JICA’s Grant Agreement for Human Resource Development Scholarship

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JICA’s Grant Agreement for Human Resource Development Scholarship

July 13: Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has announced to extend grant assistance up to 282 million Japanese Yen (approximately NRs 274.1 million) under its grant aid scheme of “The Project for Human Resource Development Scholarship: (JDS)” for the fiscal year 2018/19.

Exchange of notes for the project was signed between Japanese Ambassador to Nepal Masamichi Saigo and Dr Rajan Khanal, secretary at the Ministry of Finance, on behalf of their respective governments at the Ministry of Finance in Signha Durbar, Kathmandu, JICA said in a statement on Friday, July 13.

On the same occasion, the grant agreement for the project was signed and exchanged between Shreekrishna Nepal, joint secretary at the Ministry of Finance, on behalf of the Government of Nepal and Jun Sakuma, chief representative of JICA Nepal, on behalf of Japan International Cooperation Agency.

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

In Japan’s Fiscal Year 2016 and 2017, a total of 40 government officials from Nepal enrolled in eight Japanese universities. This will be the third year/batch for Nepal. JDS has been implemented in 15 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.

As of March 2018, more than 3,970 officials have studied in Japan under this scholarship, according to JICA.

During the signing ceremony occasion, chief representative of JICA Nepal, Sakuma, further said, “We are hopeful all the scholars will contribute to the development process of Nepal once they come back after completing their education in Japan.”

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