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Daiwa Scholars 2008
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Anne Gilbert, Christopher Kennedy and Oliver McEntee
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Sam Mokhtary, William Priestley and Oliver Volquardsen
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Natalie Yarrow
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Daiwa Scholars 2008 completed the programme in 2010.
In total, they have studied at six different universities and colleges: Cambridge, Liverpool John Moores, Oxford, University College for the Creative Arts, University College London, and Warwick.
Their subject areas encompass Architecture, Fashion, German and Italian, Law, Neuroscience, Theoretical Chemistry, and Astrophysics.
Daiwa Scholars 2008 will depart for Tokyo in September.
The Scholars are:
ANNE GILBERT
Anne Gilbert completed a Dphil in Theoretical Chemistry and a MChem (Hons) degree in Chemistry from the University of Oxford. She has previously visited Japan, presenting research at a conference in Kyoto. She is seeking to pursue a career as a patent attorney specialising in intellectual property service for East Asian/Japanese clients.
CHRISTOPHER KENNEDY
Christopher Kennedy completed an undergraduate degree at Jesus College, University of Cambridge, in Architecture. He is seeking to pursue a career as an architect in Japan and England, while also teaching design at an architecture school.
OLIVER MCENTEE
Until departure for Japan, Oliver McEntee was employed as a paralegal at the Practical Law Company Limited. He has a BA (Hons) degree in Jurisprudence from the University of Oxford and is seeking to pursue a career as a barrister. Japanese language ability would enable him to specialise in Japan-related legal work.
SAM MOKHTARY
Sam Mokhtary has an undergraduate degree at University College London, in Neuroscience. He has an interest in the work of Japanese neuroscientists, with whom he hopes to establish links. He seeks to pursue a career in neuroscience and ultimately set up his own lab.
WILLIAM PRIESTLEY
William Priestley has a MPhys (Hons) degree in Astrophysics from the University of Liverpool and Liverpool John Moores University and has completed a PhD in Theoretical Astrophysics at Liverpool John Moores University. He is seeking to further his academic research and become involved in the International Tokamak Experimental Reactor (ITER) project in which Japan and Europe are the largest two contributors.
OLIVER VOLQUARDSEN
Until departure for Japan, Oliver Volquardsen was engaged in couture work at Antony Price while working for Liberty of London. He has a BA (Hons) degree in Fashion Design from University College of the Creative Arts, Epsom. He is interested in Japanese fashion and design and has exhibited alongside Reiko Sudo in Tokyo. He is seeking to start his own company incorporating Japanese and UK design ideas.
NATALIE YARROW
Natalie Yarrow completed an undergraduate degree at the University of Warwick in German and Italian. She is seeking to consolidate her knowledge of Japanese and to use her language skills in financial sales specialising in Asian Markets. |
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