Japan offers $1.1m scholarships to RI

Japan offers $1.1m scholarships to RI

JAKARTA: The Japanese government has been offering 90
scholarships to Indonesian government officials and university
lecturers to pursue their higher education in Japan.

These scholarships, mostly in social sciences and information
technology, are part of Japan's "The Project for Human Resources
Development Scholarship" program.

Japanese Ambassador to Indonesia Yutaka Iimura and director
general of Asia Pacific and Africa at the ministry of foreign
affairs Makarim Wibisono signed an agreement on the scholarships
in Jakarta on Thursday .

Yutaka said under the human resources development scholarship,
which will be effective for three years, Japan - one of the
biggest donors of Indonesia -- will extend grant assistance of
117 million yen (about US$1.1 million) to 30 Indonesians this
year to cover their tuition fees and other personal expenditures.

"Indonesia is one of the most important partners of Japan, so
by inviting them (students) to Japan, we can contribute to the
development of the Indonesian human resources," Yataka told The
Jakarta Post.

He said the scholarship recipients can join in educational
institutes like Hitotsubashi University, Waseda University and
Hiroshima University. -- JP