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Japan provides Tk 6.9 million to JUAAB

UNB . Dhaka
23 Jan 2023 17:46:17 | Update: 23 Jan 2023 18:48:31
Japan provides Tk 6.9 million to JUAAB
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The Embassy of Japan has decided to extend grant assistance worth $66,216, or approximately Tk6.9 million, to the Japanese Universities Alumni Association in Bangladesh (JUAAB), for improving the facilities of the Japanese Cultural Center.

Japanese Ambassador to Bangladesh Iwama Kiminori signed the grant contract for the project at his office, in JUAAB President Professor MAM Yahia Khandoker’s presence. Senior executive members of JUAAB also graced the occasion held at the Embassy on Monday.

The Japanese Cultural Center’s facilities would be improved under the scheme of Grant Assistance for Cultural Grassroots Projects (GCGP).

Japanese Universities Alumni Association in Bangladesh (JUAAB) is the association of the people who obtained their Bachelor, Master or PhD degrees from Japanese universities.

JUAAB was established in 2000, on the historical occasion of the 30th anniversary of Japan’s diplomatic recognition of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh.

The association has been fostering friendship between the people of Bangladesh and Japan by facilitating academic exchanges, socio-cultural understanding and promoting mutual appreciation of our two nation’s heritage.

JUAAB has been operating a Japanese language school since 2001 and has been a premier Japanese language school in the country. The organisation also has an Ikebana school in operation.

Since 2002, JUAAB has been organising the Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) in cooperation with the Japan Foundation and the Embassy of Japan in Bangladesh.

Moreover, JUAAB has been organising a Japanese Language Speech Contest every year since 2008, under financial support from the Japan Foundation.

The Association presently has more than 700 members. The Embassy of Japan in Bangladesh hopes to further promote the Japanese language and culture in Bangladesh through this grass-root project.

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