JOONDALUP Mayor Albert Jacob hosted an afternoon tea last month for visiting engineering students from Tokyo City University.
The function was part of the Tokyo City University Australia Program, run with ECU, that introduces visiting students to Australian life as well as a combination of English classes, tailored academic content and social programs that aim to improve their language skills and extend their academic knowledge.
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More than 200 Japanese students take part in the program each year, making it the largest Japanese-Australian student mobility program in the world.
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