You can watch the archived video of the Main introduction session and the Special lecture at the bottom of this page. (To jump to the archive files, click here.)

GO GLOBAL UTokyo Study Abroad Fair 2023 Event report

On Saturday, May 27, the GO GLOBAL UTokyo Study Abroad Fair was held in person for the first time in four years. There were a cumulative total of about 1,700 visitors, and it ended successfully. Thank you to those who came to the fair! The archive and materials from the day are available at the bottom of this page (some will be added later).

1. Main introduction session (by the Center for Global Education)

Opening remarks by Prof. Yujin Yaguchi, Director of the Center for Global Education
The overview of study abroad programs and international exchange opportunities in UTokyo (The International Education Promotion Group, UTokyo)
Time: 10:00～11:45
Place: Lecture Theater (Room 900), Komaba Campus (No. 16 on the map)

2. Special lecture

Speaker: Dr. SUWA, Makoto (Senior Disaster Risk Management Specialist at the World Bank. He has been selected as an astronaut by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA).)
Title: From UTokyo to the World, and to Space: My Study Abroad Experience and Career Vision Building
Time & place: The lecture was held during the "Main introduction session" above.

3. Go Global Meeting (interaction session)

Time: 13:00 - 17:00
Place: Komaba communications plaza - KCP South Bldg. 2nd floor (Co-op cafeteria)(No.60 b on the map)
Students who have studied abroad and exchange students from partner universities provided information to visitors and answered participants' questions about studying abroad.

4. Individual Booth Consultation

Time: 12:15 - 17:00
Place: Komaba communications plaza - KCP South Bldg. 2nd floor (Co-op cafeteria)(No.60 b on the map)
The following institutions and offices had booths and provided individual consultations to participants. We also received many materials from other universities and organizations.

Outside organizations (in no particular order)

・Eiken Foundation of Japan, IELTS Test Centre
・Campus France
・Der Deutsche Akademische Austauschdienst (DAAD) Tokyo
・Recruitment Center for International Organizations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
・Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)
・FUTI=Friends of UTokyo, Inc (FUTI)
・Nakatani Foundation
・SAF - Study Abroad Foundation
・Bai Xian Asia Institute
・Chinese Embassy in Japan
・Nanjing University
・Swarthmore College
・The University of Sydney

Office or programs within UTokyo (in no particular order)

・Komaba Globalization Office/ Global Praxis
・Center for the Development of Global Leadership Education
・Go Global Gateway
・UTokyo Global Internship Program (UGIP)
・Hands-on Activity Programs
・University-wide Student Exchange Program (USTEP)
・Short-Term Summer Study Abroad Programs administered by the Center for Global Education
・ Faculty/School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo

5. Information Session of Summer Programs

We held a briefing on this summer's programs (The Center for Global Education Short-Term Summer Study Abroad Programs and other programs). Slides and archived video are available on (The Center for Global Education Short-Term Summer Study Abroad Programs's website.

6. Archives & slides

Handouts distributed on the day
Explanatory slides (Main introduction session)
Archived video (Special Presentation [1] & Main introduction session)
*You will need to log on to your ECCS account (........@g.ecc.u-tokyo.ac.jp) to watch the video.
*If you see an error message, please try again later as you have reached maximum allowed number of concurrent session.

7. Contact

The International Exchange Group
E-mail: studyabroadfair.adm [at-mark] gs.mail.u-tokyo.ac.jp