{"id":74743,"date":"2021-08-19T12:58:03","date_gmt":"2021-08-19T03:58:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/?p=74743"},"modified":"2021-10-27T16:38:54","modified_gmt":"2021-10-27T07:38:54","slug":"growing-through-research-yuelins-journey-as-an-undergraduate-research-assistant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/news\/topic\/74743","title":{"rendered":"Growing through research \u2013 Yuelin\u2019s journey as an undergraduate research assistant"},"content":{"rendered":"

Meet Wang Yuelin, an undergraduate student from Singapore studying under Waseda University\u2019s English-based Degree Program at the School of Political Science and Economics. Though only in her third year, Yuelin has participated in a research project titled \u201cIs Social Capital Valuable? Evidence from Mergers and Acquisitions,\u201d which was recognized and accepted by the 33rd<\/sup> Asian Finance Association (Asian FA) Annual Meeting, one of the biggest finance conferences in Asia. Yuelin later presented the paper at the conference in July 2021.<\/p>\n

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Yuelin presenting the project\u2019s results at the 33rd Asian FA conference<\/p><\/div>\n

With a passion for economics and international relations, coupled with interests in the Japanese language and culture, Yuelin chose the School of Political Science and Economics at Waseda, which offers a top course in the field to pursue her undergraduate education. \u201cThe charm point of Japan? First, the mutual respect and cooperation in the society. Second, the craftsmanship spirit: the dedication and effort that Japanese people devote to do the best that they can, no matter the field or occupation.\u201d Besides this admiration, she mentioned the good diplomatic relations between Singapore and Japan, as well as her interest in regional studies of the Asia Pacific area, which led her to Japan, and Waseda.<\/p>\n\n\t\t