国際協力推進協会（APIC）主催の「太平洋・カリブ学生招待計画２０２３」により、ミクロネシア連邦を含む太平洋・カリブ地域より計8名の大学生が来日しました。日本滞在中、上智大学の短期プログラムに参加したほか、週末には首都圏のさまざまな場所への観光やお祭り、陶芸体験を通じて日本文化に親しみました。この経験をきっかけに日本へ留学するなど、両国間の架け橋となって活躍してくれることを期待しております。
The Association for Promotion of International Cooperation (APIC) organized a ceremony closing the “Summer Session in East Asian Studies.” This short-term exchange program (which occurred from June 30 to July 21) hosted eight university students from different parts of the Pacific and Caribbean regions. Shortly afterward, APIC arranged a farewell reception, where it invited several guests from different embassies as well as other organizations to attend.
From June 29 to July 22, the program welcomed international students from the Pacific and Caribbean islands and offered an educational setting in which they explored many facets of Japan in depth and intensely over the course of three weeks. Throughout their time in Japan, the students took classes in English at Sophia University, where they learned about various aspects of Japanese culture and society – including popular cultural elements such as entertainment, fashion, etc. Simultaneously, they had the opportunity to share cultural experiences with Japanese students and tour organizations connected to global cooperation, sightseeing, education, and so on.