Japan offers scholarships

UJUNGPANDANG, South Sulawesi: The Japanese education ministry is offering scholarships for senior high school graduates to study at universities and polytechnical schools in Japan during the 1999 academic year.

A media release from the Japanese Consulate General's office here Wednesday said students interested in applying to the S-1 degree program must have a 7.5 average or higher on their high school certificate, a 7.3 for the D3 program and a 7.0 for the D2 program.

Applicants must be less than 22 years old on April 22, 1998, and applications must be submitted to the Consulate General before June 30, 1988.