On February 24, 2023 a delegation from Waseda University (Japan) in the amount of 6 people visited KazUIR&WL. Waseda University is one of the leading and prestigious multidisciplinary universities in Japan. Among the outstanding alumni of Waseda University are leading politicians, businessmen, writers, architects, athletes, actors and many other famous people from Japan who have received international recognition. Waseda University consistently ranks among the most academically selected and prestigious universities in international rankings.
The delegation was headed by Professor Atsushi Ogihara, Head of the Center for Humanitarian Studies at Waseda University. The purpose of the visit is to establish educational cooperation between KazUIR&WL named after Ablai Khan and Waseda University and make acquaintance with teachers and students of the Faculty of Oriental Studies. The international department of our university together with the Faculty of Oriental Studies developed a visiting program in which the guests visited the museums of KazUIR&WL named after Ablai Khan and the Faculty of Oriental Studies.
The guests were particularly interested in the presentation about our university and faculty in Japanese, prepared by students of the educational programs "Oriental Studies" and "Foreign Philology". Waseda University students and master’s students, in turn, prepared a presentation about their university, Japanese culture and also taught our students the Chichibu Ondo dance (Minano City). Students had fun with Japanese songs and games.
The joint workshop for our students provided an opportunity to practice Japanese with guests, deepen inter-university relations and learn more about the differences and similarities between the cultures of the two countries. The Japanese language proficiency of our students was highly appreciated by Japanese professors, they also noted the high level of proficiency of our Japanese language teachers.
After the results of the workshop were announced, guests from Waseda University treated students to traditional miso soup and green tea.
KazUIR&WL named after Ablai Khan and the Faculty of Oriental Studies sincerely thank the delegation from Waseda University for their interest in our Japanese studies students. We are convinced that further interuniversity cooperation will help to prepare highly-demanded and highly qualified specialists in Japanese studies in Kazakhstan.