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Introduction

   Japanese Grant Aid for Human Resource Development Scholarship (JDS) has started in Vietnam with the assistance of the Government of Japan since 2000. The objective of this program is to support the respective Government in its efforts to facilitate its own plans for human resource development mainly for capacity building and institutional building, and thereby extend and enhance the bilateral relationship with Japan. The JDS Program targets young government officials, researchers and others with the potential to play an important role in their specialties after their return to Vietnam as well as to become leaders in Vietnam in the future.
   JDS fellows are expected not only to acquire specialist knowledge at higher education institutions in Japan, but also to establish research and human resource networks to actively engage in practical improvement of social and economic development issues which their own countries might confront. Under this Program, 242 fellows have already been sent to Japan, including fellows who have just left for Japan in July this year for their Master’s degrees for the year 2009 – 2010.
   Why don’t you take this opportunity to join our program and contribute for your country?

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Qualifications and Requirements
  1. Nationality: Applicants must be Vietnamese citizens residing in Vietnam at the time of application
  2. Age: Between 22 and 34 years old (as of 1st April, 2009). Born on/after 2nd April, 1974 and born on/before 1st April , 1987
  3. Work experience: University graduate (Regular bachelor’s degree) 
  4. Work Experience:
    To have at least two (2) years full-time work experience as of 30th September 2008, after the completion of undergraduate degree. Its experience must be relevant to the proposed Master’s study.

    5. A. GENERAL VACANCIES
    (Government Officials and Non-Government Officials)
    Study field Condition
    Law It is preferable that applicants of Nagoya University (Law) have a BA in Law or an equivalent field of study.
    Business Administration It is preferable that applicants of Business Administration field have at least three (3) years full-time workingexperience.
    Information and Communication Technology Nothing special condition

    B. VACANCIES FOR GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS
    Study field Condition
    Public Policy/Public Administration
    1. Public officers in Ministries and Central/Provincial government agencies

    2. Ho Chi Minh National Academy of
      Politics and Public Administration
      (Those who work with less than one-year contract are not eligible.)
    Economics
    1. Ministries and Central/Provincial government agencies
    2. State-owned companies
    3. Universities/Colleges and Education/Research Institutions (except for Private Corps., JV Corps., NGOs).
    International Relations
    1. Ministries and Central/Provincial government agencies
    2. Institute of International Relations (Under Ministry of Foreign Affairs).
    Agriculture/Rural Development & Environmental Policy
    1. Responsible Ministries and Central/Provincial government agencies
    2. State-owned enterprises
    3. Universities/Colleges and Education/Research Institutions (Except for Private Corps., JV Corps., and NGOs).
  5. Contribution: To be able to contribute for socio-economic development of Vietnam with learned knowledge and skills upon returning to Vietnam
  6. Language Proficiency: Fluent in English (minimum TOEFL 500 or equivalent)
  7. Health: Applicants must be mentally and physically in good health
  • NOTE: Following persons are NOT eligible to apply
    • Applicant who is currently receiving (or is scheduled to receive) any other scholarship.
    • Military personnel and military civilian employees registered on the active list.
  • Remarks
    1. The Government of Vietnam will require the fellows to give a Pledge to follow the conditions deemed necessary as scholarship fellows under JDS Program. If a fellow violates any article of his/her pledge, the scholarship may be cancelled and other necessary steps taken.
    2. b. When selected as a JDS fellow and placed at the proposed university, the applicant may be required to fill out an application form designed for the university as official admission procedure. If the application form is not accepted by the university, the scholarship may be cancelled.
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Field of Study, Common Agenda and Accepting University.
  1. Number of Scholarships: 35 seats
  2. Degree to be obtained: Master’s degree (usually 1-2.5 year courses)
    List of Universities
  3. Language: English
  4. Target Fields of Study and universities:
    (Click “Name of University” for course details)

<Law>
•Nagoya University (2.5years course)
  - For more information:  http://gsl-nagoya-u.net/index.php

