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IGN MAGAZINE
THE ALUMNI MAGAZINE OF THE INTERNATIONAL GLOBAL NETWORK
Volume 2 · Number 1 · 2026 · The Rising Halls of Asia
Lead Feature The Best Halls in Asia
Lead Feature

The Best Halls in Asia

Inside the campuses drawing the region's students, and the culture that comes with a place at them.

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Feature · Page 12
In This Issue

The Bigger Picture & Beyond

The two field reports at the heart of this issue.

Feature Whose Fault Was the Flood
Feature
Whose Fault Was the Flood

A neutral look at how responsibility is assigned once the water goes down.

Feature · Page 19
Feature Are You What You Did
Feature
Are You What You Did

On achievement, identity, and the question that follows a student long after the results.

Feature · Page 32
From the Network

Voices from the Network

Alumni, families, and delegates on what the floor changed.

By the Numbers

One network, measured

The alumni community behind every page of this issue.

32,000+
ALUMNI WORLDWIDE - Across 162 countries
83+
CONFERENCES HELD - Three continents, six host nations
250+
AT QS TOP 100 UNIVERSITIES
170+
AT FORBES TOP 1000 COMPANIES
87
NATIONS REACHED VIRTUALLY - Since the online programme opened in 2020
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In This Issue

Forty one pages across three feature reports and fifteen departments, written for the families who believed first and the delegates who will lead next.

Features
12
The Best Halls in Asia
Inside the campuses drawing the region's students, and the culture that comes with a place at them.
IGN Editorial Desk
19
Whose Fault Was the Flood
A neutral look at how responsibility is assigned once the water goes down.
IGN Editorial Desk
32
Are You What You Did
On achievement, identity, and the question that follows a student long after the results.
IGN Editorial Desk
Departments
3
President's Letter
A welcome to the issue from our President.
4
By the Numbers
The network at a glance, from alumni to host cities.
6
Alumni Spotlight
Bellicia Pho on Fudan, Shanghai, and finding her footing abroad.
9
Alumni Spotlight
Nazifa Noshin on Yonsei, Seoul, and the road that took her there.
15
The Cost of a Continent
What a student year really costs across Asia.
17
Inside the Dorms
Dormitory life, from move in day to lights out.
22
Delegate's Voice
Alumni on the moment the floor changed them.
24
Project Highlight
Kenzio on the work that began after the committee closed.
26
Parents Spotlight
Kenzio's family on watching the project take shape.
28
Project Highlight
Regina on turning a committee idea into practice.
30
Parents Spotlight
Regina's family on standing beside her.
34
News in Brief
Three developments shaping the year in the region.
35
Discoveries
Places worth the detour across Asia.
37
Nine Books from a Rising Asia
A reading list for the curious.
38
Person of the Month
Malala Yousafzai, and the case for every girl's classroom.
40
More About Us
How to follow the network and stay part of the story.