Study in Japan Fair in Brazil held at the 25th Sao Paulo Japan Festival

2024.07.12~07.14

From July 12 to July 14, “Study in Japan Fair” was held at the 25th Japan Festival in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The Fair was part of this year’s activities of the Global Network Project to Promote Study in Japan (South America Regional Office), a project that University of Tsukuba is entrusted from MEXT (Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan). At the fair, a total of 18 Japanese educational institutions exhibited or distributed materials introducing their programs and courses. Among them, three institutions dispatched representatives from Japan to Sao Paulo to provide detailed explanations to visitors.

The Japan Festival in Sao Paulo is one of the largest Japanese festivals in the world that offers various cultural and food events every year. Kenjinkai, association of different Japanese prefectures, also have their booths. This year, the festival attracted approximately 184,000 people over the three days. Mizuho FUKUSHIGE, Deputy Director of South America Office, Tsukuba University was invited to participate in the opening ceremony of the festival.

Since 2016, Study in Japan Fair in Sao Paulo has assisted the participation of Japanese educational institutions to reach out to prospective Brazilian students at the Sao Paulo Japan Festival. This year, about 1,000 people visited “Study in Japan” booth including those came from the states of Minas Gerais and Parana. In the presentation area, the Study in Japan team provided a total of four information-sharing sessions, and about 80 people participated in total.

↑【”Study in Japan” booth at the 25th Sao Paulo Japan Festival】

↑【”Study in Japan” booth】

↑【”Study in Japan” consultation desk】

↑【”Study in Japan” booth】

↑【”Study in Japan” booth】

↑【Information-sharing sessions】