•Kobe University (2 years course)
  - For more information:  http://www.gsics.kobe-u.ac.jp/index.html

<Public Policy/ Public Administration>
•School of International and Public Policy, Hitotsubashi University (2 years course)
  - For more information:  http://www.hit-u.ac.jp/ipp/APPP/

• University of Tsukuba (1 year course)
  -For more information:  http://www.hass.tsukuba.ac.jp/

<Economics>
• International Christian University (2 years course)
  -For more information:  http://subsite.icu.ac.jp/gspa/en/index.htm

• International University of Japan (2 years course)
  -For more information:  http://gsir.iuj.ac.jp/idp/index.html

• Sophia University (2 years course)
  -For more information:  http://www.sophia.ac.jp/E/E_toppage.nsf/

<Business Administration>
• Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University (2 years course)
  - For more information:  http://www.apu.ac.jp/

• Waseda University (2 years course)
  - For more information:  http://www.waseda.jp/gradcom/index-e.html

• International University of Japan (2 years course)
  - For more information:  http://ibs.iuj.ac.jp/

<International Relations>
• Waseda University (2 years course)
  - For more information:  http://www.waseda.jp/gsaps/index_en.html

<Agriculture/Rural Development>
• Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology (2 years course)
  - For more information:  http://www.tuat.ac.jp/english/index.html

• Kyushu University (2 years course)
  - For more information:  http://www.kyushu-u.ac.jp/english/index.php

<Information and Communication Technology>
• Waseda University (2 years course)
  - For more information:  http://www.giti.waseda.ac.jp/GITS/index_en.php?href=top_en.html

<Environmental Policy>
• University of Tsukuba (2 years course)
  - For more information:  http://www.envr.tsukuba.ac.jp/eng/index.html

• Waseda University (2 years course)
  - For more information:  http://www.waseda.jp/gsaps/index_en.html

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Application Procedure

Applicants must fill out an application form completely, referring to its Application Procedure.

  1. Place to submit the application form: JICE JDS Project Office in Hanoi
  2. Deadline:
    Hand delivery, Tuesday, 30th September, 2008 (by 17:00)
    By mail, will be accepted until 30th September, 2008 with a postmark dated on/before Tuesday, 30th September, 2008
    ♦Application form sent by facsimile or e-mail is not accepted.
  3. Once submitted, application documents will NOT be returned.
  4. No direct inquiries to universities in Japan shall be allowed.

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Selection Procedure

- First Selection (English proficiency test)

  1. Date and place: End of October 2008 in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC).
  2. Applicants who have submitted official TOEFL (or ITP TOEFL organized by Institute of International Education) score report of 500 or higher will be exempted from this selection (for the detail, please refer to the guideline).
    * Applicants in Economics and Business Administration will be required to take a short mathematics test including basic algebra, logic and economic problem.
  3. Applicants who are not available to sit for this examination or cannot be contacted for the notification of the first selection will not be eligible for the 2nd selection.
  4. Notification of the result: In the beginning of November 2008, by mail to successful candidates and by posting the list of successful candidates at three places: JICE Project Office in Hanoi, DoET Da Nang, and VJCC – HCMC).

- Second Selection (Document selection)
  1. Screening by related Japanese university professors in Japan.
  2. Notification of the result: In the beginning of December.
    (The exact date will be announced after the 1st selection.)
  3. Medical check-up at the designated hospital in Hanoi or in HCMC will be required during the Second Interview.

- Third Selection (Interview 1: Technical interviews)
  1. Date: December 2008
  2. Place and method: Interviews between Hanoi and Tokyo by using TV conference system.
  3. Notification of the result to successful candidates: exact date will be announced at the Third Selection.

