University of Juba launches Institute for Japanese Studies

The University of Juba in South Sudan, in collaboration with the Japanese government through the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), on Thursday 5 September launched the Institute for Japanese Studies, reports Radio Tamazuj.

The institute is a centre for research and programmes to promote Japanese diplomatic relationship at the academic level.

Speaking to Radio Tamazuj during the launch, the director of the Institute for Japanese Studies, Professor Jacob Chol, said its establishment started in 2021 as a programme for JICA to assist in research. Chol said the institute will allow researchers from Japan and South Sudan to interact and will in future expand to a hub for Asian studies, the Far East and Southeast Asia so that South Sudan can market itself to the Asian region.
Full report on the Radio Tamazuj site