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VISION

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6FEATURED STORY:A FOUNDATION OF TOMORROW

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PAVING THE WAY
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SCHOLARSHIPS

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LIST OF DONORS

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NURTURINGGLOBALGLOBALCITIZENSCITIZENSNURTURINGNURTURING GLOBAL CITIZENSMISSION
Our mission is to work with International Christian University
to nurture global citizens who contribute to the well-being of
humanity.

使命

JICUFは、ICUと共に人類に貢献するグローバル市民を育成します。

VISIONJICUF envisions a community of global citizens who actively contribute to a peacefuland sustainable future for humanity. These global citizens are critical thinkers andeffective communicators, comfortable traversing cultural and national boundaries. They
have a firm ethical compass and a commitment to the common good. They are inspired
by ICU’s Christian heritage and the universal values of peace, justice, equality,
freedom and love.

ビジョン

JICUFのビジョンは、
平和で持続可能な未来を切り開くグローバル市民のコミュニティを築くことです。
グローバル市民は、
批判的思考力と優れたコミュニケーション能力を有し、様々な文化圏や国境を超えた活動を自在に行える人々です。
確固たる倫理観をもち、
人類に貢
献します。
その指針はICUの基督教の伝統と、
平和、
正義、
平等、
自由、
愛の普遍的価値に根ざしています。
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NURTURINGGLOBALGLOBALCITIZENSCITIZENSNURTURING GLOBAL CITIZENSMESSAGE FROMTHE CHAIR
理事長からのメッセージ

The transfor mation of the UnitedStates-Japan relationship from conflictto the deep trust and friendship that exists
today provides a lesson about the future.
It highlights the fact that reconciliation ispossible, that the future can be different
than the past, and that friendship canform after conflict. Yet it also highlightsthat such transformation does not occur
naturally; rather it takes years of hard
work centered heavily on educational
endeavors that bring people together.
Such endeavors also require significant
investments of time, talent, and treasure.

Dr. David Janes, Chair of the Board of Trustees
デービッド・ジェーンズJICUF理事長

The Japan ICU Foundation’s (JICUF)
mission to nurture global citizens inJapan and beyond is deeply relevant
today. Emerging from the trauma ofWorld War II, JICUF was instrumental
in the founding of International Christian
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Most important to the Foundation is theimpact we are having on individual lives.
Over the recent past the Foundation has
heavily focused on refugee education in
partnership with ICU and other Japanese
universities and language schools.
This has directly transformed the livesof numerous individuals who had to flee
their countries due to conflict. We hopeeach one of the individuals whose lives
we have touched become peace builders
4JAPAN ICU ANNUAL REPORTand cross-cultural communicators who
can drive positive change for the future.

by supporting endeavors that foster
understanding and authentic relationships
through higher education. The Foundationaccomplishes its mission through its
partnership with ICU and by building
larger global networks that can help
connect the world with Japan andJapan with the world.

In this repor t you will read about
the ways in which the Foundation has
impacted individual lives at ICU and otherinstitutions. Furthermore, the report will
highlight the amazing support from somany people that empower our mission.
The Japan ICU Foundation’s efforts tofoster our common humanity above theforces that divide us are needed now
more than ever. Thank you for yoursupport.

日本の内外でグローバル市民を育成するという日本国際基督教大学財団（JICUF）の使命は、今日ますます重要性を増しています。第二次世界大戦の惨禍から生まれた
JICUFは、国際基督教大学（ICU）の設立において中心的な役割を果たし、高等教育を通じて世界の人々の相互理解と真の友好関係を促進することで平和の構築に貢献してきました。JICUFはICUとの協力関係だけ
でなく、世界と日本を繋ぐ広範なネットワー
クを構築し、使命を全うすることを目指しています。

JICUFは、財団の活動が個人の人生に与える影響を最も重視しています。
JICUFは少し前から、
ICUをはじめとする日本の大学や日本語学校と提携して、難民の学生に高等教育の機会を提供する仕事に取り組んでいます。
その結果、紛争によって国を追われた多くの若者の人生が変わりました。
この若者たちがいず
れ国籍や文化を超えて人々を繋ぎ、平和の構築に寄与し、世界を良い方向に導いてくれることを願っています。

戦後、日米関係が対立から深い信頼と友情へ変容を遂げたことは、
未来への教訓をもたらしてくれます。
それは、未来は過去と同じである必要はないこと、
激しい紛争の後に和解し、友情を育むことが可能であることを示し
ています。
しかし、
このような変革は自然に起こるものではなく、人と人とを繋ぐ教育を中心とした、
辛抱強い努力が必要です。
また、このプロセスは多くの時間、
才能、
資金の投資
を必要とします。
この報告書では、
JICUFが今年ICUとより広い
社会で、人々の生活に与えた影響をご紹介します。
私たちの仕事は、その使命に共鳴する皆様の寛大なご支援を通してはじめて実現されます。
人々の分断を防ぎ、共通の人間性を育むJICUFの努力は、今まさに必要とされています。
私たちの努力をご支援いただき、誠にありがとうございます。
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This past September marked my 17thyear of working at JICUF. Yes, you readthat correctly. I joined JICUF in September
2006. It was my second job out of college,
and the oppor tuni t y to wor k at anorganization with a direct connection to
Japan and a commitment to international
education and the common good wasa dream come true. I had spent most of
my childhood in Kanazawa, Kobe, andTok yo, and relished the chance tobecome a bridge between the UnitedStates and Japan. Although not an ICU
graduate, I also had a personal connection
to ICU.
My first visit to the ICU campus wasat the age of 13. I had moved to Mitaka
with my family after experiencing theGreat Hanshin Earthquake in Kobe. My
father, who, along with my mother, served as
Mission Coworkers for the Presbyterian
Church, USA, joined the faculty of Tokyo
Union Theological Seminary in the summerof 1995, and we settled into a house nearPaul Hastings, President & CEO, Japan ICU Foundation with ICU President Shoichiro Iwakiri.
ポール・ヘイスティングスJICUF代表と岩切正一郎ICU学長

Photo by Hinata Saito

2023年9月で、私がJICUFに勤務し始めて丸16年が経ちました。
JICUFは大学を卒業してから得た2つめの仕事でした。
日本と直接関
わり、国際教育とコモングッドに貢献する組織で働けるのは、夢のようでした。
私は子供時代のほとんどを金沢、神戸、東京の3都市で過ごしたので、
アメリカと日本の架け橋になるチャンスに胸が躍りました。
私はICUの卒業生ではありませんが、ICUと個人的なつながりがあります。

ICUのキャンパスを初めて訪れたのは、13歳のときです。
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the Nogawa. One of the first friends I met
at The American School in Japan was
the son of an ICU professor. I remember
riding my bike through the dense woods
to my friend’s on-campus home, breathing
the fresh air, and wondering if I had beentransported to Totoro’s forest. Although I
already sensed ICU’s uniqueness on thatfirst visit, I could never have imagined how
deeply involved I would become with ICU.

Paul attended Hokuriku Gakuin Shogakko in Kanazawa
from 1st through 3rd grade.
小学３年生まで金沢の北陸学園で学んだポール

震災に遭った後、三鷹に引っ越しました。
両親はアメリカ長老教会の宣教師でしたが、父が1995年夏に東京神学大学の教員になり、野川の近くに住むことになったのです。
三鷹で最初に出会った友人の一人は、ICUの教授の息子でした。
自転車でキャンパス内の彼の家に向かうとき、新鮮な空気を胸いっぱいに吸いながら、
まるでトトロの森に迷い込んだような気分になったものです。
初めてキャン
パスを訪れたとき、すでにICUが特別な場所
であることを感じていましたが、その後どれほど深くICUと関わることになるか、当時は知る由もありませんでした。

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NURTURING GLOBAL CITIZENSNURTURING GLOBAL CITIZENSWhen I joined the JICUF staff, theorganization had recently reopened its
offices after being closed for almost a
decade. Incorporated in 1949 to raise funds
for the establishment of ICU, by 1991,
JICUF had effectively run out of money
and, as a result, closed its doors. It was
the height of Japan’s economic bubble,
and raising financial support in the UnitedStates for ICU was almost impossible.
However, in the 1970s, the forward-thinking staff of JICUF had organized a planned

giving campaign, and much to everyone’s
amazement, in 1998 JICUF received abequest of almost $30 million from Donald
and Mildred Topp Othmer. The Othmers,
who hailed from Omaha, Nebraska, wereseed investors in Warren Buffett in the
1960s when he was starting his meteoriccareer. Their initial investment of $50,000
ballooned to over $700 million by the timethey passed, and JICUF was extremely
fortunate to receive a portion of theirestate, along with several other charities.

