In the News: UOG alumna earns master's at a top university in Japan with plans to work in Pohnpei

In the News: UOG alumna earns master's at a top university in Japan with plans to work in Pohnpei

In the News: UOG alumna earns master's at a top university in Japan with plans to work in Pohnpei


4/25/2022

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Annette Ludwig as an undergraduate biology student at UOG in 2018
Annette Ludwig as an undergraduate biology student at UOG in 2018
Annette Ludwig in Japan.
Annette Ludwig in Japan. Contributed photo to the Marianas Variety

Pohnpeian earns graduate degree at Sophia University in Tokyo

Marianas Variety

In March, UOG alumna Annette Ludwig, '19 B.S. Biology and the university's first Doris Duke Scholar, became the sixth Micronesian to earn her master's in global environment studies from Sophia University in Tokyo. She attended Sophia University, one of Japan’s top research universities, on a highly competitive full-ride scholarship that supports training Micronesians for regional environmental leadership roles. Now, she hopes to return to Pohnpei to work in forestry management.

Read the story in the Marianas Variety (April 11, 2022)