JETRO The Sir Peter Parker Awards for Spoken Business Japanese

The Sir Peter Parker Awards for Spoken Business Japanese were established in 1990 by the Japan Exernal Trade Organization (JETRO), London, and the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London. The Awards are widely recognized as having made a significant contribution to the recent growth in the use of Japanese in business, as well as having benefited participants in their professional careers..


The purpose of the Awards is

To deepen the understanding of Japanese business culture by businessmen and women of the countries of the European Union through study of the Japanese language, and to contribute to goodwill and mutual understanding with the people of Japan through better communication.

Application Procedure

To obtain an Application form to enter the Awrds, please contact the Sir Peter Parker Awards Office at the address shown. Application forms may also be downloaded from the the Awrds website (http://www.soas.ac.uk/languagecentre/japanese/sppa). The completed Application From should be sent to the Sir Peter Parker Awards Office by September 10th 2005.
The Sir Peter Parker Awards Secretariat c/o Mrs Eleanor Feldman
Language Centre, School of Oriental and African Studies
Thornhaugh Street, London WC1H OXG
Tel:+44 (0)20 7898 4875 Fax:+44 (0)7898 4889
Email:ef@soas.ac.uk


Date of Contests

9th November 2005
Application Deadline 10 September 2005


Frist Prize

Return Air Ticket to Japan
Japan Rail Pass
£1,000 Cash Prize
Further Prizes for Second and Third Prize winmer