),
     July 21 (Sat), Aug 18 (Sat), Sept 7 (Fri), Sept 8 (Sat),
     Oct 19 (Fri), Dec 8 (Sat), Jan 19 (Sat), Feb 16 (Sat),
     Apr 6 (Sat)
     * Friday sessions:   19:00-21:00
     * Saturday sessions: 14:00-17:00

   [Info Sessions in Osaka]
     Oct 20 (Sat), Feb 23 (Sat)

   [Open Campuses]
     May 19 (Sat), Aug 7 (Tue), Nov 17 (Sat), and Mar 2 (Sat)


   * Details will be announced on the IUJ Homepage soon. Please watch
     for updates.
     http://www.iuj.ac.jp/admis/opencampus/

   * For overseas applicants, IUJ Info Sessions hosted by IUJ Alumni
     worldwide will be held in the near future. Please watch for
     updates.

   For inquiries, please contact:
      Office of Student Recruitment
      TEL +81-25-779-1104 / FAX +81-25-779-1187
      E-mail contact@...


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                        Upcoming Event Information
                             April - May 2012
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(IUJ Events)
<<Special Seminars>>
   Date:    April 20 (Fri)
   Speaker: Mr. Junichi Sakishima
            Manager, Principal Investment Division, Mitsui & Co., Ltd.
   Title:   Best Practices of Private Equity Funds


   Date:    May 11 (Fri)
   Speaker: Mr. Yusuke Otsubo
            Managing Partner, United Managers Japan, Inc.
   Title:   Private Equity in Russia: the Experience of a Japanese
            Player


   Date:    May 15 (Tue)
   Speaker: Mr. David Hackett, Executive Producer
            Sports & Entertainment Division
            Hakuhodo DY Media Partners
   Title:   New Product Development and Sports Marketing


<<International Festival 2012>>
   IUJ's "International Festival" will be held on May 19 with extensive
   support from Minami Uonuma City. Please come enjoy special cuisines
   from all over the world prepared by students and performances by
   students and local people in colorful national costumes!

   Date:  Saturday, May 19
   Time:  World cuisine booths: 2:00pm- (until food runs out)
          Stage:                3:00-6:00pm
   Venue: IUJ Gymnasium and vicinity
          http://www.iuj.ac.jp/about/location/

   For inquiries, please contact:
      Office of Student Services (OSS)
      TEL +81-25-779-1103 / FAX +81-25-779-1180


                                  -*-


(IUJ Info Sessions)
<<Information Session at IUJ's Tokyo Office>>
   Date:    Saturday, April 7
   Time:    2:00-5:00pm
   Venue:   IUJ Tokyo Office
            Harks Roppongi Bldg. 2F, 6-15-21 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo
            TEL +81-3-5770-1711 / FAX +81-3-5770-1725
            Access map:  http://www.iuj.ac.jp/about/tokyo_office/
   Program: * Overview of the University and Graduate Schools
            * Explanation about Admissions and Scholarships
            * Experiences of IUJ alumni
            * Q & A

   For details and registration, please access:
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/events/index_events.cfm?EventID=1986

   For inquiries, please contact:
      Office of Student Recruitment (OSR)
      TEL +81-25-779-1104 / FAX +81-25-779-1187
      E-mail contact@...


<<Open Campus>>
   Date:    Saturday, May 19
   Time:    10:00 am - 5:00 pm (tentative)
   Venue:   IUJ Campus
            777 Kokusai-cho, Minami Uonuma-shi, Niigata
            Access map:  http://www.iuj.ac.jp/about/location/
   Program: * Town tour
            * Overview of the University, Admissions & Scholarships
            * Luncheon meeting with students
            * Campus tour
            * Individual Q&A with faculty and staff members
            * (Optional) Participation in IUJ's "International Festival
              2012"

   For details and registration, please access:
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/events/index_events.cfm?EventID=2115

   For inquiries, please contact:
      Office of Student Recruitment
      TEL +81-25-779-1104 / FAX +81-25-779-1187
      E-mail contact@...


                                  -*-

(Admissions)
<<Admissions Schedule in Apr - May for Those Applying within Japan>>
    [GSIR: Graduate School of International Relations]
      4th intake
           Application deadline: April 23
           Exam:                 May 16
           Results announced:    May 28

    [GSIM: Graduate School of International Management]
      4th intake
           Application deadline: May 14
           Exam:                 May 25
           Results announced:    June 7

   For details, please refer to:
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/admis/


<<Admissions Schedule in Apr - May for Those Applying from Overseas>>
    [GISR]
      2nd intake
           Application deadline: May 7
           Results announced:    May 31

    [GSIM]
      3rd intake
           Application deadline: May 15
           Results announced:    June 7

   For details, please refer to:
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/admis/


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                           Academic Spotlights
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<<Featured Course>>
   "UN and Global Governance" (GSIR applied disciplinary course)
    by Dr. John Clammer, Adjunct Lecturer, GSIR
       Visiting Professor, United Nations University

                                   -*-

   This course is designed to introduce participants to the history and
   structure of the UN, its place within the international system of
   states and non-state actors, its current challenges in the face of
   failed states and civil wars, climate change, terrorism, continuing
   high levels of poverty and inequality, challenges to human rights,
   and calls for radical reform of the whole UN system. The course will
   discuss current problems of global governance, suggestions for a
   world government and the relation of the UN to other multi-lateral
   institutions. The study of the UN system itself will be contextual-
   ized in the light of the current geo-political situation in the
   world, including such events as the "Arab Spring", resource competi-
   tion, and recent historical events such as the breakup of the former
   Yugoslavia.


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<<Field Trip Report>>
   During the winter term, the entire student body of the International
   Relations Program (IRP) made a field trip to Tokyo. One of the part-
   icipants, Thuy Dieu Vu from Vietnam, sent in a report.


                                  -*-

                                             Ms. Thuy Dieu Vu (Vietnam)
                                             IRP Class of 2012

   "February 28, an IRP field trip and a day of delight and discovery"

   It seems just like yesterday that I, along with the other IRP
   students, had a most meaningful and interesting field trip to
   Tokyo. We usually joke around that it was "the day we escaped from
   our 'snowy jail' to the land of sunshine, buildings and crowds."
   Even though it has been months since that day, all the memories are
   still so fresh and lively.

   The field trip was planned a month prior to the date and it cannot
   be put into words how excited we were. Visiting the Japan Defense
   Agency, the National Diet of Japan, the National Diplomatic Archives
   and the United Nations University was to us, students who are study-
   ing International Relations in Japan, a great pleasure.

