Press Release

●Event Summary
     On 12th September, Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology (CUET) and the Embassy of Japan jointly organised the “Study in Japan Seminar 2018” in CUET. The seminar provided useful information on higher education in Japan, including the Japanese government scholarship (Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology; MEXT Scholarship), study and life in Japan as well as its advantages. More than 90 students and young faculty members of CUET and Rangamati Science and Technology University participated in this seminar.
     Two speakers from CUET, who recently returned from Japan spoke about their study experiences and daily life as a foreign student in Japan.

●About MEXT Scholarship
     Over 5 decades, Japan has been offering government scholarship to more than 3,800 Bangladeshis. In 2017 alone, more than 160 Bangladeshi students newly received this government-funded scholarship and are now studying in Japan on various academic fields. The scholarship application opens twice a year in mid-April (Embassy recommendation) and October (University recommendation). Please visit Embassy’s website for details.

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