JICUFに就職した頃、財団は10年近い閉鎖
期間の後、オフィスを再開してからまだあまり時間が経っていませんでした。
ICUの献学
資金を調達するために1949年に設立された
JICUFは、1991年までにほとんどの資金を使
い果たし、
その結果、
オフィスを閉鎖したのでした。
日本経済はバブル絶頂期を迎え、
アメリカでICUのために寄付金を集めることはほとんど不可能になりました。
ところが、1970
年代に先見性のあるJICUF職員がプランド・
ギビング（計画的寄付）のキャンペーンを実施した結果、1998年に驚くべきことが起こりました。
この年、JICUFはドナルド・オスマー
教授とミルドレッド・トップ・オスマー夫人より、約3,000万ドルもの寄付を受け取ったのです。
オスマー夫妻はネブラスカ州オマハ出
身で、1960年代に、後に投資家として目覚ま
しいキャリアを築いたウォーレン・バフェット
氏に投資していたのです。
夫妻が投資した5万ドルは、夫妻が亡くなったときには7億ドル以上になっていました。
JICUFは幸いにもこの遺産の一部を受け取ることができたのです。

“

I remember riding my bike through the dense woods
to my friend’s on-campus home, breathing the
fresh air, and wondering if I had been transported
to Totoro’s forest.

”

The Othmers designated part of theirgift to establish an endowed chair in thenatural sciences, and stipulated that theremaining amount be used for campus
buildings. As a result, the main focus
for JICUF when I joined the staff was tohelp ICU design and construct new facilities. The first two buildings that received
support from the Othmer gift were the
Global House Dormitory and the Othmer
Library. Then, between 2008 and 2010,
JICUF worked closely with ICU to design
and build the Kiyoshi Togasaki Memorial
Dialogue House, a new dining hall, and
the Gingko, Oak and Zelkova Housedormitories.The other two functions of

JICUF after reopening its offices in thelate 1990s were fundraising and student
recruitment. While significant efforts weremade in both areas, there was limited
success. Although deeply committed,
the number of ICU alumni and friends in
the United States is quite small, and very
few high school students pursue an
undergraduate degree outside of theirstate or region, much less overseas. Whileit was difficult to raise money and recruit
students, the effort helped develop close
bonds bet ween JICUF and ICU staff,
relationships that continue to be nurtured
to this day.

オスマー夫妻は、寄付の一部を自然科学分野の記念教授職の設立に充て、残りはキャンパスの建物に使用するよう指定しました。
そのため、私が就職した頃のJICUFの主な仕事は、ICUにおける新施設の設計・建設でした。
オスマー夫妻の寄付によって建設された最初の2つの建物は、グローバルハウス（寮）とオスマー図書館でした。
その後、2008年から2010年の間に、JICUFはICUと密接に協力しながら、東ケ崎潔記念ダイアログハウス、
新食堂、
そして銀杏、樫、欅の3つの寮の設計・建設に取り組みました。

施設の建設の他、1990年代後半にオフィスを再開してからJICUFが力を入れたのは、資金調達とICUへの学生誘致でした。
しかしい
ずれの分野でも、大きな成果は上げられませんでした。
ICUに深い思いを持つ卒業生や支援者はアメリカにもいますが、
その数は少
なく、
また、
アメリカの高校生が自分が住む州や地域の外、ましてや海外の大学に進学することは稀だからです。
資金調達や学生誘致は困難であった一方で、そのためにICUと協力したことで、JICUFとICUの職員間に良好な関係が生まれ、
それは今日も大切に育まれています。

Paul and the JICUF staff in 2006 soon after he started working at the Foundation
2006年、
JICUFに就職した当時のポール（左端）とその他の職員

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NURTURING GLOBAL CITIZENSChanneling the spirit of Dr. Yuasa...my goal has been to
create a “Foundation of Tomorrow” wherein we continue
to innovate, always thinking critically about how we canstrengthen our impact towards our mission.

”

One critically important factor for JICUF
was that although the principal of the Othmer
bequest was designated (‘restricted’),the use of the investment returns werenot, and the JICUF board could thus
determine how to use the latter in accordancewith JICUF’s mission. The prudent financial
management of JICUF under Dr. David
Vikner (President, 2002 - 2015) and a
dedicated volunteer investment committee
enabled JICUF to grow the overall size ofthe endowment while providing millions ofdollars of support to ICU. Between 2002
and 2015, JICUF provided ICU with $23.3
million of support and, because of strong
market returns, the endowment grew from
$30 million to $34 million. Meanwhile,
JICUF’s funding went from largely restrict-ed to largely unrestricted. As of today, theJICUF endowment has a market value ofapproximately $42 million, and two-thirdsof it is unrestricted. This has given JICUF
an unprecedented opportunity to develop
innovative initiatives that further our mission.

オスマー夫妻の遺贈には、その後のJICUFの活動にとって重大な意味を持つ規定がありました。
それは、元金の使途は指定されるが、投資収益の使途は指定されず、後者についてはJICUFの理事会が財団の使命に従って使途を決定できるという規定です。
2002
年から2015年まで財団代表を務めたデー
ビッド・ヴィクナー博士の下で慎重な財務管理が行われ、献身的なボランティアから成る
投資委員会が優れた運用を行ったことにより、JICUFは資産を増や し つつ、ICUに何百万ドルもの支援を提供することができました。
2002年から2015年までの間に、JICUFはICUに2,330万ドルを提供しましたが、堅調な投資でその資産は3,000万ドルから3,400万ドルに成長しました。
一方で、
この期間
にJICUFの資産の大部分は使途指定資金から、使途未指定資金に変化しました。
現
在、JICUFの資産の市場価値は約4,200万ド
ルで、その3分の2は使途未指定金です。
このような変化の結果、JICUFは使命を達成する
ために、革新的なプログラムを展開する機会を得たのです。

2023 IMPACT REPORT2023 IMPACT REPORTIn 2015, I was given the opportunity tolead JICUF. One of the first things I did in
my new role was go on a weekend retreat
with then ICU President Junko Hibiya,
Vice President Anri Morimoto and mymentor and JICUF Chair Samuel Shepherd.
Having already worked at JICUF for nine
years, I was convinced of the need tobroaden and strengthen our relationshipwith the ICU community and develop new
programming to achieve our mission.

I was inspired by reading about ICU’s
founding President Hachiro Yuasa, whoviewed ICU as a “University of Tomorrow.”
President Yuasa did not think of ICU as
an end in itself, but rather as the means
to an ever evolving end; a world whereindividuals are empowered to serve God
and humanity as they seek the elusive
goal of peaceful coexistence. Channelingthe spirit of Dr. Yuasa and the many othervisionary founders of ICU and JICUF, overthe past eight years as I have led JICUF,
my goal has been to create a “Foundationof Tomorrow” wherein we continue to innovate,
always thinking critically about how we
can strengthen our impact towards our
mission.

