The Association of Filipino Scholars in Tsukuba (FAST) is an organization based in Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture, composed of undergraduate and graduate students, alumni, teachers, trainees and researchers at the University of Tsukuba and research institutes in the Tsukuba Science City.
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Association of Filipino Scholars in Tsukuba members. Photo by University of Tsukuba, taken during International Day held on October 1, 2023.
History
The Association of Filipino Scholars in Tsukuba originated in the 1980s as an informal group through which Filipino students and scholars could meet and discuss their studies and life in Japan.[1] The Association of Filipino Scholars in Tsukuba was formally established in 1988.[2]
Because most members were students at the University of Tsukuba, the organization was originally called the Association of Filipino Students in Tsukuba (FAST).[3]
Issue No. 2 of Pahayagang Tsukuba published in May, 1989 by the Association of Filipino Students in Tsukuba[4]
In the late 1990s, the “Students” in its name was changed to “Scholars” to reflect its varied membership.
References
Filipino academic community in Japan unites to aid typhoon-hit homeland. Barthasius, Jason. The Japan Times. 17 February 2014. Retrieved 27 December 2023. ↩︎
The Philippine Embassy Welcomes the Newly Elected Officers and New Members of the Association of Filipino Scholars in Tsukuba. Philippine Embassy in Tokyo. 15 April 2024. Retrieved 20 May 2024. ↩︎
Constitution and Bylaws of the Association of Filipino Scholars in Tsukuba (FAST). The Association of Filipino Scholars in Tsukuba (FAST). 4 December 2002. Retrieved 27 December 2023. ↩︎
Pahayagang Tsukuba. The Association of Filipino Students in Tsukuba. 4 December 2002. Retrieved 27 December 2023. ↩︎