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09 February 2010
Universities in Japan by 2010 University Web Ranking
Japan HEO has extracted the top 20. Go to the 4icu.org site at the link below to see all 741 institutions ranked based on their website popularity. The most useful thing about this ranking is that it serves as great online directory for most of the accredited/government-certified higher education institutions (4-year plus).
http://www.4icu.org/jp/
Universities in Japan
by 2010 University Web Ranking
1 Keio University
2 The University of Tokyo
3 Waseda University
4 Osaka University
5 Hokkaido University
6 Tokyo Institute of Technology
7 Hiroshima University
8 Kobe University
9 Kyoto University
10 Nihon University
11 Meiji University
12 University of Tsukuba
13 Doshisha University
14 Hosei University
15 Tohoku University
16 Kyushu University
17 Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
18 Nagoya University
19 Tokai University
20 Chuo University
See all 741 ranked institutions at the link below:
http://www.4icu.org/jp/
http://www.4icu.org/jp/
Universities in Japan
by 2010 University Web Ranking
1 Keio University
2 The University of Tokyo
3 Waseda University
4 Osaka University
5 Hokkaido University
6 Tokyo Institute of Technology
7 Hiroshima University
8 Kobe University
9 Kyoto University
10 Nihon University
11 Meiji University
12 University of Tsukuba
13 Doshisha University
14 Hosei University
15 Tohoku University
16 Kyushu University
17 Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
18 Nagoya University
19 Tokai University
20 Chuo University
See all 741 ranked institutions at the link below:
http://www.4icu.org/jp/
University 'web rankings' for 2010
The question that Japan HEO asks is: What does the popularity of university websites indicate? Japanese universities are handicapped by a lack of English-language content. Even if they have extensive English-language content, search engines might not penetrate too deeply. Web surfers have to get past the layers of Japanese-language-only pages first. Another negative factor for Japanese universities sites is the fact that most Japanese access 'ez-web'/mobile web pages, and it is not clear how well the three measures (Google, Yahoo, Alexa) that 4icu uses actually quantify ez-web/mobile web traffic in Japan. At any rate, here is summary of the rankings with some stats about Japanese institutions included.
Top 200 Colleges and Universities world-wide by web ranking.
http://www.4icu.org/top200/
The top 20 worldwide are:
1 Massachusetts Institute of Technology
United States
2 Stanford University
United States
3 Harvard University
United States
4 Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
Mexico
5 University of California, Berkeley
United States
6 Peking University
China
7 University of Pennsylvania
United States
8 Cornell University
United States
9 Shanghai Jiao Tong University
China
10 Yale University
United States
11 Tsinghua University
China
12 University of Cambridge
United Kingdom
13 Duke University
United States
14 Fudan University
China
15 University of Oxford
United Kingdom
16 Xi’an Jiaotong University
China
17 Indiana University
United States
18 Keio University
Japan
19 National University of Singapore
Singapore
20 Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich
Switzerland
The top 20 of Asia are:
http://www.4icu.org/topAsia/
1 Peking University
China
2 Shanghai Jiao Tong University
China
3 Tsinghua University
China
4 Fudan University
China
5 Xi’an Jiaotong University
China
6 Keio University
Japan
7 National University of Singapore
Singapore
8 Nanjing University
China
9 Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
India
10 Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
India
11 Institut Teknologi Bandung
Indonesia
12 Zhejiang University
China
13 Istanbul Teknik Üniversitesi
Turkey
14 Bogaziçi Üniversitesi
Turkey
15 Bilkent Üniversitesi
Turkey
16 National Taiwan University
Taiwan
17 The University of Hong Kong
Hong Kong
18 The University of Tokyo
Japan
19 Anadolu Üniversitesi
Turkey
20 Chulalongkorn University
Thailand
The Japanese universities making it into the top 200 of the world in 2010 are:
18 Keio University
Japan
91 The University of Tokyo
Japan
159 Waseda University
Japan
The Japanese universities making it into the top 100 of Asia in 2010 are:
6 Keio University
Japan
18 The University of Tokyo
Japan
28 Waseda University
Japan
38 Osaka University
Japan
55 Hokkaido University
Japan
62 Tokyo Institute of Technology
Japan
63 Hiroshima University
Japan
69 Kobe University
Japan
More about 4icu.org:
http://www.4icu.org/
4 International Colleges & Universities is an international education directory selecting and reviewing worldwide accredited Colleges and Universities. 4icu.org includes 9,200 Colleges and Universities ranked by web popularity in 200 countries and is a free starting point to study abroad.
http://www.4icu.org/menu/about.htm
4 International Colleges & Universities is an international higher education search engine and directory reviewing world-wide accredited Universities and Colleges.
4icu.org includes 9,200 Colleges and Universities ranked by web popularity in 200 countries.
4icu.org is free of charge to both visitors and organisations included. No registration is required.
Organisations included
The 4icu.org directory includes worldwide higher education organisations which are officially accredited or recognised by national or regional bodies.
We currently do not include Community Colleges, Vocational Colleges or Distance Learning organisations.
To ensure the quality of the directory listing, 4icu.org does not participate in link exchanges or include affiliate resources within the directory.
All Universities and Colleges are included free of charge.
4icu.org Web Popularity Ranking methodology
Universities and Colleges are sorted by our exclusive 4icu.org Web Popularity Ranking.
The ranking is based upon an algorithm including three unbiased and independent web metrics extracted from three different search engines:
*
- Google Page Rank
*
- Yahoo Inbound Links
*
- Alexa Traffic Rank
The aim of this website is to provide an approximate popularity ranking of worldwide Universities and Colleges based upon the popularity of their websites. This can especially help international students to understand how popular a specific University/College is in a foreign country.
We do not - by any means - claim to rank organisations, or their programs, by the quality of education or level of services provided.
Top 200 Colleges and Universities world-wide by web ranking.
