Khan Bank Foundation sponsors Japanese language speech contest

Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ The 13th National Speech Contest of Japanese Language, sponsored by the Khan Bank Foundation for the second year, took place in the Central Building of the Mongolian University of Science and Technology on Saturday on March 21, 2015. On behalf of Khan Bank, a rigorous supporter of education, Mr Norihiko Kato, Chief Executive Officer of the bank, was invited to join the judging panel. He wished all the participants good luck, awarded the bank’s gifts to the best participants and presented the best speaker with a travel voucher to Japan. The contest is organized by the Foreign Language Institution of the Mongolian University of Science and Technology every year, and it has become an established and reputable competition, enabling the youth to challenge their education and intelligence among their peers. Out of 125 students from nine branch schools of five universities who competed in the first round, the TOP Ten students were selected for the second round to make their speeches. Under the topic of “Japan and Me”, the participants have prepared fascinating speeches, demonstrating the Mongolian youths’ ability to learn foreign languages, and expressing themselves and Mongolia in full. Among the TOP speakers, S.Arnai, junior year student of the Law School of the Mongolian National University, came first and became a proud winner of the travel voucher. S.Arnai spoke of the grief and sufferings faced by Hiroshima City’s people during the war, and called for peace in the world. The Khan Bank Foundation made Arnai’s dream came true, providing the opportunity to visit historic, cultural and natural places of interest in Japan.