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==Bio==
 
==Bio==
Akiho is an undergraduate law student studying at Sophia University, Tokyo. She lived in Kanagawa, Japan for 15 years and she moved to Victoria, BC Canada as an international student. As a law student, she will be narrowing down her studying topic to business law. She has a strong passion in discovering methods to maximize powers each individual holds in their hand through projects. She currently lives in Japan where she sees more and more opportunities for innovation, movements and changes led by youth. Akiho herself is a leader of a new founded project which aims to develop solutions for gender inequality in workspace. She has an adventurous and curious personality. She has a proactive attitude in a team and she also feels comfortable to lead projects.  
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Akiho is an undergraduate law student studying at Sophia University, Tokyo. She lived in Kanagawa, Japan for 15 years and she moved to Victoria, BC Canada as an international student. As a law student, she will be narrowing down her studying area to international public law. She believes her background in legal studies has given her a bird's eye view when observing issues. She has a passion in creating a world where more youth express their passion freely and exercise their power to lead new changes. She lives in Japan where she sees different opportunities for innovation, movements and changes led by youth. Akiho herself is currently a leader of a new founded project which aims to develop solutions for gender inequality in Japan. Akiho has a strong proactive attitude in a team and she enjoys organizing projects. She has an adventurous and curious personality. 
  
  
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==Achievements==
 
==Achievements==
Akiho has founded a student organization at her home university in 2019. She is the head of the operations team and as part of the organization, she has held a workshop about campus sustainability, and currently, her main project focuses on gender equality in Japan. In her first university year, she also completed a short term political science program in Paris.
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Akiho founded a student organization called Horizon at her home university in 2019. In 2019, she organized a week-long workshop about campus sustainability with other members from Horizon. She currently leads a project team which aims to tackle gender inequality in Japan. In 2020, she has also completed a political science program in Paris.  
  
 
==Social media profiles==
 
==Social media profiles==

Latest revision as of 14:51, 7 April 2021

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Name
Akiho Yoshizawa
School (Cohort)
Sophia University (2020 cohort)
Majoring in
Law
Country
Japan
Email
Special:EmailUser/Akiho

Bio

Akiho is an undergraduate law student studying at Sophia University, Tokyo. She lived in Kanagawa, Japan for 15 years and she moved to Victoria, BC Canada as an international student. As a law student, she will be narrowing down her studying area to international public law. She believes her background in legal studies has given her a bird's eye view when observing issues. She has a passion in creating a world where more youth express their passion freely and exercise their power to lead new changes. She lives in Japan where she sees different opportunities for innovation, movements and changes led by youth. Akiho herself is currently a leader of a new founded project which aims to develop solutions for gender inequality in Japan. Akiho has a strong proactive attitude in a team and she enjoys organizing projects. She has an adventurous and curious personality.



Achievements

Akiho founded a student organization called Horizon at her home university in 2019. In 2019, she organized a week-long workshop about campus sustainability with other members from Horizon. She currently leads a project team which aims to tackle gender inequality in Japan. In 2020, she has also completed a political science program in Paris.

Social media profiles