Global Affiliates News

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Spring 2026 Applications Now Open: Stanford/SPICE Online Courses for U.S. High School Students on Japan, Korea, and U.S.–China Climate Solutions

News September 17, 2025

Spring 2026 Applications Now Open: Stanford/SPICE Online Courses for U.S. High School Students on Japan, Korea, and U.S.–China Climate Solutions

News September 17, 2025

Students with a strong interest in East Asia or international relations are encouraged to apply.

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Japan Day 2025: Recognizing the Highest Performing Students in Stanford e-Japan and the Reischauer Scholars Program

Blogs September 9, 2025

Japan Day 2025: Recognizing the Highest Performing Students in Stanford e-Japan and the Reischauer Scholars Program

Blogs September 9, 2025

SPICE instructors Waka Takahashi Brown, Naomi Funahashi, and Meiko Kotani recognize their student honorees.

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Announcing Stanford e-Entrepreneurship U.S., a New SPICE/Stanford University Online Course for U.S. High School Students

News September 5, 2025

Announcing Stanford e-Entrepreneurship U.S., a New SPICE/Stanford University Online Course for U.S. High School Students

News September 5, 2025

Now accepting applications for fall 2025. Interested students should apply by September 29, 2025, 11:59 p.m. Pacific Time.

Whole Over Sum: My Sejong Korea Scholars Program Experience

Blogs September 2, 2025

Whole Over Sum: My Sejong Korea Scholars Program Experience

Blogs September 2, 2025

The following reflection is a guest post written by Claire Lee, an alumna of the Sejong Korea Scholars Program.

The Endurance of History: A Reflection on the Importance of the Sejong Korea Scholars Program

Blogs August 26, 2025

The Endurance of History: A Reflection on the Importance of the Sejong Korea Scholars Program

Blogs August 26, 2025

The following reflection is a guest post written by Eloisa Lin, an alumna of the Sejong Scholars Program.

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Five Years of Impact: Celebrating the Stanford e-Entrepreneurship Japan Program

Blogs August 19, 2025

Five Years of Impact: Celebrating the Stanford e-Entrepreneurship Japan Program

Blogs August 19, 2025

Alumni from across Japan gather in Tokyo to celebrate SeEJ’s milestone anniversary.

The 2025 Stanford/SPICE East Asia Seminars for Teachers in Hawai‘i Summer Institute

Blogs August 12, 2025

The 2025 Stanford/SPICE East Asia Seminars for Teachers in Hawai‘i Summer Institute

Blogs August 12, 2025

The Stanford/Freeman SEAS Hawai‘i Fellows gathered at the East-West Center, from July 12 to 14, 2025.

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Application Now Open for Stanford e-Entrepreneurship Japan Fall 2025

News August 5, 2025

Application Now Open for Stanford e-Entrepreneurship Japan Fall 2025

News August 5, 2025

Applications are now being accepted for the fall 2025 session. Interested high school students in Japan should apply by September 5, 2025.

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Announcing the Honorees of SPICE’s 2024–25 Regional Programs in Japan

News July 29, 2025

Announcing the Honorees of SPICE’s 2024–25 Regional Programs in Japan

News July 29, 2025

Congratulations to the 16 student honorees from Hiroshima Prefecture, Kagoshima City, Kawasaki City, Kobe City, Oita Prefecture, Tottori Prefecture, Wakayama Prefecture, and Yamaguchi Prefecture.

Reflections on an Invaluable Learning Experience to Grow as a Person and to Broaden One’s Views

Blogs July 22, 2025

Reflections on an Invaluable Learning Experience to Grow as a Person and to Broaden One’s Views

Blogs July 22, 2025

Akiko Mizuno, a graduate student at the University of Tokyo’s Graduate School of Education, reflects on her experience in the SPICE-supported intensive seminar in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Solving Tough Problems with Teen Ideas

Blogs July 9, 2025

Solving Tough Problems with Teen Ideas

Blogs July 9, 2025

Millie Gan, a current student of Stanford e-Entrepreneurship Japan, launches Teenage Business Contest Japan (TBCJ), a new social entrepreneurship platform for teens.

Applications Now Open for Fall 2025 Stanford e-Japan Online Course

News July 8, 2025

Applications Now Open for Fall 2025 Stanford e-Japan Online Course

News July 8, 2025

Interested students must apply by August 17, 2025.

Local High School Students Connect with CISAC Security Experts—the Honorable Rose Gottemoeller, Professor Norman Naimark, Dr. Harold Trinkunas, and Visiting Research Scholar Xunchao Zhang—and former Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta

Blogs July 1, 2025

Local High School Students Connect with CISAC Security Experts—the Honorable Rose Gottemoeller, Professor Norman Naimark, Dr. Harold Trinkunas, and Visiting Research Scholar Xunchao Zhang—and former Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta

Blogs July 1, 2025

Students from San Jose and Salinas Valley—taught by Dr. Ignacio Ornelas Rodriguez—met on May 22, 2025 for the fourth annual International Security Symposium.

