AtsuhiroHoriuchi, chairman of the board of directors of CGC Japan
Co Ltd, part of a conglomerate having 225 companies which operate 3,673
supermarkets across Japan, on Saturday proposed to tie-up with Super 30 founder and Bihar mathematician Anand Kumar to open a Super 30-kind of school in India.
The proposal was made to Anand in Tokyo on the last day of his weeklong visit to the country on the invitation of Japanese government.
"Horiuchi wants to develop a school from class 1 to 12 in India. He wants to model it on the lines of Super 30, a free residential school, to provide holistic education to children. The CGC, having a turnover of around 772 billion yen, will bear all the expenses," Anand informed TOI through an e-mail from Tokyo.
During a meeting at a hotel in Tokyo, Horiuchi requested Anand to spearhead the school project, which aims at providing the right opportunity to talented students. Horiuchi said the school would groom students since their young age. "It will identify talent and nurture them in the best possible way, just as Anand does in Super 30," Horiuchi told mediapersons in Tokyo.
Though Anand is yet to take a decision on the proposal, he appreciated the initiative and Horiuchi's concern for inclusive quality education. "I will give it a serious thought, as it is something that can really help the talent, which otherwise fades away due to sheer lack of opportunities. Quality education today is increasingly getting confined to the well-off," Anand told TOI.
During his visit, Anand delivered a lecture on 'Super 30 to Global 30 - an inspiring journey' at the University of Tokyo. He was also invited to Kyoto University and Ritsumeikan University. He also had a meeting with Kiyoshi Kurokawa, professor at the National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies and science adviser to the cabinet of Japan in Tokyo.
The proposal was made to Anand in Tokyo on the last day of his weeklong visit to the country on the invitation of Japanese government.
"Horiuchi wants to develop a school from class 1 to 12 in India. He wants to model it on the lines of Super 30, a free residential school, to provide holistic education to children. The CGC, having a turnover of around 772 billion yen, will bear all the expenses," Anand informed TOI through an e-mail from Tokyo.
During a meeting at a hotel in Tokyo, Horiuchi requested Anand to spearhead the school project, which aims at providing the right opportunity to talented students. Horiuchi said the school would groom students since their young age. "It will identify talent and nurture them in the best possible way, just as Anand does in Super 30," Horiuchi told mediapersons in Tokyo.
Though Anand is yet to take a decision on the proposal, he appreciated the initiative and Horiuchi's concern for inclusive quality education. "I will give it a serious thought, as it is something that can really help the talent, which otherwise fades away due to sheer lack of opportunities. Quality education today is increasingly getting confined to the well-off," Anand told TOI.
During his visit, Anand delivered a lecture on 'Super 30 to Global 30 - an inspiring journey' at the University of Tokyo. He was also invited to Kyoto University and Ritsumeikan University. He also had a meeting with Kiyoshi Kurokawa, professor at the National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies and science adviser to the cabinet of Japan in Tokyo.
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