Homecoming Day
Join us for GraSPP Alumni and Students Day 2023 – an exciting annual event where GraSPP alumni and current students can connect!-with a hybrid format allowing both in-person and online participation. Alumni worldwide are welcome to organize local sessions and join the main event online for networking. We also invite former deans, faculty members, and staff.
Date & time
Saturday, October 21, 2023 6:30-8:00 pm
Venue
Lecture Hall B, SMBC Academia Hall & Online
Registration
Please register here
For online participants, a Zoom link will be sent after the registration.
Fee
¥2,000 for alumni and ¥1,000 for students
(Free of charge for online participants)
Program
18:30-19:30 Parallel talk session
English session: “State of job markets: Careers in Japan and beyond”
Panelists:
Do Hoang Hiep, Class of 2022, MPP/IP (NICE Ltd.)
Jin Igata, Class of 2022, International Public Policy Program (JP Morgan)
Striratna (Tita) Nityahayu, Class of 2022, MPP/IP (Music Securities, Inc.)
Jiezel Nara, Class of 2021, MPP/IP(Randstad Japan)
Daiji Kawaguchi, Professor, GraSPP [Labor Economics]
Moderators：
Sandeep Rajgopal, Class of 2015, MPP/IP (United Nations)
Jonathan Phenix, MPP/IP 2nd year, GraSPP
Japanese session “Civil service in Japan: Still an attractive option?”
(Please check the Japanese page for details)
19:40-20:00 Plenary with remarks (bilingual)
Keisuke Iida, Dean
San Rajgopal, Alumni Association President
Emily Murnane, Student Council President, among others
20:00-21:00 Mingle and nibble party (food & drink served!)
21:00- Post-event get-together by volunteers
Other than get-togethers around Hongo, the same is planned outside Tokyo and worldwide. Please inform or inquire at grasppalumni.ut@gmail.com
Organizers
Sandeep “San” Rajgopal President, GraSPP Alumni Association (Class of 2015)
Akira Morita Treasurer and Director of Social Activities (Class of 2008)
Emily Murnane, President, Student Council
Junya Eriguchi, Vice President, Student Council
Toshiro Nishizawa, Professor (Alumni Affairs)
Megumi Hashiguchi, Alumni desk