[FREE] MEXT Scholars Association Birthday Bash

(日本語版は下記）

MEXT Scholars Association Birthday Bash★
MEXT Scholars Association (MSA) turns two this year! Come join us at the birthday bash (cum annual general meeting), and reconnect with a driven and diverse community of alumni and current scholars!

What’s special this year?
• A “From Scholars to Scholars” seminar, at which you get to hear from inspiring alumni at different stages in their life reflecting on giving back to society. We are proud to welcome the following scholarship alumni as panelists:

1. Nguyen Khanh Ngoc: An Vietnamese IT professional who graduated from the University of Tokyo in 2006 with a masters degree in computer science. Currently works in Tokyo at FPT Japan, the Japanese subsidiary of a leading Vietnamese corporation with more than 32,000 employees worldwide. While she returned to Vietnam a few years after graduation, she came back to Japan in 2016 with her own family. Outside of her job at FPT, she is also working to improve the accessibility of Japanese language education to immigrants' families.
2. Cesar Antonio Diez Pachas: An Peruvian project manager who graduated from Kobe University in 2012 with a master of engineering in informatics - control system. Currently works in Singapore as a senior project manager of targeted advertisement for Rakuten's merchants. While in Tokyo, he was also the president of APEJA, the Peruvian Association for Students and Alumni in Japan from 2016 to 2017.
3. Jarkko Havas: A Finnish management consultant who graduated from Tokyo University in 2015 with a masters in sustainability science. Currently works in Belgium as an Engagement Manager at McKinsey & Company. He is a core member of the McKinsey Center for Agricultural Transformation, which focuses on reducing poverty, improving climate resilience, improving nutrition, and fostering economic growth through successful agricultural transformations.

※ Please note that this event is only open to past and present recipients of a Japanese Government Scholarship, as well as MSA’s partner organizations. If you do not qualify for participation, you will not be allowed to attend this event.

Date and Time: 25th Aug 2018 (Sat) 14:30 - 17:30
Venue: Fabbit Aoyama 〒107-0052 Tokyo, Minato, Akasaka, 8 Chome−4−14 青山タワープレイス8F (1 min from Aoyama Icchome Station on the Ginza line, Hanzomon line, and Oedo line)
Participation fee: FREE
Attire: Smart Casual

Register now! https://goo.gl/forms/5ALQSkrlmfEZhUTt1
Deadline: August 24th, Friday

【About MSA】
This event is brought to you by the MEXT Scholars Association. We are a non-profit organization that aims to build a vibrant and socially-aware community of MEXT scholars and alumni, and in doing so contribute towards the internationalization of Japan. You can find out more about us at www.mextsa.org.

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文部科学省国費留学生協会（MSA）　バースデーバッシュ★

MSA創立二周年を記念致しまして、バースデーバッシュを開催します。当イベントにて、多様なバックグラウンドと高い志を持つ国費留学生・OB・OG間の交流及び懇親を深めながら、国際人材の働き方とコミュニティーでの役割について一緒に考えましょう！

当日のイベントのスケジュールは以下の通りです：
• “From Scholars to Scholars”
FSTSとはキャリアやコミュニティーで大きな成果を挙げているOB・OGによる定例パネルディスカッションです。今回は次のOB・OGが登壇致します。

1. Nguyen Khanh Ngoc, FPTジャパン (東京大学大学院2006年度修士課程修了、日本在住ベトナム人)
2. Cesar Antonio Diez Pachas, 楽天 (神戸大学大学院2012年度修士課程修了、シンガポール在住ペルー人)
3. Jarkko Havas, マッキンゼー・アンド・カンパニー (東京大学大学院2015年度修士課程修了、ベルギー在住フィンランド人)

• MSA Junctionの発足
MSA JunctionというSNSをご紹介します。MSA Junctionで現役国費留学生の仲間やOB・OGなどと繋がりましょう！

• MSA 活動報告
当協会の活動及びミッションについてご報告致します。皆様のご支援を頂きながら、国費外国人留学生コミュニテイーとして国際交流を促し日本の国際化促進に関わっていきたいと思います！

• 懇親会
様々な業界で活躍する日本国内外のもの国費留学生、現役国費留学生との触れ合い場をご提供致します。立食パーティーで高い志を持つ先輩と後輩と懇親を深め、お互いを知りましょう！

■ 詳細
日時：8月25日（土）14時30分〜17時30分
会場：ファビット青山 〒107-0052 東京都港区赤坂８丁目４−14 青山タワープレイス8F
最寄り駅：地下鉄「青山一丁目」駅　徒歩3分
参加費：無料
ドレスコード：スマート・カジュアル

※　8月24日（金）までに参加登録フォームにてお申込みください：https://goo.gl/forms/5ALQSkrlmfEZhUTt1