   Before the trip we had our orientation. All of the necessary inst-
   ructions were delivered carefully by Professors Myoe and Kumagai,
   who acted as organizers of the expedition. It made us realize how
   important the places that we were going to visit in the next day
   were. Indeed, not everybody can enter these places. It is even more
   difficult for us, being non-Japanese, to visit and talk to people in
   such special positions. It was truly fortunate that we could do so
   that day.

   The bus took us from IUJ in early morning when the mountains and
   snowfields were still fast asleep. We boarded the bus, and tempo-
   rarily forsook IUJ and Urasa to the cold breath of winter. Sunlight
   leaked through the windows, and, soon after that, the noise of a
   busy city. We arrived in Tokyo as the 3 hours on the bus flew by.

   The Japanese Defense Agency was the first place we visited. In
   Japanese it is called Ichigayadai, and it has all the facilities to
   accommodate the 10,000 people who work there. We walked through the
   Honor Guard Ceremony Square where the most important events such as
   National Flag Salutation usually take place. Then, we stopped at
   Ichigayadai Memorial Hall, which displayed a plethora of historical
   objects collected since the day the Imperial Japanese Army Academy
   was established. It is also where the famous Tokyo Trials were held.

   In the Public Information Exhibition room we watched a touching
   documentary film about how the Japanese Defense Force operated in
   order to respond to the natural disaster on March 11th. We saw them
   rescue people, clean debris and restore the land. It really impres-
   sed upon us the great hardship that Japan faced in the wake of the
   disaster.

   The next destination was the National Diet of Japan. A majestic
   building shining brightly in the sunlight of winter, it entranced us
   with its solemn splendor. From far away, we had been attracted by
   its white marble beauty, and that is why we playfully called it the
   White House of Japan. We visited the Chamber of the House of Repre-
   sentatives, followed the crimson carpet out of the lobby to see the
   Emperor's room and the Central Hall where four great statues of
   people who rendered distinguished services in the cause of the
   parliament can be found. We had lunch in the cafeteria inside the
   Diet, then we had a talk with a Japanese politician who was willing
   to share his knowledge of Japanese politics, for which we were very
   appreciative. After taking a group picture marking the day we visit-
   ed the Diet of Japan, we left for the next important stop on our
   journey, the National Diplomacy Archives.

   We visited two small rooms full of historical documents reflecting
   the history of Japan starting with the day Japan opened itself to
   the West in 1853. We had all learned about such events and treaties
   made between Japan and many other countries, but only through books.
   There, we were able to see those real documents with our own eyes,
   which was, on top of being extremely interesting, an honor I will
   never forget.

   The last destination was the United Nations University. IUJ students
   were surprised at the warm welcome that UNU gave us. We attended a
   short introduction session about the school and its programs. A lot
   of IUJers found that it was a good opportunity to advance their
   study here after IUJ. We then took a visit to UNU's library and its
   bookstore. On the way back, each of us brought back home at least
   one book that we found interesting.

   We boarded the bus to come back to IUJ, our shadows dancing in the
   light of the Tokyo street lamps. Saying our last goodbye to Tokyo,
   we headed back to Niigata. People were tired after a day-long trip
   but the excitement remained in their eyes. It was really an educa-
   tional and joyful day that we kept talking about for weeks after. I
   myself feel grateful to have joined the trip, to visit places that
   not everyone can. I believe that all my friends have the same feel-
   ing. We hope that IRP will have many great events like that in the
   future.


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                            Alumni Spotlights
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<<ADB Scholars After IUJ (1)>>
   The Asian Development Bank (ADB) provides an opportunity to pursue
   postgraduate studies for qualified citizens of its developing
   member countries in the form of the "Japan Scholarship Program." As
   one of the selected academic institutions, IUJ has accepted many ADB
   scholars and has graduated 274 students from 23 countries. We asked
   2 of these graduates about their life after IUJ. Please see below
   for the first graduate, and stay tuned for the next month when we
   introduce the second.


                                  -*-

                                     Ms. Zeinip O. Isakova (Kyrgyzstan)
                                     IDP Class of 2003
                                     Senior Program Assistant
                                     Organization for Security and
                                         Co-operation in Europe (OSCE)


   "Study abroad: A good investment for your future"

   I graduated from IUJ with support from an ADB scholarship and began
   a career in the area of economic development. My first job was with
   a JICA Study group that worked on the design of an integrated deve-
   lopment plan for the Issyk-Kul zone. We dealt with small-scale
   projects in construction, energy, sanitary, infrastructural, and
   legal areas to promote tourism at Issyk-Kul lake. I then worked for
   a local human rights organization before moving on to my career
   objective: supporting poverty reduction initiatives.

   At the UNDP I discovered a huge organization with programmes spread
   across human development and poverty reduction. One programme
   promoted small and medium scale business initiatives in regions and
   advocated policies on reducing the size of the shadow economy. Large
   scale initiatives have been carried out to boost economic develop-
   ment in the most remote province of the country and give technical
   education to street children.

   I moved on to a USAID project for promoting democratic governance
   in regions to work at the grassroots level again. I was coordinating
   projects ranging from professionalization of young lawyers and
   promotion of youth initiatives, protection of migrants' right,
   integration of anti-corruption initiatives at universities, and
   facilitation of transparent payment procedures for drinking water
   use.

   Now, with experience in human rights, democratic and economic
   governance, I have entered the Organization for Security and
   Cooperation in Europe's center in Bishkek. The organization appre-
   ciates cross-dimensional experience and covers all economic and
   environmental issues that may be related to security threats. It
   holds a policy dialogue with the central government and key inter-
   national policy players. We address various issues, such as increas-
   ing the capacity of local self-governance bodies and water usage.

   My career has greatly benefited from the international exposure and
   academic work at IUJ thanks to ADB's support.


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   -- Academic Spotlights
   -- Campus Personalities
   -- Alumni Spotlights
   -- Announcement for Next Issue

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                            News and Topics
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<<IUJ's Rare Collection of Arabic and Persian Language Books>>
   IUJ proudly announces that a rare collection of Arabic and Persian
   language owned by the Matsushita Library & Information Center (MLIC)
   can now be searched online with support from the National Institute
   of Informatics (NII). It would be our utmost pleasure and prestige
   if scholars on Islam would utilize our valuable resources contribut-
   ing to the advancement of research on Islam and related fields.
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/news/index_news.cfm?NewsID=1535


<<Two Students Invited to Youth Development Seminar in Sudan>>
   On April 2-5, 2012, the Islamic Development Bank Group (IDBG) held
   a "Youth Development Seminar" during its 37th annual meeting in
   Khartoum, Sudan. Two IUJ students were invited to this seminar.
   Read more in the "Campus Personalities" column below in this issue.


