Yokohama Mayor Hiroshi Nakada signed Thursday an agreement with an Indian nonprofit organization to set up a branch of an international school run by the group.
The establishment of the Global Indian Education Foundation school in Yokohama follows the opening of its first school in Edogawa Ward, Tokyo.
The school is planned to open in spring 2008.
GIEF was established to provide the children of Indian businessmen and engineers abroad with good quality education. It has schools in five countries, including Singapore, where it operates two private schools teaching kindergarten to high school. About 2,600 students from about 30 countries--mainly India--attend the two schools.
In Kanagawa Prefecture, there are about 1,100 Indians, mainly in Yokohama.
Nakada said in a press conference, "Yokohama is making efforts to invite Indian companies, including the information technology industry. Opening an Indian international school is one effort to develop an environment that would be attract such companies." He said he had urged GIEF to come to Yokohama and was able to reach a swift agreement.
The GIEF Yokohama school hopes to have about 200 students when it opens and the city government will cooperate in selecting a site for the school.
GIEF Chairman Atul Temurnikar said at the signing ceremony, "We'd like Japanese children who are interested in an Indian education program, with the emphasis on advanced science and math classes taught in English to enter our school ."
(Oct. 28, 2006)
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/20061028TDY03004.htm
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