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Career Seminars for International Students/留学生のためのキャリアセミナー
AY2024 Career Seminar Series for International Students
This series is tailored specifically for international students at OU who are keen to acquire fundamental insights into job searching in Japan. It encompasses a range of crucial topics, including Japanese business culture, self-assessment, resource exploration, interview preparation, and valuable insights from alumni, among other relevant subjects.
Details for each seminar will be announced individually and updated in the table below (scroll down to sign up for each seminar).
Organizer: Center for International Education and Exchange (CIEE)
Co-organizer: Career Center
Inquiry: career@ciee.osaka-u.ac.jp
Click and download poster for the series →
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Date & time | Title | Lecturer | Language | Venue |
| 1 | 2024-10-19 (Sat.) 10:00 – 11:30 |
Post-PhD Career Options: Trends and Strategies |
Clement Angkawidjaja (Associate Professor, Center for Student Success Research and Practice, Osaka University) | English | Online |
| 2 | 2024-11-01 (Fri) 17:30 – 19:00 |
Job Search Strategies & Career Development for PhDs |
Yoshichika Iida (Director, Association for International Talent Development in Japanese Corporations) | Japanese | Online |
| 3 | 2024-12-04 (Wed.) 17:30 – 19:00 |
Experiences shared by job offer recipients 1 (JP) |
International graduates-to-be who have received job offers in Japan | Japanese | Online |
| 4 | 2024-12-09 (Mon.) 17:30 – 19:00 |
Experiences shared by job offer recipients 2 (EN) |
International graduates-to-be who have received job offers in Japan | English | Online |
| 5 | 2025-01-14 (Tue.) 17:30 – 19:00 |
Job Interview Practice Session |
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Japanese | Seminar Room A, 2F Student Commons (CELAS), Toyonaka Campus (Google Map; campus map (No. 15)) |
| 6 | 2025-01-24 (Fri.) 17:30 – 19:00 |
Etiquette for job interviews & group discussion preparation |
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Japanese | Room 5 & 6, 2F IC Hall, Suita Campus (access map) |
| 7 | 2025-02-07 (Fri.) 17:30 – 19:00 |
Career Exploration for Students in the Humanities and Social Sciences |
Keiko Kawase (Career Support Coordinator, Yokohama City University) | Japanese | Seminar Room A, 2F Student Commons (CELAS), Toyonaka Campus (Google Map; campus map (No. 15)) |
| 8 | 2025-02-08 (Sat.) 10:00 – 11:30 |
Career Exploration for Students |
Keiko Kawase (Career Support Coordinator, Yokohama City University) | English | Room 5 & 6, 2F IC Hall, Suita Campus (access map) |
| 9 | 2025-02-18 (Tue.) 17:30 – 19:00 |
Paving Your Career Path to International & Global Companies: Tips & LinkedIn Usage |
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English | Online |
| 10 | 2025-02-26 (Wed.) 17:30 – 19:00 |
An Essential Guide to Internships |
Naoya Taniguchi (Specially-appointed Assistant Professor, Nara Institute of Science and Technology) | English | Online |
Past CIEE career seminars for international students
Join our LinkedIn group for job hunting information
If you would like to receive information on free job-hunting events for international students organized by UOsaka and other public organizations and consortiums, such as company information sessions and free career seminars, please create a LinkedIn account and send a request to join our LinkedIn group below:
* LinkedIn is a globally recognized business-focused social networking service. It is widely used by professionals around the world as an essential tool for job hunting, information gathering, and building business networks. More and more global and foreign companies in Japan are also using it to share job postings and introduce their companies.
Career Talk 2024 Report
Co-organizers: Osaka University International Alumni Association (OUIAA), CIEE
Date & time: 14:00 - 15:30, Saturday November 9, 2024
Language: English
Speakers:
- Orgilbayar Tsevegsuren, Program Manager, Solutions Engineering, JCFS, Amazon Japan
- Mehdi Bekralas, Employee Benefit Specialist, Swift
- Khoa Nguyen Xuan, Technical Account Manager, UiPath Japan
Eight international students attended the seminar, where three former international students who have successfully built careers in Japan generously shared their valuable insights on job hunting and career development in the country.
Special event: English Job Fair for OU International Graduate Students (Online)
This fair offers international students the chance to connect with representatives and researchers from top companies in an informal, welcoming environment.
Conducted entirely in English, this event will give you insights into the Japanese STEM job market and an understanding of the corporate culture at each participating company.
Date & time: 14:00-17:00, Monday 2024-12-02
Co-hosts: Osaka University, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Hokkaido University, Yokohama National University, Kyoto Institute of Technology
Open to: International students affiliated with one of the above universities
Language: English
See the poster for more details.