<<New Issues of IUJ Working Paper Series; EMS>>
   New IUJ Working Papers in the Economics & Management Series (EMS)
   have been published:

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   "Bank Risk and Non-Interest Income Activities in the Indonesian
    Banking Industry"

   by Mr. Wahyu Yuwana Hidayat, Bank Indonesia, IDP Class of 2010
      Dr. Makoto Kakinaka, GSIR, IUJ
      Dr. Hiroaki Miyamoto, GSIR, IUJ
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/workingpapers/index.cfm?File=EMS_2012_03.pdf

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                        Upcoming Event Information
                             May - June 2012
----------------------------------------------------------------------
(IUJ Events)
<<Special Seminars>>
   Date:    May 9 (Wed)
   Speaker: Dr. Indranil Nath, Vice President & Executive Officer
            IBM Japan
   Title:   Practical Use of Balance Scorecard


   Date:    May 11 (Fri)
   Speaker: Mr. Yusuke Otsubo, Managing Partner
            United Managers Japan, Inc.
   Title:   Private Equity in Russia: the Experience of a Japanese
            Player


   Date:    May 15 (Tue)
   Speaker: Mr. David Hackett, Executive Producer
            Sports & Entertainment Division
            Hakuhodo DY Media Partners
   Title:   New Product Development and Sports Marketing


   Date:    May 30 (Wed)
   Speaker: Mr. Andreas Renfer, MBA Class of 2008
            Freelance Consultant
   Title:   Finding values from our own career and life (tent)


<<International Festival 2012
   IUJ's "International Festival" will be held on May 19 with extensive
   support from Minami Uonuma City. Please come enjoy special cuisines
   from all over the world prepared by students and performances by
   students and local people in colorful national costumes!

   Date:  Saturday, May 19
   Time:  World cuisine booths: 2:00pm- (until foods run out)
          Stage:                3:00-6:00pm
   Venue: IUJ Gymnasium and vicinity
          http://www.iuj.ac.jp/about/location/

   For inquiries, please contact:
      Office of Student Services (OSS)
      TEL +81-25-779-1103 / FAX +81-25-779-1180


                                  -*-


(IUJ Info Sessions)
<<Open Campus>>
   Date:    Saturday, May 19
   Time:    10:00 am - (5:00 pm tentative)
   Venue:   IUJ Campus
            777 Kokusai-cho, Minami Uonuma-shi, Niigata
            Access map:  http://www.iuj.ac.jp/about/location/
   Program: * Town tour
            * Overview of the University, Admissions & Scholarships
            * Luncheon meeting with students
            * Campus tour
            * Individual Q&A with faculty and staff members
            * (Optional) Participation in IUJ's "International Festival
              2012"

   For details and registration, please access:
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/events/index_events.cfm?EventID=2115

   For inquiries, please contact:
      Office of Student Recruitment
      TEL +81-25-779-1104 / FAX +81-25-779-1187
      E-mail contact@...


<<Information Session at IUJ's Tokyo Office>>
   Dates:   Fri, June 15, 7:00-9:00pm
            Sat, June 16, 2:00-5:00pm
   Venue:   IUJ Tokyo Office
            Harks Roppongi Bldg. 2F, 6-15-21 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo
            TEL +81-3-5770-1711 / FAX +81-3-5770-1725
            Access map:  http://www.iuj.ac.jp/about/tokyo_office/
   Program: * Overview of the University and Graduate Schools
            * Explanation about Admissions and Scholarships
            * Experiences of IUJ alumni
            * Q & A

   For details and registration, please access:
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/admis/opencampus/#sodankai

   For inquiries, please contact:
      Office of Student Recruitment (OSR)
      TEL +81-25-779-1104 / FAX +81-25-779-1187
      E-mail contact@...


                                  -*-

(Admissions)
<<Admissions Schedule in May - Jun for Those Applying within Japan>>
    [GSIR: Graduate School of International Relations]
      Applications for GSIR have closed for 2012.

    [GSIM: Graduate School of International Management]
      4th intake
           Application deadline: May 14
           Exam:                 May 25
           Results announced:    June 7

   For details, please refer to:
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/admis/


<<Admissions Schedule in May - Jun for Those Applying from Overseas>>
    [GISR]
      2nd intake
           Application deadline: May 7
           Results announced:    May 31

    [GSIM]
      3rd intake
           Application deadline: May 15
           Results announced:    June 7

   For details, please refer to:
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/admis/


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                           Academic Spotlights
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<<Featured Course>>
   "Doing Business in Emerging Countries" (MBA elective course)
    by Dr. Yuki Kawabata, Assistant Professor, GSIM

                                   -*-

   The purpose of this course is to introduce students to what should
   be considered when doing business in emerging countries. For busi-
   ness executives, markets in emerging countries seem to be attract-
   ive. However, it is also difficult especially for multinationals
   from developed countries, to enter emerging markets. This course
   highlights the difference between developed markets and emerging
   markets by focusing on government-business relationships and the
   institutional environment.

   Topics start from business and government in emerging countries by
   focusing on the nature of the institutional environment in emerging
   markets, responding to institutional environments, government-
   business relations, and exploiting the institutional environment as
   business opportunities.

   Focusing on China, India and other emerging economies in case
   presentations, the course provides a means for students to under-
   stand the so-called emerging markets and their characteristics that
   may be crucial when developing strategies from two perspectives:
   1) the perspective of the emerging countries, and how to develop
      their strategies to become globally competitive, and
   2) the perspective of developed countries, and how to get into and
      compete in emerging countries.


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                          Campus Personalities
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<<Report on "Youth Development Seminar" by IDBG>>

   One day in February, IUJ received an email from an alumnus working
   at the Islamic Development Bank. The message said, "We are hosting
   an international seminar on youth development issues. I know IUJ has
   quite a few capable students and we would like to invite those indi-
   viduals with a proven track record in youth development affairs
   especially from the CIS region." Such individuals applied and two of
   them passed the IDBG's screening and were invited to the seminar.

