On May 5, Mr. Watanabe Nobuhiro - Consul General of Japan in Ho Chi Minh City visited and exchanged with more than 200 students of Japanese Studies major under the Faculty of Oriental Studies, LHU.

The delegation of Consul General of Japan in Ho Chi Minh City also included Mr. Shiraishi Hideyuki - Head of Culture Department and Ms. Nguyen Thi Bao Uyen - Secretary.

Receiving the delegation were Dr. Do Thi Lan Dai - Chairwoman of Board of Trustees; DSc. Lam Thanh Hien - Rector;  Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Thanh Lam - Vice Rector in charge of International Affairs; Dr. Nguyen Thi Thu Lan - Vice Rector;  Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Vu Quynh - Vice Rector; Dr. Nguyen Huu Nghi - Dean of Faculty of Oriental Studies; MA. Nguyen Thi Hoang Oanh - Head of International Affairs Office, Vice Dean of Faculty of Oriental Studies; MA. Nguyen Thi Nhu Thuong - Head and lecturers of the Japanese Studies Department.

The Consul General of Japan in Ho Chi Minh City visited and worked with LHU

At the meeting, the Consul General of Japan in Ho Chi Minh City highly appreciated the Japanese language training of LHU. Also, he expressed his pleasure to know that the University has established many cooperation ties with Japanese organizations and businesses. In particular, LHU also has a branch under the Vietnam - Japan Friendship Association in Dong Nai province. He hoped  LHU would actively participate in exchange activities organized by the Consul General of Japan in the coming time.

Mr. Watanabe said that he would actively introduce LHU to Japanese businesses, especially those investing in Dong Nai, providing scholarship information and Japanese cultural documents for LHU's Japanese major. He hoped that students would actively improve their Japanese language ability and learn about Japanese culture to meet the requirements of Japanese businesses.

At the meeting, the Japanese consul in Ho Chi Minh City exchanged with over 200 students majoring in Japanese Studies

Up to now, the Japanese Studies major of LHU has been established for 20 years, training and providing human resources to serve Japanese businesses in Dong Nai and neighboring provinces. Its students have won many awards in Japanese speech contests. Many of them have also received full scholarships from the Japanese Government such as Mext scholarships, Jasso scholarships, Kobe International University's exchange scholarships, Kamimura Academy's scholarships...

LHU took a souvenir photo with the Consul General of Japan in Ho Chi Minh City

On its side, LHU hopes the Consulate General of Japan in Ho Chi Minh City will create more opportunities for Japanese Studies majors to participate in cultural exchange activities with students of universities in Japan; connecting with Japanese businesses to meet the job needs of students after graduation; introducing more scholarship programs so that lecturers and students have the opportunity to study and improve their qualifications; supporting more Japanese volunteers,...