23 Japanese Senior High School Students to Visit the Philippines under the JENESYS2016 Outbound Program

23 Japanese Senior High School Students to Visit the Philippines under the JENESYS2016 Outbound Program

23 Japanese Senior High School Students to Visit the Philippines under the JENESYS2016 Outbound Program

23 Japanese Senior High School Students to Visit the Philippines under the JENESYS2016 Outbound Program

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23 students from the Okayama Prefectural Tamashima Commercial Senior High School, Japan will be visiting the Philippines from February 13 to 21, 2017 as part of the JENESYS2016 Programme.

The Japan-East Asia Network of Exchange for Students and Youths (JENESYS2016) Programme was launched by the Government of Japan in 2007 to promote Japanese culture and diplomacy and to facilitate international exchanges among the youths of ASEAN and Oceania by inviting them on themed, short-term visits to Japan. Young people from Japan are also sent out under the program to join themed educational visits in ASEAN nations. Through the programme, it is hoped that the participants’ understanding of one another’s cultures would deepen and that meaningful and cooperative ties among them can be formed.

In the Philippines, the programme is implemented by the Japan Information and Culture Center (JICC) of the Embassy of Japan, in cooperation with different local government agencies. The incoming Japanese student delegation’s visit this time will be conducted in collaboration with the National Youth Commission. The visit’s theme is: ‘60th Anniversary of the Normalization of Diplomatic Relations between the Philippines and Japan’. During the visit, students are set to take part in special events at Philippine schools and other organizations, as well as learn about and engage in local Filipino cultural activities. Their tentative itinerary is as follows:

 

Date

Activity*

February 13 (Monday)

Arrival in Manila

February 14 (Tuesday)

·    Courtesy Call at the Embassy of Japan in the Philippines

·    Visit to the Ayala Museum

·    Courtesy Call at the National Youth Commission (NYC)

February 15 (Wednesday)

·  Courtesy Call at JICA Philippines Office

·  Visit to the Office of Manila Shimbun (Japanese Newspaper Company)

February 16 (Thursday)

School Exchange Program 1 at Muntinlupa Science High School (MSHS)

February 17 (Friday)

·   School Exchange Program 2 at Muntinlupa National High School (MNHS)

·   Peace Prayer Ceremony at Muntinlupa Japanese Peace Monument

February 18 (Saturday)

Home Visit/Stay with at a Local Family – Muntinlupa City

February 19 (Sunday)

·  Historical/Cultural Tour of Manila

·  Preparation for Reporting Session

February 20 (Monday)

·  Reporting Session; Presentation of Action Plan

·  Farewell Event

February 21 (Tuesday)

Departure from Manila