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UNU-IAS Students Graduate from Class of 2025

The special occasion was celebrated with a ceremony in Tokyo, Japan.

On 4 August 2025, 9 students graduated with degrees from UNU-IAS, 6 from the MSc in Sustainability programme and 3 in the PhD in Sustainability Science programme. This year’s graduates come from 7 different countries. This special occasion was celebrated with a ceremony at UNU-IAS in Tokyo, which was attended by students and their family members, faculty and guests.

Tshilidzi Marwala (Rector, UNU), Shinobu Yume Yamaguchi (Director, UNU-IAS), and Naoko Hirayama (Deputy Assistant Minister and Director, International Affairs Division, Minister’s Secretariat, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Japan) delivered congratulatory remarks. Melissa Brown (UNU-IAS Advisory Board Member; Deputy Director of the MacMillan Center for International and Area Studies at Yale University) delivered a special lecture via video.

Following an introduction of the postgraduate programmes by Yasushi Katsuma (Academic Programme Advisor, UNU-IAS), the academic degrees were awarded by Prof. Marwala. Graduates received celebratory gifts from Katsuhisa Sagisaka (Senior Managing Director and Secretary-General, The Japan Foundation for the United Nations University (JFUNU).

PhD graduate Matthew Boadie-Ampong and MSc graduate Kitzia Oribe Aguilar gave speeches on behalf of their graduating classes.

The UNU-IAS postgraduate degree programmes are intended for future global leaders who will make important contributions to the international community by advancing creative solutions to issues of sustainability.

UNU-IAS congratulates the graduates on their accomplishments and extends best wishes for continued success in their future pursuits.

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