Next GRIPS Forum 📅 October 19 (Mon) 17:30–19:00 (JST) 💡 Topic: "Gender Equity and Prevention Science: The History and Role of Gender Transformative Programming" 👤 Speaker:  Dr. Elizabeth Miller (MD, PhD, FSAHM)（Deputy Director (strategic planning and coordination), Integrated Center for Women’s Health, National Center for Child Health and Development; Professor Emeritus of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh) 👤Moderator: Tetsushi Sonobe, Senior Professor, GRIPS 👤Panelists: Miyuki Katai, Professor and Director, Health Service Center, GRIPS 📍 Venue: GRIPS Sokairou-Hall (In-person) 🗣️ Language: English (with Japanese simultaneous interpretation) 📝 Registration Deadline: October 15 (Thu) grips.ac.jp/en/forum/2026091…

GRIPS held 2026 Fall Graduation Ceremony on September 11. In the ceremony, Hiroko Ota, GRIPS President addressed the 182 graduates from 51 countries that "Precisely because we live in such challenging times, I hope that you, as policy professionals, will continue to deepen your knowledge and, without being discouraged by conflict or difficulty, devote yourselves to advancing better policies. I ask each of you to embody the GRIPS’s vision— “Trend the Future, Pioneer Policy Innovations, and Transform the World”—through your work in policymaking in your respective countries." Congratulations to all the graduates on earning your degrees!

🍙Learn Over Lunch🥪 Join our lunchtime seminar on Wed, September 16, 12:15pm (Japan Standard Time). Seminar will also be available live online! "Can AI Create Knowledge? - How Humans and AI Come Together to Drive Innovation" grips.ac.jp/en/seminars/2026…

The Foreign Policy Community of Indonesia (FPCI), with which GRIPS collaborates as a university partner, has announced the 'Global Town Hall 2026'. Global Town Hall unites global leaders & citizens to tackle major issues. The event will be held on Saturday, September 19 at 13:00 pm (Japan time). If you are interested, please register and attend the event.

Online application for enrollment at GRIPS in fall of 2027 is now open. *Application period varies by program. -Degree Programs grips.ac.jp/en/education/ind… -How to Apply grips.ac.jp/en/admissions/ap…

Join us for the 1st FPCI-GRIPS Virtual Public Forum: “The Ripple Effect: The Impact of Hormuz Crisis for Energy Security in the Indo-Pacific” on July 10. This Forum is webinar series where experts and policymakers can discuss with researchers and students across Southeast Asia and Japan. grips.ac.jp/en/events/202607…

The GRIPS Forum is a series of lectures aiming to challenge and inform public debate and understanding by inviting leaders from various fields including government, academia and business. The next GRIPS forum, titled “Luxury Brand Strategy for Traditional Crafts,” will be held on June 29. We warmly welcome the attendance of academics, students, businesspeople, and interested members of the public. grips.ac.jp/en/forum/2026060…

We are privileged to announce that GRIPS alumnus Mr. Le Minh Hung was elected as new Prime Minister of Viet Nam at the first session of the 16th National Assembly on April 7, 2026. Mr. Hung graduated from the IMF-sponsored Transition Economy Program at the Graduate School for Policy Science – GRIPS’ predecessor with a Master of Public Policy in 1997.

On April 3, 2026, GRIPS Alliance’s Research Group on the Transformation and Future Outlook of the International Economic Order (Chair: Haruhiko Kuroda, GRIPS Alliance Senior Fellow) held a symposium titled “The World After the Trump Administration and the International Trade Order.” Against the backdrop of significant disruption to the international trade order, including unilateral tariff measures under the second Trump administration, the symposium marked the release of policy recommendations outlining concrete steps to revitalize the multilateral free trade system through cooperation among like-minded countries. The recommendations reflect approximately one year of deliberations within the Research Group and present a realistic and actionable pathway for future international trade rulemaking. grips.ac.jp/en/news/20260403…