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The Ministry of Education, Government of India, in collaboration with Japan Science and Technology (JST) Agency, today flagged off a team of 63 students and escort teachers to Japan for an educational exposure visit to various places of importance – industrial organisations, museums, universities and research institutions.
The week-long tour is from July 9 to July 15.
The team of students and teachers will gather first hand information and knowledge of Japanese science, technology and culture. The learnings from this tour will provide further guidance in their career. These young learners are academic performers from Kendriya Vidyalayas and Navodaya Vidyalayas from classes 11-12, who are ready to move into higher education.
According to the Ministry sources, these students are very enthusiastic and motivated for this week-long visit to Japan.
To develop the intellectual horizon and scientific exploration among young learners, the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) with the Department of School Education and Literacy, Ministry of Education, Government of India, have been implementing Sakura Science High School Programme under Sakura Science Programme (SSP) since 2014.
The students are invited under the programme for short-term visits to Japan, giving them the opportunity to experience Japan’s cutting-edge science and technology as well as its culture.
India participated in the program for the first time in April, 2016. So far 411 students along with 69 supervisors have visited Japan under this programme. Last batch visited Japan in November 2019. During the pandemic period, JST conducted online university visits.
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