22 Filipino youth fly to Japan for JENESYS2016
Twenty-two young Filipinos majoring in Business and Economics or working in economics-related fields flew last Aug. 28 to Japan, where they will be staying until Sept. 6, to participate in the JENESYS2016 (Japan-East Asia Network of Exchange for Students and Youths) Program with the theme “Economics.”
This is the first batch of JENESYS2016 participants from the country.
Newly appointed National Youth Commission chairperson Cariza Yamson Seguerra opened the orientation with a congratulatory message for the participants, highlighting the importance of international exchange programs in enriching young people’s lives. JICC director Tatsuo Kitagawa was also present to give words of encouragement, urging the participants to use the lessons they will learn from the program to help develop the Philippines further.
In Japan, the Philippine delegation – composed of eight young professionals and 14 students – joined more than 200 peers from Brunei, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Timor-Leste and Vietnam for the 10-day program.
Participants spent the first two days of the program in Tokyo before they were divided into nine groups composed of about 20 people each, which headed over to one of the following: Miyagi, Aichi and Osaka prefectures.
Apart from lectures and group discussions on business and economics-related issues, participants took part in Japanese traditional and cultural activities and homestays.