Germany offers scholarship

Germany offers scholarship

JAKARTA (JP): The Federal Republic of Germany has announced the Scholarship Program 1996 which will offer 55 scholarships to Indonesian nationals working in the public or private sector. The target-group is primarily focused on junior executives and trainers.

The embassy said yesterday that the program comprises more than 40 long-term training courses in Germany covering a variety of subjects for industry and business, vocational education, environment protection and natural resources management as well as agriculture and forestry.

The practice-oriented training programs are intended to provide additional qualifications for professionals disposing of a completed vocational training and several years of professional experience.

Those who are interested in the scholarships are invited to contact the German Embassy, Section of Economic Cooperation and Development, for further information.

The scholarship program is part of Indonesian-German Economic Cooperation Program. In the past five years more than 40 Indonesian professionals took part in this program. (sur)