Press Release
2015/12/15
[15-12] Students take part in MIRAI Program
From 15th to 22nd December, the government of Japan is inviting 150 promising graduate/undergraduate students from Europe, Russia, Central Asia and the Caucasus, to take part in the MIRAI Program including one student from Ireland.
This invitation program, called the MIRAI (Mutual-understanding, Intellectual Relations and Academic Exchange Initiative: MIRAI means “future” in Japanese) Program is starting this year.
During their stay, the students will visit and meet various responsible people in high-tech and traditional industries, major companies, scientific and cultural sites, and governmental institutions.
They will also visit a prestigious university in Tokyo, and attend lectures on Japanese politics, economy, society, history, culture and/or diplomatic policy by eminent professors, followed by discussions with Japanese students.
The program includes a homestay in regional towns and cities outside Tokyo.
For the latest information see below:
MIRAI Project, Ministry of Foreign Affairs https://www.mofa.go.jp/erp/ep/page24e_000109.html
Implementing Organisation: AFS Japan http://www.afs.or.jp
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This invitation program, called the MIRAI (Mutual-understanding, Intellectual Relations and Academic Exchange Initiative: MIRAI means “future” in Japanese) Program is starting this year.
During their stay, the students will visit and meet various responsible people in high-tech and traditional industries, major companies, scientific and cultural sites, and governmental institutions.
They will also visit a prestigious university in Tokyo, and attend lectures on Japanese politics, economy, society, history, culture and/or diplomatic policy by eminent professors, followed by discussions with Japanese students.
The program includes a homestay in regional towns and cities outside Tokyo.
For the latest information see below:
MIRAI Project, Ministry of Foreign Affairs https://www.mofa.go.jp/erp/ep/page24e_000109.html
Implementing Organisation: AFS Japan http://www.afs.or.jp
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