Japanese scholarships for Lankan students

The Japanese Government has awarded higher education scholarships to 13 Sri Lankan students under its Monbukagakusho Scholarship Scheme.

These scholarships were awarded under the categories of post graduate, undergraduate and college of technology. Selection of candidates was done through an examination and interview conducted jointly by the Japanese Embassy and the Higher Education Ministry.

An orientation program was held for the selected students at the Japanese Embassy recently presided over by Kaoru Shimazaki, Charge de Affaires of the Embassy with the participation of past student and member of the Japanese Graduates Alumni Association of Sri Lanka (JAGAAS)Lolitha Wickremasinghe and Monbukagakusho student at the Tokyo Metropolitan University Eranga de Alwis.

The Japanese Government provides international students around the world with an opportunity of pursuing higher studies in Japanese universities and colleges under the Monbukagakusho scholarship scheme annually.