b'T O M O D A C H IThe Future is Bright: Largest Group of TOMODACHI Sumitomo Corporation Scholarship Recipients Visit SCOA HeadquartersSumitomo Corporation prioritizes providing educational support for the next generation as part of its commitment to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. In fact, the company celebrates a long history of providing scholarship assistance to university students in developing Asiancountries and carrying out such projects as the Sumitomo Corporation YouthChallenge Program for the Revitalization of East Japan to support youth engagedin reconstruction assistance in the wake of the Great East Japan Earthquake.In March 2013, former U.S. Ambassador to Japan JohnDue to the tremendous success of the TOMODACHI Loos asked SC president Mr. Nakamura to join theSumitomo Corporation Scholarship program, SC and TOMODACHI initiative as strategic partner, and soonUSJC increased the number of scholarships awarded after, SC started communication with the USJC TO- in 2019. Following pandemic restrictions and lim-MODACHI Initiative team. After about six months ofitations over a two-year span, SCOA was finally able research and discussion between the TOMODACHIto welcome the largest group of Tomodachi scholars team and SC, the company decided to fund a scholar-11 studentsto its headquarters in New York City ship program that not only provides financial supportthis past March to engage is one of the programs key but also includes a human development program. benefitsa training program focused on learning about various businesses and broadening each students The TOMODACHI Initiative is a public-private part- network to help nurture their career aspirations. nership, born out of support for Japans recovery from 2011s devastating earthquake, that invests in the nextThis group of students began the week-long corpo-generation of Japanese and American leaders throughrate training experience with a meeting between the educational and cultural exchanges as well as entrepre- scholars and SCOA executives. Each student also gave neurship and leadership programs. This fund providesa presentation on their experiences attending college assistance to high-achieving university students within the United States as a TOMODACHI Scholarship financial need to enable them to study abroad forrecipient. The training team provided students with one year. Sumitomo Corporations support is aimedthe opportunity to learn about SCOAs DX activities at helping to develop globally-minded young leadersand other facets of the companys business. Another who will serve as active bridges between Japan and thepresentation by James Winslow, Director of Govern-United States.ment Affairs for SCOA, gave the students insight into TOMODACHISumitomo CorporationScholarship Program2021 ScholarshipRecipients (Period of Study in theU.S. 20212022)Tokuyasu Daniel Endo Miyu HigashikaKaito Ichinose Julian Kota Kikuchi Kanna Mayuzumi Home UniversityHome UniversityHome UniversityHome UniversityHome University Kyoto UniversityChuo UniversityKeio UniversityKeio UniversityWaseda UniversityEconomics and Faculty of Science andHost UniversityFaculty of EconomicsSchool of International Management Engineering University of Host UniversityLiberal Studies DepartmentHost UniversityWisconsin-MadisonDartmouth CollegeHost University Host UniversityUniversity of MississippiCUNY Baruch College University of Notre Dame12 visions Spring 2022'