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Islamabad, May 14, 2018 (PPI-OT): H.E. Mr. Takashi Kurai, Ambassador of Japan to Pakistan, today inaugurated the upgraded department of the Japanese language at the National University of Modern Languages which was funded by the government of Japan. The Government of Japan had extended a grant of US$ 83,064 to National University of Modern Languages (NUML) under its Grant Assistance for the Improvement of Learning Environment of Japanese Language Department at NUML.
The inauguration ceremony to this effect was held today, 14th May 2018 at the National University of Modern Languages, Islamabad where the Ambassador Takashi Kurai unveiled the plaque of newly upgraded Japanese language department.Maj. Gen (R)Zia Uddin Najam, Rector, National University of Modern Languages, was also present at the occasion.
Under “The Project for Improvement of Learning Environment of Japanese Language Department, NUML”, the grant provided by the Government of Japan was utilized to purchase equipment for the Japanese Language Department at NUML such as IT equipment, teaching and learning materials, air-Conditioning equipment, furniture and a computer server for distance learning education of Japanese language.
Ambassador Kurai while speaking at the inaugural ceremony commended the efforts of the NUML on successful completion of the project. He said that developing educational facilities is one of the priorities of the Government of Japan through its grant assistance and today’s assistance for the improvement of learning environment of Japanese language department is one such example. Ambassador Kurai expressed the hope that the improvement of learning environment would greatly benefit the students of Japanese language department of NUML as well as distant learners of Japanese language.
For more information, contact:
Embassy of Japan
53-70, Ramna 5/4, Diplomatic Enclave 1
Islamabad 44000
Pakistan (P.O. Box 1119, Islamabad, Pakistan)
Tel: +92-51-9072500
Fax: +92-51-9072352
Email: culture@ib.mofa.go.jp
http://www.pk.emb-japan.go.jp