Japan awards 30 scholarships for human resource development in Vietnam.
Japan provided 324 million yen (equivalent to 3.3 million USD) in non-refundable aid to Vietnam under the Japan Human Resource Development Scholarship Program (JDS) for the period 2014-2017.
Illustrative photo. (Pham Mai/Vietnam+)
The exchange of notes for this aid was signed on July 18th between the Japanese Ambassador to Vietnam, Mr. Tanizaki Yasuaki, and the Minister of Education and Training, Mr. Pham Vu Luan.
Following that, the signing ceremony for the Grant Agreement took place between Mr. Mori Mutsuya, Chief Representative of the JICA Office in Vietnam, and Mr. Tran Ba Viet Dung, Director of the International Cooperation Department, Ministry of Education and Training.
According to the newly signed scholarship program, Vietnam will send 30 officials to study in Japan in 2014-2015. Applications for the scholarship will begin in August of this year.
Launched in 2000, the JDS program targets young, promising government officials who have the potential to play key roles in their respective fields after graduating from the course in Japan.
The program has provided young officials with opportunities to study and conduct research in various fields, such as institutional building for enhanced development, urban transportation development, rural agricultural development, environmental protection, legal framework development, and public administration reform, at prestigious Japanese higher education institutions such as Hitotsubashi, Nagoya, Tsukuba, Meiji, Kobe, Kyushu, Hiroshima, and International Christian Universities.
To date, approximately 363 Vietnamese government officials have received scholarships to pursue master's degrees in Japan.
According to (vietnam+) - LT
