Local Teacher Leaves For Japan
By Sonia K.

Bandar Seri Begawan - A local teacher, Awg Mohamad Faizal bin Hj Rashid, is leaving today to pursue a teaching scholarship in Japan.

He will take up a Japanese language training course at Nagoya University-from October 2006 to March 2007 and a special training on Teaching Methods at Shiga University from April 2007 to March 2008.

Mohamad Faizal is expected to enhance his professional knowledge and skills as a teacher while also learning about the people and culture of Japan. The Embassy of Japan hopes he will enjoy his two-year study in Japan and make life-long friends.

The `Teacher Training Scholarship' is offered to local, teachers in Brunei Darussalam who wish to study at Japanese universities for professional development.

The programme consists of a six-month intensive course in the Japanese language and a one-year special course at a university in Japan. The special course covers Educational Management (e.g. Educational Administration and Finance, School Management), Methods of Education (e.g. Curriculum Development, Teaching Learning Process System), Study of Special Subjects (e.g. Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry) and Observational Study (e.g. Inspection of Various Educational Research Services).

The government of Japan offers scholarship programmes including postgraduate research courses, undergraduate courses, professional training and teacher training courses to Bruneians.  -- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

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