SIJ Cultural Exchange is a series of 20-minute presentations in English by students from top universities around the world that focuses on education for younger generations. The speakers present their curiosities and passions, their dreams, goals, professional skills, research projects, campus life tips, and even tactics of how to be better at pursuing these things.
Over the past 12 years at SIJ we have welcomed around 150 speakers to Oita, Japan to present to our students, who are ages 7-18 and also come from all over the world.

First we have Ben Sorkin (Harvard ’22, Ed.M)
Navigating the world of education:
Ben’s unique insights from his time as an Assistant Director of Admissions at The Hotchkiss School
SIJ Cultural Exchange is a series of 20-minute presentations in English by students from top universities around the world that focuses on education for younger generations. The speakers present their curiosities and passions, their dreams, goals, professional skills, research projects, campus life tips, and even tactics of how to be better at pursuing these things.
Over the past 12 years at SIJ we have welcomed around 150 speakers to Oita, Japan to present to our students, who are ages 7-18 and also come from all over the world.