- Final Selection (Interview 2: General Interviews)
  1. Date: January 2009
  2. Place: Hanoi
  3. Notification of the final result: to all candidates in the beginning of March 2009

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Where to get Application Forms

• Application forms are available at the following places:
  (From 18th August 2008. From Monday to Friday only):

Hanoi:
JICE JDS Project Office,
Suite 307, Hanoi Central Office Building, 44B - Ly Thuong Kiet, Hanoi
Tel: 04-9347711/12
(8:30 AM to 5:00 PM)
Da Nang:
Da Nang Education and Training Department (DoET)
167 Le Loi, Da Nang City
(8:00 AM to 5:00 PM)
HCMC:
Vietnam-Japan Human Resources Cooperation Center (VJCC)
15 D5 Rd., Van Thanh Bac St, Ward 25, Binh Thanh Dist, HCMC
(8:00 AM to 5:00 PM)

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Download Application Forms

A) Instructions for the application and related information

  1. Application Guidelines
    (Microsoft Word:251KB) (PDF:210KB)
  2. A Guideline for Writing A Research Plan
    (PDF:24KB)
  3. Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
    (PDF:160KB)
  4. Message from JDS Graduate in Japan 1
    (PDF:124KB)
  5. Message from JDS Graduate in Japan 2
    (PDF:167KB)
  6. List of accepting Universities
    (Microsoft Excel:32KB) (PDF:36KB)
  7. Map of Universities in Japan
    (Microsoft Word:34KB) (PDF:55KB)
B) Application Documents
  1. Check list
    (Microsoft Excel:31KB) (PDF:30KB)
  2. Correspondent page
    (Microsoft Word:35KB) (PDF:15KB)
  3. Application Form
    (Microsoft Word:126KB) (PDF:93KB)
  4. Reference Letter –Annex 1 (English version)
    (Microsoft Word:47KB) (PDF:35KB)
  5. Reference Letter - Annex 2(Vietnamese version)
    (PDF:51KB)
  6. Questionnaire 1 Medical History
    (Microsoft Word:41KB) (PDF:26KB)
  7. Questionnaire 2 Source of Information
    (Microsoft Word:28KB) (PDF:13KB)
  8. Questionnaire 3 Reasons to study in Japan
    (Microsoft Word:28KB) (PDF:20KB)
C) Compressed documents

A and B (All documents)(ZIP:1.01MB)

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Tentative Schedule of JDS Program
  1. Mandatory preparatory training (Japanese language): about 2 months (full-time) in Hanoi, starting in April 2009.
  2. Departure for Japan: End of June / beginning of July, 2009
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Coming Events: Explanatory Meeting
Those who are interested in JDS program are welcomed to attend our explanatory meeting. Representatives from the JDS Project Office in Vietnam will answer your questions relating to the completion of application documents. Schedule of Explanatory Meeting in each city is as follows:
Hanoi:
1st session:
Date: Saturday, 23rd August2008
Time: 14:00~  (13:30 : Registration)
Venue: Vietnam-Japan Human Resources Cooperation Center (VJCC-Hanoi)
    -Foreign Trade University, Chua Lang Street, Dong Da District, Hanoi
2nd session:
Date: Thursday, 28rd August2008
Time: 18:00~  (17:30 : Registration)
Venue: Vietnam-Japan Human Resources Cooperation Center (VJCC-Hanoi)
    -Foreign Trade University, Chua Lang Street, Dong Da District, Hanoi
Da Nang:
Date: Wednesday, 27th August, 2008
Time: 17:30~  (17:00 : Registration)
Venue: Da Nang DoET(Department of Education and Training)
167 Le Loi, Da Nang
HCMC:
Date: Saturday, 30th August , 2008
Time: 1st session: 8:30~  (8:00 : Registration)
         2nd session: 13:00~  (12:30 : Registration)
Venue: Vietnam-Japan Human Resources Cooperation Center (VJCC-HCMC)
15 Road D5, Ward 25, Van Thanh Bac, Binh Thanh District, Ho Chi Minh City
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Inquiry

For further information, please contact: JICE JDS Project Office, Hanoi,
Tel: 04-9347711/12 (Mon. to Fri. 8:30 to 5:00 PM)

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