2019.28.03 Attendance at the Official Inauguration of the Hisao & Hiroko Taki Plaza Ceremony at Ochanomizu University

Attendance at the Official Inauguration of the Hisao & Hiroko Taki Plaza Ceremony at Ochanomizu University

March 28, 2019: It was a pleasure for H.E. Ambassador Dr. Bashir Mohabbat to attend the official inauguration of the Hisao & Hiroko Taki Plaza Ceremony at Ochanomizu University in Tokyo.

Ochanomizu University, besides being an esteemed women’s colleges is also one of the top colleges in Japan and is proud to inform its students and other parties that it as access to a newly constructed international student plaza. As Ochanomizu University aims to support the realization of the dreams of its students’ and women all around the world, access to the plaza coincides with the university’s objectives. The new international student plaza, called the Hisao & Hiroko Taki Plaza is named after Hisao Taki with his desire for other Japanese students to take advantage of opportunities to interact with and learn from those originally from other countries. Taki Plaza is scheduled to be open in 2020 and aims to bring Japanese and international students together to connect, collaborate, and create a better tomorrow.

On behalf of the people and Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, H.E. Dr. Mohabbat expressed thanks to the Hon. Ms. Kimiko Murofushi, President of Ochanomizu University for the invitation to the inauguration and for its assistance to Afghanistan over the years. In response, Hon. Ms. Murofushi thanked H.E. Dr. Mohabbat for attending and assured him of their continued support of Afghanistan. In addition, H.E. Dr. Mohabbat encouraged Hon. Ms. Murofushi to advocate the university to accept more Afghan students as he himself has first hand experience in how working and learning with people of other countries can help one understand various viewpoints thus enriching one’s knowledge and life experience, and hopes the aims of Taki Plaza are met.

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