At the invitation of Professor Yuriko Kawamoto of Kokugakuin Kugayama High School, Ambassador Kovač gave a lecture themed "What Does It Take to Become a Global Leader?", as part of a three-day Global Leadership workshop. Ambassador Kovač spoke about the challenges of globalization, sustainable development goals, Our Common Agenda presented by the UN Secretary General, the roles of world global leaders, the challenges on the world stage brought by the pandemic, as well as the role of young people and their importance in various social spheres. Before the lecture, representative of the Embassy Tijana Nagato spoke to the students about Serbia, its culture, sports, famous Serbs and ties with Japan in the premises of the Memorial Olympic Center for Youth. The participants of the workshop were interested in the education system in Serbia, how much young people are interested in voting in elections, the life of Serbian youth in general and their extracurricular activities.