http://www.4icu.org/top200/
The top 20 worldwide are:
1 Massachusetts Institute of Technology
United States
2 Stanford University
United States
3 Harvard University
United States
4 Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
Mexico
5 University of California, Berkeley
United States
6 Peking University
China
7 University of Pennsylvania
United States
8 Cornell University
United States
9 Shanghai Jiao Tong University
China
10 Yale University
United States
11 Tsinghua University
China
12 University of Cambridge
United Kingdom
13 Duke University
United States
14 Fudan University
China
15 University of Oxford
United Kingdom
16 Xi’an Jiaotong University
China
17 Indiana University
United States
18 Keio University
Japan
19 National University of Singapore
Singapore
20 Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich
Switzerland
The top 20 of Asia are:
http://www.4icu.org/topAsia/
1 Peking University
China
2 Shanghai Jiao Tong University
China
3 Tsinghua University
China
4 Fudan University
China
5 Xi’an Jiaotong University
China
6 Keio University
Japan
7 National University of Singapore
Singapore
8 Nanjing University
China
9 Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
India
10 Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
India
11 Institut Teknologi Bandung
Indonesia
12 Zhejiang University
China
13 Istanbul Teknik Üniversitesi
Turkey
14 Bogaziçi Üniversitesi
Turkey
15 Bilkent Üniversitesi
Turkey
16 National Taiwan University
Taiwan
17 The University of Hong Kong
Hong Kong
18 The University of Tokyo
Japan
19 Anadolu Üniversitesi
Turkey
20 Chulalongkorn University
Thailand
The Japanese universities making it into the top 200 of the world in 2010 are:
18 Keio University
Japan
91 The University of Tokyo
Japan
159 Waseda University
Japan
The Japanese universities making it into the top 100 of Asia in 2010 are:
6 Keio University
Japan
18 The University of Tokyo
Japan
28 Waseda University
Japan
38 Osaka University
Japan
55 Hokkaido University
Japan
62 Tokyo Institute of Technology
Japan
63 Hiroshima University
Japan
69 Kobe University
Japan
More about 4icu.org:
http://www.4icu.org/
4 International Colleges & Universities is an international education directory selecting and reviewing worldwide accredited Colleges and Universities. 4icu.org includes 9,200 Colleges and Universities ranked by web popularity in 200 countries and is a free starting point to study abroad.
http://www.4icu.org/menu/about.htm
4 International Colleges & Universities is an international higher education search engine and directory reviewing world-wide accredited Universities and Colleges.
4icu.org includes 9,200 Colleges and Universities ranked by web popularity in 200 countries.
4icu.org is free of charge to both visitors and organisations included. No registration is required.
Organisations included
The 4icu.org directory includes worldwide higher education organisations which are officially accredited or recognised by national or regional bodies.
We currently do not include Community Colleges, Vocational Colleges or Distance Learning organisations.
To ensure the quality of the directory listing, 4icu.org does not participate in link exchanges or include affiliate resources within the directory.
All Universities and Colleges are included free of charge.
4icu.org Web Popularity Ranking methodology
Universities and Colleges are sorted by our exclusive 4icu.org Web Popularity Ranking.
The ranking is based upon an algorithm including three unbiased and independent web metrics extracted from three different search engines:
*
- Google Page Rank
*
- Yahoo Inbound Links
*
- Alexa Traffic Rank
The aim of this website is to provide an approximate popularity ranking of worldwide Universities and Colleges based upon the popularity of their websites. This can especially help international students to understand how popular a specific University/College is in a foreign country.
We do not - by any means - claim to rank organisations, or their programs, by the quality of education or level of services provided.
Crouching tigers ready to pounce
THES has a short report on a speech given by the president of Yale about Asian countries' efforts to create 'world-class' universities. The focus is on China. This is because higher education in the US and UK have great hopes that they will be able to 'export' HE to China, with its huge population. The main obstacles will be, however, cultural and language barriers. Still, in the face of a bleak economic outlook in developed countries around the world, many people, including university presidents, is putting great hope on the current expansionary economic boom in China (i.e., bubble).
Read the entire THES article at the link, excerpt below.
http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=26&storycode=410266&c=1
Crouching tigers ready to pounce
4 February 2010
By Phil Baty
Yale boss welcomes 'audacious' ambitions of emerging Asian nations.
excerpt:
>> [Richard C. Levin, president of Yale University] said that the economic development of Asia in the past 60 years had "altered the balance of power in the global economy", and that the rising nations of the East "all recognise the importance of an educated workforce as a means to economic growth and the impact of research in driving innovation and competitiveness".
The lecture focused on China, which has seen student enrolments more than quintuple from 1 million in 1997 to 5.5 million in 2007. It now has the largest higher education system in the world, but still has a gross enrolment rate of only 23 per cent, compared with 82 per cent in the US. <<
Read the entire THES article at the link, excerpt below.
http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=26&storycode=410266&c=1
Crouching tigers ready to pounce
4 February 2010
By Phil Baty
Yale boss welcomes 'audacious' ambitions of emerging Asian nations.
excerpt:
>> [Richard C. Levin, president of Yale University] said that the economic development of Asia in the past 60 years had "altered the balance of power in the global economy", and that the rising nations of the East "all recognise the importance of an educated workforce as a means to economic growth and the impact of research in driving innovation and competitiveness".
The lecture focused on China, which has seen student enrolments more than quintuple from 1 million in 1997 to 5.5 million in 2007. It now has the largest higher education system in the world, but still has a gross enrolment rate of only 23 per cent, compared with 82 per cent in the US. <<
08 February 2010
Visit JASSO website to find out more about studying in Japan
http://www.jasso.go.jp/index_e.html
http://www.jasso.go.jp/study_j/index_e.html
http://www.jasso.go.jp/about_jasso/index_e.html
About JASSO Japanese
Please find comprehensive information about Independent Administrative Institution Japan Student Services Organization (JASSO), such as program profile, history of the organization, the budget and others.
http://www.jasso.go.jp/study_j/info_e.html
Guide to Information Center for International Education To Japanese page
The Information Center for International Education offers information regarding study in Japan and abroad to promote student exchange at higher education level between Japan and various countries overseas.
* The Information Centers in Tokyo and Kobe offer information and advice, and maintain a collection of materials on studying in Japan and abroad.
* JASSO has overseas reprsentative offices in Indonesia, Malaysia, Republic of Korea and Thailand to provide information and advice to people interested in studying in Japan, in cooperation with relevant organizations including Japan alumni associations.
http://www.jasso.go.jp/study_j/index_e.html
http://www.jasso.go.jp/about_jasso/index_e.html
About JASSO Japanese
Please find comprehensive information about Independent Administrative Institution Japan Student Services Organization (JASSO), such as program profile, history of the organization, the budget and others.
http://www.jasso.go.jp/study_j/info_e.html
Guide to Information Center for International Education To Japanese page
The Information Center for International Education offers information regarding study in Japan and abroad to promote student exchange at higher education level between Japan and various countries overseas.
* The Information Centers in Tokyo and Kobe offer information and advice, and maintain a collection of materials on studying in Japan and abroad.
* JASSO has overseas reprsentative offices in Indonesia, Malaysia, Republic of Korea and Thailand to provide information and advice to people interested in studying in Japan, in cooperation with relevant organizations including Japan alumni associations.
Factoid: How many international students are there in HE in Japan?
A few years ago, Japan's efforts to increase international students seemed to have run into difficulties. Many international students were actually more interested in working and saving money than they were in studying. Some, it was alleged, were even involved in such dubious jobs as nightclub hostesses and prostitution.
The total seemed to have hit a plateau at around 120,000 and actually declined some. However, oversight of the students has improved--most are here to study Japanese or receive training in Japanese. And the number is now increasing over 5% per year, reaching a total last year of over 130,000. Most international students are from China, S. Korea, and Taiwan. SE Asia is well represented by increasing numbers from Vietnam and Malaysia. Most Malaysians come to do four-year and even graduate degrees.
http://www.jasso.go.jp/statistics/intl_student/data09_e.html
International Students in Japan 2009 Japanese
132,720 international students in Japan as of May 1, 2009, 7.2% up from last year.
