A meeting dedicated to cooperation with the “Nippon Fund”
The members of delegation that came on a business trip to Japan on January 22, 2024 J. Gurbangeldiyev, rector of the institute of International Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, rector of the Oguzhan University of Engineering Technology G. Mezilov, a student of the Institute of International Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan G.Geldiyeva, a student of Oguzhan University of Engineering Technologies of Turkmenistan M. Arazmedov, met with Yosei Sasakawa the head of “Nippon Fund” and its staff.
During the meeting, the rector of the Institute of International Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan J. Gurbangeldiyev introduced the Japanese side to his institute, and talked about the Turkmen-Japanese relations and gave several proving examples that the cooperation is growing in all directions between countries.
At the end of his speech, the rector addressed the Japanese side with his proposals for the development of international cooperation in the field of education.
In turn G. Mezilov, rector of Oguzhan University of Engineering Technologies, expressed his gratitude for the books those were given as a present to them during the meeting by the Japanese side in Ashgabat within the framework of the "Read Japan" project.
The Japanese side said that they plan to donate books to other higher educational institutions of Turkmenistan in the future.
After his speech, Mr. Yosei Sasakawa asked the students about their impressions of Tokyo
The students expressed their good impression in different languages.
At the end of the meeting, the head of the “Nippon Fund” gave a book of his authorship as a present to the guests.
The Turkmen delegation also gave them a turkmen carpet, and books as a present by Hero Arkadagly Serdar and Hero Arkadag.
As a gift, the rector of the Institute of International Relations gave videos that were prepared by the students of the institute in Japanese and English.
After the meeting with the head of the “Nippon Fund”, a trip for students to the Miraikan National Museum of New Science and Innovation, where located on Odaiba Island, was organized of by the Rector of the Institute of International Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan J. Gurbangeldiyev and the Embassy of Turkmenistan in Japan.
The museum is very different from the ordinary museums.
Almost all of the museum's exhibits are digitized. Exhibits are mostly visual explanations of things that are difficult for people to understand; giving advice on human health; educational for children and adults; visualizing the future and the past of history; consists of robots that can be potential friend for humans.
The exhibits of the museum impressed the participants with their movements, intelligence, ease and clarity.
Very gratifying thing that we should mention is that the photo of the Hero of Turkmenistan Oleg Kononenko in the pavilion of the International Space Station of Japan.
Annagul HEKIMOVA,
English language instructor of the Department of World Languages of the
Institute of International Relations of the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan
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