   These students are Ms. Maliha Sha from Pakistan, IRP2013, pursuing
   an MA in International Peace Studies, and Mr. Parviz Odilov from
   Tajikistan, IRP2012, pursuing an MA in International Relations.

   Maliha shared her outstanding experience with us.


                                  -*-

                                             Ms. Maliha Sha (Pakistan)
                                             IRP Class of 2013

   Taking part in the IDBG Youth Development Seminar as a Regional
   Representative was a renewal of optimism for me. As soon as we
   arrived in Khartoum we were given exactly the same protocol as the
   Ministers and other VIPs, be it accommodation, conveyance, food or
   anything else. The venue had huge posters of us rather than the
   leaders attending the seminar. All that to emphasize that "it's all
   about youth", who will soon be taking up their roles. The very theme
   and idea behind selecting not only high achievers but also those who
   are still striving, was the refreshingly different thing about this
   event. 9 Youth Representatives from Arab Africa, Arab Asia, Central
   Asia and Europe, Central and East Africa, South and South East Asia
   and Non IDBG member countries took part in the forum, two of them
   IUJers. There was active discussion, exchange of ideas and undiplo-
   matic but thoroughly enjoyable Q&A session which turned into an
   informal long chat between nearly a hundred people of different age
   groups and professions.

   It was enlightening to learn about common challenges faced by youth
   as entrepreneurs around the world and more valuable to discuss the
   opportunities. We were able to meet with delegations from over 50
   countries, attend various diverse seminars during the 4-day annual
   meeting, visit the Khartoum International fair and, of course, walk
   at sunset along the famous river Nile with new friends.

   Getting the chance to talk with the 'Bahrain Women Ambassador-Entre-
   preneurs', who were the very first nominees to be  UNIDO (United
   Nations Industrial development organization) World Leader Entrepre-
   neurs, and to know their success stories really changed my perspect-
   ive about creating a career and contributing to development. The
   afternoons were followed with music, dance, food and other festivi-
   ties.

   It was very interesting to know about IDBG's e4e (education for
   employment) Program, to minimize the skills gap between what we
   learn at school and what the job market requires, something that IUJ
   has been doing too. After the seminar we were invited by The Nation-
   al Foundation of Sudanese Youth where they are doing a remarkable
   job of providing mobile vocational training and business opportuni-
   ties to youngsters with minimum resources.

   Thanks to the thoughtfulness of my friend Parviz Odilov (IRP 2nd Yr)
   who had brought along brochures, they were delighted to learn about
   the wonderful opportunities at IUJ and expressed their eagerness to
   apply for scholarships in future since they didn't have proper
   access to information about such opportunities. Perhaps the many
   Sudanese IUJers to come will be one of the many fruitful outcomes of
   this visit! Amen.


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<<ADB Scholars After IUJ (2)>>
   Continued from the month, we are happy to introduce another success-
   ful alumni with help from the Asian Development Bank (ADB).



                                  -*-

                                     Mr. Joe Monang (Indonesia)
                                     IDP Class of 2011
                                     Technical Staff
                                     Jawa Barat Planning Agency

   "From NOTHING to SOMETHING
         is what an ADB-JSP scholarship has done for me"

   I remember how excited I was receiving the news that I had been
   chosen as an ADB-JPS scholar to pursue a master's degree in Inter-
   national Development at the International University of Japan (IUJ)
   in 2009. At that time, I was a government officer in the Economic
   Division of the Jawa Barat Province Development Planning Agency and
   was frequently involved in major regional economic policy and
   strategy design. But I lacked knowledge and skills in economics. I
   did not know how to construct an economic model that could be
   applied to policy formulation. Moreover, I was not familiar with any
   of the economic techniques and tools employed for economic forecast-
   ing and policy simulation. Consequently, I depended heavily on hired
   experts/consultants opinions on appropriate economic policies and
   strategies to be implemented, which was not a healthy situation. I
   needed training in economics abroad.

   Armed with a Master's degree from IUJ, I returned to my previous
   position with the invaluable knowledge, skills and experience to
   positively impact my career and my institution. I am able to partner
   with others to appropriately design an economic policy using a
   sophisticated scientific approach. For example, my institution is
   currently starting to develop a macro-economic model for Jawa Barat
   Province. Although it is not a new thing for someone who knows
   economics, and we are still assisted by consultants, it demonstrates
   that our government  has begun to improve their approach. I am very
   happy for that and I believe that more improvement in economic
   policy formulation using a scientific approach are still to come.


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   -- Upcoming Event Information
   -- Academic Spotlights
   -- Alumni Spotlights
   -- Announcement for Next Issue

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                            News and Topics
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<<4,000 People Enjoyed IUJ's "International Festival 2012">>
   IUJ, with support from Minami Uonuma City celebrated its 30th anni-
   versary with a gala International Festival on Saturday, May 19. It
   was a perfect sunny day for the occasion. Over 4,000 students and
   community guests gathered in the IUJ gym and the country booths set
   up outside from 2 to 6pm to savor dishes prepared by students and to
   enjoy dances and songs performed by IUJ students and members of the
   community. The event was streamed live on the Internet via USTREAM
   and over 1,200 viewers from around the world tuned in to watch the
   30th anniversary celebrations.
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/news/index_news.cfm?NewsID=1565


<<"IUJ Gallery" Opens>>
   To commemorate IUJ's 30th anniversary, the "IUJ Gallery" opened on
   campus on May 15. This is an exhibition of 30 panels of photos
   narrating the 30-year history of IUJ.

   For the launch of this gallery project, IUJ sought help from a
   student, Ms. Angeliki Petrou from Greece, IRP 2012, who has experi-
   ence as a museum exhibit specialist. She chose photos effectively to
   capture IUJ's history in a meaningful way. Thanks to her knowledge
   and experience, the IUJ Gallery was satisfactorily completed.

   The students who attended the opening ceremony rushed into the
   exhibition room, compared facilities now and in the past, and
   screamed with joy at an old photo of their professor at a much
   younger age.

   The IUJ Gallery will be relocated to the nearby art museum in
   September for a public exhibition. Details will be announced in the
   August edition.


<<HR Network Conference Held>>
   On May 18 (Fri) the first "HR Network Conference" was held on the
   IUJ campus as a "Global Partnership" event. This conference hosted
   26 HR managers from 24 top-tier companies and was an opportunity for
   IUJ to provide information on its current and future activities
   supporting "Global Jinzai" (Globalization of the Japan work force).
   This was also used as a platform for HR personnel in different
   industries to get to know each other and interact.