2015年、
私はJICUFの代表に任命されました。
新代表となって最初にしたことの一つ
は、ICUの当時の学長であった日比谷潤子先生、副学長であった森本あんり先生、そして私のメンターでありJICUFの理事会会長であったサミュエル・シェパードと共にリトリートに行くことでした。
その時点で既に9年間JICUF
での勤務経験がありましたが、
JICUFの使命を実現するためには、ICUとの関係を拡大・強化し、新たなプログラムを開発する必要があると確信していました。
私は、
ICUを
「明日の
大学」
と呼んだ湯浅八郎初代学長の著書を読んで感銘を受けました。
湯浅先生は、ICUの設立は最終目的ではなく、絶えず変化する世
界で、より大きな役割を果たすための手段であると捉えていました。
彼が目指したのは、人々が困難を乗り越えて平和に共存し、神と人類に奉仕する世界でした。この8年間、私は湯浅先生をはじめ、
ICUとJICUFを設立した
先見性のあるリーダーたちの精神を引き継ぎ、JICUFを率いるべく努めてきました。
私の目標は、クリティカル・シンキングを怠らず、常に進化し続け、その使命に向けて前進する「
明日の財団」を育むことです。

Paul with a group of ICU faculty and student grant recipients in 2017.
2017年、JICUF助成金受賞者とPhoto by Daiki Murakoshi

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NURTURING GLOBAL CITIZENS1414NURTURING GLOBAL CITIZENSOut of the leadership retreat held in thesummer of 2015 emerged a closer working
relationship between ICU and JICUF andan agreement that JICUF would become
more actively involved in introducing andmanaging programs. The first program welaunched was a grants initiative for ICU
students and faculty. We created a system
wherein for the first time in our history,
ICU students and faculty could apply
directly to JICUF for project funding. Since
the grants program was launched in 2016,
we have supported 306 projects for a totalof ¥82 million. These projects, which havebeen implemented in 39 countries on six
continents, have enabled students andfaculty to expand their intellectual horizons
and develop the skills and knowledge
they need to be engaged global citizens. In
2023, based on the high level of demand

from the ICU community, the JICUF Boardof Trustees approved a doubling of the annual
budget for this program to $200,000.
You can read testimonials from past grantrecipients later in this report.

2015年夏に行われたリトリートから、ICUとJICUFの間により密接な協力関係が生まれ、両者はJICUFが新たなプログラムの開設と実施を積極的に行うことに合意しました。
まず最初に立ち上げたプログラムは、ICUの学生と教員向けの助成金プログラムでした。
JICUF史上初めて、ICUの学生や教員がJICUFに対し直接資金を申請できるシステムを作ったのです。
その結果、2016年の開始以来、306件のプロジェクトに対して総額8,200万円の助成金を提供してきました。
これらのプロジェクトは、6大陸39カ国で実施され、学生と教員がグローバル市民として活躍す
るために必要な技術や知識を得る手助けをしてきました。
2023年には、ICUにおける高い需要に対応するため、JICUF理事会が助成金の年間予算を倍増し、20万ドルとすることを決定しました。
過去の助成金受賞者の体験談は、この報告書の後半でご覧いただ
けます。

2023 IMPACT REPORT2023 IMPACT REPORTIn 2017, JICUF launched the Syrian Scholars
Initiative and the United States Scholars
Initiative. As the names suggest, thesescholarships were designed to enable Syrian
refugee students and students from theUnited States to attend ICU for four yearsof undergraduate education. JICUF has
been providing funding and leading therecruitment and selection for thesescholarships.
Our program for Syrian refugees has led toan ever deepening commitment towards
expanding educational access to refugees

in Japan. In March 2022, just weeks after
the Russian invasion of Ukraine, JICUF
launched the Japan-Ukraine University
Pathways program in collaboration withour
close partner, Japan-based non-profit
organization Pathways Japan. ICU quickly
committed to supporting five Ukrainian
refugee students, and soon after Sophia
University and several other institutions
joined the program, pledging financial
suppor t for Ukrainian students. By
September we had recruited and placed

61 Ukrainian students at 16 universities
in Japan. Also in 2022, JICUF made athree-year pledge to support Pathways
Japan’s Language School Program forrefugee students from Afghanistan, Syria
and Ukraine. We made this decision after
recognizing that one of the biggest
challenges faced by refugee students asthey seek higher education in Japan is alack of sufficient language skills. As welook to the future, we would like to expand
higher education opportunities for refugees in

本・ウクライナ大学パスウェイズ」を開始しました。まずICUが5人のウクライナ人学生を受け入れることを約束し、その後上智大学をはじめとする複数の大学が受け入れを表明しました。
昨年9月までに、JICUFとパスウェ
イズ・ジャパンは、16大学による61人のウクライナ人学生受け入れを支援しました。

昨年はまた、
アフガニスタン、シリア、ウクライ
ナ3カ国出身の難民学生を日本各地の日本語学校に受け入れるパスウェイズ・ジャパンの取り組みに対し、JICUFが3年間の資金援助をする誓約をしました。
それは、難民の学生を支援する中で、彼らが日本で高等教育を受けようとする際に直面する最大の問題
は、日本語能力の不足であると学んだため

2017年には、「シリア人学生イニシアティブ」と「米国人学生イニシアティブ」を立ち上げました。
前者はシリア出身の難民の学生、後者はアメリカの学生に奨学金を提供し、それぞれがICUで4年間の学部教育を受けることを目的としています。
JICUFは独自に学生を募集・選考し、奨学金を給付してきました。
シリア人学生イニシアチブは、JICUFが日本における難民学生の支援に取り組む契機になりました。
2022年3月、
ロシアのウクライナ
侵攻のわずか数週間後に、JICUFは一般財
団法人パスウェイズ・ジャパンと共同で「日Paul with Ambassador Rahm Emanuel and Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi at a reception for JICUF’s Japan-Ukraine University
Pathways program in December 2022.
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NURTURING GLOBAL CITIZENSNURTURING GLOBAL CITIZENSJICUF staff with ICU students who participated in the Global Link summer program in NYC, 20172017年、ニューヨークで開催したサマープログラム「グローバル・リンク」に参加したICUの学生とJICUF職員

Another goal for JICUF has been toprovide more avenues for Japanese
students to see the world. Getting young

people outside of their comfor t zone
and exposing them to different culturesand languages is critical for the futureof Japan. It will lead to an increase in
self-confidence, intercultural understanding,communication skills, academic achievement,
and employability. As we look to the future,
JICUF will continue to explore ways we canachieve the important goal of getting more
Japanese students abroad.

です。
将来、私たちは日本で難民の学生が高等教育を受けられる機会を拡大していきた
いと考えています。
難民学生の存在は、大学のコミュニティだけでなく、日本社会全体に深い影響をもたらします。
彼らは大学では世界への窓となり、卒業後には就職して日本社会を多様化させる手助けをします。JICUFのもう一つの目標は、日本の学生が世界を見る機会を拡大することです。
若者が居心地の良い狭い世界から出て、異なる文化や言語に触れることは、日本の未来にとって極めて重要です。
外に出ることで自信が生まれ、異文化理解が進み、コミュニケーション能力
や学習能力、雇用可能性が向上します。
将来Japan. Refugee students have a profound
impact within their university communities
and on the broader society. They bring theworld to the classroom, and help to diversify
Japanese society after they graduate andenter the workforce.

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162023 IMPACT REPORT2023 IMPACT REPORTMy belief in the power of international
education stems from my own study
abroad experience. In 2003, while a student
at Bowdoin College, I had the opportunity
to study in Kandy, Sri Lanka. I lived witha host family, studied the Sinhalese
language and took courses at the Universityof Peradeniya. While I had grown up
biculturally and bilingually in Japan andthe United States, it was not until studying
in Sri Lanka that I began to understandthe diversity and complexity of humanity.
The experience was life-changing, andled to a clearer vision and understandingof my place in the world. It inspired me tocommit my career to the field of international
education. I am convinced that the moreyoung people get to live and study abroad,the better chance we will have to solve theseemingly intractable challenges we face.
This is what motivates me to do thiswork today and into the future. Perhaps
you have also been impacted by thepower of international education at ICU or
elsewhere. I hope our mission of supportinginternational students coming to Japanand Japanese students going abroadresonates with you and that you are excitedas we are to explore what the “Foundationof Tomorrow” can do.

