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Graduate School Week 2024
During Graduate School Week, the Graduate School of International Relations has prepared events to help answer questions such as, “What are graduate school classes like?” and “What are the possible paths after completion?”
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Schedule change/under adjustment
International Career Seminar
Guest: Ana Margarida Rodrigues, Programme Policy Officer (School Feeding), World Food Programme
Moderator: Professor Kazushige KOBAYASHI
VENUE: Live stream (Zoom)
We are afraid to inform you that the seminar scheduled on November 5th(Tue), 6:00 p.m. has unfortunately been cancelled due to the guest’s circumstances.
We are currently making arrangements for the schedule. As soon as the schedule is decided, we will announce you on the following website.
https://www.ritsumei.ac.jp/gsir/
We are sorry the inconvenience.
- This seminar is for those who aim to have international careers or play active roles globally in the future.
- Gradates with international careers will share their experiences, what students can do during school period, and how earning a graduate degree could expand your career possibilities, especially in international relations.
Nov. 28 (Thu) 10:40am–12:10pm
Experience Graduate School Education!
Open class “International Organizations”
Associate Professor Kazushige Kobayashi
VENUE: Kinugasa Campus. Meigakukan-building MG002 (Face-to-face)
- This course is designed to expose students to a wide variety of conceptual, theoretical, and methodological perspectives on the role of International Organizations (IOs) in multilateral governance.
- This course entails discussion-based sessions where students apply the knowledge acquired in this course to analyze emerging policy challenges, such as pandemics, internet governance, and global connectivity.
- In Session 9, we will discuss the power politics of IOs by exploring open questions such as: Does the United Nations (UN) matter in global politics? How does the rise of China (re)shape the world of IOs?
Dec. 6 (Fri) 2:40pm–5:50pm
Experience Graduate School Education!
Open Class “Professional Training”
Professor Sachiko ISHIKAWA
Venue: Kinugasa Campus. Keigakukan-building KG112 (Face-to-Face)
- This is an open class for master‘s students by prof. Sachiko ISHIKAWA.
Participants will sit in on an actual lecture as attended by current students in the Graduate School of International Relations.
- This class will include an in-depth talk and analysis of jobs in the field of international affairs and international cooperation, while incorporating discussion with a guest speaker.
* The class date may change depending on the schedule of the guest. We will notify the latest information on the Graduate School of International Relation's website.