Q:
A:
Japanese donation to Bosilegrad elementary school
Belgrade,
16 October 2009
Minister of Education Zarko Obradovic today attended the signing of an agreement on a donation by the Japanese embassy to the Georgi Dimitrov elementary school in Bosilegrad.
The agreement on the donation of €69,908 was signed by Japanese Ambassador to Belgrade Toshio Tsunozaki and headmaster of the Georgi Dimitrov elementary school Metodi Cipev.
At the press conference following the signing Minister Obradovic said that the donation will be used to replace school windows and doors, adding that since 2001 the Japanese government has donated as much as €2.3 million to the education sector in Serbia.
The cooperation between Japan and Serbia has been long and fruitful and the assistance we receive is precious, especially in times of economic crisis, the Minister said and recalled that the University of Belgrade has been exchanging professors with the University in Tokyo for two years. Japan also gives two scholarships per year to students of Japanese in Belgrade.
Tsunozaki said that this is the first of the Japanese government aid to Bosilegrad and expressed his hope that this donation will help children have better conditions in the school, especially in the winter period. So far Japan has donated approximately €200 million to Serbia. As part of their programme for helping the population’s basic needs, Japan has carried out 113 projects, 50 of which are in the education sector.
At the press conference following the signing Minister Obradovic said that the donation will be used to replace school windows and doors, adding that since 2001 the Japanese government has donated as much as €2.3 million to the education sector in Serbia.
The cooperation between Japan and Serbia has been long and fruitful and the assistance we receive is precious, especially in times of economic crisis, the Minister said and recalled that the University of Belgrade has been exchanging professors with the University in Tokyo for two years. Japan also gives two scholarships per year to students of Japanese in Belgrade.
Tsunozaki said that this is the first of the Japanese government aid to Bosilegrad and expressed his hope that this donation will help children have better conditions in the school, especially in the winter period. So far Japan has donated approximately €200 million to Serbia. As part of their programme for helping the population’s basic needs, Japan has carried out 113 projects, 50 of which are in the education sector.
-
Belgrade, 15 April 2024Competition for StarTech grants open until 31 May
-
Belgrade, 2 October 2023Serbia respects Resolution 1244 and will do everything to preserve peace
-
Belgrade, 13 September 2023Day of Serbian Unity to be celebrated outside borders of Serbia, Republika Srpska for the first time
-
Belgrade, 8 August 2023RSD 24.2m in state aid paid out to citizens affected by storm
-
Belgrade, 17 June 2023Belgrade is doing everything to preserve peace in Kosovo and Metohija
-
Belgrade, 15 June 2023Slovenia will continue to support Serbia on its way to EU
-
Belgrade, 5 May 2023Emergency measures, tightening of conditions for possessing weapons
-
Belgrade, 3 May 2023Three days of mourning in Serbia over tragedy at Vladislav Ribnikar primary school
-
Belgrade, 3 May 2023Serbia united in grief over tragedy in Belgrade
-
Belgrade, 21 December 2022According to preliminary results, Serbia has 6,690,887 inhabitants