Number of international students by institutional type
Graduate school
35,405
(8.4% up)
University (undergraduate)/Junior college/
College of technology
67,108
(6.2% up)
Professional training college
27,914
(8.4% up)
University preparatory course
2,293
(2.6% up)
5 major countries/regions of origin
China
79,082
(8.7% up)
Republic of Korea
19,605
(3.9% up)
Taiwan
5,332
(4.9% up)
Vietnam
3,199
(11.3% up)
Malaysia
2,395
(5.5% up)
The total seemed to have hit a plateau at around 120,000 and actually declined some. However, oversight of the students has improved--most are here to study Japanese or receive training in Japanese. And the number is now increasing over 5% per year, reaching a total last year of over 130,000. Most international students are from China, S. Korea, and Taiwan. SE Asia is well represented by increasing numbers from Vietnam and Malaysia. Most Malaysians come to do four-year and even graduate degrees.
http://www.jasso.go.jp/statistics/intl_student/data09_e.html
International Students in Japan 2009 Japanese
132,720 international students in Japan as of May 1, 2009, 7.2% up from last year.
Number of international students by institutional type
Graduate school
35,405
(8.4% up)
University (undergraduate)/Junior college/
College of technology
67,108
(6.2% up)
Professional training college
27,914
(8.4% up)
University preparatory course
2,293
(2.6% up)
5 major countries/regions of origin
China
79,082
(8.7% up)
Republic of Korea
19,605
(3.9% up)
Taiwan
5,332
(4.9% up)
Vietnam
3,199
(11.3% up)
Malaysia
2,395
(5.5% up)
Private dormitories regaining popularity with Japanese university students
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/20100114TDY03102.htm
Private dormitories regaining popularity
excerpt:
>> Private dormitories for students with a live-in caretaker are becoming popular in today's troubled times, typified by the recent murders of female college students and the spread of a new type of influenza....Living in the dormitory costs about 100,000 yen a month, including meals and administrative expenses. A certified dietitian creates menus that include about 200 different dishes a year, including various regional specialties....According to Tokyo-based Mainichi Comnet Co., which manages several student dormitories, there are about 600 private dormitories with about 45,000 rooms for students with live-in caretakers nationwide, and of them, about 340 dormitories with about 25,000 rooms are concentrated in the Tokyo metropolitan area. More than 60 percent of them are boarding dormitories. <<
Private dormitories regaining popularity
excerpt:
>> Private dormitories for students with a live-in caretaker are becoming popular in today's troubled times, typified by the recent murders of female college students and the spread of a new type of influenza....Living in the dormitory costs about 100,000 yen a month, including meals and administrative expenses. A certified dietitian creates menus that include about 200 different dishes a year, including various regional specialties....According to Tokyo-based Mainichi Comnet Co., which manages several student dormitories, there are about 600 private dormitories with about 45,000 rooms for students with live-in caretakers nationwide, and of them, about 340 dormitories with about 25,000 rooms are concentrated in the Tokyo metropolitan area. More than 60 percent of them are boarding dormitories. <<
Online tuition-free university catching on
Business Week reports:
http://www.businessweek.com/bschools/content/jan2010/bs20100121_194827.htm
Tuition-Free University Gains a Following
excerpt:
>> Today, the online university is fully operational, with 300 students, a growing array of course offerings, and even a recently announced research partnership with Yale University. The school is tapping into a growing market: Nonprofit institutions account for 68% of the more the more than 2 million students enrolled in online education, according to the latest estimates from Eduventures, a higher education consulting firm. <<
http://www.businessweek.com/bschools/content/jan2010/bs20100121_194827.htm
Tuition-Free University Gains a Following
excerpt:
>> Today, the online university is fully operational, with 300 students, a growing array of course offerings, and even a recently announced research partnership with Yale University. The school is tapping into a growing market: Nonprofit institutions account for 68% of the more the more than 2 million students enrolled in online education, according to the latest estimates from Eduventures, a higher education consulting firm. <<
Bad economy continues to hurt university students' lifestyles and graduates' job searches in Japan
1. http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/20100117TDY02305.htm
73% of university grads have jobs waiting for them
The Yomiuri Shimbun
excerpt:
>> A record-low 73.1 percent of university students have jobs waiting for them after graduation this year, a figure that also marked a record year-on-year fall and highlighted the bleak employment situation, according to government statistics. The figure was down 7.4 percentage points from a year ago, as of Dec. 1, and was the lowest since such statistics were first compiled in 1996. It fell for the second straight year. <<
2. http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/news/20091226p2a00m0na019000c.html
Recession taking toll on Tokyo U. students
excerpt:
>> Yearly incomes of parents of students at the University of Tokyo in 2008 decreased apparently due to the recession, a school survey has revealed. According to the university's survey on campus life conditions, students from households with an income of less than 4.5 million yen jumped to 17.6 percent from the previous year's 9.3 percent. <<
73% of university grads have jobs waiting for them
The Yomiuri Shimbun
excerpt:
>> A record-low 73.1 percent of university students have jobs waiting for them after graduation this year, a figure that also marked a record year-on-year fall and highlighted the bleak employment situation, according to government statistics. The figure was down 7.4 percentage points from a year ago, as of Dec. 1, and was the lowest since such statistics were first compiled in 1996. It fell for the second straight year. <<
2. http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/news/20091226p2a00m0na019000c.html
Recession taking toll on Tokyo U. students
excerpt:
>> Yearly incomes of parents of students at the University of Tokyo in 2008 decreased apparently due to the recession, a school survey has revealed. According to the university's survey on campus life conditions, students from households with an income of less than 4.5 million yen jumped to 17.6 percent from the previous year's 9.3 percent. <<
Japanese universities world-class in tech innovation
Japanese universities and research centers are still world-class in technological developments, as these three news items below show.
http://www.electronista.com/articles/09/12/16/flexible.organic.flash.memory.prototyped.in.japan/
Tokyo University develops organic flash memory
updated 05:35 pm EST, Wed December 16, 2009
Flexible organic flash memory prototyped in Japan
Researches at the University of Tokyo have developed what they are calling organic flash memory, which shares its basic structure with flash memory but is made entirely of organic materials. Its erasing and reading voltages are rated at a low 6V and 1V, respectively, though data can only be written and erased more than 1,000 times. Foreseen uses of the new memory include large area sensors, electronic paper and other big electronic devices, though the founders admit the technology's memory retention time of only one day needs to be extended.
