Kansai Gaidai University ASIAN STUDIES PROGRAM 50th ANNIVERSARY 1st HOMECOMING EVENT
The first Asian Studies Program Homecoming Day Celebration, at Kansai Gaidai University , on Saturday, 27th of June 2023, was a legendary turnout. The academic gathering boasted 100 alumni, family, friends, and around 290 students participating in the Asian Studies Program as of 2023. Some of the homecoming event highlights included the morning ceremony and reception, with an impressive gourmet food buffet display for the Completion Ceremony of Asian Studies Program exchange students. The homecoming celebration began at 1:00 pm, where a one-hour presentation, in the TANIMOTO HALL at the GOTENYAMA CAMPUS GLOBAL TOWN, was hosted by Chancellor Eiko Tanimoto, President of the Board of Trustees, the legendary Professor Stephen Zurcher, Dean of the Asian Studies Program, and the inspirational Asian Studies alumnus Michael Shearer, Head of Region, Pacific, TRICARE Overseas Program, International SOS, and with a closing Jazz extravaganza performed by Kansai Gaidai alumna Yuko Kawabata and h...