Higher Education Ministry: DPM Zahid, Zambry’s visit to Japan geared towards strengthening collaboration in higher education

AppliedHE News Wire 20/02/2024

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Higher Education Ministry: DPM Zahid, Zambry’s visit to Japan geared towards strengthening collaboration in higher education - AppliedHE

PUTRAJAYA, Feb 16 — The upcoming five-day working visit of Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi and Minister of Higher Education (MOHE) Datuk Seri Zambry Abd Kadir to Japan is a strategic initiative by the ministry to enhance cooperation in the field of higher education across East Asia.

MOHE in a statement said the visit scheduled from tomorrow, February 17 to 21, aims to strengthen ties and foster collaboration with educational institutions in Japan.

Key highlights of the visit include engagement sessions with Malaysian students in Tokyo and the prestigious Honorary Doctorate Award Ceremony for Ahmad Zahid who is also rural and regional development minister, at Shibaura Institute of Technology.

In addition, the delegation will conduct a working visit to the Tokyo National Institute (Kosen) and hold bilateral meetings with Masahito Moriyama, Japan’s Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.