Japanese higher education institutions are expected to handpick their students in Viet Nam, as part of an upcoming Japan-Viet Nam educational conference.

Vietnamese students learn about education in Japan at a study abroad fair in Ho Chi Minh City.

The conference on Japan-Viet Nam cooperation in education, jointly organized by Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper and Mainichi newspaper, is scheduled to take place in Ho Chi Minh City on November 18, during which universities and junior colleges from Japan will recruit their Vietnamese students.

The event will run from 1:00 am to 3:00 am at the GEM Center in District 1, attended by Vietnamese Ministry of Education and Training officials and the Consulate General of Japan in Ho Chi Minh City.

During the gathering, higher education institutions from Japan and the southern Vietnamese city will discuss educational policies, cooperation opportunities, and the exchange of students.

Learners in Viet Nam will also be advised on tuition, scholarships, learning environments, part-time jobs, visa policies, and others regarding their studies in Japan.

According to a representative of Gifu University, the school’s undergraduate program includes five majors, namely education, regional studies, medicine, technology, and biological application.

Graduate majors cover medicine, veterinary medicine, agriculture, biological application, technology, science, and others.

About 90 percent of the university’s students are from Asian countries, five percent of whom are Vietnamese, the representative said.

At Reitaku University, students from Viet Nam are always welcomed and provided with necessary assistance, an admissions officer stated.

Vietnamese learners will also be sought after by Nakanihon Automotive College, whose graduates would be offered jobs at multiple Japanese companies specializing in a variety of fields, a leader remarked.

Several Japanese language centers are expected to attend the conference to seek students and cooperation with higher education institutions in Viet Nam.

According to a leader of Hamamatsu Japan Language College, international students can move on to higher education in Japan after completing their language courses, before being recruited by Japanese firms or returning home to contribute to their countries.

(Source: Tuoitrenews)