Japanese institute supports Can Tho in language training
The Okayama Institute of Languages wants to join hands with Can Tho city’s education sector to carry out the specialised Japanese language training programme at local colleges and universities.
Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Vo Thanh Thong (R) and Director of the institute Hiroko Katayama (Photo: baocantho.com.vn)
Can Tho (VNA) – The Okayama Institute of Languages wants to joinhands with Can Tho city’s education sector to carry out the specialisedJapanese language training programme at local colleges and universities.
At a working session with the city People’s Committee on March 25, Director ofthe institute Hiroko Katayama said that Can Tho city, an economic hub in theMekong Delta region, has welcomed a strong investment wave from Japan, theRepublic of Korea, India and the US, among others, requiring local educationestablishments to move towards international standardised training programmesto improve human resources quality.
She said that language is a decisive factor in the context of globalintegration as it helps labourers work well in foreign companies.
The collaboration is part of activities to realise the cooperation deal betweenthe Okayama city and Can Tho city signed in October 2017, she added.
According to the plan, students from the Can Tho University, Can Tho Universityof Engineering and Technology and Can Tho College will join the trainingprogramme in two years at the Okayama Institute of Languages with a tuition feeof 600,000 JPY (5,448 USD) per year.
The students will receive a financial support of 48,000 JPY (436 USD) a monthfor the first year. Anyone with excellent academic performance will receive amaximum scholarship of 300,000 JPY (2,724 USD) a year.
Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Vo Thanh Thong lauded the Japaneseinstitute’s proposal, stressing that the city will create favourable conditionsfor the institute as well as other foreign education establishments toimplement the cooperation programmes in the locality.-VNA
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Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Vo Thanh Thong (R) and Director of the institute Hiroko Katayama (Photo: baocantho.com.vn) 
