Assiut University, with cooperation of the Japan Foundation, Cairo, has started the first ever introductory Japanese course in Assiut, following the successful run of the trial sessions that were held offline in the university campus on June 2 and 3, and online on June 5 and 6, 2024.
The course will teach its 30 participants the first level of Japanese language along with practical communication skills at A1 level using the Japan Foundation’s official coursebook “Marugoto,” with the aim of spreading the Japanese language and culture in Assiut, which will help the participants re-evaluate their own culture, and learn tolerance for other cultures as well.
The course is planned to be held annually during summer vacations. This year, it is divided into online and offline classes for two months starting August 6, 2024, and led by Japanese Language teachers; Ms. Hala Goher and Ms. Rawan Adel.
On the first day of the course, a commemoration ceremony was held in Assiut University prior to the first lesson which was attended by Dr. Ahmed Abd Al-Mowally; Vice President of Assiut University for Education and Student Affairs, Dr. Dina Mourad; Faculty member at Faculty of Medicine Assiut University and Coordinator of International Relations and Mr. Kento Onodera; Deputy Director of the Japan Foundation, Cairo.
THE JAPAN FOUNDATION:
is an independent administrative organization founded in 1972 under the auspices of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan for the purpose of promoting international cultural exchange and to maintain and develop harmonious relationships with foreign countries in different fields as arts, culture, Japanese language, and Japanese studies and intellectual exchange.
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