Important Perspective Towards Peace from SPICE/Waseda Intensive Course 2025 on Peacebuilding in East Asia

Blogs June 24, 2025

Important Perspective Towards Peace from SPICE/Waseda Intensive Course 2025 on Peacebuilding in East Asia

Blogs June 24, 2025

Undergraduate student Akari Kikuchi from the School of Social Sciences reflects on her experience participating in the SPICE/Stanford–Waseda intensive course.

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Ten-Year Anniversary of the “SPICE/Stanford e-Course on Global Health”

Blogs June 17, 2025

Ten-Year Anniversary of the “SPICE/Stanford e-Course on Global Health”

Blogs June 17, 2025

Reflections on my work with Principal Tsuyoshi Kudo and the students of Takatsuki Senior High School.

Reflections on the 2024–25 Education Partnership for Internationalizing Curriculum (EPIC) Fellowship

Blogs June 12, 2025

Reflections on the 2024–25 Education Partnership for Internationalizing Curriculum (EPIC) Fellowship

Blogs June 12, 2025

SPICE’s Jonas Edman collaborated with seven EPIC Fellows in 2024–25.

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Celebrating a Year of Growth: SPICE Honors Top Students from Stanford e-Minamata 2024–2025

Blogs June 10, 2025

Celebrating a Year of Growth: SPICE Honors Top Students from Stanford e-Minamata 2024–2025

Blogs June 10, 2025

Reflections on the first Stanford e-Minamata award ceremony.

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Reflections on Dr. Mariko Yang-Yoshihara’s Lecture on STEAM Education

Blogs June 5, 2025

Reflections on Dr. Mariko Yang-Yoshihara’s Lecture on STEAM Education

Blogs June 5, 2025

Ryoya Shinozaki, a doctoral researcher at the University of Tokyo’s Graduate School of Education, reflects on his experience in the SPICE-linked intensive seminar in the San Francisco Bay Area.

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Reimagining Peace, One Perspective at a Time

Blogs June 3, 2025

Reimagining Peace, One Perspective at a Time

Blogs June 3, 2025

Joan Benedict, an undergraduate student at Waseda University, reflects on her experience participating in the SPICE/Stanford–Waseda intensive course.

Learning Through the Five Senses: A Reflection on the Japantown Study Tour in Downtown San Jose

Blogs May 27, 2025

Learning Through the Five Senses: A Reflection on the Japantown Study Tour in Downtown San Jose

Blogs May 27, 2025

Yuri Tsutsumi, a graduate of the Graduate School of Public Policy at the University of Tokyo, shares her reflections following a study tour of San Jose Japantown, led by Dr. Gary Mukai, Director of SPICE.

Opening Celebration of Project Dastaan Exhibit at the Asian Art Museum, San Francisco

Blogs May 22, 2025

Opening Celebration of Project Dastaan Exhibit at the Asian Art Museum, San Francisco

Blogs May 22, 2025

SPICE collaborates with 2019 CatchLight Global Fellow Sparsh Ahuja, Founder and CEO of Project Dastaan.

From Presence to Dialogue: A Personal Reflection on Peace, Learning, and Difference

Blogs May 20, 2025

From Presence to Dialogue: A Personal Reflection on Peace, Learning, and Difference

Blogs May 20, 2025

Graduate student Wenxin Fu reflects on the impact of the SPICE/Stanford–Waseda intensive course on her academic and personal growth.

What Does It Mean to Be an American?: Reflections from Students (Part 11)

Blogs May 15, 2025

What Does It Mean to Be an American?: Reflections from Students (Part 11)

Blogs May 15, 2025

Reflections of eight students on the educational website “What Does It Mean to Be an American?”

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Historian Dr. Ignacio Ornelas Rodriguez Speaks at the Unveiling of the Bracero Legacy Mural in Chualar, California

Blogs May 13, 2025

Historian Dr. Ignacio Ornelas Rodriguez Speaks at the Unveiling of the Bracero Legacy Mural in Chualar, California

Blogs May 13, 2025

The Bracero Program was a series of laws that allowed the United States to recruit temporary guest workers from Mexico.

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Pros, Impressions, and Takeaways from the SPICE/Stanford–Waseda Intensive Course on Peacebuilding in East Asia

Blogs May 6, 2025

Pros, Impressions, and Takeaways from the SPICE/Stanford–Waseda Intensive Course on Peacebuilding in East Asia

Blogs May 6, 2025

Lindsay Baltzell, an undergraduate student at Waseda University, reflects on her experience participating in the SPICE/Stanford–Waseda intensive course.