Japanese Ambassador visits the most famous high school in Nghe An

(Baonghean.vn) - Japanese Ambassador Kunio Umeda, together with Mr. Miyazawa Hiokyu - Member of the Japanese House of Representatives, visited Phan Boi Chau High School for the Gifted, Vinh City, Nghe An and attended the Japan Study Abroad Seminar held here on the afternoon of December 15.

Also attending were comrade Le Ngoc Hoa - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, the Board of Directors, teachers and more than 100 students of Phan Boi Chau High School for the Gifted.

Delegates attending the workshop. Photo: My Nga

Speaking at the workshop, Second Secretary of the Embassy of Japan in charge of education, Ms. Ai Chuman thanked Nghe An province in general and Phan Boi Chau High School for the Gifted in particular for creating conditions for the delegation to organize the event, conveying to Nghe An students information about studying in Japan.

To make the dream of studying abroad come true for students, the Japanese Government has MEXT scholarships, awarded to about 300 Vietnamese students each year. This is a full scholarship including admission fee, tuition fee, living expenses and round-trip airfare.

Ms. Ai Chuman - Second Secretary of the Embassy of Japan in charge of education gave a presentation with 3 contents: Good relations between Japan and Vietnam; introduction of Japanese Government scholarships; Issues related to studying in Japan in recent times. Photo: My NgaPhoto: My Nga

In addition, Ms. Ai Chuman also warned about the situation where some study abroad companies and foreign language centers paint "rosy" scenarios that are not true to reality to scam Vietnamese students.

“That is why the Embassy and the Japan Student Services Organization (JASSO) Representative Office are very interested in providing official information to Vietnamese students before they go to Japan to study,” the Second Secretary of the Japanese Embassy emphasized.

Earlier, speaking with leaders of Nghe An province during a courtesy visit the same morning, Ambassador Kunio Umeda warned about the situation of some study abroad companies and foreign language centers defrauding Vietnamese students going to Japan.

“About 20% of Vietnamese youths forge Japanese language certificates. In Nghe An, there are also some study abroad centers and companies that show signs of fraud,” the Ambassador said, asking the province to support the verification and correction of these cases.

In the seminar program, JASSO also added a number of information channels for students to access, consult, look up, and easily choose a school that suits their abilities and aspirations.

The Japanese Embassy delegation and Phan school students took a souvenir photo. Photo: My Nga

Earlier in the afternoon of the same day, the Japanese Ambassador and his wife visited the Phan Boi Chau Memorial in Nam Dan. The JASSO delegation also had a meeting with the Department of Education and Training and Phan Boi Chau High School for the Gifted on the issue of studying abroad in Japan.

Phan Boi Chau High School for the Gifted, also known as Phan School, was established in 1974 and is the earliest specialized school in the North. This is one of the high schools with the top educational quality in the country.

Thu Giang