Nice to meet you. My name is La Min Aye.

Yangon University of Foreign Studies—Japanese Department, 4th grade, Leading JAC Myanmar.

Kachin ethic who was born in Yangon.

The JAC to which I belong is an abbreviation for Japan Academia Club, a student organization of Japanese language students at Yangon University of Foreign Studies.

JAC is located in Indonesia, Vietnam (Hanoi), Vietnam (Ho Chi Minh), and Europe in addition to Myanmar.

■ JAC goals

➢ We want to tell Japanese learners who are studying Japan what we learned at university

➢ We want people who are interested in Japanese culture to feel traditional Japanese festivals and events

➢We want to convey Japanese attitudes.

JAC Myanmar is divided into an event team and a media team.

■ Event team activities

• Once a month event

• Seminar once every two months

Event schedule

January - Sports

February -  Setsubun and Ehomaki Sports

April - Water Festival

May - watermelon split

June - Obon Festival and Yukata Event

July - Petel Shaved

October - Halloween

November - Japanese conversation event

■ Media team activities

Sharing knowledge about Japan

• Especially using Facebook

• Japan, culture, tradition

Interview

• Japanese company that everyone is interested in

Listen to the life of a company employee

■ Why you need money

(1) Event fee

To buy things necessary for the event such as meals and decorations

Fee for renting a microphone

Place fee

(2) page boost fee

To get to know more about JAC

To have many participants come to the event

(3) Transportation expenses

To conduct interview activities

200,000 MMK required per month

12 months * 200,000 = 2,400,000 MMK required per year

■ Rewards

50,000 Kyat package

Free event invitation to JAC

Exchange meeting with JAC students

Event content report email

100,000 Kyat package

Free event invitation to JAC

Exchange meeting with JAC students

Event content report email

Half-day guide in downtown Yangon

presenting JAC shirt