Event report
The “AY2025 Career Seminar Series for International Students,” organized by the Center for International Education and Exchange (CIEE), in collaboration with the Career Center (all seminars) and the SLiCS (8th seminar), was held as follows:
| Held | May 2025 – February 2026 (9 seminars in total) |
| Languages used | English for 4 seminars, Japanese for 4 seminars and English and Japanese for 1 seminar |
| Format | Online for 6 sessions, In-person for 3 sessions |
| Target Audience | International students at the University of Osaka |
| Total Participants | 291 international students |
AY2025 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 |
Details for Each Session
| Date & time | Title | Lecturer | Language | Venue | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2025-05-28 (Wed.) 17:30 – 19:00 | Paving Your Career Path to International & Global Companies: Tips & LinkedIn Usage Details (poster) | ・Tatsuro Sano (Founder, Kanalas Inc.) ・Atsuko Iwamoto (LinkedIn Japan) | Japanese | Online |
| 2 | 2025-06-25 (Wed.) 17:30 – 19:00 | Job Search Strategies & Career Development for PhDs Details (poster) | Yoshichika Iida (Director, Association for International Talent Development in Japanese Corporations) | English | Online |
| 3 | 2025-07-14 (Mon.) 17:30 – 19:00 | Career Exploration for Students in the Humanities and Social Sciences Details (poster) | Keiko Kawase (Specially Appointed Lecturer, Tokyo Keizai University) | Japanese | Online |
| 4 | 2025-10-23 (Thu.) 17:30 – 19:30 | Etiquette for Job Interviews & Group Discussion Preparation Details (poster) | ・Kumiko Niida (Lecturer, Kobe Gakuin University / Career Advisor, The University of Osaka) ・Fumiko Nomura (Director, Media Learning Co., Ltd. / Career Advisor, The University of Osaka) | Japanese | Seminar Room A, 2F Student Commons (CELAS), Toyonaka Campus ・Google Map ・campus map (No. 15) |
| 5 | 2025-10-31 (Fri.) 17:30 – 19:00 | Career Exploration for Students in Science & Technologies Details (poster) | Keiko Kawase (Specially Appointed Lecturer, Tokyo Keizai University) | English | Room 5 & 6, 2F IC Hall, Suita Campus access map |
| 6 | 2025-11-20 (Thu.) 17:30 – 19:30 | Job Interview Practice Session Details (poster) | ・Kumiko Niida (Lecturer, Kobe Gakuin University / Career Advisor, The University of Osaka) ・Fumiko Nomura (Director, Media Learning Co., Ltd. / Career Advisor, The University of Osaka) | Japanese | Room 5 & 6, 2F IC Hall, Suita Campus access map |
| 7 | 2025-12-10 (Wed.) 17:30 – 19:00 | Experiences shared by job offer recipients Details (poster) | International graduates-to-be who have received job offers in Japan | English・Japanese | Online |
| 8 | 2026-1-14 (Wed.) 17:30 – 19:00 | Post-PhD Career Options: Trends and Strategies Details (poster) | Clement Angkawidjaja (Associate Professor, Center for Student Success Research and Practice, The University of Osaka) | English | Online |
| 9 | 2026-2-9 (Wed.) 17:30 – 19:00 | An Essential Guide to Internships Details (poster) | Naoya Taniguchi (Specially-appointed Assistant Professor, Nara Institute of Science and Technology) | English | Online |
Information on external job hunting events for international students
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Career Connect for International Students
- 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.
Special event: English Job Fair for UOsaka 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 job market and an understanding of the corporate culture at each participating company.
| Date & time | 13:00-17:00, Tuesday 2025-12-16 |
| Co-hosts | The University of Osaka, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Hokkaido University, Yokohama National University, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Hiroshima University |
| Open to | International students affiliated with one of the above universities |
| Language | English |
Career Talk 2026（Online）Report
Seven international students attended the seminar, where former international students who graduated from the university and are currently working in Japan gave presentations on their job-hunting experiences and professional lives, followed by an active Q&A session with participants.
| Co-organizers | Osaka University International Alumni Association (OUIAA), CIEE |
| Language | English |
| Date & time | 10:00 – 11:30, Saturday March 7, 2026 |
| Speakers | ・Arthur Nishizaki, Senior Accountant, Squaretrade Japan ・Xiaohe Tang, Research Associate, Syneos Health Japan ・Mohamed Boujlida, Machine Learning Engineer, SODA |
