DEPUTY MINISTER MANANA OFFICIATES SEND-OFF RECEPTION FOR JAPANESE GOVERNMENT AT SCHOLARSHIP AWARDEES.
These skills will contribute towards the development of industries in South Africa and expand on business links with Japan.
The Deputy Minister of Higher Education and Training, Mduduzi Manana, officiated at the send-off reception for 41 scholarship awardees of the African Business Education initiative of the Government of Japan, on 22 August 2016, at the Sheraton Hotel in Pretoria.
The scholarship recipients will depart for Japan during August and September to pursue Master’s degrees in various fields, including engineering, business and economics. Upon completion of their Master’s degrees, scholarship recipients will spend up to six months undertaking an internship programme for experiential learning at Japanese companies before returning to South Africa.