Opening Ceremony for Intensive Japanese Course for Monbukagakusho Scholarship Students in October 2018

Opening Ceremony for Intensive Japanese Course for Monbukagakusho Scholarship Students in October 2018

The opening ceremony for the Intensive Japanese Course for the Japanese Government (Monbukagakusho) Scholarship Students who entered the University of Tsukuba in October of 2018 was held at the University of Tsukuba Center for Education of Global Communication (CEGLOC) on October 2. Students who take the course and CEGLOC staff participated in the ceremony.

The ceremony started with a fun greeting speech of encouragement by Professor Hirosada Iwasaki of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (CEGLOC Director).

A total of 10 international students are all in the teacher training course. The students will take the four-month Japanese language course at CEGLOC. By participating in various events on and off campus, the students are expected to become familiar with Japanese language and culture, easing their transition to Japanese life and academia.

The students are from the following nations: Ghana, Singapore, China, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Brazil, Malawi, and Peru.