CEPEX

The Center For Professional Exchange

CEPEX 2019 Japan Studies Award  Desired Candidate: Strong interest in Japan Open to learning new things Positive attitude Self-starter and independent Able to work with minimal supervision Research skills Flexible Interest in gaining internship experience Interest in Japan 2019 Japan Studies Award Application Packet (click on the link above to access the application) Application Timeline […]

The 2019 CEPEX Japan Studies Award Are you interested in learning more about international business and Japan? The 2019 Japan Studies Award is open to undergraduate students currently enrolled at American University, George Mason University, Georgetown University, and The George Washington University. Applicants do not need to be taking a Japanese language course, but must […]

CEPEX hosted a seminar at Ivy Tech Fort Wayne’s North Campus on October 9, 2018. The second largest city in Indiana, over 30% of the economy in Fort Wayne is based on manufacturing. SMEs located in the area including BF Goodrich, Steel Dynamics, and Sweetwater. Before the seminar Ivy Tech Fort Wayne’s Dean Darrel Kesler […]

Japanese Innovation: Developments in Manufacturing Technology and the  Japanese Manufacturing Innovation Experience in the U.S. The Center for Professional Exchange (CEPEX), supported by the Consulate-General of Japan and World Business Chicago, will host a seminar on Japanese innovation in manufacturing and experiences implementing new technology in the U.S. The event will be held at the […]

  From “Product Out” to “Market In” Beyond Just In Time & “Kaizen” “Don’t Waste Opportunities Tuesday, October 9, 2018 | 2:30 pm- 5:00 pm   Ivy Tech Fort Wayne North Campus  The Steel Dynamics, Inc. Keith E. Busse Technology Center 3701 Dean Drive, Fort Wayne, IN 46835 Register: https://ivytech-cepexevent.eventbrite.com   Featuring  Naoki Ito  Consul-General, […]

For the 9th year the CEPEX Japan Studies Award provided a unique global internship opportunity for a university student in the Washington, DC area. This year’s recipient spent 10 weeks interning in the Sojitz Corporation of America’s Washington, DC office; and 15 days interning in Sojitz Corporation’s Tokyo headquarters. For more about this year’s JSA recipient’s […]

Ms. Riko Sakikubo is concluding her 7-week internship at Sojitz Corporation of America with the Japan Internship for the Development of Young Leaders (IDYL) program. Ms. Sakikubo is a graduate student in the International Public Policy Program at The University of Tokyo’s Graduate School of Public Policy. Before leaving Washington, DC, Ms. Sakikubo was interviewed […]

My name is Arianis Blanco, and I am a sophomore at the Elliott School of International Affairs at The George Washington University. I am majoring in International Affairs with a concentration in comparative economic, political, and social systems, and I am currently studying Japanese. Originally, I was born in Venezuela, but my family moved to […]

CEPEX 2018 Japan Studies Award  Desired Candidate: Strong interest in Japan Open to learning new things Positive attitude Self-starter Independent Enjoys writing Able to work with minimal supervision Research skills Flexible Interest in gaining professional experience     CEPEX 2018 Japan Studies Award Application Packet (click on the link above to access the application)  Application […]

Are you interested in learning more about international business and Japan? The 2018 Japan Studies Award is open to undergraduate students currently enrolled at American University, George Mason University, Georgetown University, and The George Washington University. Applicants do not need to be taking a Japanese language course, but must have a strong interest in Japan […]