Courtesy Call on Ambassador Sakuta by Dr. Nathalie Regina Duval, MEXT Scholar
2026/5/6
On 6 May 2026, Ambassador Sakuta received a courtesy call from Dr. Nathalie Regina Duval, a MEXT scholar who recently returned to Seychelles after completing her studies in Japan.
Under the MEXT scholarship*, Dr. Duval travelled to Japan in 2020 and, after completing a six-month Japanese-language preparatory course, began her studies in education. In 2023, she earned a master’s degree from the Graduate School of Education at Naruto University of Education in Tokushima. She then pursued a PhD in the International Education Development Program at the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Hiroshima University, and earned the degree in March, 2026. She also received Hiroshima University’s Excellent Student Award for fiscal year 2025.
We sincerely congratulate her on her remarkable success in Japan and hope that her academic achievements will contribute to further developing the education system in Seychelles.
*The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) has implemented scholarship programmes for foreign students with the aim of promoting international exchange and friendship and contributing to the development of human resources in other countries through the admission of outstanding foreign students from overseas, as well as contributing to the internationalisation of Japanese universities, improving education and research capabilities.
Under the MEXT scholarship*, Dr. Duval travelled to Japan in 2020 and, after completing a six-month Japanese-language preparatory course, began her studies in education. In 2023, she earned a master’s degree from the Graduate School of Education at Naruto University of Education in Tokushima. She then pursued a PhD in the International Education Development Program at the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Hiroshima University, and earned the degree in March, 2026. She also received Hiroshima University’s Excellent Student Award for fiscal year 2025.
We sincerely congratulate her on her remarkable success in Japan and hope that her academic achievements will contribute to further developing the education system in Seychelles.
*The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) has implemented scholarship programmes for foreign students with the aim of promoting international exchange and friendship and contributing to the development of human resources in other countries through the admission of outstanding foreign students from overseas, as well as contributing to the internationalisation of Japanese universities, improving education and research capabilities.