4/6/2024 　

　Prof. Usami was elected as the President of Public Policy Studies Association Japan (PPSAJ) on June 1st.

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27/3/2024 

　The Master's program student, Vivian Law (Law Tsz Wai), was selected a valedictorian and gave a valedictory at the GSGES commencement held on March 25th.

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13/3/2024   

　The Master's program student, Vivian Law (Law Tsz Wai), won the Best Presentation Award at the GSGES Master's thesis defense held on January 25th and 26th.

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5/9/2023​　

　The laboratory is currently in the process of special recruiting of the particularly capable international students who seek to enroll in doctoral programs in October 2024. It is expected, but not ensured, that selected students can obtain scholarships provided by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) in Japan. Any potential applicants are welcome to contact Prof. Usami no later than the 18th of September.

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4/4/2023　

　The doctoral student, Rika Fajrini, won First Prize for Student Talk at Student Conference on Conservation Science (SCCS) 2023.

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27/3/2023

 　At the international conference on Substantive Future Rights to be held in a hybrid way on the 30th and 31st of March, Prof. Usami will make a presentation on philosophical issues surrounding the idea of posterity's rights. Everyone is welcome to attend the conference via Zoom, and there is no participation fee. For the program and the way to obtain the Zoom like, see here.

 

29/11/2022　

　The doctoral student, Daehan An, won the Best Presentation Award in Global Ecology at Kyoto University International ONLINE Symposium 2022 on Education and Research in Global Environmental Studies in Asia.

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8/9/2022
　The Master's program student, Kanan Kitani, won Excellent Presentation Award at the GSGES Master's thesis defense held on July 29.

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13/6/2022
　The post-doctoral researcher, Kumie Hattori, won the Young Scholar Prize in the International Association for Philosophy of Law and Social Philosophy (IVR).​

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24/3/2022

　The Master's program student, Tshering Ongmu Sherpa, won Excellent Presentation Award at the GSGES Master's thesis defense held on January 27 and 28.

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3/12/2021

　The doctoral student, Dinita Setyawati, was selected as Judges’ Commendation at 2021 Global Climate Law & Governance Student Essay Competition, Climate Law and Governance Initiative.

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15/11/2021

　The doctoral student, Kumie Hattori, was selected as Best Online Video Presentation Medalist at Climate Change, the SDGs & the Law: Climate Law and Public Policy Online Pre-Conference to Climate Law & Governance Day 2021 during COP26, University of Cambridge & online, 29-30 October.