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Career Survey of Ex-International Students in Japan residing overseas
We ask your cooperation for the above mentioned survey conducted by Japan Student Service Organization. The following online survey will open on Wednesday 17 November until Sunday 19 December, 2021.
日本語
https://www.online-system.jasso.go.jp/survey/allalumni/ja
English
https://www.online-system.jasso.go.jp/survey/allalumni/en
Respondents do not have to be MEXT scholars but anyone who has studied in Japan at any level of high school or higher education in the past.
According to JASSO, this is their first and biggest online survey of the ex-international students. The results will be published on the JASSO website.
Should you have any queries please contact the following JASSO office in either Japanese or English:
独立行政法人 日本学生支援機構
日本留学海外拠点 連携推進本部
メール：sjgn@jasso.go.jp
Thanks so much for your cooperation.
Posted 19 November 2021
Two Tribes, United by Music: Western Pop in Japan
JETAA academic chapter/BAMS join online event no.3
(registration)
Speakers from BAMS group
On a related topic, we are very keen to find speakers from BAMS group who are academics (in any field) to step up to continue this series. If you would be interested or know of someone in the BAMS community that you think would be happy to do a short talk within their field of research, we would be keen to hear. One of the main objectives was to provide a forum to network with the JETAA Academic special interest group to ensure greater networking. If you have recently returned from your scholarship and are interesting in sharing your topic of research, then please do reach out by replying to this e-mail @ bamscommitte@outlook.com
Posted 15 July 2021JETAA UK Seminar – ‘Cultural Exchange and the JET Programme: Power Nostalgia and Emotions’
JET Alumni Association UK and the British Association of MEXT Scholars presents
A JETAA UK Academic Special Interest Group (SIG) Event
Posted 19 March 2021SetoMonogatari and other stories: JET/MEXT influence on art and career
JETAA academic chapter/BAMS join online event no.2 (registration)
Posted 16 June 2021Cultural Exchange and the JET Programme: Power Nostalgia and Emotions
JETAA academic chapter/BAMS join online event no.1
Posted 16 June 20212017
2017 BAMS AGM
Many thanks to everyone who attended the AGM last night. It was lovely to see former scholars and outgoing scholars discuss the future shape of BAMS. Sadly, our Chair, Paul Illife, announced that he is stepping down after four years of much-valued service to the BAMS Committee.
During this time, Paul organised a number of successful events, including various summer socials and the recent BAMS Talks. Thank you, Paul, for all your efforts! But BAMS will carry on, and we hope to bring you more events in the future, including another summer social, so keep an eye out for further information! (Forum Mithani, BAMS committee)
Posted on 02/05/2017 by Lyle De Souza2017 BAMS Talks
BAMS is pleased to announce the success of the BAMS Talks 2017 that took place on Tuesday 28th March 2017 at the Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation in London. Two former MEXT Scholars spoke about their experiences as MEXT Scholars in Japan and their careers thereafter. They were followed by four newly awarded MEXT Scholars who presented their backgrounds and their research proposals for their upcoming study in Japan.
The evening was a perfect example of the diversity of MEXT Scholars and their fields of study, with topics covering civil society, writing and publishing, Japan’s space policy, the future of materialising, the history of imperialism, and space robotics. Many thanks to all the speakers, members of the audience, and the Daiwa Foundation for hosting us!
Photo: Forum MithaniPosted on 03/03/2017 by Lyle De SouzaRegistration for 2017 BAMS Talks
Registration is now open for the 2017 BAMS Talks. Please click on Conferences.
Posted on 03/03/2017 by Lyle De SouzaExperiences of Studying in Japan
Read reports from recent MEXT scholars. PDF file
Posted on 02/03/2017 by Lyle De SouzaBAMS Talks 2017 - Advance notice
Date & Time: Tuesday 28th March 2017, 18:00 - 20:30
Location: The Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation Daiwa Foundation Japan House 13/14 Cornwall Terrace (Outer Circle) London NW1 4QP
Speakers: (tbc)
Registration: (coming soon)
BAMS Talks 2017 - Call For Speakers
Dear everyone,
On behalf of the BAMS Committee I would like to wish all BAMS members a happy new year! 明けましておめでとうございます！
In March 2017 we plan to hold the next BAMS Talks, which will be an opportunity for MEXT Scholars to present the research work or study that they pursued in Japan. This email is a call for speakers for the BAMS Talks! Both former and newly awarded MEXT Scholars are invited to present their work. Of course, in the case of newly awarded scholars, the proposed research should be shown.
