Ambassador Maeda encourages Japanese scholarship students

By TRN Online, Kathmandu, Mar 21: Ambassador of Japan, Maeda Toru, hosted a send-off party at his Residence for Nepali students who will be studying in Japan under the Japanese Government Scholarship granted by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan.

Japan grants the scholarship to international students who want to pursue higher studies in Japan for undergraduate, graduate, and specialized training college students, and teachers. Japan started the selection of Nepali students in 1957, just one year after the establishment of a diplomatic relationship between the two countries.

This spring, six Nepali students in total - three for master’s, two for undergraduate and one for specialized training college – will go to Japan to obtain their degrees and specialized skills.

According to the Embassy of Japan in Kathmandu, on the occasion, Ambassador Maeda congratulated the successfully selected scholarship students and expressed his hope that they will make their best efforts in the good learning environment in Japan.

The Ambassador also encouraged the students to venture out of the school to experience various aspects of Japanese culture and make Japanese friends. He stated that he believes that with the knowledge and experience thus acquired, the students will contribute to Nepal's development and play an important role in Japan-Nepal relations in the future.

President of the Japanese Universities Alumni Association, Nepal (JUAAN), Dr. Sunil Babu Shrestha, also offered valuable advice to the students about life and university in Japan, as he had experienced them.

The Embassy is confident that these young scholars will serve as an important bridge between Japan and Nepal and contribute to further strengthening mutual understanding, friendship, and cooperation between the two countries.