From 22 to 26 Aug, 10 university students from Fukuoka Prefecture visited Sydney to take part in a globally-minded leader fostering project implemented by the Fukuoka Prefectural Government. While in Sydney, the students were divided into three industry-focused groups; tourism, real estate & trade, and food services, and visited the Sydney branch of 12 Japanese businesses to gain insight into business operations overseas. CLAIR Sydney assisted with scheduling meetings with Japanese businesses and government organisations in Sydney and accompanied the students to the meetings. On the first day of the project, the students visited CLAIR Sydney to learn about the distinctive population trends and multicultural policies in Australia and the friendship between Australia and Japan, focusing on the sister cities between the two countries. There were students in the group who were forced to experience abnormal student life and had to change their study abroad plans due to the COVID-19 pandemic that started in the beginning of 2020. However, we believe that many of the students acquired a better vision of their future and career development through participating in this project. CLAIR Sydney will continue to support Japanese local government organisations’ projects in fostering globally-minded leaders.
