JAPAN-IMF SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM FOR ASIA (JISPA) 30TH ANNIVERSARY
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Program overview and milestone
- The Japan-IMF Scholarship Program for Asia (JISPA) celebrates its 30th anniversary in November 2023.
- The program began with a non-degree graduate diploma course in 1993 and now offers full-fledged scholarships for master’s and Ph.D. students majoring in macroeconomics in Japan.
- With more than 950 scholarship recipients from 24 countries, many alumni hold senior public positions and form a network of economic policymakers across the region.
- The program highlights collaboration among economic agencies in the region, partner universities in Japan, and its donor, the Government of Japan.
Reach, outputs, and alumni engagement
- More than 950 scholarship recipients from 24 countries.
- Alumni now hold many senior public positions and contribute to a foundation for regional collaboration to safeguard financial stability.
- Activities fostering alumni engagement:
- Continuing Education Program (JISPA-CE), a two-week refresher course for alumni (Tokyo, 2023).
- Summer Workshop to learn about the IMF's surveillance tools and analytical framework (September 2023).
- JISPA thesis presentation events, policy dialogues, and tours (including Bank of Japan and Japan’s Ministry of Finance).
- Orientation programs and welcome receptions to build networks among incoming and senior ("senpai") scholars.
Program delivery, partner institutions, and visual documentation
- Partner universities in Japan host scholars and provide graduation ceremonies and thesis presentation venues.
- Visual and documentary highlights:
- A 3-min tribute video with messages from sponsors, partners, organizers, and scholarship recipients illustrating contributions to policymaking capacity in the region.
- Photo slideshow captures events such as orientation programs, workshops, townhall meetings, policy dialogues, tours of the Bank of Japan, and graduation ceremonies.
- Example: Vanpheng Thanameuan from Laos was one of 36 JISPA scholars graduating in 2023 and received her diploma from President Hiroko Ota at the GRIPS graduation ceremony in September 2023.
2024-25 scholarship offering and application
- The Japan-IMF Scholarship Program for Asia 2024-25:
- Designed for young policymakers from Asia-Pacific economies to pursue graduate studies in microeconomics in Japan.
- About 35 individuals receive the scholarship every academic year.
- Scholars may enter either a partner university program or their own selected university courses.
- Applications are now open for 2024-25.
Communications and community channels
- Anniversary communications and alumni stories are shared through:
- A tribute video and social content featuring anniversary messages and memorable JISPA30 stories.
- Channels for connecting: Newsletter, Facebook, X (formally Twitter), Alum Network, and the JISPA Website.
Content in this bundle
- Japan-Imf Scholarship Program for Asia 2024–25
- Japan-IMF Scholarship Program for Asia (JISPA) — Recipients (October 2023)
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