Faculty Voice

APU’s graduate faculty are experienced in supporting JICA students in their studies. Below, you can find a comment from one of the distinguished faculty members you may meet should your academic journey bring you to APU.

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Meet Prof. Yoichiro Sato,
Dean of the Graduate School of Asia Pacific Studies

Due to the university’s extensive experience accepting JICA students, APU was highlighted in the SDGs Global Leader for the Pacific booklet published by JICA in 2021.
You can read a message from Prof. Sato in the booklet below and listen to his comment in the SDGs Global Leader for the Pacific video on JICA’s YouTube channel.

▲ Prof. Sato and his seminar students, including JICA students. They are enjoying jigoku-mushi (cooking using natural hot spring steam) in the Kannawa area of Beppu, APU’s home city.