Global Community Office

The International Café is open Monday to Friday from 12 to 1pm at room 205, OSIPP building. Why not drop-in and say hello!

The Café is a there to promote exchange among students, it’s great for everyone to relax and unwind with some coffee and chat at lunchtimes.

Bring your lunch along if you like, we’ll provide the hot drinks and snacks. All are welcome, both International and Japanese students.

Due to the novel-coronavirus, the lunchtime International Café at room 205 is closed until later in the year.

Please drop by and expand your network and keep up to date with the latest news on the OSIPP Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/OfficialOSIPP

Many students at OSIPP aim to gain practical experience in the field of public policy and plan to do an internship abroad. The GCO provides them with information and necessary support, things might include information for OSSMA, Insurance, and Medical Certificates, and so on.

In the past, several students have taken advantage of the OSIPP scholarship for internships abroad and gained valuable experience for their future careers. Destinations of internships include the UN New York main office, IOM Geneva, UNICEF East Timor, ILO Switzerland main office, UNDP South Africa, UNESCO Peking, JICA El Salvador, OECD Paris, UNIDO Vienna, and UNODC Laos.

As we live in a highly globalized world, it is becoming increasingly beneficial to experience life and study in a different culture from one’s own. In response, OSIPP encourages students to study abroad and Osaka University has student exchange agreements with many universities worldwide. You may study abroad for a duration from one semester to one year, and receive credits for your time there. OSIPP has specific agreements with various institutions. You may also earn a double degree through programs with universities in the Netherlands and the Philippines. Many OSIPP students study abroad through the exchange program and find it enormously enriching for their lives and a great advantage to their future career.

English Advice Hour takes place once a week at OSIPP. This is a drop-in session and anyone can come along for advice and no appointment is needed.

Nick would be happy to assist with academic language issues in English in the following areas:

Academic writing advice – help with English essay structure, paper layouts, paper formatting in English, and referencing, etc. (Sorry, full paper proof reading or editing is not possible.)
Assistance with internship applications and documents in English
English language advice for presentations
Advice and assistance with preparing for poster sessions in English

Where and When –

English Advice takes place on Tuesdays, from 3.00 – 4.00pm at Room 205, OSIPP Building. No appointment is needed.

Tea Time Talk takes place every Friday afternoon. The drop-in session is there to promote exchange among students.

Tea Time Talk is for International and Japanese students, staff and even professors!

More Information –

The session is hosted by Nick, from OSIPP’s Global Community Office. Everyone can enjoy a fresh cuppa and snacks and the topics of discussion, in English, are guided by students.

Where and When –

Tea Time Talk takes place from 2.00 – 3.30pm on Fridays during term time @ Project Research Room, OSIPP building.

Tea Time Talk has now ended and we hope to be back later in 2020. However, due to COVID-19, this date is under review.