を見据える中で、JICUFはより多くの日本の学生が海外に出ることを支援する方法を模索したいと考えています。

この報告書を手に取られた方の中にも、ICU
や他のキャンパスで国際教育に大きな影響を受けた方が多いのではないかと想像します。
世界の学生を日本に、そして日本の学生を世界に送る支援をする私たちの使命に共感いただき、「明日の財団」にこれから何ができるか、楽しみに見守ってくださることを願っています。

私の国際教育に対する信念は、自身の留学体験に基づいています。
2003年、ボウディン
大学の学生であった私は、
スリランカ・キャン
ディに交換留学する機会を得ました。
キャン
ディではホストファミリーと共に生活し、
シン
ハラ語を学び、ペラデニヤ大学で授業を受けました。
私は日本とアメリカで二つの文化・言語に囲まれて育ちましたが、スリランカで初めて人間の多様性と複雑さを真に理解し始めたように思います。
この経験を通して、自分の世界における立ち位置をよりよく理解
し、人生が変わったと言っても過言ではありません。
これがきっかけで、私は国際教育の分野でキャリアを築きたいと考えるようになりました。
より多くの若者が海外に住み、学ぶことによって、どんなに困難な問題をも克服する可能性が高まると確信しています。
この信念が、今の、
そしてこれからの私の原動力となっています。

Paul and the Rajagurus, his host family, in Kandy, Sri Lanka in 2003.
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PAVING THE WAY
FOR REFUGEE EDUCATIONIN JAPAN AND BEYOND
難民のための教育機会の拡大に向けて

Ukrainian students at a reunion event in March 2023 (All photos in this article are by Daiki Murakoshi)
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expanding higher education opportunities
for displaced students. Global efforts tobroaden “education pathways,” avenues
for displaced students to travel from thefirst country of asylum to a third country
through educational opportunities, haveintensified this year as stakeholders geared
up for the UN Global Refugee Forum in
December. The importance of education
pathways has grown as the number ofrefugees has soared in recent years. The
United Nations High Commissioner for
Refugees (UNHCR) estimated that over
117 million people would be forcibly
displaced or stateless in 2023. Resettlement
efforts by states simply cannot meet thedemand, and complementary pathways
to safe countries through education andlabor sponsored by non-state actors havebecome crucial. Since launching the
Syrian Scholars Initiative in 2017, JICUF

has become a leading advocate foreducation pathways in Japan and Asiawith our partner NPO Pathways Japan.
Our unique role in paving the way for themost vulnerable students in the world tostudy at ICU and other universities inJapan was a natural development fromour history and firm commitment to global
citizenship. Below are some contributions
we made this year.

2023年、JICUFは引き続き、紛争や迫害により故郷を追われた学生に対する高等教育の機会拡大を目指しました。
12月には国連難民高等弁務官事務所（UNHCR）が主催する
4年に一度の「グローバル難民フォーラム」が実施され、それに向けて世界各国で、教育機会を通して難民を第三国に受け入れる「
教育パスウェイズ」を拡大する努力に拍車がかかりました。
近年、故郷を追われた人の数が激増する中で、教育パスウェイズの重要性が増しています。
UNHCRは、2023年には1億
1,170万人が故郷を追われるか無国籍になると見積もっています。
各国政府による第三
国定住の取り組みだけでは膨大な数の難民を保護することができず、民間機関による教育や労働を通じた補完的な受け入れがます
ます必要になっています。JICUFは2017年にシリア人学生イニシアチブを設立して以来、パートナーであるNPOパスウェイズ・ジャパ
ンと共に、日本やアジアで教育パスウェイズを促進する主要なアクターとして注目を集めてきました。
ICUだけでなく、他の日本の大学が、最も弱い立場に置かれた学生に学ぶ機会を提供する支援をする仕事は、JICUFの歴史とグローバル市民に対する強いコミット
メントに根付くものです。
以下は、2023年に
私たちがこの分野でおこなった貢献です。

1. Syrian Scholars Initiative andJapan-Ukraine University Pathways
JICUF continued to support five Syrian
students and five Ukrainian students at
ICU. All of the Ukrainian students who
were initially admitted to ICU as auditors
in May 2022 successfully transitioned
into degree programs this year. JICUF
and ICU provide full scholarships to both
Syrian and Ukrainian students, including
tuition, accommodation and stipend.

1. シリア人学生イニシアチブと日本・ウクラ
イナ大学パスウェイズ
JICUFはICUに在籍する5名のシリア人学生と5名のウクライナ人学生に引き続き支援を提供しました。
2022年5月に聴講生としてICUに受け入れられたウクライナ人学生は、
今年全員が正規生としてICUの学位プログ
ラムに入学しました。
JICUFとICUは、
シリア人およびウクライナ人学生の両方に対して、学費、寮費、生活費を含む全額奨学金を提供
しています。

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NURTURING GLOBAL CITIZENSNURTURING GLOBAL CITIZENSJICUF and Pathways Japan were entrusted
to recruit additional Ukrainian students forother universities in Japan to begin studies infall 2023 and spring 2024. Three students
were placed in two universities (Soka andTokiwa) in fall 2023, and 12 students
were recommended to six universities(Bunkyo Gakuin, Daito Bunka, Kansai,
Ryukoku, Soka and Tokyo Woman’s
Christian University) for admission inspring 2024.

2. Japanese Language School Pathways
JICUF provided 50,000 USD (approximately
7,440,000 JPY) to Pathways Japan torecruit students from Afghanistan, Syria
and Ukraine to attend Japanese language
schools in Japan. The language school
program is an impor tant gateway foreducation and labor pathways forrefugees. Those who have received
intensive Japanese language training
have a significantly better chance at
succeeding in higher education and

また、JICUFとパスウェイズ・ジャパンは、日
本の他の大学で2023年秋および2024年春に学習を開始するウクライナ人学生の追加募集をおこないました。
2023年秋には創価大学と常磐大学に3名の学生を受け入れ、2024年春の入学に向けて6大学（文京学
院大学、大東文化大学、関西大学、龍谷大
学、創価大学、東京女子大学）に12名の学生を推薦しました。				

2. 日本語学校パスウェイズ
JICUFは、
パスウェイズ・ジャパンがアフガニ
スタン、
シリア、
ウクライナの学生を日本語学校に受け入れるプログラムに50,000米ドル（約7,440,000円）を提供しました。
このプ
ログラムは、難民が日本で教育や労働の機会を得るための重要な踏み台になります。
充
実した日本語教育を受けた人々は、高等教
育や仕事で成功する可能性が格段に高まり

work. In 2022, JICUF pledged to contribute
50,000 USD annually to this program forthree years, and this was the second
year. JICUF staff took active part in theevaluation and selection of students.
Approximately 700 Afghans, 200 Syrians
and 70 Ukrainians applied for this opportunity, and seven Afghans, six Syrians andsix Ukrainians were selected to begin theirstudies in spring 2024. These students will
arrive in Japan in March 2024 and beplaced in language schools in Chiba,
Kyoto, Miyagi, Okayama, and Tokyo.
3. Global Task Force on Third Country
Education Pathways
On May 17 and 18, JICUF and Pathways
Japan co-hosted a Community of Practicemeeting for the Global Task Force on Third
Country Education Pathways (GTF) in
ます。
2022年、JICUFはこのプログラムに年間50,000米ドルを3年間拠出することを約束
し、今年はその2年目でした。
今年はまた、
JICUF職員が日本語学校パスウェイズの候
補生の審査と選考に積極的に参加しました。
アフガニスタンから約700名、シリアから約200名、
そしてウクライナから約70名の応募があった中、アフガン人7名、シリア人6名、ウクライナ人6名が選出され、2024年春に学業を開始することになりました。
彼らは2024
年3月に日本に到着し、千葉、京都、宮城、岡山、東京の語学学校に向かう予定です。
3. 教育パスウェイズのためのグローバル・
タスクフォースJICUFとパスウェイズ・ジャパンは、5月17日と18日に東京で「教育パスウェイズのためのグローバル・タスクフォース」の実践者会議
を共催しました。
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Tok yo. Titled “Expanding Refugee
Education Pathways,” the meeting was heldat Sophia University with support fromthe Government of Japan. Approximately
60 people from 20 countries representing
governments, international organizations,educational institutions and networks,
NGOs, and refugee organizations
participated. As one of the six co-convenersof this year’s Global Refugee Forum, theJapanese government was represented by
Mr. Ichiro Aisawa, member of the House ofRepresentatives, and Mr. Hideki Kusakabe,
Deputy Director-General of the Ministry ofForeign Affairs International Cooperation
Bureau, who gave remarks at the opening
ceremony at the Parliament House.
Furthermore, on May 19, JICUF hosted
a GTF members-only meeting at ICU to
discuss the future direction of the GTF.の教育パスウェイズ拡大を目指して」
で、会
議は日本政府の支援も受けて、上智大学で開催されました。

会議には、約20カ国から政府、国際機関、教育機関、NGO、難民組織を代表する約60名が参加しました。
日本は第2回グローバル難民フォーラムの共同議長国6カ国の1つであり、開会式は議員会館で執り行われました。
開会式では、逢沢一郎衆議院議員と外務省
国際協力局審議官の日下部英紀氏が挨拶をしました。

さらに、5月19日には、JICUFはタスクフォー
スの幹部会議をICUで主催し、タスクフォースの将来の方向性に関する議論に参加しました。

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4. Japan Education Pathways Network
In 2022, JICUF and Pathways Japanlaunched the Japan Education Pathways
Network (JEPN) with the universities
which recruited Ukrainian students
through Japan-Ukraine Universit y
Pathways (JUUP). The goal of this network
is to share best practices, discuss ways
to address common challenges, andencourage universities to continue
supporting displaced students. This year,
JEPN hosted bimonthly meetings to

discuss issues such as student mental
health and employment oppor tunities.
Two in-person meetings took place inApril and August, with ICU hosting the first.

