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Tokyo varsity beckons Indians to study in Japan
Monday February 27, 2012 08:01:10 PM,
IANS
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Bangalore: The
University of Tokyo has opened its first-of-its-kind office in
technology hub Bangalore to facilitate and encourage Indians to
study in Japan.
"The office in India has been set up to create awareness on
education opportunities in Japan among Indian students and
encourage them to apply to study in Japan," University of Tokyo
vice-president Akihiko Tanaka told reporters here.
The university's India office will also liaison for 13 other
Japanese universities and the Japanese government's 'G30 study in
Japan' initiative and provide information on enrollment seminars
and entrance exams.
"We have many premier education institutions and are focused on
attracting Indian students to look at Japan as an education
destination because India is one of the most important countries
for us in terms of academic partnership," Tanaka said.
The Global 30 (G30) project has been launched by the Japanese
ministry of education, culture, sports, science & technology with
a view to increasing the number of international students to
300,000 by 2020 from 140,000 in 2011.
Only 35 Indian students are currently pursuing their post-graduate
studies in Japanese universities in contrast to a whopping 80,000
students from China and 15,000 students from South Korea.
"Under the G30 initiative, core universities have been identified
to offer programmes in English at the undergraduate and graduate
levels. These universities will also receive financial assistance
for five years to attract talented overseas students," University
of Tokyo director at India office Hiroshi Yoshino said on the
occasion.
The 13 universities identified for the G30 project are - the
University of Tokyo, Tohoku University, University of Tsukuba,
Nagoya University, Kyoto University, Osaka University, Kyushu
University, Keio University, Sophia University, Meiji University,
Waseda University, Doshisha University and Ritsumeikan University.
"Indian graduates from Japanese universities will have better
employment prospects in Japanese firms and will be able to impact
future generation of Indians and Japanese through academic and
business collaborations," Hiroshi pointed out.
The office in India will function as a one-stop service centre to
provide Indian students information and assistance on study in
Japan.
"The office will also enhance academic collaboration between India
and Japan and business-academia relations by establishing networks
with the Indian academia and businesses," Hiroshi added.
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