Josai students in edu-tourism programme at UTAR

Students from two Josai sister universities at Lavender Garden in Cameron Highlands

Two Japanese sister universities, Josai University and Josai International University, worked with their partner Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR) and sent 70 of their students to have an English Language immersion programme here in Malaysia from 5 to 19 September 2013.

The visitors being thrilled trying their hands on Indian traditional art 'kolam'

Led by three lecturers, the Japanese students arrived at Kuala Lumpur International Airport on Thursday, 5 September evening.  As the group was also on an 'edu-tourism' programme promoted by the Ministry of Tourism, Malaysia, the following day they were invited to meet with Tourism Board Chairman and former Tourism Minister Dato' Sri Dr Ng Yen Yen at Putrajaya before they travelled to Kampar, where their two-week English immersion programme started on Monday, 9 September at UTAR Perak Campus. 

The weekend before their English classes started, they were coached to Cameron Highlands after breakfast in Kampar. They did some shopping, visited the night market and put up a night there.  The following day they visited the Boh Tea Centre. 

Over the following weekend, they visited the theme park Lost World in Tambun, shopped in Ipoh city, and tasted the famous local delicacy freshwater prawns in Tanjung Tualang. 

Josai students at Boh Tea Centre

The English immersion programme is also an edu-tourism programme which is a collaboration project between UTAR and its partner Josai universities. This programme is one of the many internationalisation efforts implemented by UTAR.



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