Japan job fair at SAS: NU opens doors for agricultural students

August 28, 2024 19 Views No Comment

MEDZIPHEMA, AUGUST 28 (MExN): The School of Agricultural Sciences, Nagaland University, Medziphema Campus hosted the Japan Job Fair for 170 agricultural students, comprising of BSc (Hons) Ag, MSc (Ag)students and PhD (Ag) Scholars on August 27 at the Multi-Purpose Hall.

The event was organized by the Embassy of Japan in India, New Delhi and supported by Japan Agricultural Corporations Association (JACA), National Chamber of Agriculture, Institute for the Development of Agricultural Cooperation in Asia. It was facilitated by ARMs Incorporation, Nagaland unit and IDAN, Government of Nagaland, a press release stated.

Individual interactions with company owners and representatives.

The 8 companies that came for the job fair were Agricultural cooperative corporation Mizudori, Azu Ltd, Otsukaen Ltd, Kato Enoki Co., Saikoue Co., Ranmeisha Ltd., Act Farm Ltd. and Top River Ltd. based in various parts of Japan. It was also noted that most of the company owners themselves came to recruit the students while a few sent their representatives, to showcase their activities and to invite the students to undergo Technical Intern Training and Specified Skilled Workers in agriculture and livestock sectors.

A brief welcome note and introduction about Nagaland University was delivered by Prof Akali Sema, Pro Vice Chancellor, SAS: NU, Medziphema Campus. First Secretary, Embassy of Japan in India, Masami Ota highlighted on the importance of the job fair and its significance for both countries.

A video about Japanese agriculture was shown, followed by an explanation for working in “Technical Intern Training” and “Specified Skilled Workers (i) / (ii)” by Kohei Aoki from National Chamber of Agriculture. He gave a detailed discourse on what was expected from the students and also what the companies offered; and gave the guidelines for finding placements, the most important criteria being the ability to learn and speak Japanese language.

Each of the company owners/representatives then talked about their activities and also presented videos of their operations.
The individual consultations for students with the respective companies was then conducted where the students interacted with the representatives through interpreters who had come with them.

The job fair also had an agricultural science graduate candidate from Uttar Pradesh whose maiden visit to Nagaland was made to fulfill his dream of working in Japan.

The direct interactions at the job fair provided a great opportunityfor the students to learn first-hand about the company’s culture and the working environment which createda positive impression upon them. Many expressed their desire to learn the Japanese language so as to pursue a career or receive hands-on training and experience through internships in Japan, the press release said.