동북아시아지역자치단체연합 로고

The hub of exchange & cooperation in Northeast Asia

News | Secretariat

News/Activities News | Secretariat

17th Subcommittee Meeting on Education and Cultural Exchange Held in Shimane Prefecture, Japan2018-08-07

WriteAdmin

File 첨부파일 20180803_135912.jpg  

첨부파일

The 17th Subcommittee Meeting on Education and Cultural Exchange was held from August 3 to August 8 in Shimane Prefecture, Japan. In total, 50 university students from 5 countries, Shimane Prefecture (7), Japan, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region (4) and Jilin Province (4), China, Gyoungsangbuk-do Province (6), South Korea, Primorsky Territory (2), Irkutsk Region(3) Russia, and 3 Japanese Brazilian students participated. The topic of the meeting was “Food and Safety” and participants were also able to take part in various other programs such as homestay and traditional cultural experience.


On August 3, NEAR Secretary-General Hong Jong-kyoung attended the opening ceremony and delivered a message of encouragement to participating young adults whom he recognized as the driving force that would lead the future of Northeast Asia. In addition, he stated that the experiences obtained at the meeting would prove to be greatly useful to them in the future.