Senior WVSU Political Science Student Joins JENESYS 2.0 Batch 2 to Japan

Nestor Jeremy B. Moreno, senior political science student of West Visayas State University, was selected as
one of the Philippine Youth Ambassadors who represented the country in the JENESYS 2.0 (Batch 2) held last 25 May - 02 June 2013 in various cities of Japan.

Moreno together with Lara Jeunesse Villaruel , junior student of the College of Communications were part of the 34 Filipino students from different universities in the country who joined with the other 326 ASEAN Youths in a cultural exchange to create camaraderie among the Southeast Asian youths and Japanese counterparts through intensive interaction, workshops, and structured exchanges of view.

This program aimed to provide practical knowledge on Japan's experiences in addressing development gaps and attaining global excellence through utilizing local resources, creativity and branding strategies, and realizing effective agglomeration of economies among its region/prefectures.

Minister Setsuo Omori of the Embassy of Japan delivered an inspirational message to encourage fellowship among the new delegates during the pre-departure orientation held on May 24, 2013 headed by the National Youth Commission Executive Director Shierwin Taay.

Directors Randy Arquiza and Julius Flores of the Department of Foreign Affairs were also present to give an overview of the Asean Economic Community Network (AEC), as well as the Asean-Japan Relations.

The delegates took a trip Tokyo to experience the actual condition of this capital city, as well as the advanced and safe technology through the Shinkansen Train.

One of the activities of the program is to acquaint the youth-delegates to be familiar with the Japanese governing system, establish the AEC Youth Network through interaction with the Japanese university students and local family homestays.

One of the many programs under the JENESYS 2.0 is promoting consciousness toward ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) among the young generation within the Southeast Asian region to realize the AEC Youth Network.

The JENESYS 2.0 aims to forge a stronger relationship between the ASEAN member countries and Japan, and to let the young generation of Japan have a deeper understanding of ASEAN countries and AEC. The JENESYS 2.0 aims to add another 30,000 youths to the 30,000 young people who previously travelled to Japan under the previous JENESYS program.

With the support from the Government of Japan, JENESYS 2.0 ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) Youth Network is organized by the Japan International Cooperation Center (JICE), in close cooperation with the National Youth Commission (NYC) of the Republic of the Philippines.