   It is such an honor for IUJ to welcome personnel from prestigious
   Japanese companies. It is expected that IUJ will have stronger
   relationships with these corporations which will improve IUJ's
   placement support for students into jobs and internships. In addi-
   tion, with our relationships' growth, even more people from corpora-
   te Japan will be drawn to our campus as full or part-time students,
   providing an even richer environment for the current students to
   network and interact with Japan's business professionals.

   The report of the HR Network Conference is here:
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/news/index_news.cfm?NewsID=1573


<<Intensive English Program Starts on July 16>>
   Since 1988, IUJ has been offering its Summer Intensive English
   Program (IEP) to develop the overall English language skills of
   students who are admitted to the graduate programs of IUJ so that
   they can perform better in their graduate studies and enhance their
   career opportunities after graduation. IEP 2012 is going to be held
   for 8 weeks from Monday, July 16, to Friday, September 7.

   To read more about IEP, please go to:
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/iep/


<<IUJ Faculty Research Articles in Refereed Academic Journals>>
   The following research articles by IUJ faculty members have been
   accepted in refereed academic journals:

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   "Bank Risk and Non-Interest Income Activities in the Indonesian
    Banking Industry"
    in 'Journal of Asian Economics'
        forthcoming

   by Mr. Wahyu Yuwana Hidayat, Bank Indonesia, IDP Class of 2010
      Dr. Makoto Kakinaka, GSIR, IUJ
      Dr. Hiroaki Miyamoto, GSIR, IUJ

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   "Climatic impacts on crop yield and its variability in Nepal:
    Do they vary across seasons and altitudes?"
    in 'Climate change'
        forthcoming

   by Dr. Koji Kotani, GSIR, IUJ
      Mr. Santosh Poudel (IDP2010)
          PhD candidate, University of Saskatchewan

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   "Exchange rate movements in a dollarized economy:
    The case of Cambodia"
    in 'ASEAN Economic Bulletin,' Vol.29(1), 2012, pp 65-78

   by Dr. Makoto Kakinaka, GSIR, IUJ
      Dr. Hiroaki Miyamoto, GSIR, IUJ
      Mr. Sok Heng Lay (IDP2009), National Bank of Cambodia

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   "Perspectives for the Vietnamese Economy in the Context of Asia and
    the�@Pacific:
    An Econometric Analysis with a Global Macro-econometric Model"
    in 'Journal of Econometric Study of Northeast Asia,'
        forthcoming

   by Prof. Osamu Nakamura, GSIR, IUJ

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   "Challenges to Toyota Caused by Recall Problems, Social Networks,
    and Digitization"
    in 'Asian Academy of Management Journal'
        forthcoming

   by Dr. Jay R. Rajasekera, GSIM, IUJ

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<Notes for Those Considering 2013 Admissions>>
     * The admissions schedule for 2013 will be released in the July
       edition of the e-magazine.
     * Online applications are scheduled to be available in September
       2012.
     * Application materials for 2013 will be available in September.
       If you would like to receive a copy when available, please
       request it through the "Materials Request" site:
       http://www.iuj.ac.jp/admis/request/
     * If you are interested in a campus visit, please let us know at
       least one week in advance. Class observations, meetings with
       students and faculty members can be arranged during weekdays
       except for exam periods. To request a visit, please contact:

             Office of Student Recruitment
                          TEL: 81-25-779-1104
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                             June - July 2012
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(IUJ Events)
<<Graduation Ceremony on June 26>>
   IUJ's 2012 graduation ceremony will be held on Tuesday, June 26.
   The students who have completed their 2-year studies will graduate
   with MBA and MA degrees from the IDP, IRP, and IPSP.

   It is our great honor to have Mr. Ken Shibusawa, Chairman of Commons
   Asset Management, as our special guest at the ceremony.

   Date:   Tuesday, June 26, 2012
   Time:   10:30-
   Venue:  Community Center SAWARABI Hall

   * If you are interested in visiting campus for this occasion, please
     contact us by Wednesday, June 20:
        E-mail: contact@...
        TEL: 81-25-779-1104
        FAX: 81-25-779-1187


                                  -*-


(IUJ Info Sessions)
<<Information Session at IUJ's Tokyo Office>>
   Dates:   Fri, June 15, 7:00-9:00pm
            Sat, June 16, 2:00-5:00pm
            Fri, July 20, 7:00-9:00pm
            Sat, July 21, 2:00-5:00pm
   Venue:   IUJ Tokyo Office
            Harks Roppongi Bldg. 2F, 6-15-21 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo
            TEL +81-3-5770-1711 / FAX +81-3-5770-1725
            Access map:  http://www.iuj.ac.jp/about/tokyo_office/
   Program: * Overview of the University and Graduate Schools
            * Explanation about Admissions and Scholarships
            * Experiences of IUJ alumni
            * Q & A

   For details and registration, please access:
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   For inquiries, please contact:
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<<Featured Course>>
   "Cross-Cultural Communication" (GSIR elective course)
    by Dr. Mohammed K. Ahmed, Associate Professor, GSIR

                                   -*-

   Cross-cultural (or intercultural) understanding and sensitivity have
   become a very important need for us in today's globalized world.
   Effective intercultural communication skills are important in a
   multicultural society, particularly for those individuals who would
   be in positions that require effective management of cultural
   conflicts. The unique features of multicultural education and
   society at IUJ provide very good opportunities to IUJ students to
   develop an appreciation for cultural differences and effective
   intercultural communication skills. We will find this course im-
   mediately helpful in developing a better understanding of our cross-
   cultural experiences at IUJ.

   This course focuses on fundamental conceptual and practical dimen-
   sions of intercultural communication in everyday life in social
   interactions in multicultural environments. It aims at developing an
   individual's intellectual appreciation for cultural differences and
   sensitivity regarding intercultural interactions.

   We will:
   1. Discuss basic concepts, conceptual frameworks, and some broader
      contexts of intercultural communication;
   2. Analyze and discuss examples of cross-cultural conflicts in a
      variety of situations;
   3. Develop an understanding of barriers to effective intercultural
      communication;
   4. Develop intercultural sensitivity in terms of beliefs, values,
      and norms; and
   5. Develop an understanding of intercultural competence.


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                            Alumni Spotlights
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<<Demographic Data of IUJ Alumni>>
   One of IUJ's best qualities is its diversity. It would be ideal for
   those who are not really familiar with IUJ to visit the campus and
   FEEL the diversity. But we know its difficulty for many. Today, we
   will try to have you feel it through our alumni demographic data.

