A MAN from Edinburgh who wants to pursue international development as a career is to study in Japan, a world leader in the field, after winning a scholarship.
Daniel Robertson heads off to Japan this summer after winning the 2019 Thomas Blake Glover Aberdeen Standard Investments Scholarship.
The 30-year-old will take an intense language course at the International Christian University in Tokyo. Robertson currently works as a freelance digital analytics specialist but hopes the scholarship will lead to new opportunities for him to fulfil his career goals.
Robertson said: "One of my long-term aims is to live and work in Japan, so studying the Japanese language intensively over the summer will lay a strong foundation for that."
Callum Farquhar of the Japan Society of Scotland which administers the award, said that with 39 applications, the competition for this year's scholarship was tough.
Farquhar said: "Through his extended experiences abroad, Daniel has shown an interest in learning foreign languages and in supporting other cultures.
"We believe that the scholarship will enable him to broaden his horizons further."
