Japan has also expressed its goal to double the number of foreign students from the current 200,000 to 300,000 to 400,000 by 2033.
Japan has also expressed its goal to double the number of foreign students from the current 200,000 to 300,000 to 400,000 by 2033.
Japan’s Fukushima Prefecture is intensifying its efforts to send young people overseas now that COVID-19 has been designated as a Class 5 threat, equivalent to seasonal flu. The aim is to cultivate human resources and bolster the prefecture’s future workforce.
As part of the Fukushima 15 Project, three high school students from the prefecture will travel to the United Kingdom in late July. This project is led by Professor Shinichi Onuma, a native of Fukushima, from University College London.
The Fukushima 15 Project seeks to send a total of 15 students over a period of five years to interact with British high school students. “It is important for the young to see the world,” said Onuma, “and nurture people who can work for Fukushima’s future.”
Since 2015, Onuma has sponsored the UCL-Japan Youth Challenge program, which sends 50 Japanese high school students to the United Kingdom every summer for 10-day courses at UCL and Cambridge universities, alongside their British counterparts.
As part of the Fukushima 15 Project, three students from Fukushima will join a cohort of 50 students at the start of a program on July 21. Donations are being requested to cover the students’ expenses.
To support those involved in reconstruction efforts, Fukushima College has launched a joint initiative with the city of Fukushima to build a management department.
Named in honor of the Japanese students studying at UCL, the Fukushima 15 Project seeks to pass on their spirit to students from Fukushima.
Nakajima Junior High School in the prefecture will resume its suspended school trip to Malaysia this fiscal year, after being put on hold due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Forty third-year students from a Japanese junior high school will embark on a four-day, three-night trip to Kota Kinabalu in eastern Malaysia, commencing on Sept. 11. During the visit, they will interact with local students and observe the environmental protection efforts of the Japan International Cooperation Agency.
Japan has also expressed its goal to double the number of foreign students from the current 200,000 to 300,000 to 400,000 by 2033.