                                  -*-

   [TOTAL NUMBER OF IUJ ALUMNI] (as of September 1, 2011)
     ==> 3,064 (Men: 2,308, Women: 756)

   [DEMOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTIONS] 111 countries

     * Japan --------- 928 alumni
     * Asia -------- 1,482 alumni from 21 countries
     * North America - 157 alumni from  2 countries
     * Africa -------- 154 alumni from 26 countries
     * E. Europe
       Russia
       Central Asia
               ------- 142 alumni from 19 countries
     * W. Europe
       N. Europe
               -------- 92 alumni from 12 countries
     * Latin America -- 49 alumni from 15 countries
     * Middle East ---- 46 alumni from 10 countries
     * Oceania -------- 14 alumni from  5 countries

   [COUNTRY DATA]
    ASIA (# of alumni in parentheses)
     Indonesia (335), China (182), India (126), Thailand (113), Vietnam
     (111), Philippines (197), Bangladesh (84), Myanmar (76), Malaysia
     (71), Mongolia (50), Cambodia (47), Laos (42), Korea (28), Nepal
     (25), Pakistan (24), Sri Lanka (21), Singapore (17), Taiwan (12),
     Bhutan (8), East Timor (2), and Brunei (1)

   North America
     USA (118) and Canada (39)

   Africa
     Ghana (46), Tanzania (18), Kenya (14), Zambia (11), Egypt (8),
     Ethiopia (8), Nigeria (7), Sudan (7), Liberia (5), Malawi (4),
     South Africa (4), Senegal (3), Uganda (3), Zimbabwe (3), Morocco
     (2), Cameroon (1), Chad (1), Congo (1), Cote d'Ivoire (1),
     Eritrea (1), Gabon (1), Gambia (1), Guinea (1), Seychelles (1),
     Sierra Leone (1), and Tunisia (1)

   E. Europe, Russia, and Central Asia
     Uzbekistan (54), Kyrgyzstan (32), Bulgaria (10), Romania (10),
     Russia (6), Tajikistan (5), Azerbaijan (3), Kazakhstan (3), Czech
     (3), Hungary (3), Bosnia and Herzegovina (2), Poland (2), Ukraine
     (2), Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (2), Belarus (1),
     Estonia (1), Latvia (1), Moldova (1), and Turkmenistan (1)

   W. Europe and N. Europe
     UK (39), France (16), Germany (11), Italy (8), Norway (5), Denmark
     (3), Greece (1), Ireland (3), Netherlands (3), Spain (3), Sweden
     (3), and Switzerland (3)

   Latin America
     Brazil (12), Peru (6), Ecuador (5), Venezuela (5), Mexico (4),
     Chile (2), Costa Rica (2), Dominican Republic (2), Barbados (1),
     Bolivia (1), Honduras (1), and Guatemala (1)

   Middle East
     Turkey (28), Jordan (5), Iran (3), Iraq (2), Lebanon (2),
     Palestine (2), Afghanistan (1), Kuwait (1), UAE (1), and Yemen (1)

   Oceania
     Australia (6), Fiji (4), New Zealand (2), Papua New Guinea (1),
     and Samoa (1)


                                  -*-

   It is a bit frustrating to be unable to show these data with
   graphics, but we believe that you can feel our diversity. We have
   seen more and more of them taking very important positions in the
   business and public offices all over the globe. Alumni are TRULY
   the greatest asset of IUJ!