Developed by a group headed up by Takeo Someya and Tsuyoshi Sekitani, professor and research associate at the Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Systems, Graduate School of Engineering, the University of Tokyo, the prototype uses a polyethylene naphthalate (PEN) resin sheet as a substrate with an array of 26 by 26 2T memory cells placed on it. The sheet is flexible enough to be bent until its radius is 6mm without causing damage. The short memory retention can be increased by reducing the size of the element and employing a longer self-assembled monolayer (SAM), which is made of phosphoric acid with an alkyl chain. In the prototype, it is 2nm thin. [via Tech-On]
http://techon.nikkeibp.co.jp/english/NEWS_EN/20091215/178571/
Univ of Tokyo Develops 'Organic Flash Memory'
Dec 15, 2009 11:02 Tetsuo Nozawa, Nikkei Electronics
The polyethylene naphthalate (PEN) resin sheet with a memory array
The memory array. The white parts are control gates, and the watery blue parts under the three electrodes are pentacene.
The structure of the intelligent pressure sensor. From the bottom, they are an organic memory sheet, a pressure-sensitive rubber sheet and an electrode sheet.
The University of Tokyo developed the "organic flash memory," a non-volatile memory that has the same basic structure as a flash memory and is made with organic materials.
The erasing and reading voltages of the new flash memory are as low as 6V and 1V, respectively. Data can be written in and erased from the memory more than 1,000 times.
With its flexibility, the flash memory can be used for large-area sensors, electronic paper and other large-area electronic devices if its memory retention time can be extended, the university said.
The organic flash memory was developed by a research group led by Takeo Someya and Tsuyoshi Sekitani, professor and research associate at the Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Systems, Graduate School of Engineering, the University of Tokyo. The research results were published on the 11th December 2009 issue of Science magazine.
The research group used a polyethylene naphthalate (PEN) resin sheet as a substrate and arranged 26 x 26 2T memory cells in an array structure on it. The sheet is flexible, and the university confirmed that it can be bent until its curvature radius reaches 6mm without causing mechanical or electrical degradation. The university also confirmed that the sheet can be used as a non-volatile memory.
Furthermore, the research group made an "intelligent pressure sensor," which can retain a pressure image in the sheet, by integrating the memory array and a pressure sensor.
The new memory is called "organic flash memory" because it is equipped with floating-gate transistors, which are also used for silicon-based flash memories. Specifically, the PEN substrate is mounted with aluminum (Al) control gate electrodes, insulating films, aluminum floating gates, organic semiconductor pentacene, and source and gate electrodes made of gold (Au).
The insulating film was made by using a self-assembled monolayer (SAM), which is made of a kind of phosphoric acid having an alkyl chain (CH2-CH2-CH2-...), in addition to AlOx. The SAM is as thin as 2nm.
There are non-volatile memories developed in the past. One is made by using ferroelectric materials, and the other has a floating-gate structure like the latest non-volatile memory. However, it is difficult to lower the writing and erasing voltages of the former memory than 20V. The latter memory also has a high erasing voltage. And it becomes unstable when exposed to air because its memory properties fluctuate due to the nonconstant thickness of the insulating film.
This time, the university researchers employed an SAM whose insulating film does not require thickness control to reduce the variation in memory properties. Moreover, this SAM is stable in the atmosphere.
As a disadvantage, the new organic flash memory has a memory retention time of only one day. But this can be drastically improved by reducing the size of the element and employing an SAM with a long molecular length, the university said.
http://techon.nikkeibp.co.jp/english/NEWS_EN/20091019/176541/
Japan Aims to Develop Reliable SSD With Wireless Technology
Oct 19, 2009 08:36 Motoyuki Oishi, Nikkei Electronics
Data is wirelessly transmitted.
Japanese government selected the "dependable wireless solid-state drive" as a new research theme of the Core Research for Evolutional Science and Technology (CREST), a project led by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), for fiscal 2009.
The dependable wireless solid-state drive means a highly-reliable SSD that wirelessly transmits data.
The goal of the research is to realize an SSD that is highly reliable in terms of data retention time and the number of rewritable times and stable against various error factors such as loose connection, power-off while in use, water exposure and electrostatic discharge (ESD) caused by contact with human body.
To meet that goal, MEXT aims to develop a "wireless SSD" capable of wireless communication (10Gbps) and power transmission at a distance of 1mm and a host system for it. Also, the ministry plans to equip the SSD with a NAND flash memory of several terabytes.
In the CREST projects, which are allocated a large budget, researchers work together in three to five years. This time, the research is led by Ken Takeuchi, associate professor at the Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Systems, Graduate School of Engineering of the University of Tokyo, Tadahiro Kuroda and Hiroki Ishiguro, electrical engineering professor and associate professor, respectively, at Keio University.
Takeuchi, Kuroda and Ishiguro will take charge of developing an error-correcting system (for wireless communication and memory), wireless communication technology and power transmission and analogy technologies, respectively. The research will be conducted in collaboration with major consumer electronics manufacturers and memory manufacturers.
"I hope that Japanese universities, too, will create a device based on a new concept with practical use in mind," Takeuchi said.
http://www.electronista.com/articles/09/12/16/flexible.organic.flash.memory.prototyped.in.japan/
Tokyo University develops organic flash memory
updated 05:35 pm EST, Wed December 16, 2009
Flexible organic flash memory prototyped in Japan
Researches at the University of Tokyo have developed what they are calling organic flash memory, which shares its basic structure with flash memory but is made entirely of organic materials. Its erasing and reading voltages are rated at a low 6V and 1V, respectively, though data can only be written and erased more than 1,000 times. Foreseen uses of the new memory include large area sensors, electronic paper and other big electronic devices, though the founders admit the technology's memory retention time of only one day needs to be extended.
Developed by a group headed up by Takeo Someya and Tsuyoshi Sekitani, professor and research associate at the Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Systems, Graduate School of Engineering, the University of Tokyo, the prototype uses a polyethylene naphthalate (PEN) resin sheet as a substrate with an array of 26 by 26 2T memory cells placed on it. The sheet is flexible enough to be bent until its radius is 6mm without causing damage. The short memory retention can be increased by reducing the size of the element and employing a longer self-assembled monolayer (SAM), which is made of phosphoric acid with an alkyl chain. In the prototype, it is 2nm thin. [via Tech-On]
http://techon.nikkeibp.co.jp/english/NEWS_EN/20091215/178571/
Univ of Tokyo Develops 'Organic Flash Memory'
Dec 15, 2009 11:02 Tetsuo Nozawa, Nikkei Electronics
The polyethylene naphthalate (PEN) resin sheet with a memory array
The memory array. The white parts are control gates, and the watery blue parts under the three electrodes are pentacene.
The structure of the intelligent pressure sensor. From the bottom, they are an organic memory sheet, a pressure-sensitive rubber sheet and an electrode sheet.
The University of Tokyo developed the "organic flash memory," a non-volatile memory that has the same basic structure as a flash memory and is made with organic materials.
The erasing and reading voltages of the new flash memory are as low as 6V and 1V, respectively. Data can be written in and erased from the memory more than 1,000 times.
With its flexibility, the flash memory can be used for large-area sensors, electronic paper and other large-area electronic devices if its memory retention time can be extended, the university said.
