On March 2022, 3, Mr. Martin TOMČO, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Czech Republic to Japan, visited Josai International University and exchanged opinions with President Kenji Sugibayashi on the efforts of Josai International University to focus on Czech language education. Was done.We also met with Yuka Chiba (2nd year, Department of International Exchange, Faculty of International Humanities), who is planning to study at a Czech university from August 2022.
Josai International University has a Central European Institute and is focusing on language and cultural education in Central Europe such as the Czech Republic, Hungary, and Poland.In particular, there are only a few universities in the country that can learn Czech, providing valuable learning opportunities as an international university.
In addition, Daniela Ryugo, who is in charge of Czech language and cultural education at Josai International University, was recognized for her achievements and received the "Gratias agit Award" (Gratias agit) from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic in October 2021. "Thank you" in Latin).With this connection as a starting point, Ambassador Tomcho's visit was realized.
On this day, Ambassador Tomcho said to President Sugibayashi, "I am deeply grateful for providing a valuable place for education in Czech. Many Japanese companies are expanding into the Czech Republic, further strengthening the relationship. For this reason, I also look forward to the development of human resources who will serve as the contact points for both countries. "President Sugibayashi responded, "There is a lot to be learned from the culture and history of the Central European region. We will increase the number of students majoring in Czech and accept more international students from Czech." ..
Ambassador Tomcho also met with Mr. Chiba, who is about to study abroad in the Czech Republic. "Czech Republic is a very beautiful and safe country with various historical buildings and museums. Enjoy your stay there and experience Czech culture. Please, in addition to the Czech sickness, I thought about Mr. Chiba, who is preparing to study abroad in the unstable international situation.
Mr. Chiba's study abroad in the Czech Republic was scheduled for fall 2021, but it was postponed due to the influence of the Corona disaster. For 2022 months from August 8, she will study as an exchange student at Masaryk University, a partner school in Brno, the second largest city in the Czech Republic.Mr. Chiba renewed her determination, saying, "I would like to participate not only in learning languages but also in classes on Japanese culture and Japanese movies, and participate in discussions from the perspective of a Japanese person."
At Josai International University, students had stopped studying abroad for about two years due to the spread of the new coronavirus infection, but it will resume from this February, and 2 students will go to Korea and Canada as the first team. I sent out a student.We will continue to pay close attention to the situation and increase the number of dispatches while giving due consideration to safety.
