Kathmandu, 12 July: Japan has extended grant assistance worth 407 million Nepali rupees to Nepal for implementing the Human Resource Development Scholarship (JDS) Project.
Saigo Masamichi, Japanese ambassador and Sishir Kumar Dhungana, secretary, Ministry of Finance signed notes to this effect.
Another set of grant agreements for implementing the program was signed by Ms. Asakuma Yumiko, chief representative, JICA Nepal and Shreekrishna Nepal, joint secretary, International Economic Cooperation and Coordination Division, Ministry of Finance.
The JDS grant offers Nepal’s young government officials two years Master’s Degree courses and three years Doctoral level courses in Japanese universities.
After completion of studies the JDS Fellows are expected to engage in formulating and implementing socio-economic development plans and programmes and evolve as leaders and change agents for development in the country. The fellows are also expected to contribute towards enhancing bilateral relations between Nepal and Japan with their knowledge of Japan.
Since 2016 Nepal has had 80 JDS Fellows and 22 government officials are expected to go to Japan in 2020.
Ambassador Saigo remarked that the COVID-19 outbreak has made the situation difficult for both the countries. In view of this, ambassador Saigo has hoped that all Nepali JDS fellows, including alumni, have a good understanding of sanitation and take preventive measures among themselves, their colleagues and families.
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