ADB - Japan Scholarship Program

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p. 2 of 3 BACK | NEXT I. Introduction II. 2000 Program and Activities III. Summary and Conclusions

JSP Annual Report 2000

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II. 2000 Program and Activities

A. Scholarship Budget

4. In 2000, the Government of Japan contributed $5.59 million to the ADB-JSP, a 2.76 percent increase from its $5.44 million contribution in 1999. A total of 280 scholarships were programmed as against 260 scholarships budgeted in 1999. The audited financial statements of the ADB-JSP as of 31 December 2000 are attached as Appendix 6.

B. Scholarships

5. In 2000, 135 scholarships were awarded to scholars from 22 member countries.² The scholars were mainly from Bangladesh (15); the People's Republic of China and Viet Nam (14 each); Indonesia (13); Nepal (9); Mongolia and Sri Lanka (8 each); India, Myanmar, and the Philippines (6 each); and Bhutan, Cambodia, Lao People’s Democratic Republic (PDR), Pakistan, Thailand, and Uzbekistan (4 each). AIM received the largest number of new scholars with 22, followed by AIT with 18; IUJ with 16, HKU and Saitama (SU) Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (Civil Eng) with 11 each; UOT (Civil Eng) and SU Graduate School of Policy Science (Policy Science) with 10 each, EWC with 8, and UOT School of International Health (Intl Health) and NCDS with 5 each. The other 19 new scholars were distributed among the remaining 8 designated institutions except at the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi (IITD) and International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), where no new scholars were awarded.

6. Scholarships awarded to women increased from 10 (20 percent) in 1988 to 45 (33 percent) in 2000. About 91 percent of the scholars pursued master's degrees and the remaining 9 percent doctoral degrees. The distribution supports the main thrust of the ADB-JSP, which is to provide scholarships for master’s degree courses that take 1-2 years to complete. Of the 135 new scholars, 60 were enrolled in science and technology, 43 in economics, and 32 in business and management. The scholarships awarded and completed in 2000 by institution, gender, program, and field of study are summarized in Appendix 4.

7. In 2000, 114 scholarships were completed, including, 104 master’s degree programs, and 10 doctoral programs. Twenty scholars graduated from AIM; 18 from AIT, 10 from IUJ, 8 each from NCDS, HKU, and UOT Civil Eng; 7 from EWC; 6 from UOS, 5 each from SU Civil Eng, University of Melbourne (UOM), and UOT (Intl Health); 4 each from National University of Singapore (NUS) and University of Auckland (UOA); 2 each from IRRI, Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS), SU Policy Science. Of the graduates, 50 completed courses in science and technology, 34 in business and management, and 30 in economics. Forty (or 35 percent) of the graduates were women (Appendix 6).

C. New Developments and Program Improvements

8. The Program continued to enhance close interaction with the designated institutions and scholars to exchange views and improve understanding of the objectives of the ADB-JSP. Other matters such as implementing guidelines, selection criteria, distribution of scholarships by nationality, and scholarship coverage were also examined. During the year, ADB staff visited NUS and HKU to review recent academic developments and the progress of the ADB-JSP, to explain and clarify procedures and selection criteria, and to obtain feedback on the ADB-JSP from administrators and scholarship recipients. The visits resulted in improved understanding between ADB and the institutions, as well as in the resolution of several outstanding issues.

9. NUS and HKU offer very high standards of education in their respective fields master’s in business administration at NUS and urban planning and design at HKU). The teaching and research staff who are recruited internationally form a strong team in the provision of high quality postgraduate programs. The impressive facilities such as graduate houses, computer centers, and world class libraries ensure that students can have access to the best learning and research environment. The two universities offer good opportunities to students from neighboring countries. Although the programs at NUS and HKU are functioning smoothly, both institutions face long-running problems of recruitment/enrollment of diversified foreign ADB-JSP scholars. During the visits, ADB staff emphasized the need to recruit and attract more candidates from ADB’s smaller DMCs such as Greater Mekong Subregion, Central Asian republics, and the South Pacific countries. ADB further suggested methods of improving the dissemination of information in the institutions and offered ADB assistance through the regional and resident missions.

10. The ADB-JSP continued to strengthen its personal contact with scholars and academic administrators and acquaint them with ADB operations. The ADB-JSP Scholarship Administrator hosted three gathering of scholars at ADB headquarters and selected cities as follows:

The key officers of these Institutions expressed their strong support for the Program while the ADB-JSP scholars were grateful for the financial assistance accorded to them and indirectly to their home countries, and for the opportunity to pursue higher education and interact with other nationalities. They gave assurances that after completing their studies, they will return to their home countries to help with economic and social development.

11. In 2000, ADB designated the Graduate School of International Development (GSID) of the Nagoya University (NU), in Japan to participate in the Program, bringing the total number of participating institutions to 18. Together with the National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies³ (GRIPS), formerly SU (Policy Science), two new memoranda of agreement were signed in August 2000. These institutions will provide a wider range of institutions and course offerings. The approved fields of study at GRIPS are master’s in public policy in economic policy, international relations, domestic public administration or development studies. At NU (GSID) the approved fields are master’s in international development and master’s in international cooperation studies. In addition to these courses, the master’s of environmental science for sponsorship at the Institute of Environmental Studies of the University of Tokyo was approved.

12. During 2000, ADB continued to receive many visitors involved with or interested in the ADB-JSP. Visitors came from EWC, Murdoch University, University of New Castle, UOTEng, and UOTEnv. Most of the visitors requested that the number of scholarships be increased, the fields of study be expanded, or that their institution be included in the Program. The ADB-JSP continued to review the average annual cost of scholarship expenditures at the designated institutions with the objective of reducing expenditures to be able to provide more scholarship slots.

13. The ADB-JSP was publicized in newspapers and magazines in selected DMCs, particularly in the Central Asian republics, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Mongolia, Nepal, Philippines, Viet Nam, and the South Pacific DMCs. The designated institutions advertise the ADB-JSP either separately or as part of their overall scholarship programs. The program brochure was updated to include GRIPS and GSID, NU. The JSP brochure and the ADB-JSP website have been effective in attracting potential candidates to apply to the institution and helped diversify the geographic distribution of scholars. The ADB-JSP website was redesigned to include new features such as frequently asked questions, directory of ADB-JSP alumni, annual reports, and the bulletin board.