4. 日本教育パスウェイズ・ネットワーク
2022年、JICUFとパスウェイズ・ジャパンは、
日本・ウクライナ大学パスウェイズを通してウクライナ人学生を受け入れた大学と共に、「日本教育パスウェイズ・ネットワーク（JEPN）」を立ち上げました。
このネットワー
クの目的は、教育パスウェイズに関するベス
ト・プラクティスを共有し、共通の課題に取り組む方法を議論する他、各大学が難民学生の支援を継続するために必要な支援を提供することです。

今年は隔月でミーティングを開催し、学生のメンタルヘルスや雇用機会などについて話し合いました。
4月と8月には対面会議も開催し、4月の会議はICUが主催しました。

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Moreover, JEPN was expanded to
students and co-hosted two in-person
events for both displaced students andsupporting students to mingle and gather
information. ICU hosted the second
meeting in August, which was attended
by about 30 students.

Syrian student Sara at ICU
シリア出身のICU生サラさん

さらに、ネットワークを各大学の学生にも拡大し、難民学生と彼らを支援する日本人学生が交流し、情報を共有できるよう、2つの対面イベントを開催しました。
8月の2回目の学生向け対面イベントはICUで開催され、約30人の学生が参加しました。

5. Global Refugee Forum Pledge
At the Second Global Refugee Forum(GRF) that took place in Geneva in
December 2023, governments, NGOs,
higher education institutions and otherstakeholders were invited to make pledges
to take concrete action for implementing
the Global Compact on Refugees. JICUF
made a joint pledge with Pathways Japan
to contribute to a long-term solution forrefugees through education pathways. The
pledge covers the four-year period from2024 to 2027 when the next GRF will beheld. The full pledge can be viewed on the
GRF website (QR code).

5. グローバル難民フォーラムに向けた宣言
2023年12月にジュネーブで行われた第2回
グローバル難民フォーラムでは、政府、国際機関、高等教育機関などのステークホルダ
ーが、「難民に関するグローバルコンパクト」を実施するための具体的な支援活動を宣言（プレッジ）
することが奨励されました。
JICUFはパスウェイズ・ジャパンと共同で、教育パスウェイズを通じて難民が第三国で安定した暮らしを手に入れることに貢献することを宣言しました。
この宣言の対象期間は、
次回のグローバル難民フォーラムが開催されるまでの4年間（2024~2027年）です。
宣言の全文はグローバル難民フォーラムのウェブ
サイト(QRコード）でご覧いただけます。

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funding for grants to ICU faculty, students
a n d a l u m n i . App l i ca n ts p rop o se
projects to JICUF that advance our
mission and touch on one or more of
the following three themes: Diversity,
Equity & Inclusion (DEI), Peacebuilding
and Sustainability.
Japan
USA

APOLLOSSENYANGE

CanadaSingapore

Argentina

Thailand

China

Bahrain

UNDERGRADUATE

Tanzania

Costa Rica

Egypt

IsraelGermany

Ivory Coast

India

Kyrgzstan

Indonesia

Mozambique

South Africa

Nepal

New ZealandUnited Kingdom

Spain

Palestine

Vietnam

DIALOGUE FOR THE FUTURE: EMPOWERINGYOUTH BY BUILDING A CULTURE OF DIALOGUE
AND ADVOCATING FOR THEIR INCLUSIVENESSIN COMMUNITY AFFAIRS“My JICUF grant enabled me toattend the AFS Youth Assembly in New
York City. It also paved the way for myparticipation in the United Nations High
Photo by Koto Miura
Level Political Forum on Sustainable
Development at the UN headquarters in New York City and in the Athens Democracy Forumin Greece. My youth advocacy work at all these high level platforms has raised awarenessabout the need to empower the young generation to make the world a better place. This inturn is creating more opportunities for meaningful engagement of youth in global, national andlocal decision making processes. I also had the opportunity to highlight my efforts to bridge
the gap between young people’s aspirations and the needs of their communities through the
NGO I founded, “Signals from the Grassroots.” Thanks to this grant, I am closer to achieving
my goal of centering youths in bettering the world.”

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ICU Faculty

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ICU Students

38¥3,730,500¥7,246,970¥15,976,065

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MAKO HAYASHIMA GRADUATE STUDENTFIELD STUDY ON FOSTER CHILDREN’SRIGHT TO BE HEARD“JICUF’s grant enabled me to conduct
field research for my master’s thesis at
institutions in Fukuoka and Oita prefectures.
Conducting my project contributed to myacademic research to connect the theoreticalunderstanding of respecting children’s views
with practical measures to realize a child-friendly
society and also inspired me for my future
career path. Visiting different organizations
promoting the rights of children and interviewing
staff there encouraged me to pursue activities
to promote children’s rights and human rights
throughout my life. Hopefully, my project will
be a part of realizing a society where every
child, especially every child in alternative
care is respected, and children’s voices areheard in daily lives and care placements inthe near future. “

Photo by Naoki Beppu

2023 STUDENT GRANTEE BREAKDOWNSTUDENT TYPEUNDERGRADUATE

Undergraduate April

15

Undergraduate
September

2

Graduate (MA)11¥4,416,350

Graduate (PhD)

10¥4,623,672

CULTURAL MEANINGS OF HUMAN REMAINS IN OKINAWA: ANTHROPOLOGICALFIELDWORK IN NAKIJIN, OKINAWA“Thanks to JICUF, I was able to do ethnographic fieldwork in Okinawa to write my senior
thesis. This opportunity has been precious academically and personally. Through it, I could
experience on a small scale the real job of an anthropologist from start to finish, with its rewards
and difficulties. I deepened my understanding of the complex realities of contemporary Okinawa,
and its rich culture and experienced its people’s hospitality. I am very grateful to JICUF andtheir support for my project. “
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2023 IMPACT REPORT2023 IMPACT REPORTTOTAL GRANT AMOUNTPREFER NOT
TO SAY/ NON-BINARY¥6,269,638

7¥666,405

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The following projects were approved by the JICUF Grants Committee in 2023. Contact us at
information@jicuf.org for more information about these projects.
ALUMNI GRANTEEPROJECT TITLE

Arima, Heikichi

Undergraduate - April

Swords into Plowshares: Exploring Christianity’s role for ICU’s Flourishing asa Peace-building University

Ito, Rin

Undergraduate - April

Japan-Israel-Palestine Study Tour 2023

Wolf, Arthur

Graduate Student (MA) Critical, Creative and Cooperative Thinking Skills and Communal Dialogue in
Ivory Coast

FACULTY GRANTEEFACULTY TYPE

PROJECT TITLE

Edwards, Susan

Instructor (Tenured)

Film Screenings and Visit by Documentary-Maker Natalia Preston

Hamasaki, Fumina

Assistant Professor bySpecial Appointment

Questioning Disciplinary "Knowledge" from Feminist and Queer Theories

Hishiyama, Adiene

LecturerSinging Songs and SDGs Storytelling’s in Spanish Class

Hitzer, Eckhard

Senior Associate Professor

Lectures by Dr. Carlos Castro on Mathematical Physics and Life as a Scientist

Iwakiri, Shoichiro

Professor

The Chamber Opera ''Little Mermaid'' for Ukrainian Support

Jung, Joo-Young

Professor

International Academic Exchange between ICU and Fu Jen Catholic University,
Taiwan

