Lahore, March 19, 2022 (PPI-OT): The Honourable Ambassador of Japan Mr. Wada Mitsuhiro, and the respectable spouse of the Honourable Ambassador. Mrs. Naoko Wada visited UET, Lahore in connection with a Book donation ceremony. The delegation also consisted of Mr. Hiraki Tadayoshi, First Secretary, economic section, Mr. Katsuragwa Hirotada second secretary, political section, and Mr. Rafay Haleem, cultural advisor, public affairs section, Embassy of Japan. The goal of the Book donation project is to provide readers around the world with an accurate picture of Japan through the donation of outstanding books.
The Honourable Ambassador presented 98 books to the worthy Vice Chancellor, UET which have been placed in a special corner of the main Library. Additionally, the Ambassador took oath from MAAP Lahore Chapter executive committee. The Monbukagakusho-MEXT Alumni Association of Pakistan (MAAP) is an organization of the scholars who studied in Japanese institutions and who were awarded scholarships by the MEXT (Ministry of Education, Science and Culture, Japan: Monbukagakusho).
The objectives of this organization were to develop contacts and close networking with the Monbukagakusho scholars not only in Pakistan, but also in other countries and regions, with the view of exchanging scholarly ideas, information and collaborations to benefit mutually and society at large. Dr Tauseef Aized took oath of Lahore Chapter Chair, Dr. Khalid Farooq Chaudhry as Vice-Chair and Dr. Muhammad Irfan as regional secretary coordination.
The event was organized in Civil Engineering Department. The Ambassador and UET agreed to collaborate further on different venues in future for mutual benefits. Followed by the ceremony, lunch was served and a ribbon cutting ceremony was held in the main library.
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