The Government Of Japan Awards MEXT Research Scholarships To Pakistani Students

Mohammad Ali (@ChaudhryMAli88) Published March 22, 2019 | 03:35 PM

The Government of Japan has awarded MEXT (Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan) Research Scholarships for Masters/Doctoratedegrees for the year of 2019-2021

ISLAMABAD (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 22nd March, 2019) The Government of Japan has awarded MEXT (Ministry of education, Culture, sports, Science and Technology of Japan) Research Scholarships for Masters/Doctoratedegrees for the year of 2019-2021 to ten (10) students of Pakistanaiming to provide them with an opportunity to pursue higher studies in their respective fields at the prominent universities in Japan.The Embassy of Japan Friday organized a pre-departure orientation for thescholarship granteeswho will shortly leave for Japan to undertake their higher studies.

Pakistani alumni of the Japanese universities were also invited at the orientation who shared their knowledge and experienceof studying and living in Japan with the young scholarship grantees.Kuninori Matsuda, Ambassador of Japan to Pakistan,later in the evening hosted an annualreception at his residence in honor of the members of MEXT Alumni Association of Pakistan (MAAP) and also to bid farewell to the fresh scholarship grantees.

The Ambassadorcongratulated the fresh scholarship recipients and expressed his hope that they would come back to Pakistan to utilize the knowledge and expertise acquired in Japan for future development of Pakistan.

He hoped that these students would become bridges of friendship between Japan and Pakistan.Ambassador Matsuda further said that fresh scholar grantees from Pakistan after arriving in Japan may face challenges and difficulties initially because of the language barrier as well as life style in Japan.

However, he added, the friendship and hospitality of the Japanese people will help them to adjust with the Japanese life style. Ambassador also asked the fresh scholarship recipientsto join hands with the MEXT Alumni Association of Pakistan (MAAP) upon their return to further promote the strong ties between the people of Japan and Pakistan.