GSID Alumni Association

1. Messages from the graduates:

It is better to continue this association since we can connect in the future.
Thank you, GSID. Thank you, Shimada-sensei.
I am so grateful for the support during my study at GSID.
Thank you to all GSID members. I really appreciate and fortunate to be part of this family.
I would like to be an active member of the association.
Thank you very much for your hard work for networking GSID alumni. Good luck 

2. Thank you for your donation:

SENANAYAKE Shyam Asiri
SUKHBAATAR Molom
SIE Kouakou Jean Fidele
ATANGA Gordon
ISTHOMBU KANKANAMGE Wasanthi Nayana Wickramarathne
DEBRAH Dennis

Folks,

Please be invited to apply for the GSID Alumni Grant Program (GGP) for JPY100,000. The activities qualified for this grant are as below.

If you are interested in, please send us your interest to alumni@gsid.nagoya-u.ac.jp . We will send you the application form.

Activities covered by the subsidy must be accomplished within one year from the day of the application’s approval.

(1) Alumni development support: activities to promote the alumni development (for example, global, regional, national and local networking of alumni).

(2) Research activity support: an original research work carried out by GSID students or alumni, which requires support.

(3) Social activity support: social contribution activities conducted by GSID students or alumni, which requires support.

The deadline is 30 September and the recipient will be announced on Homecoming Day as well as the website of GSID Alumni Association.

Best regards,

GGP Committee, Executive Board,

GSID Alumni Association, Nagoya University.

GSID Alumni Relay Talk

Theme: “Supporting GSID Alumni in Difficulty- Case of Afghan Fellow”

Date: 8 September 2024 (Sun), Time: 15:30-17:00JST

Platform: Online (zoom)

Speaker: Ms. Sumire Kanda (Vice President,  GSID Alumni Association)

Commentator: Professor Tomoko Ako (Professor, The University of Tokyo)

Chair: Dr. Christian Otchia (Associate Professor, Nagoya University)

Guest speakers: Afghan fellow (TBC), From Scholars At Risk(TBC)

Opening remarks: Professor Masato Noda (President, GSID Alumni Association)

Registration: https://forms.gle/xyAiCZDGN1AmCqDLA

Organized by GSID Alumni Association

Co-organized by GSID, Nagoya University

Executive board members of GSID Alumni Association attended the 7th Summit of All Alumni Associations, Nagoya University. We explained our activities and discussed with the President of NU, Professor N. Sugiyama, and leaders. Delegation of GSID AA: Noda (President), Someya (Vice President), Kanda (Vice President) and Yamamoto ( Executive Director).

Congratulations! Executive board members of GSID Alumni Association celebrated and welcomed new graduates 2023AY: Prof. M. Noda (President), Prof. M. Someya (Vice-President),  Prof. Y. Shimada (Auditor), Prof. C. Mendez (Director) and  Prof. C. Otchia (Director).

Welcome to GSID Alumni Association, Nagoya University

Dear new graduates,

Congratulations on your graduation in March 2024! It is our great pleasure to welcome you as a new member. The GSID Alumni Association at Nagoya University was established in 2000. We aim to build a global network of alumni and affiliated faculty members, mediate between the alumni and current students and faculties, and contribute to the further development of our alma mater as well as sustainable development and peace of the world.

Respecting to the diversity and promoting globalization of our association, we would like to the launch of two chapters of the Philippines and Cambodia in last February, in addition to Thai chapter. With cooperation and participation of alumni, the association plan to do our various activities such as networking and branch activities, GSID Grand Program (GGP), GSID Global Seminar on International Development (GSID x GSID), GSID Alumni Relay Talk (G-ART) and may organize some events with chapters in the world.We also have relevant activities in collaboration with GSID and Nagoya University Alumni Association (NUAL). To leave no one behind, our activities will be in English with hybrid of online and face to face methods.

In the with/post COVID-19 era, the role of GSID alumni should play more important role for sustainable development and peace of the world. Wish you success in your new career. Please stay safe and healthy. See you soon online and/or face to face in our events.

Yours sincerely,

March 2024

Masato NODA,

President, GSID　Alumni Association, Nagoya University

We would like to welcome the new members to the GSID Alumni Association!
We are very happy to share the excitement of your graduation day, and we are very proud of you!

Thank you to those who donated.

WHITMYER Kraig Lee

SWASDIBUTRA Thaya

CHONG Yee Hang

KANAZAWA Keisuke

XU Siyu

CHEN Jingyi

MINAMI Anzu

PESTALOZZI Zico Efraindio

Lilac

CHEN Yuchong

SAIYOMINA Eileen Jennifer

NASRIDDINOV Salokhiddin

TRAN Thanh Huy

KPOVIESSI Doheto Othniel

VO Minh Dang

TRIPATHI Yashasvi Kumar

DA SILVA Lins Rafael Jose

CHEN Zhihao

CAO Rui

NAKAGAWA Akari

CAO Thi Hanh Dung

Comments from the graduates:

Keep doing what you are doing!!! 

Love you.

Excited to be a part of GSID Alumni Network!

All the best to GSID. And thank you so much for the support and inspiration.

染矢先生、いつも応援いたします 

I wish continued success to everyone and I hope to be a good representative of Nagoya University.

Thank you for the great job! You are very much appreciated.

We are happy to celebrate the launch of our Cambodia Chapter. We sincerely appreciate all alumni of the country and persons who work for it.
The memorial event will be on 10 Feb. 2024 by face to face and online. For the details, please check the flyer.
https://www4.gsid.nagoya-u.ac.jp/_wp/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/20240128_Cambodian-Chapter.pdf
Executive Board, GSID Alumni Association

We are happy to celebrate the launch of our Philippines Chapter. We sincerely appreciate all alumni of the country and persons who work for it.
The memorial event will be on 10 Feb. 2024 by face to face and online. For the details, please check the flyer.
https://www4.gsid.nagoya-u.ac.jp/_wp/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/20240205_Flyer_Philippine-Chapter.pdf
Executive Board, GSID Alumni Association