THE Japanese embassy intends to expand its volunteer programme which facilitates skills transfer to locals.
This emerged during a tour of the Japanese International Co-operation Agency (JICA) projects in Mutare, Manicaland province.
JICA resident representative Shigeki Furuta said they were focusing on expanding the volunteer programme, bringing in more from diverse sectors.
“We are expanding the number of volunteers who are supporting the business sector, working with innovation hubs in the universities or colleges,” Furuta said.
“Also, we are seeking new volunteers who cover popular culture, through which we expect cultural exchange to be developed between the two countries.”
Manicaland State University of Applied Sciences executive dean of students, Isheunesu Chaka, said the programme helped in terms of cultural exchange.
“It is very important for our students to interact with people from other cultures,” Chaka said.
“The synergies that are being brokered there, even just the excitement of working with people from another culture, another country also aids that.”
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He said the programme linked perfectly with Education 5.0.
“Because Education 5.0 is pushing the agenda of creating students that are innovative, students that understand industry, because of the two additions to the old point three, innovation and industry,” Chaka said.
“When we get such exposure, it allows them to see at an international scale, how they can even industrialise areas such as sports and even innovation because of the other academic research opportunities that are there.”
