IDEAS
Program for Japanese Students
The training program for Japanese students started in 1990 when IDEAS was established. The program aims at nurturing development experts who can comprehend a country's development policy from a macro viewpoint and are able to propose solutions to existing problems, as well as obtain practical knowledge at the micro-level and implement specific projects.
Since its foundation, IDEAS has accepted 220 students including the present thirteen students of the 20th class. The graduates up to the 18th are now playing an active role in various international and domestic organizations, such as the World Bank, the Inter-American Development Bank, the European Bank of Reconstruction and Development, the Asian Development Bank, UNICEF, UNDP, and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).
Since its foundation, IDEAS has accepted 220 students including the present thirteen students of the 20th class. The graduates up to the 18th are now playing an active role in various international and domestic organizations, such as the World Bank, the Inter-American Development Bank, the European Bank of Reconstruction and Development, the Asian Development Bank, UNICEF, UNDP, and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).
Training Period
The program, commencing in September each year and ending in July of the following year, is divided into two semesters. The first semester runs from early September to February and the second semester from March to July. A student who successfully completes the program will be awarded a postgraduate diploma from IDEAS and then proceed to a Master’s Degree course in development studies at an appropriate university overseas. Since its foundation, IDEAS has supported 199 students (1-19 class) to Master’s Degree courses at the distinguished universities.
Admission Requirements
Applicants should meet the following requirements:
Applicants who wish to be dispatched from their current organization or enterprise are required to have a recommendation or acknowledgement from the organization or the enterprise concerning the period of study at IDEAS. Further, all expenses for the program, including the period of overseas study, must covered by the organization or enterprise.
- Applicants should be university graduates,
- Applicants should be Japanese nationals or permanent residents,
- Applicants should be able to study for one year in Japan and a further year overseas,
- Applicants should have sufficient English ability to participate in an academic setting (A TOEFL score of 570 (CBT230, iBT88), TOEIC 800, IELTS 6.5, UNATE A grade, STEP Pre-1st grade are the minimum requirements),
- Applicants should have the intention of being engaged in the aid or development fields in the future.
Applicants who wish to be dispatched from their current organization or enterprise are required to have a recommendation or acknowledgement from the organization or the enterprise concerning the period of study at IDEAS. Further, all expenses for the program, including the period of overseas study, must covered by the organization or enterprise.
Fees
The tuition fee for the one-year program is 535,800 yen.
Curriculum
The Japanese students are required to take the five courses mentioned below as well as the joint classes with the overseas fellows. The courses required only by Japanese students are as follows.
Development Theories
In this course, the following approaches to development will be discussed and debated.
The purpose of this course is to assist students in understanding the actual situation in developing countries in the following regions of the world.
The main purpose of this course is to assist students to obtain the basic knowledge of economic theories indispensable for the analysis of development issues.
In this course, students are expected to learn the various English skills necessary for successful study at graduate schools overseas.
Development Theories
In this course, the following approaches to development will be discussed and debated.
- Social Development
- Economic Development
- Disability and Development
- Development and Environment
- Population and Development
- Project Evaluation Seminar
The purpose of this course is to assist students in understanding the actual situation in developing countries in the following regions of the world.
- East Asia
- Southeast Asia
- South Asia
- Middle East
- Latin America
- Africa
The main purpose of this course is to assist students to obtain the basic knowledge of economic theories indispensable for the analysis of development issues.
- Macro Economics
- Micro Economics
- Mathematics for Economics
- Social Development
- Economic development
In this course, students are expected to learn the various English skills necessary for successful study at graduate schools overseas.
