Press release

THE GOVERNMENT OF JAPAN AWARDS MEXT RESEARCH SCHOLARSHIPS TO PAKISTANI STUDENTS

PRESS RELEASE N0: JPNEMPAK 15-13

Islamabad: 20 March 2015

The Government of Japan has awarded MEXT (Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan) Research Scholarships for the year of 2015 to nine (9) postgraduate students of Pakistan aiming to provide them with an opportunity to pursue higher studies in their respective fields at universities in Japan.
The Embassy of Japan also organized today a pre-departure orientation for the scholarship grantees. Pakistani alumni of the Japanese universities were also invited at the occasion who shared their knowledge and experiences with the young scholarship grantees.
Mr. Takashi Katae, Chargés d'Affaires ad interim of Japan to Pakistan later hosted a reception to bid farewell to the scholarship grantees of year 2015. Mr. Katae congratulated the students and also expressed his hope that they would come back to Pakistan to utilize the knowledge and expertise that they would acquire in Japan for the future development of Pakistan and that they would always become bridges of friendship between Pakistan and Japan.
Since the first scholarship Pakistani student came to Japan in 1963, a large number of Pakistani students have successfully returned to Pakistan after obtaining their PhD/Master’s degrees in Japan. They are actively working in the academia, public and private sectors and have made significant contributions to the development of Pakistan in various fields as well as the friendly relationship between Pakistan and Japan. Japan awards graduate and post graduate fully funded scholarships to Pakistani students every year besides many short-term scholarships and training courses round the year. (End)