63 students and escort teachers of Kendriya Vidyalayas and Navodaya Vidyalayas on their way to Japan for an educational exposure visit
New Delhi: A team of 63 students and escort teachers from Kendriya Vidyalayas and Navodaya Vidyalayas departed for Japan on Saturday for an educational exposure visit to various places of importance.
The academic performers from classes 11-12, who are aspiring for their higher education in different subject areas, will visit industrial organisations, museums, universities, research institutions etc. to gather first-hand information and knowledge, which will help them and provide further guidance in their career.
The week-long visit, organised by India’s Ministry of Education, in collaboration with the Japan Science and Technology (JST) Agency, started on July 9, 2023 and will last till July 15, 2023.
The team of teachers and students were sent off by the Joint Secretary, Department of School Education & Literacy, MoE Archana Sharma Awasthi, Manager JST Japan Kemmochi Yukio, Joint Director, CIET-NCERT Dr. A P Behera, and officials from Ministry of Education, Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan, Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti among others.
In order 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 has 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.
The last batch visited Japan in November 2019. During the pandemic period, JST conducted online university visits.
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