Informasi, Kebudayaan &
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Jakarta, 2 October 2006 1. At the beginning of October, 114 Indonesian students are leaving for Japan to continue their studies in various fields as Japanese Government (Monbukagakusho) Scholarship Students.. 2. The batch consists of 85 students for Research Student Program; 17 students for Japanese Studies Program; 10 students for Teacher Training Program; 2 students for Young Leaders’ Program. 3. The outline of each program is as follows: Research Student Program is a program in which students study at universities in Japan as research students. In the case where a student has passed an entrance examination of a degree course such as master’s course, doctorate course, the student will be enrolled in the degree course. Japanese Studies Program is a one-year training program in Japan for students who are majoring in Japanese language or Japanese culture in universities. Teacher Training Program is a one-and-a-half-year training program in Japan for teachers of elementary and secondary education. Young Leaders’ Program aims at fostering future national leaders in Indonesia. 4. At the farewell party held on October 2, Minister Satoh of the Embassy of Japan said in his address that “Each of you is an excellent student who won a stiff competition and represents Indonesia. I hope that you are conscious and proud of that and make every endeavor.” 5. The departure of the Japanese Government Scholarship Students is divided on a twice-yearly basis, April and October, every year. By the end of 2006, a total of 185 Indonesian students, including 71 students who went this April, will have left for Japan as Japanese Government Scholarship Students. |