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       :::/ :::/   :::/     :::/    for this publication. The name is a
      :::/ :::/   :::/     :::/    play on words as the sound "E" in
     :::/ :::/   :::/      ::|    Japanese means "good", and indeed IUJ
    :::/ :::/   :::/ :::| :::|   is a good, well, great, campus for
   :::/ :::/   :::/ :::|  :::   your graduate studies!
::::/  ::::::::/   :::/:::/
~~~~   ~~~~~~~~    ~~~~~~~
                   International University of Japan
             (Published on the First Monday of Every Month)
                              July 2012

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                 *** 2012 is IUJ's 30th Anniversary! ***
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<<Graduation Ceremony for Class of 2012 Held>>
   IUJ's MA and MBA Graduation Ceremony for 2012 was held on June 26,
   2012, on a beautiful sunny day. 184 students from 35 countries/
   regions graduated in good standings.
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/news/index_news.cfm?NewsID=1594


<<1-Year MBA Launched in September 2013>>
   To respond to acute needs for global HR development in Japan, and
   after talking in depth with many of our Global Partnership
   companies, IUJ has designed a new fast-track, 1 year MBA program.
   The program specifically caters to the Japanese business world, and
   students are expected to be nominated by their employer to come to
   IUJ, have at least 5 years of corporate experience, and slated for
   international business leadership positions when they return to
   their hosting companies. This program is not for those changing
   careers or companies (the regular 2-year MBA is designed for them),
   but will serve as a tool to quickly and effectively strengthen the
   abilities of Japanese company personnel to lead and manage inter-
   national teams and cross-border projects. Through the 1-year MBA,
   IUJ hopes to significantly contribute to the true globalization of
   Japan, which is crucial for Japan to continue to be a strong and
   confident player in Asia and beyond.

   Please view an English brochure of the 1-year MBA:
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/admis/pdf/2012/IMBA_Brochure_E.pdf


<<IUJ Concludes Agreement with Meiji and Rikkyo>>

   On June 18, IUJ, Meiji University, and Rikkyo University signed an
   agreement on academic collaboration to nurture young people to
   contribute to international cooperation. The signing ceremony was
   held at the Meiji University campus, attended by President Masakatsu
   Mori and Vice President Takahiro Akita from IUJ, President Kenichi
   Fukumiya and Vice President Susumu Nagao from Meiji University, and
   President Tomoya Yoshioka and Vice President Noriyoshi Shiraishi
   from Rikkyo University. Ms. Mari Yamashita, Director of the United
   Nations Information Centre, also joined in the congratulatory
   celebrations.
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/news/index_news.cfm?NewsID=1588


<<Admissions Schedule for 2013 Entrance to IUJ Is Announced>>
   FOR THOSE APPLYING WITHIN JAPAN
   ===============================
    [GSIR: MA in International Relations, International Development,
           Economics, International Peace Studies, & Public Management]
                  Application
                  Deadline        Exam*           Results Announced
     1st intake   Nov. 19, 2012   Dec. 5          Dec. 17
     2nd intake   Jan. 28, 2013   Feb. 16         Feb. 25
     3rd intake   Apr. 22         May 15          May 27

     * Interview in English on campus

    [GSIM: MBA and Master of E-biz Management]
                  Application
                  Deadline        Exam*           Results Announced
     1st intake   Jan. 31, 2013   Feb. 16         Feb. 26
     2nd intake   Apr. 4          Apr. 18         May 1
     3rd intake   May 9           May 23          June 6

     * Interview in English on campus


   FOR THOSE APPLYING FROM OUTSIDE OF JAPAN
   ========================================
    [GSIR: MA in International Relations, International Development,
           Economics, International Peace Studies, & Public Management]
                  Application
                  Deadline          Results Announced
                  Feb. 18, 2013     Mar. 22

    [GSIM: MBA and Master of E-biz Management]
                  Application
                  Deadline          Results Announced
     1st intake   Feb. 21, 2013     Mar. 26
     2nd intake   Mar. 28           May 9


   [Notes for Those Considering 2013 Admissions]
     * Online applications are scheduled to be available in September
       2012.
     * Application guidelines for 2013 will be available in September.
       If you would like to receive a copy when available, please
       request it through the "Materials Request" site:
       http://www.iuj.ac.jp/admis/request/

   For inquiries, please contact:
      Office of Student Recruitment (OSR)
      TEL +81-25-779-1104 / FAX +81-25-779-1187
      E-mail contact@...


<<Intensive English Program Starts on July 16>>
   Since 1988, IUJ has been offering its Summer Intensive English
   Program (IEP) to develop the overall English language skills of
   students who are admitted to the graduate programs of IUJ so that
   they can perform better in their graduate studies and enhance their
   career opportunities after graduation.

   This year, many other students are participating as well. These
   include students preparing to attend other graduate schools in Japan
   under the IMF Scholarship program, and company sponsored students
   preparing for leadership assignments overseas, which will require
   strong English and Management skills.

   IEP 2012 is going to be held for 8 weeks from Monday, July 16, to
   Friday, September 7.

   To read more about IEP, please go to:
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/iep/


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                        Upcoming Event Information
                            July - August 2012
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(IUJ Info Sessions)
<<Information Session at IUJ's Tokyo Office>>
   Dates:   Fri, July 20, 7:00-9:00pm
            Sat, July 21, 2:00-5:00pm
            Sat, August 18, 2:00-5:00pm
   Venue:   IUJ Tokyo Office
            Harks Roppongi Bldg. 2F, 6-15-21 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo
            TEL +81-3-5770-1711 / FAX +81-3-5770-1725
            Access map:  http://www.iuj.ac.jp/about/tokyo_office/
   Program: * Overview of the University and Graduate Schools
            * Explanation about Admissions and Scholarships
            * Experiences of IUJ alumni
            * Q & A

   For details and registration, please access:
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/admis/opencampus/#sodankai

   For inquiries, please contact:
      Office of Student Recruitment (OSR)
      TEL +81-25-779-1104 / FAX +81-25-779-1187
      E-mail contact@...


<<Open Campus featuring "Intensive English Program">>
   Date:    August 7 (Tue)
   Time:    10:30 am - 4:00 pm
   Program: IEP class observation: "Oral Communications Skills"
            Campus tour
            IUJ and IEP overview
            Q&A

   IUJ's Intensive English Program (IEP) is highly regarded for its
   practical training and experienced instructors!  Please take this
   open campus opportunity to experience our unique program.

   To apply for this event, please submit an application form by July
   31 through the event site at:
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/events/index_events.cfm?EventID=2121

   To learn more about the IEP, please access:
   http://www.iuj.ac.jp/iep/


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<<2012 Valedictory Speeches>>
   On Tuesday, June 26, IUJ's 2012 Graduation was held. The valedictor-
   ians for GSIR and the MBA Program in GSIM delivered the following
   speeches.

                                  -*-

                                   Mr. Md. Shafiqur Rahman (Bangladesh)
                                   Valedictorian, IRP Class of 2012

   Chairman Kobayashi, President Mori, faculty and staff members,
   distinguished guests and my fellow graduates, Good morning.

   I am honored to stand here in front of you today to deliver the
   valedictorian speech for the class of 2012. It's a joyful moment for
   us- a moment of achieving and dreams coming true. First, I would
   like to thank God for this blessing and take the opportunity to
   congratulate each of you on reaching this mile stone in life.
   Congratulations.

   Two years in IUJ were not a perfect landscape. We had obstacles to
   overcome. But marching to our graduation rites today brings us all
   to the end ? of the perils we had while seeing new beginnings now in
   our horizon. Hence, our graduation, my friends, celebration of this
   graduation.

   But what is this graduation about? Is it an end to our quest in
   life? Many say it is only a beginning- a stepping stone in the stair
   well of life. Others say graduation is only a concept. In real life
   every day we graduate. It is a process that goes on until the last
   day of our life. If we grasp that, we'll make a difference.

   Then what does graduation mean? It means a kind of change, develop-
   ment, or a transformation in one�fs intellectual journey. George
   Barnard Shaw said: Progress is impossible without a change and those
   who cannot change their minds, cannot change anything. Literally
   speaking, through graduation, we have earned not only a changed
