Professional Training Scholarship in Japan

Professional Training Scholarship in Japan


[http://www.iatssforum.jp]

* Objectives

IATSS Forum is a training institute established in 1985 through a personal grant from Soichiro Honda, and Takeo Fujisawa, the founders of Honda Motor Co., Ltd., with the aim of nurturing talented young leaders to shoulder Asia’s future.

The roots of "forum" as a term meaning "gathering place" in ancient Rome suggest IATSS Forum's role as a gathering place for young professionals from ASEAN and Japan. Inviting talented people from ASEAN countries to Japan for a broad range of seminars, field study, Group Study and cultural exchange under the common theme, "Thinking and Learning Together," the Forum is a place for participants to develop a greater understanding of their ASEAN neighbors and to address current issues facing ASEAN and Japan.
The program of IATSS Forum is developed by a diverse group of learned individuals from various fields, who make up the IATSS Forum Program Committee. We invite top lecturers from academia and industry. Specific issues addressed in each session vary to meet the needs of the times. But our commitment is to focus not so much on in-depth research in a particular field, but on the liberal arts skills required to become young leaders.
* Period (55 days)

* Participating Countries & Allocation (Total: 18 participants)

Cambodia (2), Indonesia (2), Laos (2), Malaysia (2), Myanmar (2), Philippines (2), Singapore (2), Thailand (2), Vietnam (2)

* Qualification
? Applicants must be from one of the countries above.
? Applicants should be no more than 35 years of age at the time of the closing date of the application.
? Applicants should have at least 2 years of full-time professional job experience at the time of the application and be eligible for reinstatement to his/her current position after completing the program.
? Applicants should have sufficient English skills and cultural adaptability to live and study abroad.
? Applicants must travel to Japan unaccompanied.

* Application

. Application documents:
.. IATSS Forum application form (A3 size)
.. 4 photos (4 cm x 3 cm, name on the back)
.. 2 reference forms (A4 size)
.. Essay (A4 size)
.. Certificate of English proficiency (if possible)
. Application form is available at http://www.iatssforum.jp/english/application.html