Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) extended grant assistance of Japanese Yen 365,000,000 under the Grant Aid scheme of ‘The Project for Human Resource Development Strategy (JDS) for the fiscal year 2020-21. Exchange of Notes for the project was signed between ambassador of Japan to Nepal Masamichi Saigo and finance secretary Sishir Kumar Dhungana on behalf of their respective governments, according to a press note issued by the Japanese Embassy in Kathmandu.
On the occasion, the Grant Agreement (GA) for the project was signed and exchanged between chief representative of JICA Nepal Yumiko Asakuma – on behalf of Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and joint secretary at the Finance Ministry Shreekrishna Nepal, on behalf of the government.
JDS offers 22 scholarships out of which 20 seats are for 2-year Master’s degree and 2 seats for 3-year Doctoral programme for government officials of Nepal, who are engaged in formulating and implementing socio-economic development planning with the objective to resolve development challenges in Nepal. JDS scholarship programme is running in Nepal from 2016 and until 2020, a total of 102 government officers from Nepal are enrolled in 9 Japanese universities. This Grant Agreement is for the second batch of the second phase – from 2020 to 2023 – of JDS programme. JDS has been implementing in 15 countries since 1999 supporting the human resource development of the countries targeting highly capable, young government officials and others who are potential future leaders of partner countries.
After completion of studies the JDS Fellows are expected to engage in formulating and implementing socio-economic development plans and programs and evolve as leaders and change agents for development in their respective countries. The fellows are also expected to contribute towards enhancing bilateral relations between Japan and their respective countries with their knowledge of Japan
Since 2016 Nepal has had 80 JDS Fellows and 22 government officials are expected to go to Japan in 2020. Through the grant assistance signed today, up to 22 government officials will be selected as JDS Fellows.
On the occasion, the Grant Agreement (GA) for the project was signed and exchanged between chief representative of JICA Nepal Yumiko Asakuma – on behalf of Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and joint secretary at the Finance Ministry Shreekrishna Nepal, on behalf of the government.
JDS offers 22 scholarships out of which 20 seats are for 2-year Master’s degree and 2 seats for 3-year Doctoral programme for government officials of Nepal, who are engaged in formulating and implementing socio-economic development planning with the objective to resolve development challenges in Nepal. JDS scholarship programme is running in Nepal from 2016 and until 2020, a total of 102 government officers from Nepal are enrolled in 9 Japanese universities. This Grant Agreement is for the second batch of the second phase – from 2020 to 2023 – of JDS programme. JDS has been implementing in 15 countries since 1999 supporting the human resource development of the countries targeting highly capable, young government officials and others who are potential future leaders of partner countries.
After completion of studies the JDS Fellows are expected to engage in formulating and implementing socio-economic development plans and programs and evolve as leaders and change agents for development in their respective countries. The fellows are also expected to contribute towards enhancing bilateral relations between Japan and their respective countries with their knowledge of Japan
Since 2016 Nepal has had 80 JDS Fellows and 22 government officials are expected to go to Japan in 2020. Through the grant assistance signed today, up to 22 government officials will be selected as JDS Fellows.
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