Bourse d’étude au Japon niveau mastère ( Initiative ABE )
Bourse de Voyage Pays
Japon Niveau d'études
Licence Date début de candidature
01 août 2016 Date fin de candidature
31 oct. 2016
What is ABE Initiative?
African Business Education Initiative for Youth. This program offers opportunities for young and eligible African men and women to study at Master’s courses in Japanese universities as international students and to experience internships at Japanese enterprises in order to develop effective skills and knowledge in various fields for contributing the development of industries in Africa. At the 5th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD V), it is recognized that there is a need for human resource development in both private and public sectors of Africa in order to cultivate a strong human network between Japan and Africa. The recommendation also mentioned the significance of increasing the number of African people visiting Japan, as well as increasing awareness among Africans regarding the efficiency of Japanese technologies and systems of enterprises.
Expected Participants
Following three (3) types of personnel are expected as Participants;
| 1 | Persons from the Private Sector | Young individuals who are or will be involved in economic activities in the local private sector maintaining and developing strong ties with Japanese companies. |
| 2 | Governmental Officials | Young officials, such as civil servants, who take part in governance and policy-making in order to enhance industries to whose development Japanese companies can contribute. |
| 3 | Educators | Young individuals who are responsible for educating in Higher Education and TVET (Technical and Vocational Education and Training) institutions in Africa, in order to enhance capacity building in related industries. |
Eligibility of Applicants
Followings are basic eligibility requirements written in General Information as guidance.
For making sure, please refer to JICA office in your country for details.
| 1 | Nationality | Citizens of one of the 54 African countries |
| 2 | Age | Between 22 and 39 years old (as of April 1st in the year of your arrival in Japan) |
| 3 | Degree | A bachelor’s degree holder |
| 4 | Job experience |
Applicants from government sectors/ educators who have both of the following: At least 6 months working experience at their current organization -Permission from their current organization to apply |
| 5 | English ability | Have adequate English proficiency, both in written and oral communication (IELTS score of over 5.5 is preferred) |
| 6 | Clear understanding of the objective of this Program |
Clearly understand the objective of this program and have a strong will to contribute to the industrial development of their country while broadening and strengthening the linkage between their country and Japan |
| 7 | No other scholarship programs | Not currently applying or planning to apply to scholarship programs offered by other organizations |
| 8 | Health condition | Have good health condition, both physically and mentally, to complete the program |
| 9 | Other | Not Military personnel |
Number of Participants & Durations
Participants will be selected and dispatched to Japan in 4 batches and the number of participants for each batch is planned as follows.
| 1st batch | arrival in Japan in 2014 | 150 participants from 8 countries Republic of Kenya, United Republic of Tanzania, Republic of Mozambique, Republic of South Africa Republic of the Sudan, Republic of Cote d’Ivoire Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, Republic of Rwanda |
| 2nd batch | arrival in Japan in 2015 | 350 participants from 54 African countries |
| 3rd batch | arrival in Japan in 2016 | 300 participants from 54 African countries |
| 4th batch | arrival in Japan in 2017 | 100 participants from 54 African countries |
| Total | 900 participants from 54 African countries |
It is expected that the duration of stay in Japan will be a maximum of 3 years.
Informations de contact
+254-20-2775000 Email
[email protected] Site web
education-japan.org/africa/index.html#contents01
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