Seventh Group of ASEAN Human Resource Development Scholarship Partners Support (AHEAD50) Participants (Total of 4) to Visit Japan with a Focus on Culture and Arts

About the Visit by Four Officials from the ASEAN Secretariat's AMFSED Culture and Information Division

This program invites four officials from the Culture and Information Division (CID: Culture & Information Division) of the ASEAN Secretariat, an international organization, under the theme of 'Culture and Arts.'

The objective is to study the development of culture and arts—particularly the growth of cultural and creative industries, as well as the protection, preservation, utilization, and promotion of cultural heritage—through exchanges with Japanese policymakers, practitioners, researchers, and visits to specialized institutions responsible for cultural and artistic cooperation in Japan.

It is expected that the insights gained through this program—from policy formulation to creative practices—will be widely shared across the ASEAN region, providing highly valuable implications to support comprehensive initiatives within the region.

【Program Overview】

Name

7th Invitation Program for ASEAN Secretariat CID Officials Theme: Culture and Arts

Participants

Four officials from the ASEAN Secretariat's Culture and Information Division (CID: Culture & Information Division)

Language

English

Implementing Organization

Japan International Cooperation Center (JICE), a Public Interest Incorporated Foundation

Proposed Schedule Proposed Locations

July 26 (Sun) – August 1 (Sat), 2026 Tokyo, Ishikawa Prefecture

July 26 (Sun)

July 27 (Mon)

July 28 (Tue)

July 29 (Wed)

July 30 (Thu)

July 31 (Fri)

August 1 (Sat)

【Arrival in Japan】 ・Agency for Cultural Affairs

・Japan Arts Council (Independent Administrative Institution) ・National Theatre Training Institute

・Tokyo National Research Institute for Cultural Properties, National Institutes for Cultural Heritage (Independent Administrative Institution)

(Department of Cultural Property Information and Documentation, International Center for the Study of Cultural Heritage) Contents Overseas Distribution Association (CODA), a General Incorporated Association

【Travel】From Tokyo to Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture

・Kanazawa College of Art

・21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa ・Gold Leaf Experience

・Inspection of Kenrokuen Garden

・Tea Ceremony Experience

【Travel】From Ishikawa Prefecture to Tokyo Mori Building Digital Art Museum: teamLab Borderless (Epson) [Workshop] [Reporting Session]

【Departure】

(Reference) ASEAN Human Resource Development Scholarship Partners Support (AHEAD50)

A fellowship program launched to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Japan-ASEAN friendship and cooperation.

The program aims to strengthen the ASEAN Secretariat and promote smooth collaboration with Japan by providing promising officials from the ASEAN Secretariat and other institutions with opportunities to learn about Japan's policies, systems, and positions through human resource development. https://www.mofa.go.jp/mofaj/a_o/rc/pagew_000001_02337.html

https://www.mofa.go.jp/mofaj/press/release/pressit_000001_02301.html

【Inquiries】

Japan International Cooperation Center (JICE), International Exchange Department Inquiry Form