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instance, if I were interested in machine translation,
I could go to talk, over a cup of tea, with a person
who has two years’ experience and get feedback on
what I was thinking. It’s quite exciting. After the exchange
program, I decided to stay in Japan and took
the entrance exam for the Ph.D. program of Todai.
FCR: In the Philippines, I was a licensed veterinarian
and worked as a veterinary practitioner and a
veterinary instructor in our university. In my department,
many of my colleagues received their Ph.D.s
in Japan, but we are discouraged from applying to
the University of Tokyo or Kyoto University because
they say the cut off is too strict. However, I wanted
to upgrade my skills and I persevered. I received
a MEXT scholarship, and finally found my current
professor, who accepted me. My old colleagues
were surprised to know I was accepted here in
Todai, and I am glad I didn’t give up.
JW: Todai is very famous so I searched on the Web
and found several labs I was interested in by reading
papers on their work. I came over as a research
student and decided to stay on for graduate school.
It is difficult to get a scholarship once you are
here - more difficult than if you are back in your own
country. Many private foundations have scholarships
for Chinese students but
they do not support
Taiwanese
students. There
are scholarships
specifically for
Taiwanese students,
but this is also
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difficult for me because I have dual citizenship.
MDS: I was working in Brazil in the Japanese
Immigration Museum and met many people from
Japan. There are no courses in the fields of museum
management or cultural management in
Brazil, so acquaintances suggested that I apply for
a MEXT scholarship and attend the Universities of
Tokyo, or Kyoto University where everyone wants to
go. I found exactly the course I wanted; “Cultural
and Social Studies” is a broad course that is only
offered at Todai. Making contact was difficult, but
I eventually made contact with the professor and
was accepted. They also have scholarships in
Brazil, but most of these are allotted to Japanese
descendants. MEXT is the one that is available and
it also allows you to stay longer.
* 1 Todai is a short name of the University of Tokyo in
Japanese “TOkyo DAIgaku”.
* 2 Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and
Technology, Japan, monbu-kagaku-sho or mon-ka-sho
in Japanese
Shashank Khurana SK
I am Shashank from
India, I came to Japan 3
years ago and I’m also
in the 3rd year of doctorate
course. I’m from
the Graduate School of
Frontier Sciences on the
Kashiwa Campus.
Shashank
Khurana SK
From India, Male,
third year Ph.D. student of Aerospace Engineering
Jane Weng JW
From United States, Female,
Master’s student of
Medical Genome Science
Marcos
De Souza MDS
From Brazil, Male,
Master’s student of Letters and Humanities
(Letters and Sociology)
Pontus Lars
Erik Stentorp PS
From Sweden, Male,
third year Ph.D. student of
Computer Science
Frances Cagayet
Recuenco FCR
From the Philippines, Female,
third year Ph.D. student of
Veterinary Microbiology