Lee, Seunghun

Senior Associate Professor“Succeeding in Academia” and the “Sounds of Southern Bantu”

Mori, Katsuhiko

Professor

Sustainability Transformation and Posthumanism in the Anthropocene

Moriki, Yoshie

Professor

Anthropological Research Practicum and Relationship with the Local Population: Organic Connections with Izen Town, Tokunoshima, Kagoshima Prefecture

Ozawa, Ikumi

Senior Lecturer

ICU JLP 70th Anniversary Homecoming

Ravenscroft, Claire

Assistant Professor

Society and Science Fiction: American Studies Film Series

Sasao, Toshi

Professor by Special
Appointment

Building Cultural Competence & Identity among Faculty and Students via Globally Connected Courses between Japan and Pakistan

STUDENT GRANTEE

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ALUMNI TYPESTUDENT GRANTEESTUDENT TYPE

PROJECT TITLE

Iriguchi, Yuka

Undergraduate (April)Fighting "Menstrual Poverty"

Jasper, Janina

Graduate Student (MA)Navigating Political Identities in Pursuit of a Just Transition towards Sustainable Development

Kakiuchi, Yuki

Graduate Student (MA)

From Farm to Future: Exploring Food and Seed Sovereignty at Bija Vidyapeethin India

Karimi, Rona

Graduate Student (MA)

Conducting Focus-Group Interviews for my Research Project

Kato, Honoka

Graduate Student(PhD)

Paper Presentation on Media and Gender at the National University of Singapore Research Workshop

Konoura, Haru

Undergraduate (April)

Liberal Arts × Nuclear Issues – Through the Eyes of ICU Students

Kumano, Mitsuki

Undergraduate (April)

31st ICU Tournament

Limousin, Siriane

Graduate Student(PhD)

Zainichi Korean in Japan: Importance of Storytelling Networks in PsychologicalWell-being and Social Integration

Lin, Chingting

Graduate Student (MA)The Role of Parenting Style in the Development of Fear of Failure During
Childhood

Luga, Jose Mathew

Graduate Student(PhD)

War Memories of a Multiethnic City: Baguio City, Philippines, during the
Asia-Pacific War

Mai, Lisi

Graduate Student(PhD)

Paper Presentation at International Communication Association (ICA) Conference - Multidimensional Internet Connectedness & Local Civic Engagement in
the Context of Post-Disaster Fukushima, Japan

Maruyama, Yumiko

Undergraduate (April)

Compost ProjectMatsuyama, Kanako

Graduate Student (MA)Eleanor Roosevelt as A Norm Entrepreneur: Her Contribution to the UDHR

Matsuzaki, Chika

Undergraduate (April)

IRIS Food Delivery

Nakamura, Miku

Undergraduate (April)

English Workshop at Matsusaka

Niiyama, Yoshiaki

Undergraduate (April)Investigating ICTs for Development in Mozambique

Nishiyama, Yoshiko

Undergraduate (April)

Traditional and Modern Medicine of an Indigenous Community in Argentina

Numano, Kou

Undergraduate (April)ICU English Quest

Okorokwo, Anthony
Chima

Graduate Student (MA)

Madre Lingua

Omi, Kanako

Graduate Student(PhD)

Youth Identity and Agency Formation in Post-Apartheid South Africa

Saito, Erika Mischelle

Undergraduate (September)

Cultural Meanings of Human Remains in Okinawa: Anthropological Fieldwork
in Nakijin

STUDENT TYPE

PROJECT TITLE

Akai, Rikako

Undergraduate (April)

Traditional Crafts Connecting the Past —Considering the Spiritual and Technical Succession to the Next Generation from Beppu Bamboo Crafts

Apollo, Ssenyange

Undergraduate (September)

Dialogue for the Future: Empowering Youth by Building a Culture of Dialogue
and Advocating for Their Inclusiveness in Community Affairs

Asaka, Momo

Undergraduate (April)

History In Translation 2023

Tatton, Anna

Bhuwan Shankar,
Bhatt

Graduate Student(PhD)

Conference Presentation: Experiences of Nepalese College Students with
Disabilities

Graduate Student(PhD)

Queer Belongingness: Exploring the Role of Physical Spaces for Queer Women and Trans People in Japan

Wang, QianqianDeng, Yazhuo

Graduate Student(PhD)

Cultural Intelligence, Stress, and Social Support: A Study of Expatriates Working in East China

Graduate Student(PhD)

The Effects of Sexism on Individuals and on the Perception of Traditional/
Non-Traditional Gender Roles

Watanabe, Miyako

Undergraduate (April)

Gamarra, Elizabeth

Graduate Student(PhD)

Peace in Action: Youth G20 Summit in Varanasi, India

Towards the Design of Feasible Inclusive Education in Japan —Education that
Embraces Each Individual

Yamaguchi, Yukino

Undergraduate (April)

Gutierrez, Diana

Graduate Student (MA) Museum Bodies for Empathy: Moving Together Towards Peace with Students
in Japan and India

Travel to the Second Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Prohibitionof Nuclear Weapons

Yoshida, Taichi

Graduate Student (MA)Hayashi, Mako

Undergraduate (April)Field Study on Foster Children’s Right to be Heard

The Current Situation and Challenges of Global Citizenship Education in Japan—Focusing on High School Teachers and Educational Practices

Higuchi, Kinuka

Undergraduate (April)Investigating Haida's TEK for sustainable environment in Haida Gwaii

Yoshimoto, Saki

Graduate Student (MA)Living at the Boundary of Binary Thinking: A Qualitative Study on Bisexual
Women Living in Japan

Huynh, Nhu

Graduate Student (MA) Perceived Sexism and Psychological Well-being of Young Females

Zaman, Fatema

Graduate Student (MA)Balancing Work and Family: A Study of the Effects of Family-Friendly Policies
on Bahraini Working Mothers

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MA GRADUATE STUDENTCOMPETENCE DEVELOPMENT PROJECT FORCOMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS IN HAWAII“JICUF’s grant enabled me to conduct
research for my master’s degree in
Hawaii. I was able to conduct in person
research interviews in Hawaii. This
experience had a profound impact on
me in terms of my future ambition to
become an international researcher, as it
improved my research skills in English.
I could share the efforts of community
Photo by Koto Miura
health workers in Hawaii with people
from Japan and from other countries at the Society for Community Research and Action academic
seminar at ICU. With the help of the JICUF grant, I not only learned the difficulties of conducting
research in English in a culture different from my own, but also made connections with foreign
researchers and was able to see their research up close. I am very grateful for this generous grant.”

2023 PROJECT TYPE BREAKDOWNPROJECT TYPETOTAL GRANT AMOUNT

Student Community Service/
Volunteering

4

Student Field Research21

Student-led Conference/Convenings

4¥1,687,000

Student-led Study Tour
/Experiential Learning2¥1,818,870

Student Conference
Attendance

7

Faculty-led Study Tour
/Experiential Learning

1

Faculty-led Conference/Convenings

9

Faculty Course
Development

1

Faculty-led Student
Development

1

Alumni ICU Community
Engagement

3302023 IMPACT REPORT¥1,085,990¥8,743,294¥ 2,640,911¥350,000¥5,096,970

TOSHIAKI SASAO
PROFESSOR
THE FIRST GLOBAL COMMUNITYPSYCHOLOG Y CONFERENC E IN JAPAN:
CHARTING THE FUTURE OF COMMUNITYPSYCHOLOG Y IN ASIA AND BEYOND(SCRA-ASIA )“JICUF’s grant enabled me to invite
community psychologists and students
from ICU and overseas and to host thefirst-ever Global Community Psychology
Seminar in Asia on the ICU campus.
The project impacted me as wellas others at ICU and other major
institutions in Japan, Asia, and the
U.S. First and foremost, it helped me
to see the active exchange of researchand practice from around the world.
Second, ICU’s Community Research &Action Group members played a majorrole in invigorating the interest andactivities of local and international colleagues. All the participants agreed that, in order torealize the globalization of the field, there is a need for further development in cooperation
with each other not only in Asia but also in other parts of the world.
Third and most importantly, ICU solidified its position as a “hub” of community psychology in
Asia, the field I have nurtured for over 30 years. The participants and guests from overseas
were particularly impressed with how the field developed here in Japan over the past 50
years. Many ICU and local participants were able to connect with overseas professionals
and students for future collaboration. This would not have been possible without JICUF’s
support.”¥1,500,000¥300,000¥3,730,500
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The following testimonials are from ICU alums who received a JICUF grant
when they were undergraduate students. We asked them to reflect on the
grant’s impact on their post-ICU career paths.

