NAWA and JICA sign cooperation agreement

April 30, 2025

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The National Academic Exchange Agency (NAWA) will cooperate with the Japanese government agency Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). The cooperation agreement was signed on April 25, 2025, in Tokio.

The Polish delegation was led by Prof. Maria Mrówczyńska, Undersecretary of State at the Ministry of Science and Higher Education. On the Japanese side, the talks were coordinated by Sachiko Imoto, vice president of JICA.

Photo: MNISW.JICA is one of the key institutions supporting academic and scientific communities in developing countries.

The leading topic of discussion was cooperation in supporting refugee students from Ukraine currently residing in Poland. Talks on this topic were initiated already during the first phase of the Russian aggression against Ukraine and have been systematically conducted ever since.

The Ministry of Science and Higher Education regards the developing cooperation with Japan and Ukraine as part of a strategic, long-term partnership.

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