   mind-set and intellectual elevation, but also acquired some tools to
   bring about a real change in tomorrow's world.

   Fellow graduates, we are all agents of change and progress. As
   today's generation having expertise in the latest technology and
   knowledge, many of us will hopefully be placed in important posi-
   tions as change-makers and change- managers. As drivers of change,
   I believe we will strive for the betterment of the human condition
   and add value to the traditional ways of thinking by virtue of our
   position and capability.

   However, the world is neither a level playing-field, nor are our
   paths toward the future rosy. In our lifelong journey, we may be
   faced with some thorny challenges. I believe we will be able to
   overcome the hard actualities and pitfalls of life with steadfast
   confidence. As drivers of change, we will seek to embody the ideals
   that IUJ has taught us:  a kind and human approach to the problems
   of the society. Let justice and fairness take precedent over prag-
   matism in our judgment and an 'enlightened mind' be our guide in our
   delivery to the world.

   Let me take pride in envisaging a future scenario. With your glories
   and successes, I certainly would feel privileged that, you, future
   trendsetters were once my comrades here: playmates in the Gym,
   co-winners and co-losers in the Olympics. You were once chat-mates
   in the Shokudo or co-performers in "Around the World", and yes,
   co-strugglers in those sleepless nights. As a diplomat, these small
   events had incremental value to me. They have shaped our beings and
   the relationships we built along the way will transcend our under-
   standing and thus, I will always treasure them. The life we shared
   in IUJ as "aliens" is surely meaningful. Soon, we graduate to an
   international network of friends; with this life behind us.

   What is unique about IUJ, our alma-mater? This tiny campus has been
   a confluence for students from around the world- making IUJ a center
   of world's academic excellence. With its unique cultural diversity
   and multicultural setting, IUJ has connected us globally. This
   institution will remain fresh for its professional ethos as evident
   in the student- professor bonds of friendship. We thank you profes-
   sors for your dedication and wisdom.

   Friends, the Class of 2012 was unique in many ways. We have in this
   batch many potential leaders, global managers, and trend-setters.
   You all have your unique stories to tell. You all worked very hard
   to make this day a success. I salute your devotion, hard work and
   commitment to your studies. I am proud to join your ranks in "Class
   2012". You are yourselves, a world before me. I look forward to
   joining you further in a future cooperation.

   To our guests and guardians, we wish to assure you that we will
   fulfill the responsibilities bestowed upon us and continue to
   achieve further laurels with your blessings.

   Before I end my speech, let me thank those who contributed to our
   making. First, I recall the sacrifice of my wife, two children and
   family members who made everything possible by giving this space and
   time at IUJ. I express my gratitude to the Japanese government and
   the JDS authority for their generous support and the government of
   Bangladesh, especially Foreign Secretary for allowing me to avail
   the opportunity to study here. My special thanks are also extended
   to my supervisor Prof. Kumagai and Program Director Prof. Myoe. I
   also recall the sweet academic association with Prof. Welfield,
   Prof. Klindschmidt and Prof. Buszynski for their contribution to my
   intellectual development.

   Thank you all very much.


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                                    Ms. Kamila Tashmatova (Uzbekistan)
                                    Valedictorian, MBA Class of 2012

   A very good morning to Chairman Kobayashi, President Mori, Deans,
   faculty members and staff, distinguished guests, fellow graduates
   and beloved family members.

   I am very happy to be here today to congratulate all graduates on
   receiving diplomas which signify that we went through amazing 18
   months on this campus (10 of which were winter) and we survived.
   Thank you so much for giving me this opportunity and privilege to be
   in front of you on this special day for each of us to go over the
   moments spent at IUJ and to give you the short message of the future
   that awaits us.

   What does IUJ mean for us? It is a unique experience we gained.
   Well, for me, IUJ, I hope many of you will share the same feeling,
   is eminent education, authentic lifestyle, great source of friend-
   ship and exposure to multicultural world we are all waiting for.

   Educational part is easy to justify if you think just about how many
   courses we went through: reading piles of study and case materials,
   preparing for famous quizzes by Professor Lee and Professor Ozcan,
   exploring and mastering Excel with Professor Jay and submitting
   weekly case memos with hope to get thumbs up from Professor
   Wakayama. It will be also difficult to forget the tough last month
   of thesis writing, which made us see each other more often online on
   Facebook than anywhere on campus and live on caffeine.

   All this showed how amazingly productive a person can be, when
   trapped in the middle of nowhere, with nothing to do but study. For
   instance, many students started from scratch and can speak Japanese
   now. I am really proud of you. Thank you, Professor Fujimura and
   Professor Takeuchi, kind people from UMEX for bringing us closer to
   the Japanese culture. You made me so busy last years that sometimes
   I felt I was mainly here to learn Japanese, and MBA courses were my
   electives.

   We are so lucky to have amazing people at IUJ who helped us in the
   education process. Thank you very much our inspiring professors,
   pushing us to work hard and perform at a higher level, thank you our
   helpful and attentive OAA, OSS and MLIC staff, hard-working House-
   keepers and last but not least all other people who made our life
   easier.

   Besides education, what is more amazing at IUJ is the lifestyle. IUJ
   is awake all the time: there is so much to do, so we are living to
   the fullest. Writing papers and preparing for exams, having parties,
   dinners, waking up early on weekends and staying in queue to get bus
   tickets to JUSCO and RARA, going to field trips (no matter where,
   just to escape from the campus), participating in different club
   activities, IUJ Olympics, preparations for Open Day and Around the
   World, where you can show your skills and talents.

   Still our presence here would not be amazing without friends we made
   at IUJ. We started to settle together, fighting in groups and teams
   and then we built up and learned from each other. It was quite
   amazing and emotional to bond together and exchange such important
   moments as searching for a job, preparing for interviews.

   More than that and mainly the only way we could build warm relations
   is that it was such a small but truly multicultural and interesting
   world to live in. Nearly 50 countries are represented at IUJ, and
   that is a lot. Even though we come from different cultural, career
   and educational background there is something in every single one of
   us that helps us to connect ? we all carry universal values. And I
   am proud to be a part of the big and diverse IUJ family.

   Today after spending two years at IUJ we are all thinking about the
   future, what to do, which country to visit, friends are inviting
   each other, you are welcome to visit me in Uzbekistan.

   Life has to move on, we accomplished the main tasks which brought us
   all together at IUJ: first one - to learn, the second one - to
   change to become a better person and the third one - to go beyond
   limits and make things happen. We did learn, some of us changed a
   lot, some are a bit less, but I believe we found a balance between
   becoming better global managers and better individuals.

   Now as future leaders we face the challenges of ever changing global
   business, but it is only through these complexities we can truly
   achieve impressive results, we have to make difference in this world
   and I hope to hear from each of you. How to make this difference?
   Everyone has his own opinion. I think we should start from what we
   really want to do, bringing benefits to community, believing in our-
   selves and keeping passion in everything we do. We can be good or
   bad in something, but if we have passion and belief we go through
   better than anyone else.

   In the concluding part, I would like to express my gratitude to
   people without whom my presence here would not have become possible.
   My sincere gratitude goes to the JDS program representing the
   Government of Japan, thank you for making my dream of living and
   studying in Japan come true. Special thanks to all our families and
   friends for their patience, support and understanding. I want to
   thank all of the students as well, because without you the campus
   would have been lonely and boring.

   I think this is the end, we did a great job, it has been an amazing
   experience and from tomorrow on it is time to apply and share the
   knowledge you gained at IUJ. Believe in yourself, find your own way
   and bring passion in everything you do. I am not saying goodbye, I
   am saying see you again, keep in touch and stay connected.


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