The organic flash memory was developed by a research group led by Takeo Someya and Tsuyoshi Sekitani, professor and research associate at the Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Systems, Graduate School of Engineering, the University of Tokyo. The research results were published on the 11th December 2009 issue of Science magazine.
The research group used a polyethylene naphthalate (PEN) resin sheet as a substrate and arranged 26 x 26 2T memory cells in an array structure on it. The sheet is flexible, and the university confirmed that it can be bent until its curvature radius reaches 6mm without causing mechanical or electrical degradation. The university also confirmed that the sheet can be used as a non-volatile memory.
Furthermore, the research group made an "intelligent pressure sensor," which can retain a pressure image in the sheet, by integrating the memory array and a pressure sensor.
The new memory is called "organic flash memory" because it is equipped with floating-gate transistors, which are also used for silicon-based flash memories. Specifically, the PEN substrate is mounted with aluminum (Al) control gate electrodes, insulating films, aluminum floating gates, organic semiconductor pentacene, and source and gate electrodes made of gold (Au).
The insulating film was made by using a self-assembled monolayer (SAM), which is made of a kind of phosphoric acid having an alkyl chain (CH2-CH2-CH2-...), in addition to AlOx. The SAM is as thin as 2nm.
There are non-volatile memories developed in the past. One is made by using ferroelectric materials, and the other has a floating-gate structure like the latest non-volatile memory. However, it is difficult to lower the writing and erasing voltages of the former memory than 20V. The latter memory also has a high erasing voltage. And it becomes unstable when exposed to air because its memory properties fluctuate due to the nonconstant thickness of the insulating film.
This time, the university researchers employed an SAM whose insulating film does not require thickness control to reduce the variation in memory properties. Moreover, this SAM is stable in the atmosphere.
As a disadvantage, the new organic flash memory has a memory retention time of only one day. But this can be drastically improved by reducing the size of the element and employing an SAM with a long molecular length, the university said.
http://techon.nikkeibp.co.jp/english/NEWS_EN/20091019/176541/
Japan Aims to Develop Reliable SSD With Wireless Technology
Oct 19, 2009 08:36 Motoyuki Oishi, Nikkei Electronics
Data is wirelessly transmitted.
Japanese government selected the "dependable wireless solid-state drive" as a new research theme of the Core Research for Evolutional Science and Technology (CREST), a project led by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), for fiscal 2009.
The dependable wireless solid-state drive means a highly-reliable SSD that wirelessly transmits data.
The goal of the research is to realize an SSD that is highly reliable in terms of data retention time and the number of rewritable times and stable against various error factors such as loose connection, power-off while in use, water exposure and electrostatic discharge (ESD) caused by contact with human body.
To meet that goal, MEXT aims to develop a "wireless SSD" capable of wireless communication (10Gbps) and power transmission at a distance of 1mm and a host system for it. Also, the ministry plans to equip the SSD with a NAND flash memory of several terabytes.
In the CREST projects, which are allocated a large budget, researchers work together in three to five years. This time, the research is led by Ken Takeuchi, associate professor at the Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Systems, Graduate School of Engineering of the University of Tokyo, Tadahiro Kuroda and Hiroki Ishiguro, electrical engineering professor and associate professor, respectively, at Keio University.
Takeuchi, Kuroda and Ishiguro will take charge of developing an error-correcting system (for wireless communication and memory), wireless communication technology and power transmission and analogy technologies, respectively. The research will be conducted in collaboration with major consumer electronics manufacturers and memory manufacturers.
"I hope that Japanese universities, too, will create a device based on a new concept with practical use in mind," Takeuchi said.
US losing its allure as study destination for Japanese students
Despite the strong yen versus the dollar, fewer and fewer Japanese students are choosing to study in the USA. And, just as more Chinese students are coming to Japan to study, more Japanese are opting to go to China.
See link for full report at Yomiuri Shinbun/Daily Yomiuri:
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/20100121TDY01303.htm
excerpt:
>> According to a report by the Central Council for Education, an advisory panel to the education minister, there were 42,843 Japanese students studying in the United States in 1994--78 percent of all overseas students that year. However, this figure had gradually fallen to 35,282, or 46 percent, in 2006, according to the Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Ministry. The Open Doors 2009 report published by the U.S.-based Institute of International Education also underscored this trend, noting that the number of Japanese students studying in the United States fell by 13.9 percent to 29,264 in the 2008-09 academic year from the previous academic year. <<
See link for full report at Yomiuri Shinbun/Daily Yomiuri:
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/20100121TDY01303.htm
excerpt:
>> According to a report by the Central Council for Education, an advisory panel to the education minister, there were 42,843 Japanese students studying in the United States in 1994--78 percent of all overseas students that year. However, this figure had gradually fallen to 35,282, or 46 percent, in 2006, according to the Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Ministry. The Open Doors 2009 report published by the U.S.-based Institute of International Education also underscored this trend, noting that the number of Japanese students studying in the United States fell by 13.9 percent to 29,264 in the 2008-09 academic year from the previous academic year. <<
Scholarships to Study in Japan Available
Scholarships to study in Japan
http://sisf.or.jp/eng/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=19&Itemid=36
Sato International Scholarship Foundation
The Sato International Scholarship Foundation grants two types of scholarship for self-supporting students from ASEAN countries as well as Southwest Asian countries enrolled in a Japanese undergraduate or graduate institution:
1. Scholarship for Self-Supporting Students
2. Scholarship for Short-Term Exchange Students.
Students from the Following Countries are Eligible to Apply
Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, East Timor, Vietnam.
Scholarship for Self-Supporting Students
The applicant must be residing in Japan, enrolled in or accepted to a legitimate program. Please apply through the students’ office of your university.
Amount of Scholarship
Undergraduate students
120,000 yen/month
Graduate students
180,000 yen/month
（ plus additional support to cover cost for attending conferences ）
Duration of Scholarship
2 years
Number of Scholarships Granted
Around 25 students will be accepted.
Eligibility
The applicant must be a citizen from the aforesaid countries, who does not hold Japanese citizenship and must be enrolled in a Japanese undergraduate or graduate institution, under the jurisdiction of the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.
The applicant must also fulfill the following requirements:
1.
Does not receive any sort of scholarship or funding from other parties.
2.
Holds legal residence status as a college student.
3.
Have interest in promoting international understanding and friendship, and is able to attend SISF meetings (meetings are held 6 times/year).
4.
Does not have a parent employed in Japan.
5.
Does not hold a doctorate degree.
6.
Is enrolled in a program with more than 1 year left until graduation/completion (from April 2009). This restriction does not apply to doctorate program.
