Highlight of JENESYS2023 Activities Reported in August 2024
JENESYS2023 aims to promote mutual trust and understanding among the peoples of Japan, ASEAN Member States, and Timor-Leste, to build a basis for future friendship and cooperation, as well as to encourage an understanding of various aspects of Japan. The project is supported by the Government of Japan through the Japan-ASEAN Integration Fund (JAIF). This is the highlight of JENESYS2023 reported by the Japan International Cooperation Center (JICE) in August 2024:
JICE introduces one alumni of the Japan’s Friendship Ties Programs, Mark Villamore from the Philippines. Joining in 2023, Mark’s participation at JENESYS led to his appointment as manager of the Women’s National Team after meeting the coach of the Philippine Women’s National Rugby Team during the programme.
JENESYS2024 ASEAN Online Alumni Meeting: JICE held an Online Alumni Event for JENESYS Alumni. The participants were very impressed by the lecture by Executive Director of APLA (Alternative People’s Linkage in Asia), NOGAWA Mio, who works with the people in the Philippines, Indonesia and Timor-Leste. The participants learned the importance of mutual support and building relationships based on mutual reliance on “people-to-people trade.”
The session continued and the alumni enjoyed Japanese culture, “Character Bento Cooking” and “Shodo (Japanese Calligraphy).” The session concluded by a presentation by JENESYS alumni working in Japan. The alumni talked about good things to do before you come to Japan and showed them the beautiful photos of places he visited in Japan. The participants asked many specific questions, and it was a very fruitful exchange.
On 20-24 August, JENESYS held a 5-day ASEAN-Japan online program for high school students under the theme of Climate Change, Energy, and Environment. More than two hundred high school students from 11 countries in the ASIA region joined the session. During the first day, participants learned an overview of Japan through the lecture “Japanese Society and Culture.” The following day, participants were divided into three groups to learn about the thematic issues. It should be noted that after the theme-related lecture, countless questions were posed to the lecturers. They also learned about the diplomatic history of the ASEAN-Japan relationship through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ lecture.
