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'Choose Japan for higher studies'

Finaz Daniel
BRUNEI-MUARA

Thursday, March 13, 2008

THE Japanese Ambassador to Brunei Darussalam, Hashimoto Itsuo, yesterday expressed his hope that more Bruneians will go to Japan for their further studies.

"I would like to see more and more Bruneian students heading for Japan as a destination for their future studies," he said, adding that a number of Japanese universities are ranked among the best in the world.

He was speaking during the opening of the Japanese Language and Culture Week at Universiti Brunei Darussalam (UBD), which is co-organised by the university's Language Centre and the Embassy of Japan.

This year, three Bruneians, two of whom are UBD graduates, will be enrolling in Japanese universities for their post-graduate studies in April this year.

In connection to this, the ambassador revealed that a new programme under the Japan-East Asia Network of Exchange for Students and Youths (JENESYS) programme will apply to UBD students who are undertaking Japanese studies.

One UBD student per year for the next five years will have the opportunity to study Japanese at the Kansai International Centre of the Japan Foundation.

The university is currently undergoing the selection process for this year's candidate.

The Japan language and culture week is held in support of the government's effort to nurture close relations between Japan and Brunei, especially in the fields of language education and culture, and to increase cooperations between UBD and the Japanese embassy.

To date, the study of Japanese language remains the most popular course in the centre. Approximately 140 students are enrolled in the current Japanese courses at UBD.

The Brunei Times


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