MANA HIDESHIMAINTERN, GREEN GROWTH FUTURAGMBH (HAMBURG, GERMANY)COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS ON HISTORY EDUCATIONBETWEEN GERMANY AND JAPAN“JICUF’s grant enabled me to conduct
research for my senior thesis in Germany.
Conducting interviews and visiting relevantsites in Germany helped me to broaden myunderstanding and analysis of research, as
it allowed me to not only focus on literature
reviews in the library, but also to witness thereal issues.
JICUF gave me a space for freedom and creativity, which increased my self-planning andforward thinking. Since then, I have not hesitated to carry out my own project in any context.
JICUF funding is such a privilege. I hope ICU students will take advantage of this opportunity
to be creative and realize self-planned activities with little to no financial worries. “

AOMI KUWAYAMAPHD STUDENT AT OSAKA UNIVERSITY,
JSPS DOCTORAL RESEARCH FELLOW(WASHINGTON, DC, USA)YOSHIE MORIKI
PROFESSORANTHROPOLOGICAL RESEARCH PRACTICUM AND RELATIONSHIP WITH THE LOCAL POPULATION:ORGANIC CONNECTIONS WITH IZEN TOWN, TOKUNOSHIMA, KAGOSHIMA PREFECTURE“JICUF’s grant enabled me to complete a fieldwork course with students safely and actively
in Tokunoshima island. My experience conducting the grant showed the importance of having
extra financial resources to conduct a project involving students in unpredictable weather
situations. After completing the project with success, academically and socially, I have more
confidence in myself as well as in the support I can rely on to achieve my work as a memberof the ICU community. The project also had a huge impact on the students who participatedin the course. They learned how to survive and be resilient with positive spirits when theyencountered challenges out of our control.”32
322023 IMPACT REPORT2023 IMPACT REPORTPHILIPPINES FIELDWORK FOR THE PHILIPPINE-JAPANCOMPARISON OF EDUCATION OF THE URBAN POORJICUF’s grant enabled me to conduct fieldwork for my senior thesis in the Philippines.
Looking back, that project was the beginningof my research career. During my fieldworkin the Philippines, local staff taught me what
it meant to work with communities. I am currently
continuing my research in a doctoral program.
The knowledge and experiences I gained fromthe fieldwork in the Philippines have becomethe basis of my research. Without that fieldwork, I
cannot imagine my research life today. I would like to express my gratitude to JICUF for giving
me such a great opportunity.

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LINGUISTICS PHD STUDENT AT ICUSCHOLARSHIPSAN ELECTROGLOTTOGRAPH STUDY OF VOICEDPLOSIVES IN TWO JAPANESE DIALECTS IN HOKKAIDO

Scholarships have been at the core of the Foundation’s work since its founding. We support
students from all over the world to receive a liberal arts education at ICU. In 2022, weoffered the following scholarships:“JICUF’s grant enabled me to conduct research
fieldwork in Hokkaido. The results from myfieldwork became my senior thesis. I shared
my research experience in an ICU linguistic
course which encouraged other students
majoring in linguistics to apply for JICUF
suppor t to conduct their own fieldwork.
I also disseminated my findings at aninternational conference. Eventually, I decided
to enroll in graduate school. Therefore, conducting
my project has helped me embark on an
academic career path as a researcher. “Photo by Koto Miura

Syrian Scholars Initiative (SSI): Fullscholarship (tuition, housing and living
expenses) provided to Syrian students toreceive a four-year undergraduate education
at ICU. Two students are awarded annually.

Study Abroad Scholarship (SAS): $3,500
scholarship provided to three ICU students
participating in an outgoing Exchange
Program at one of ICU’s partner institutions
or an IES/CIEE Study Abroad program.

United States Scholars Initiative (USSI):
Merit-based scholarship covering academic
fees (tuition and facilities) provided to U.S.
citizens to receive a four-year undergraduate
education at ICU. Two students are awarded
annually.

Japan-Ukraine University Pathways (JUUP)
at ICU: Full scholarship (airfare, tuition,
housing and living expenses) provided to
students admitted to ICU who have fled
Ukraine. (Read more about the programin the feature story.)

NAHO YOSHIKAWA
RESEARCH OFFICER, JETRO(TOKYO, JAPAN)RESEARCH IN AFRICA - DOES FREE COMPULSORYEDUCATION BENEFIT CHILDREN LIVING IN
TRADITIONAL TRIBE COMMUNITIES?

“JICUF enabled me to conduct research
for my senior thesis in Kenya Kajiado. It
enriched my understanding about school
climate and social emotional competency
growth in the school context. I also developed
a community-based organization that
I still run with Masaai ladies in Kenya.
The organization provides support andPhoto by Koto Miura
promotes girls education in Kajiado.
In addition, this experience helped me land an internship with an OECD team working ona survey on social and emotional skills. Currently, I work for a governmental organization,
conducting research on the political and economic trends in Africa. “

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CITIZENSAIDAN SISNEROSUS SCHOLARS INITIATIVE
MAJOR: UNDECLARED“ICU has given me the opportunity to grow asa friend, as a scholar, and as an advocate formankind. I look forward to furthering myself
within this wonderful community! I have yet
to declare my major, but I am most definitely
going to commit to Linguistics. A very sincere
thank you to all those who work at and withJICUF to support my scholarship. It means themost being able to live out such a life changing
experience.”

PROJECTSJICUF supports a variety of projects each year in addition to grants and scholarships.

Photo by Naoki Beppu

The Common Good Grant project, in its 3rdyear, is a project that tasks a committee of
ICU students to award ¥1,000,000 in grantfunding to non-profit and social service
organizations in the local community. During
the 2022-23 academic year, CGG received
applications from 20 organizations and awarded
4 grants. The 2023-24 CGG committee iscurrently evaluating projects. It is a great way
for students to gain practical experience andconnect with the local community.

DARIA RESHETNIAKJAPAN-UKRAINE UNIVERSITY PATHWAYS
MAJORS: GENDER AND SEXUALITY STUDIES;MEDIA, CULTURE AND COMMUNICATION“Many ICU students have backgrounds orexperiences of being abroad so it’s easierto relate to them and feel part of the group.
Everyone at ICU is respectful to each other aswell. Personally, I’ve become more confident
in expressing my opinion thanks to my time at
ICU so far.”Photo by Koto MiuraSYRIAN SCHOLARS INITIATIVE
MAJORS: ECONOMICS, BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

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The JICUF Undergraduate Research Day(URD) is an event held t wice a year thatprovides fourth year students with an opportunity
to showcase their senior theses. Top students
are nominated to participate from each of ICU’s
31 majors. The students design and present
a poster showing the results of their research.
2023 was the first time URD was held in person
since the pandemic, during which the event washeld online. URD is organized by a dedicatedgroup of faculty and student ambassadors. In
2023, it was held on February 25 for April students
and June 16 for September students.

HAZEM MAJEEK“Attending ICU and immersing myself in its
liberal arts program has proven to be an enrichingexperience. It provided me with the opportunity
to explore newfound interests that I hadn’t
envisioned before. Thanks to JICUF and ICU, I
was granted a once-in-a-lifetime chance to pursue
higher education after navigating through achallenging journey of instability and uncertainty
caused by the Syrian war. I am forever grateful to
JICUF and ICU for this opportunity.”

COMMON GOOD GRANT

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COUNTRYICU GLOBAL YOUTHESSAY COMPETITIONJICUF and ICU held the third ICU
Global Youth Essay Competition in 2023.
The competition is open to youth fromaround the world (excluding Japan) aged
14-18. Applicants were asked to write an
essay on either the topic of environmental
sustainabilit y or peacebuilding. We
received 178 essays from 40 countries,
and 11 prizes were awarded. The grandprize went to a student from India, andthe second prize to a student from thePhilippines.

