Sakura Mentor

SSC Members who are in Japan now are taking on the role of mentor to answer your questions about studying or working in Japan. We hope this new system will help motivate members who wish to come back to Japan.

If you want to contact mentors and ask for advice, please register from HERE. The SSC Secretariat will reply to you in 3 working days.

Dr. Lai Hung Wei

Malaysia

Senior Scientist, Center for Photodynamic Medicine, Kochi University
(Head Coordinator of SSC Japan)

I am currently working as a Senior Scientist in the Center for Photodynamic Medicine in Kochi University, researching on photodynamic therapy in cancer. I joined the Sakura Science program back in 2016 where I was fascinated by Japan's cutting-edge technology and its people's passion for their work and duties. This had not only led me back to pursue my research career in Japan, but also strengthened my determination in finding out ways to build and expand the SSC community.
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Ms. Pousali Mukherjee

India

PhD student in Kyoto University

I was very inspired and decided to do research in Japan during the participation in Sakura Science Program in July 2017. I applied for MEXT fellowship for PhD and was successfully selected as MEXT fellowship 2019. I’ve been doing PhD at Kyoto University since October 2019. Back in October 2018, I made a presentation at the 1st SSC Alumni Meeting in India held at the Japanese Embassy in Delhi, when I was a masters student of Earth Sciences at IISER Kolkata.
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Ms. Ha Hoang

Vietnam

Working at Kioxia Corporation

I took part in SSP in March 2016 at School of Science and Technology, Kwansei Gakuin University. Then a half of year later, I returned there for master’s degree as a MEXT scholar. Since 2019, I have been working at Institute of memory technology R&D, Kioxia corporation.
Let’s have a talk when you need advice about studying, working or life in Japan.
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Mr. Huang Lei (黄磊)

China

Working at JBCC Corporation

I visited Chubu University under Sakura Science Program in 2014. This experience made me decide to go on to graduate school of this university. I took a master’s degree of computer science and now am working at JBCC Corporation as a system engineer.
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If you want to contact mentors and ask for advice, please register from HERE.
The SSC Secretariat will reply to you in 3 working days.

Sakura Mentor

Dr. Lai Hung Wei

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Ms. Pousali Mukherjee

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Ms. Ha Hoang

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Mr. Huang Lei (黄磊)

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