Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar has become the first student to take admission in a three-month online Basic Certificate Course in Japanese Culture and Language started by Kurukshetra University.

The Chief Minister has said there is no age limit to get education and learning. One should keep on improving one’s skills and knowledge.

He said he had a passion for learning foreign languages from the very beginning, so he has enrolled in the Japanese language course started by Kurukshetra University.

The Vice Chancellor of Kurukshetra University, Prof. Som Nath Sachdeva congratulated the Chief Minister on becoming the first student of Japanese language course.

He said it is a matter of pride for Kurukshetra University. His presence as a student will be a great motivation to the entire teaching and student fraternity of Kurukshetra University, he said.

Along with the CM, higher officials of Haryana Government and autonomous institutions have also enrolled in this course. Dean Faculty of Arts and Languages and Chairperson, Department of Foreign Languages Prof Brajesh Sawhney said this basic certificate course will cover Japanese history, Japanese life-values, basics of Japanese writing and pronunciation, Japanese vocabulary, basic greetings used in daily life and business meetings.

Prof Sawhney said that this course has been designed according to the New Education Policy-2020.  This online programme is tailored specifically to the need of Government representatives and higher officers in Government and educational institutions so that collaborations in the field of business, economy, research and education can be established between India and Japan, he added.

Prof Sawhney added the Kurukshetra University has also started a one-year online certificate course in Japanese Language from the session 2021-22 which will help the students to improve their skills and to find employment in India and abroad.