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JICA Announces Scholarships for Government Officials

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JICA Announces Scholarships for Government Officials
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July 9: Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has announced to provide scholarships to government officials of Nepal who are engaged in formulating and implementing socio-economic development plans.

Issuing a press release on July 7, JICA said it will extend grant assistance up to Rs 257 million (282 million Japanese yen) under the Grant Aid scheme of “the Project for Human Resource  Development Scholarship: JDS” for the fiscal year 2017/18.

According to the press statement, JDS offers 2-year scholarship to 20 government officials of Nepal who are engaged in formulating and implementing socio-economic development planning and to study at a graduate school in Japan for Master’s Degree, with an objective to resolve development challenges in Nepal.

The press further said that the grant agreement for the project was signed and exchanged between Baikuntha Aryal, joint secretary at the Ministry of Finance, on behalf of the Government of Nepal and Jun Sakuma, chief representative of JICA Nepal during a function held at the Ministry of Finance, Singha Durbar.

According to JICA, JDS is implemented in  13 countries since 1999 for supporting the human resource development of the countries targeting highly capable, young government officials and others who are potential future leaders of the partner countries. More than 3,700 officials have studied in Japan under this scholarship.

During the occasion Jun Sakuma further expressed that, “We are hopeful all the scholars will contribute to the development process of Nepal once they come back after completing their education in Japan.” This agreement expects to expand and enhance the foundation for bilateral relations between Japan and Nepal by means of accepting them in Japanese Universities as overseas students.

 

 

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