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Ms Haruka Hashimoto (completed EU Studies Graduate Diploma Programme in Fall 2018)

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Ms Haruka Hashimoto (completed EU Studies Graduate Diploma Programme in Fall 2018)

■ Affiliation at time of completion of the programme: Graduate School of Economics, Kyushu University
■Career after graduation: Employment with an audit corporation by experience studying abroad

Since my first year as a university student, I have enjoyed participating in basic lectures in EU-DPs, the summer program, extension courses, and special lectures provided by EUIJ Kyushu* & Kyushu University EU Centre. In the course of learning about the history of integration, institutions of the EU, and current issues of member states, I developed my interest in Europe. Then, in my fourth year as an undergraduate, I experienced exchange and internship in Munich, Germany. After finishing 7 months of study abroad, I completed the EU-DP for graduate students. My master’s thesis was on goodwill accounting, which was generated in combination with business, including a case with one German company. The EU-DP for graduate students provides specialized knowledge that allows valuable insights for our study.

Furthermore, while enrolled in the program, I had a great opportunity to enhance my German skills and visit various EU institutions in Brussels thanks to the JMCoE-Q Short Visit Scholarship. The visit was really fruitful in that I learned practical procedures of legislation and policy enforcement, grasped the concrete effects of Brexit, and gained a deeper understanding of the EU as well as making progress in German grammar, vocabulary, and speaking. During the visit, I learned and experienced so much, and I could also build up networks that will be helpful in the future. I’m confident that I will utilize the knowledge and language ability that I’ve acquired in this program even in my work after completion of my studies, and I will keep pursuing to become an international accounting professional versed in the European situation.

* EUIJ-Kyushu: The European Union Institute in Japan, Kyushu (EUIJ-Kyushu), one of the academic institutions worldwide affiliated with the EU, was administered by a consortium of Seinan Gakuin University, Fukuoka Women’s University, and Kyushu University (two members in the extended 2015 academic year as Fukuoka Women’s University and Kyushu University) and completed its operations on 31 March 2016.