Study in Japan Fair 2024 for Myanmar was held online
As a part of “Global Network Project to Promote Study in Japan (ASEAN Regional Office),” Okayama University hosted the “Study in Japan Fair 2024 for Myanmar,” an online fair for Myanmar people who wish to study in Japan and their supervisors in Myanmar, on 29th and 30th August 2024. The fair aimed to promote Study in Japan in Myanmar and to support the whole process from an entrance to university to employment by providing the relevant information on Study in Japan, university admission, scholarships, job hunting and employment opportunities in Japan. The fair was organized by the Embassy of Japan in Myanmar, Myanmar Association of Japan Alumni (MAJA), and Okayama University, with the cooperation of Myanmar-Japan Center for Human Resources Development (MJC), Myanmar-Japan International Business Association (MJIBA), Myanmar-Japan Alliance Business Association (MABA), and Myanmar-Japan Platform for Human Resource Development (MJPF). The fair provided the following as the main contents: 1) special website, 2) online general information seminar, and 3) online group consultations. Throughout the fair, we could provide information on studying and working in Japan to 2,245 registered participants of this fair. On the special website, Japan Student Services Organization, IUCHI Foundation, and Okayama University Japan Educational Information Center (OJEIC) as well as MAJA as an organizer and MJC and MJPF as cooperators, contributed to providing promotional materials and videos to study and work in Japan. In addition, information on the 18 participating universities in Japan was also made available and accessible on the website. The online general information seminar was attended by 419 Myanmar people. At the beginning of the seminar, H. E. MARUYAMA Ichiro, Ambassador of the Embassy of Japan in Myanmar, Dr. Myo Khin, President of MAJA, and Prof. SUZUKI Takayoshi, Vice President for International Affairs and Alumni of Okayama University gave opening remarks. Afterwards, 13 universities including Okayama University, introduced respective universities, MAJA, MJC and OJEIC provided basic information on studying in Japan and scholarships. In the group consultations, 18 universities including Okayama University, and the Embassy of Japan in Myanmar, MAJA and MJC held sessions. A total of 739 Myanmar participants received explanations of each institution and had the opportunity to directly ask questions to professors and current international students from Myanmar. At the Okayama University’s session, two Myanmar students currently studying at Okayama University gave presentations on their study in Japan experiences, followed by a lively Q&A session. Okayama University continues to provide relevant information on Study in Japan for Myanmar people who wish to study in Japan through our fairs, seminars and other activities. ●What is the “Global Network Project to Promote Study in Japan (ASEAN Regional Office)”? Okayama University was appointed to implement the “Global Network Project to Promote Study in Japan (ASEAN Regional Office)” by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) - Japan in 2024. We aim to increase the number of international students from ASEAN by 2.7 times (103,861 students) in 5 years. In the previous phases, Okayama University was commissioned by MEXT - Japan to implement the “Coordinator for Study in Japan (Myanmar)” in 2014, aiming to double the number of students from Myanmar over a 5-year period. As a result, we were able to triple the number of students in 4 years, achieving our goal one year ahead. In 2018, the name of the project was changed to the “Study in Japan Global Network Project in ASEAN,” which was recommissioned in 2019 for another 5 years, and the target region was expanded to 10 ASEAN countries. Currently, we have five overseas offices: Yangon, Mandalay, Bangkok, Phnom Penh, and Vientiane. In 2024, we will establish new ones in Indonesia and Malaysia, the most priority countries of the current phase, and will work from these bases to recruit excellent international students from ASEAN for study in Japan. 【Contact】 International Affairs Division International Affairs Department