Selection Process
Selected by screening committee
1. First round of selection: review of application form and documents
2. Second round of selection: interview
Past Record of No. of Application / Actual Grants
Year No. Applicants No. Grantees
Total Undergraduate Graduate Total Undergraduate Graduate
2001 362 132 230 23 12 11
2002 303 111 192 22 9 13
2003 350 118 232 20 9 11
2004 362 129 233 20 10 10
2005 274 97 177 15 5 10
2006 266 90 176 28 8 20
2007 322 106 216 26 8 18
2008 309 96 213 27 7 20
2009 294 86 208 23 6 17
Scholarship for Short-Term Exchange Students
This scholarship is provided to students who are recommended by those designated universities that have secured an agreement of recommendation with the Sato International Scholarship Foundation. Scholarship as well as travel fee to Japan is provided to those students from the aforesaid countries who will study in Japan on a short term based on the agreement among universities for study exchange.
Amount of Scholarship
100,000 yen/month
Duration of Scholarship
Over 6 months, up to 10 months; however scholarship terminates upon completion of the program.
Designated Universities （as of September 2009）
The University of Electro-Communications, University of Tokyo, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, Tokyo Institute of Technology, University of Tsukuba, J.F. Oberlin University, Rikkyo University.
http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/WBI/EXTWBISFP/EXTJJWBGSP/0,,contentMDK:20287115~menuPK:562877~pagePK:64168445~piPK:64168309~theSitePK:551644,00.html
Eligibility Criteria
To apply for a JJ/WBGSP scholarship under the Regular Program, an applicant should read carefully the application procedure as outlined in documents below:
Benefits Benefits
Application Guidelines Application Guidelines
Preferred Universities in 2010-2011 Preferred Universities in 2010-2011
How to Apply How to Apply
Eligibility
To apply for a JJ/WBGSP scholarship under the Regular Program, an applicant must:
* Be a national of a World Bank member country eligible to borrow.
* Be born after March 31, 1970.
* Have, by March 31, 2010, at least 2, preferably 4 to 5, years of recent full time professional experience acquired after a university degree, in the applicant’s home country or in another developing country.
* Hold a bachelor's degree or its equivalent.
* Be in good health.
* Be of good character.
* Not be a permanent resident or a national of any industrialized country.
* Not be residing in an industrialized country for more than one year.
* Not be an Executive Director, his/her alternate, staff of the World Bank Group (the World Bank, International Finance Corporation, International Development Association, Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency, and International Center for Settlement of Investment Disputes), consultant, or relative of the aforementioned.
Program of Study
* Eligible applicants should propose a program of study related to development at the master's level, in fields such as economics, health, education, agriculture, environment, natural resource management, or other development‑related subject.
* The proposed program of study should start during the academic year 2010/2011 for a maximum duration of two years. The JJ/WBGSP does not support applicants who are already enrolled (i.e., taking classes) in graduate degree programs.
* Applicants should submit evidence of current unconditional admission to at least one development-related university master’s degree program. Applicants are encouraged to apply to one of the Preferred Universities.
* The Program does not support studies in the applicant’s home country.
* The Program does not support applicants for MBA, MDs, M.Phil. or Ph.D. degrees.
* The Program does not support legal studies such as J.D., L.L.M. or S.J.D. except for L.L.M.’s related to human rights, environment, or good governance.
Check mark
Attention!
The scholarship program does not sponsor undergraduate studies, distance learning programs, short-term training, conferences, seminars, thesis writing, research projects, and fields of studies not related to development. All these requests will not be considered.
The Program does not support certain other fields of study.
Selection Criteria
Eligible applications are assessed according to three main factors: academic excellence, professional experience, and relevance of program of study. Priority is given to candidates from the public sector with a high potential to impact the development in their own countries after completion of their studies. To the extent permitted by Program requirements and selection standards, the JJ/WBGSP:
* seeks to maintain a reasonably wide geographical distribution of awards and gives priority to applicants from low-income countries
* supports promising female candidates
* gives priority to those candidates who, other things equal, have limited financial resources
Special Conditions
* In accepting the JJ/WBGSP scholarship, candidates commit themselves to return to and work in their home countries after completion of their studies.
* In accepting this scholarship, candidates consent to the employment restriction policy of the JJ/WBGSP and acknowledge that they will not be able to work at the World Bank Group or IMF for three years after completion of their academic program.
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ADB – Japan Scholarship Program (JSP)
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The Asian Development Bank (ADB) – Japan Scholarship Program (JSP) wasestablished in April 1988 with financing from the Government of Japan. It aims to provide an opportunity for well-qualified citizens of ADB’s developing member countries to pursue postgraduate studies in economics, management, science and technology, and other development-related fields at participating academic institutions in the Asian and Pacific Region. Scholarship
The ADB-JSP provides
* full tuition fees
* a monthly subsistence and housing allowance
* an allowance for books and instructional materials
* medical insurance
* travel expenses
* For scholars engaged in research, a special grant may be available for thesis preparation.
* In special circumstances computer literacy, preparatory language and other similar courses may be covered under the scholarship.
Programs covered by the ADB-JSP
Programs covered by the ADB-JSP are postgraduate studies in
* economics
* management
* health
* education
* agriculture
* environment
* natural resource management
* science and technology
* other development-related fields
Duration of the scholarship award?
The scholarship is for one year with an extension to the second year of study, as appropriate, which shall be conditional on the scholar maintaining a satisfactory level of performance as determined by the institute.
The maximum duration of scholarship award is two years for masters and doctorate programs.
Deadline for submission
Send applications for scholarships at least six months prior to the planned time that you wish to commence studies.
