Holding of the JENESYS2024 ASEAN-Japan Students Conference

10 January 2025 -

From 14 to 21 January, approximately 100 students from 10 ASEAN Member States and Timor-Leste will visit Japan to participate in the “ASEAN-Japan Students Conference” under Japan’s Friendship Ties Programs “JENESYS”.

The delegation will participate in the ASEAN-Japan Students Conference to be held in Tokyo from 18 to 20 January. Under the common theme of “What we (students) can do for peace, stability, growth, and prosperity in the Asian region”, students from the ASEAN region and Japan will discuss “Maritime Security and Rule of Law”, “Climate Change and Energy”, and “Cultural Preservation and Education”, and present a “Declaration of Action Plan”.

Prior to participating in the conference, the delegation will visit the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and will be divided into three groups to visit regions including Shizuoka, Miyagi, and Tochigi Prefectures, where they will have the opportunity of university visits, theme related site-visits, and homestays, etc., to experience the charm of Japan and its regions from various perspectives.

Through this exchange program, it is expected that the youths of ASEAN and Japan will deepen their mutual understanding and that the network of friendship and cooperation between the next generation of ASEAN and Japan will be strengthen.

Japan’s Friendship Ties Programs JENESYS 2024 is supported by the Government of Japan through the Japan-ASEAN Integration Fund (JAIF).

The schedule of JENESYS2024 ASEAN-Japan Students Conference can be accessed here.