President of the club, Ngo Minh Thuy (Source: hanoimoi.com.vn)
Addressing at a ceremony making the 15 years ofthe Club of Vietnamese Alumni in Japan in Hanoi on December 18, the diplomataffirmed that the embassy is willing to support Vietnamese studentspursuing their study in his country.
Ngo Minh Thuy, President of the club,highlighted the organisation’s development and operation over the last 15years, saying that it has so far admitted over 1,500 members and closelyconnected with the alumni associations of Southeast Asian nations in Japan.
Through the club, dozens of Vietnamese juniorpupils and students have joined short-term exchange programmes in Japan.Additionally, the club selected and sent postgraduates and young PhDs fromVietnam to pursue higher training courses in Japan under scholarship programmesfunded by the Japanese Government and the Toshiba InternationalFoundation.
According to Thuy, the club have also arrangedmany exchange programmes, gatherings, workshops and exhibitions, contributingto promoting cultural exchange between the two countries, and helpingVietnamese young people get deeper insights into Japan’s culture and education.
The number of Vietnamese people learning Japaneselanguage increased to 65,000 in 2015 from only 10,000 16 years ago.
And, the number of Vietnamese students in Japanreached nearly 40,000 in 2015, up nearly 40 times from 2000. Vietnamesestudents formed the second largest community among over 200,000 internationalstudents from more than 170 countries studying in Japan, just after China.-VNA
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