Eligibility CountryAfghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, Cook Islands, Fiji Islands, India, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Kiribati, Kyrgyz Republic, Laos People’s Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Maldives, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nauru, Nepal, Pakistan, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Tajikistan, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Tonga, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Vietnam. Upon completion of their study programs, scholars are expected to contribute to the economic and social development of their home countries. The ADB-JSP enrolls about 300 students annually in 20 academic institutions located in 10 countries within the Region. The ADB-JSP provides full scholarships for one to two years. List of Academic Institutions
* International University of JapanGraduate School Of International Relations777 Kokusai-cho, Minami Uonuma-shiNiigata-ken 949-7277, Japan(Attn: Office of GSIR)
1. Master in International Development
2. Master in International Relations
3. Master in Business Administration
4. Master in e-Business Management
Contact: Mr. Ichiro AbeDeputy Manager Office of Student ServicesE-mail:iabe@iuj.ac.jp, admgsir@iuj.ac.jp or admgsim@iuj.ac.jp
* International Graduate Program on Advanced Science and Technology, Keio University3-14-1 Hiyoshi, Kohoku-ku,Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa-ken 223-8522, Japan (Attn: Chairman, Committee for International Affairs)
International Graduate Program on Advanced Science and Technology
1. Nano-Science Program
2. Electronics and Photonics Program
3. Mechanics and Manufacturing Program
4. Computer Science and Communication Technology Program
5. Environment and Multi-Scare Dynamics Program
6. Biomedical Engineering Program
Contact: Prof. Kohei Itoh Chairman Committee for International Affairs, Faculty of Science and TechnologyE-mail: yg-international@adst.keio.ac.jp
* Graduate School of International Development, Nagoya UniversityFuro-cho Chikusa-ku, Nagoya 464-8601, Japan(Attn: Dean, Graduate School of International Development)
1. Master in International Development
2. Master in International Cooperation Studies
Contact: Mr. Akihiro AsakawaInternational Student Advisor Graduate School of International DevelopmentE-mail: adb@gsid.nagoya-u.ac.jp
* National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies 7-22-1 Roppongi, Minato-Ku, Tokyo 106-8677 Japan(Attn: Admissions Office)
Master/Doctorate in
1. Policy Studies
2. Policy Analysis
3. Public Policy
4. Public Administration
Contact: Mr. Kiyomi Tanabe Manager, Academic and Student Affairs Division E-mail:mailto:admissions@grips.ac.jp
* Graduate School of EconomicsRitsumeikan University1-1-1 Nojihigashi, Kusatsu, Shiga 525-8577 Japan (Attn: Manager, Office of International Education at Biwako Kusatsu Campus)
1. Master in Economics
Contact: Mr. Mitsuru HitomiAdministrative Manager, Office of International Education at Biwako Kusatsu Campus E-mail: kokusai@st.ritsumei.ac.jp
* Saitama University255 Shimo-Okubo, Sakura-ku, Saitama-shi, Saitama 338-8570, Japan (Attn: The Registrar, The Foreign Student Office) Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering
1. Master/Doctorate in Civil and Environmental Engineering
Contact: Ms. Naoko NakasoneAdministrative Assistant Foreign Student OfficeE-mail:fso@sun.civil.saitama-u.ac.jp
* University of Tokyo7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku Tokyo 113-8656, Japan(Attn: Foreign Student Office)
1. Master/Doctorate in Civil Engineering and Infrastructure Development
Contact: Prof. Takeshi IshiharaProfessor of Civil Engineering & Foreign Student OfficerE-mail: fso@civil.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp
* Department of Civil Engineering
1. Master/Doctorate in Urban Engineering
Contact: Prof. Tetsuo KidokoroAssociate Professor & Foreign Student Offcer Department of Urban EngineeringE-mail: fso@civil.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp
* Department of Urban EngineeringGraduate School of Engineering
1. Master/Doctorate in Environment Studies
2. Master/Doctorate in International Studies
3. Master in Sustainability Science
Contact: Prof. Masahiko KunishimaProfessor & Foreign Student OfficerThe Institute of Environmental Studies E-mail: fso@k.u-tokyo.ac.jp
* Institute of Environmental Studies
1. Master/Doctorate in Public Health (International Health)
Contact: Prof. Masamine JimbaProfessor, Department of International Cummunity Health,School of International Health,Graduate School of MedicineE-mail: adb@m.u-tokyo.ac.jp
http://sisf.or.jp/eng/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=19&Itemid=36
Sato International Scholarship Foundation
The Sato International Scholarship Foundation grants two types of scholarship for self-supporting students from ASEAN countries as well as Southwest Asian countries enrolled in a Japanese undergraduate or graduate institution:
1. Scholarship for Self-Supporting Students
2. Scholarship for Short-Term Exchange Students.
Students from the Following Countries are Eligible to Apply
Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, East Timor, Vietnam.
Scholarship for Self-Supporting Students
The applicant must be residing in Japan, enrolled in or accepted to a legitimate program. Please apply through the students’ office of your university.
Amount of Scholarship
Undergraduate students
120,000 yen/month
Graduate students
180,000 yen/month
（ plus additional support to cover cost for attending conferences ）
Duration of Scholarship
2 years
Number of Scholarships Granted
Around 25 students will be accepted.
Eligibility
The applicant must be a citizen from the aforesaid countries, who does not hold Japanese citizenship and must be enrolled in a Japanese undergraduate or graduate institution, under the jurisdiction of the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.
The applicant must also fulfill the following requirements:
1.
Does not receive any sort of scholarship or funding from other parties.
2.
Holds legal residence status as a college student.
3.
Have interest in promoting international understanding and friendship, and is able to attend SISF meetings (meetings are held 6 times/year).
4.
Does not have a parent employed in Japan.
5.
Does not hold a doctorate degree.
6.
Is enrolled in a program with more than 1 year left until graduation/completion (from April 2009). This restriction does not apply to doctorate program.
Selection Process
Selected by screening committee
1. First round of selection: review of application form and documents
2. Second round of selection: interview
Past Record of No. of Application / Actual Grants
Year No. Applicants No. Grantees
Total Undergraduate Graduate Total Undergraduate Graduate
2001 362 132 230 23 12 11
2002 303 111 192 22 9 13
2003 350 118 232 20 9 11
2004 362 129 233 20 10 10
2005 274 97 177 15 5 10
2006 266 90 176 28 8 20
2007 322 106 216 26 8 18
2008 309 96 213 27 7 20
2009 294 86 208 23 6 17
Scholarship for Short-Term Exchange Students
This scholarship is provided to students who are recommended by those designated universities that have secured an agreement of recommendation with the Sato International Scholarship Foundation. Scholarship as well as travel fee to Japan is provided to those students from the aforesaid countries who will study in Japan on a short term based on the agreement among universities for study exchange.
Amount of Scholarship
100,000 yen/month
Duration of Scholarship
Over 6 months, up to 10 months; however scholarship terminates upon completion of the program.
Designated Universities （as of September 2009）
The University of Electro-Communications, University of Tokyo, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, Tokyo Institute of Technology, University of Tsukuba, J.F. Oberlin University, Rikkyo University.
http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/WBI/EXTWBISFP/EXTJJWBGSP/0,,contentMDK:20287115~menuPK:562877~pagePK:64168445~piPK:64168309~theSitePK:551644,00.html
Eligibility Criteria
To apply for a JJ/WBGSP scholarship under the Regular Program, an applicant should read carefully the application procedure as outlined in documents below:
Benefits Benefits
Application Guidelines Application Guidelines
Preferred Universities in 2010-2011 Preferred Universities in 2010-2011
How to Apply How to Apply
Eligibility
To apply for a JJ/WBGSP scholarship under the Regular Program, an applicant must:
* Be a national of a World Bank member country eligible to borrow.
* Be born after March 31, 1970.
* Have, by March 31, 2010, at least 2, preferably 4 to 5, years of recent full time professional experience acquired after a university degree, in the applicant’s home country or in another developing country.
* Hold a bachelor's degree or its equivalent.
* Be in good health.
* Be of good character.
* Not be a permanent resident or a national of any industrialized country.
* Not be residing in an industrialized country for more than one year.
* Not be an Executive Director, his/her alternate, staff of the World Bank Group (the World Bank, International Finance Corporation, International Development Association, Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency, and International Center for Settlement of Investment Disputes), consultant, or relative of the aforementioned.
Program of Study
* Eligible applicants should propose a program of study related to development at the master's level, in fields such as economics, health, education, agriculture, environment, natural resource management, or other development‑related subject.