If you are interested in presenting your research work, that you originally developed in Japan and, perhaps, later continued elsewhere, please contact the BAMS Committee at bamscommittee@outlook.com.
Alternatively, if you are interested in assisting in the preparation and running of the event, please also feel free to contact us. It is very much my hope that this event will provide BAMS with a suitable direction for the future, namely to provide BAMS members with a platform to promote their work, build a professional network, and to promote the MEXT Scholarship.
Just to reiterate, if you are interested in presenting at or helping in the preparation of the BAMS Talks, please contact the BAMS Committee on bamscommittee@outlook.com.
Best wishes for the new year!
Paul Iliffe
BAMS Committee Chairman
2016
BAMS Summer Social
Summer may be seen as an abstract concept in the UK, but in the general spirit of the season and reminiscing the hot summers in Japan, BAMS will have a summer social on Friday 15th July at the Tate Modern.
We will be meeting at 6pm at the Turbine Hall entrance on Holland Street. We plan to look around the galleries, practice our art critic skills, and then find somewhere to have some food and a drink (I suggest the Lord Nelson, which has great burgers, including vegetarian).
If you'd like to join, let us know so that we know who to wait for on the day. Everyone is welcome!
I look forward to seeing you there!
Paul
BAMS committee chairman
BAMS 2016 AGM
The BAMS committee will hold its Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Friday 17th June 2016 between 18:00 and 20:00 at the Embassy of Japan in the UK (101-104 Piccadilly, London W1J 7JT).
We warmly welcome all the former MEXT Scholars to join the BAMS committee and representatives from the Embassy to talk about the future of our association.
If you would like to join, please register with BAMS by replying with your full name and title to this email address (bamscommittee@outlook.com).
Please note that registration must be done by Wednesday 15th June 2016.
During the AGM the following points will be presented and discussed:
A summary of BAMS activities in 2015
Plans for 2016 and beyond
Proposals for BAMS events (such as last year’s BAMS Christmas Talks)
Participation in the BAMS committee
After the event we will move on to the King's Arms pub, which is a short walk from the Embassy.
We look forward to seeing you on the 17th!
Posted on 13/06/2016 by Lyle De SouzaBAMS email address compromised * update - back to normal
We are very sorry to inform you that the BAMS email account was hacked recently.
You probably received a suspicious email purportedly from the BAMS chair, Paul Iliffe, at 15:48 on 4 May.
Please be assured that Paul is fine and not in need of rescuing!
Please disregard this email and rest assured that the situation is under control and that we have managed to salvage the account!
Posted on 20/05/2016 by Lyle De Souza2015
BAMS Facebook Page
BAMS now has its own Facebook page. Please join us.
Posted on 18/12/2015 by Lyle De Souza2015 BAMS Christmas Talk followed by reception
Registration is now open for the inaugural BAMS Christmas talk on 'Japanese Diasporas' to be held at the Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation on Friday 11th December, 2015 from 6pm to 8.30pm.
BAMS members will have an exclusive advance period of one week to register before the event is opened up to the public. Please click on the link 'Conferences' (left) to find out more about this event and to register.
Posted on 15/10/2015 by Lyle De SouzaJapanese Government (MEXT) Postgraduate Scholarships
The application window for the 2016-2018 MEXT Postgraduate Scholarship Programme is now open. All applications must be submitted to the Embassy of Japan in London by Wednesday, 10th June 2015 5pm (GMT).
Please note that the application system for the MEXT Postgraduate scholarships has changed slightly from previous years. It is essential that candidates have looked into suitable Japanese universities where they can conduct their research/studies and that these are listed on the attachment form at the time of application to the Embassy. Applicants who pass the Embassy selection stage of the application procedure will be expected to contact the universities listed on the attachment form to try and gain admission.
For full details including application forms please go to the link below:
http://www.uk.emb-japan.go.jp/en/study/mext_postgrad.html