UM's Nihonggo Language Scholarship Grant orientation aims to enhance International and Inter-Institutional Collaboration
Aiming to equip graduates with global skills through language education and to enhance our international and inter-institutional collaboration, the university held an orientation for its Nihonggo Language scholarship today, May 17 with 159 alumni in attendance.
This scholarship comes as a result of increasing collaboration between UM, LEAD, and Kagawa Prefecture in Japan. The focus of this collaboration is to promote international exchange and cultural relations, while providing sustainable solutions to existing labor and language gaps through train-and-learn programs in Japan.
As part of the orientation, dedicated sessions focused on the benefits of the scholarship, its application criteria, as well as obligations to the sponsoring institutions. In addition, motivational recordings by past grantees were presented during the session, which is evidence of the programs' success in helping Filipinos integrate in Japan.
This initiative demonstrates the powerful collaboration within the academic and administrative support structure of the University, particularly the Institute of Languages from College of Arts and Sciences , the Alumni Affairs Office, and the Office of Academic Affairs. These units help in active candidate selection, preparing them culturally and linguistically, and aiding their global integration in pathways towards growth, career advancement, and employment.
The program is aimed at enhancing the internationalization of education and training at the university level, thereby giving effect to the strategic plan of UM in establishing partnerships – whether regionally or globally – that will benefit the entire community.
