Wednesday, May 22nd 2024, the University of Bucharest received the official visit of H.E. Mr. Katae Takashi, recently appointed as Ambassador of Japan in Romania.
During the official meeting in Bucharest, H.E. Mr. Katae Takashi was greeted by the Rector of the University of Bucharest, professor Marian Preda, PhD, and by representatives of the UB Board: associate professor Constantin Vică, PhD, UB vice-rector for Internationalization and Public Relations, Alina Cristovici, director of the UB Department of International Relations, and professor Anca Focșeneanu, coordinator of the Japanese Language and Literature Section of the Faculty of Foreign Languages and Literatures and director of the Japanese Study Centre of the University of Bucharest.
During the visit, H.E. Mr. Ambassador Katae Takashi expressed his appreciation for the support granted by the University of Bucharest to the events dedicated to promoting the Japanese Culture organized by the Embassy of Japan in Romania, as well as the admiration for the elevated level of Japanese language programs of the UB Faculty of Foreign Languages and Literatures.
The Rector of the University of Bucharest spoke about the strong connection that the University of Bucharest shares with Japan and expressed his gratitude for the constant support received from the Embassy of Japan. At the same time, the UB Rector highlighted the large number of students who choose to study the Japanese language and culture at the Japanese Language and Literature Section of the University of Bucharest, which will mark its 50th anniversary in 2025.
Many UB students benefit from scholarships at various partner Japanese universities. At the same time, Japanese students from these universities also choose to study in Romania.
Next, professor Marian Preda presented the projects aimed to develop the academic collaboration with universities in Japan, including the possibility to create joint study programs at Master’s level in several fields, thus accentuating the importance of the Japanese management model, which can be very useful for Romanian future managers.
H.E. Mr. Ambassador Katae Takashi underlined the major importance that the Japanese Study Centre and Japanese Language and Literature Section have in training future specialists in Japanese studies and connoisseurs of the Japanese Language in the context of the accelerated development of economic relations between the two countries, following the establishment of the Strategic Partnership between Romania and Japan, signed on March 7th 2023.
Thursday, May 23rd 2024, the visit of the Ambassador of Japan continued at the Japanese Study Centre and the Japanese Language and Literature Section of the UB Faculty of Foreign Languages and Literatures. Mr. Ambassador was greeted by lecturer Alexandra Nicolaescu, PhD, vice-dean, by professor Anca Focșeneanu, PhD, coordinator of the Japanese Language and Literature Section of the Faculty of Foreign Languages and Literatures, as well as by the professors of the UB Japanese Language and Literature Section.
After a short discussion about the importance of studying the Japanese language, H.E. Ambassador Katae Takashi visited the Japanese Study Centre and its library, where the UB staff presented him with the new Japanese language manuals and books published by the members of the Centre. The visit ended with a Japanese language course, followed by discussions with Bachelor’s, Master’s and PhD students studying Japanese.
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