GIRD supported young Indian scientists from disadvantaged sections to participate in the Sakura Science Exchange Programme of Japan in December 2023. GIRD Secretary and Director, Mr. Shamsuddeen A.K. visited Japan in December 2023 and interacted with the students participating in this programme and concerned officials in Japan and the Indian Embassy in Japan.
SAKURA Science Exchange Programme was initiated by the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) to invite high school students from Asian countries to visit Japanese universities and research laboratories and also interact with Nobel laureates. India was included in this programme in 2015. DST and Ministry of Human Resource and Development (MHRD) implement this programme from India.
GIRD Secretary and Director Mr. Shamsuddeen A.K. at Indian Embassy in Japan with Mr. Sanjeev Manchanda, First Secretary (Economic) on 12th December 2023.
Indian science students at Indian Embassy in Japan during their Sakura Science Exchange Programme visit to Japan
GIRD Secretary & Director Mr. Shamsuddeen A.K. with Dr Yashawant Dev Panwar, Counsellor (S&T), Embassy of India, Tokyo during his visit to the Embassy for the Sakura Science Exchange Programme.