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India

41

Indonesia

28

United States

28

Armenia

7

Nigeria

6

Philippines

5

Singapore

5

South Korea

5

Bangladesh

4

Malaysia

4

Pakistan

4

Brazil3

Turkey3

China/Ireland/Kenya
Myanmar/Taiwan/Zimbabwe

2 each(12 total)

Australia/Azerbaijan/Bosnia
Cambodia/Colombia/Ethiopia
Fiji/Hungary/Jamaica/Kazakhstan
Mexico/Morocco/Saudi Arabia

1 each(13 total)

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EVENTS AND ACTIVITIESICU STUDENT WEEKEND IN NYC
In late January 2023, JICUF hosted the firstever “ICU Student Weekend” in NYC for ICU
students currently studying in the US through
ICU’s exchange program. 22 out of 46 students
studying in US institutions participated. JICUF
provided accommodation, tickets to several
attractions, and two free meals, while students
paid for their own transportation.
On Friday evening, we hosted a “shinnenkai” ata restaurant in the Kips Bay area of Manhattan withthe students and invited alumni and friends.
Over 30 alumni, ranging in graduation class from 1961 to 2021, joined and mingled withcurrent students. On Saturday morning, JICUF staff and Izumi Osawa-Minevich (class of2004), ICU Alumni Association’s NY Chapter representative, took the students to Top of theRock, the 70th floor observation deck in 30 Rockefeller Plaza.

JICUF BOARD MEETING
AND RECEPTION AT ICU
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After a long hiatus due to the pandemic,
JICUF board members and staff were delighted
to hold its board meeting on ICU’s beautiful
campus from April 14 and 15. The JICUF board
gathered at ICU in April 2018. The board
meeting helped reinvigorated the relationshipbetween ICU and JICUF and how we could
work closer together toward our shared vision.
Highlights included a joint lunch between theboards of ICU and JICUF, a tour of the new
Troyer Hall of Arts and Science, meet-andgreet with recent grantees and scholarship recipients, and an evening reception with ICU
faculty, students, staff, alumni and outside partners we have worked with. Over 100 guests
mingled for two and a half hours.

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NURTURING GLOBAL CITIZENSNURTURING GLOBAL CITIZENSEXPANDING EDUCATION PATHWAYS CONFERENCEOn May 17 and 18, JICUF co-hosted a conference titled “Expanding Refugee Education
Pathways” at Sophia University with the Global Task Force on Third Country Education
Pathways (GTF), Pathways Japan, and Sophia University. The GTF was established in 2020
under the guidance of the United Nations High Commissioner of Refugees (UNHCR) to
promote and support the expansion of tertiary education as a complementary pathway forrefugee students. Called “education pathways” for short, these programs enable refugees torelocate to a third country through educational opportunities and receive protection.
The overarching goal of the conference was to help build new education pathways programsand expand existing programs. Around 60 people representing governments, internationalorganizations, educational institutions and networks, NGOs and refugee organizations
participated from 20 countries. Pathways Japan and JICUF volunteered to co-host thisconference based on the growing interest in education pathways among several Asian
countries, most notably the Philippines and South Korea, and the Japanese Government’s
decision to co-convene this year’s Global Refugee Forum with five other states.

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NURTURING GLOBAL CITIZENSNURTURING GLOBAL CITIZENSNURTURING GLOBAL CITIZENSLIST OF DONORSAs a 501(c)(3) public charity, JICUF relies on the generosity of our amazing supporters. The following list includes those
who gave between January 1 and December 31, 2023. A big thank you to each of our supporters!

DONORS JAN-DEC 2023
$10,000+
Atsuko & Akira Fujimoto
AnonymousAnonymous$2,000~$9,999
Machi Fukuyama Dilworth
Benjamin & June Duke
Kazuko & Chad Love
Scott Pardee$1,000~$1,999
Toru Arata
Laura Chiu
Kenneth & Eloise Dale
Joan E. Ericson
Danny Ha
Shoji Kent Ikeda
Noriko Iwase
Nami Kan
Yoshiro Matsuo
Minako Oki Ahearn
Atsuko J. Rasic
Delores & Jon Roeder
Ayumu Saegusa
Valerie L. Takai
George Ken-Hsi & May Wang
Anonymous$500~$999
Mutsuko Hanada
William F. Honaman
Takamitsu & Mitsuko Ito
Yuriko Kuchiki
Nakako Memon
Yasuko Moyer
David Rackham
Yasuyo Satoh
Susan Schmidt
Kurt & Mika Tong
Gretchen Yamaguchi
Emma Lee Yu$200~$499
Shushu Annie Awanohara
Satomi Matsumura Bol
Masako & Jeff Carpenter
Mikiko Davis
Lois Geeslin
Mark B. Greenfield

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Yoshikuni Igarashi
Mitsuhiro & Kaede Kaneda
Helene KeranDoris B. Kersten
Janet & Eric Louie
Yuko Sugiyama Lynch
Aya Matsuda
Reiko Mito
Sawa Nakagawa
Ryo Nakamura
Peter & Amy Prahar
Mary & Bruce Rigdon
Joslin Ruffle
Tomohito Shinozaki
George & Etsuko Schulenberg
Roy & Ute Tellini
Weimin and Mari Yuan
Anonymous$100~$199
Donald V. Anderson
Robin Kimiko Avery
Regis & Marilyn Birckbichler
Beth and Barry Bryant
James A. Canfield
Lynn C. Cohee
Ayako S. Cone
Mark Flanigan
Thomas & Carol Hastings
Atsuko Hotta
Steven Houghton
Bill Katen-Narvell
Jim & Tomoko Kempf
Robert Hing Keung Kwan
Richard Mellott
Takako Miyazaki
Marilynn T. Nakata
Kiyo Okazaki
Izumi & Michael Osawa-Minevich
Jack Payden-Travers
John Peek
Betty Rauth
Elizabeth & Kazuya Sato
Phyllis Good Senesi
Keiko Shimada-Cirnigliaro
Motoko Shimizu
Jane Stabler
Harumi Takahashi
Colin M. Teraoka
Kurt & Leslie Thompson
Joan M. Uht

Amy Oda Uyemura
Aya Yabe-DuruzPaul & Kazue Watlington
H. Alden Welch
Gavin Hamilton Whitelaw~$100
Carl & Marie Bade
Christi Barret
Matthew H. Burt
Carmen Dagnino
Eriko Takai Frank
Ikumi Gotanda
Yuji Ichikawa
Lee A. Makela
Fumiko Ishii McLeod
A. Andriy Montero
Tsuyoshi Ohyama
Miki Oji
Kazumi & Robert Pestka
Tamiki Takayashiki
Thomas Tarca
Yoichi Usui
David Wilcox
Hiroyuki Watanabe
Corporations, Organizations& Memorial Funds
Alice Everett Davis Trust
All-Stars Foundation
April Ann Manzinger Endowment Fund
BNY Mellon
Morgan Stanley
Old Farm Partners
Philanthropic Ventures Foundation
The Elrick Williams Memorial Fund
The J.U. & Hazel Simmons Scholarship FundThe Shapiro Foundation

THANK YOUJICUF Staff
Paul Hastings, President & CEO
Aki Takada, Vice President
Fernando Rojas, Program Manager
Sachiko Tokai, Communications& Operations Associate
JICUF Trustees
David Janes, Chair
Machi Dilworth, Secretary
Danny Ha, Treasurer
Mitsuhiro Kaneda
Kenji Kushida
Fusae Nara
Katherine Tegtmeyer Pak
Susan Schmidt
Masako Shinn
Kurt Tong
Gavin Whitelaw

JICUF Interns
Daiki Murakoshi, Photography Intern (Until June 2023)
Hinata Saito, Photography Intern (Until June 2023)
Koto Miura, Photography Intern (From November 2023)
Naoki Beppu, Photography Intern (From November 2023)
Donation Information
If you would like to make a donationby check, please mail it to:
475 Riverside Drive,
Suite 439 New York, NY 10115
JICUF is a 501(c)(3) organization anddonations to JICUF are tax-deductible.
If you’d like to make a donation,please go to https://www.jicuf.org/donate/2023 IMPACT REPORT

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