* The proposed program of study should start during the academic year 2010/2011 for a maximum duration of two years. The JJ/WBGSP does not support applicants who are already enrolled (i.e., taking classes) in graduate degree programs.
* Applicants should submit evidence of current unconditional admission to at least one development-related university master’s degree program. Applicants are encouraged to apply to one of the Preferred Universities.
* The Program does not support studies in the applicant’s home country.
* The Program does not support applicants for MBA, MDs, M.Phil. or Ph.D. degrees.
* The Program does not support legal studies such as J.D., L.L.M. or S.J.D. except for L.L.M.’s related to human rights, environment, or good governance.
Check mark
Attention!
The scholarship program does not sponsor undergraduate studies, distance learning programs, short-term training, conferences, seminars, thesis writing, research projects, and fields of studies not related to development. All these requests will not be considered.
The Program does not support certain other fields of study.
Selection Criteria
Eligible applications are assessed according to three main factors: academic excellence, professional experience, and relevance of program of study. Priority is given to candidates from the public sector with a high potential to impact the development in their own countries after completion of their studies. To the extent permitted by Program requirements and selection standards, the JJ/WBGSP:
* seeks to maintain a reasonably wide geographical distribution of awards and gives priority to applicants from low-income countries
* supports promising female candidates
* gives priority to those candidates who, other things equal, have limited financial resources
Special Conditions
* In accepting the JJ/WBGSP scholarship, candidates commit themselves to return to and work in their home countries after completion of their studies.
* In accepting this scholarship, candidates consent to the employment restriction policy of the JJ/WBGSP and acknowledge that they will not be able to work at the World Bank Group or IMF for three years after completion of their academic program.
http://www.cambosastra.org/?p=831
ADB – Japan Scholarship Program (JSP)
admin on February 3, 2010 — Leave a Comment
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) – Japan Scholarship Program (JSP) wasestablished in April 1988 with financing from the Government of Japan. It aims to provide an opportunity for well-qualified citizens of ADB’s developing member countries to pursue postgraduate studies in economics, management, science and technology, and other development-related fields at participating academic institutions in the Asian and Pacific Region. Scholarship
The ADB-JSP provides
* full tuition fees
* a monthly subsistence and housing allowance
* an allowance for books and instructional materials
* medical insurance
* travel expenses
* For scholars engaged in research, a special grant may be available for thesis preparation.
* In special circumstances computer literacy, preparatory language and other similar courses may be covered under the scholarship.
Programs covered by the ADB-JSP
Programs covered by the ADB-JSP are postgraduate studies in
* economics
* management
* health
* education
* agriculture
* environment
* natural resource management
* science and technology
* other development-related fields
Duration of the scholarship award?
The scholarship is for one year with an extension to the second year of study, as appropriate, which shall be conditional on the scholar maintaining a satisfactory level of performance as determined by the institute.
The maximum duration of scholarship award is two years for masters and doctorate programs.
Deadline for submission
Send applications for scholarships at least six months prior to the planned time that you wish to commence studies.
Eligibility CountryAfghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, Cook Islands, Fiji Islands, India, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Kiribati, Kyrgyz Republic, Laos People’s Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Maldives, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nauru, Nepal, Pakistan, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Tajikistan, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Tonga, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Vietnam. Upon completion of their study programs, scholars are expected to contribute to the economic and social development of their home countries. The ADB-JSP enrolls about 300 students annually in 20 academic institutions located in 10 countries within the Region. The ADB-JSP provides full scholarships for one to two years. List of Academic Institutions
* International University of JapanGraduate School Of International Relations777 Kokusai-cho, Minami Uonuma-shiNiigata-ken 949-7277, Japan(Attn: Office of GSIR)
1. Master in International Development
2. Master in International Relations
3. Master in Business Administration
4. Master in e-Business Management
Contact: Mr. Ichiro AbeDeputy Manager Office of Student ServicesE-mail:iabe@iuj.ac.jp, admgsir@iuj.ac.jp or admgsim@iuj.ac.jp
* International Graduate Program on Advanced Science and Technology, Keio University3-14-1 Hiyoshi, Kohoku-ku,Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa-ken 223-8522, Japan (Attn: Chairman, Committee for International Affairs)
International Graduate Program on Advanced Science and Technology
1. Nano-Science Program
2. Electronics and Photonics Program
3. Mechanics and Manufacturing Program
4. Computer Science and Communication Technology Program
5. Environment and Multi-Scare Dynamics Program
6. Biomedical Engineering Program
Contact: Prof. Kohei Itoh Chairman Committee for International Affairs, Faculty of Science and TechnologyE-mail: yg-international@adst.keio.ac.jp
* Graduate School of International Development, Nagoya UniversityFuro-cho Chikusa-ku, Nagoya 464-8601, Japan(Attn: Dean, Graduate School of International Development)
1. Master in International Development
2. Master in International Cooperation Studies
Contact: Mr. Akihiro AsakawaInternational Student Advisor Graduate School of International DevelopmentE-mail: adb@gsid.nagoya-u.ac.jp
* National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies 7-22-1 Roppongi, Minato-Ku, Tokyo 106-8677 Japan(Attn: Admissions Office)
Master/Doctorate in
1. Policy Studies
2. Policy Analysis
3. Public Policy
4. Public Administration
Contact: Mr. Kiyomi Tanabe Manager, Academic and Student Affairs Division E-mail:mailto:admissions@grips.ac.jp
* Graduate School of EconomicsRitsumeikan University1-1-1 Nojihigashi, Kusatsu, Shiga 525-8577 Japan (Attn: Manager, Office of International Education at Biwako Kusatsu Campus)
1. Master in Economics
Contact: Mr. Mitsuru HitomiAdministrative Manager, Office of International Education at Biwako Kusatsu Campus E-mail: kokusai@st.ritsumei.ac.jp
* Saitama University255 Shimo-Okubo, Sakura-ku, Saitama-shi, Saitama 338-8570, Japan (Attn: The Registrar, The Foreign Student Office) Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering
1. Master/Doctorate in Civil and Environmental Engineering
Contact: Ms. Naoko NakasoneAdministrative Assistant Foreign Student OfficeE-mail:fso@sun.civil.saitama-u.ac.jp
* University of Tokyo7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku Tokyo 113-8656, Japan(Attn: Foreign Student Office)
1. Master/Doctorate in Civil Engineering and Infrastructure Development
Contact: Prof. Takeshi IshiharaProfessor of Civil Engineering & Foreign Student OfficerE-mail: fso@civil.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp
* Department of Civil Engineering
1. Master/Doctorate in Urban Engineering
Contact: Prof. Tetsuo KidokoroAssociate Professor & Foreign Student Offcer Department of Urban EngineeringE-mail: fso@civil.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp
* Department of Urban EngineeringGraduate School of Engineering
1. Master/Doctorate in Environment Studies
2. Master/Doctorate in International Studies
3. Master in Sustainability Science
Contact: Prof. Masahiko KunishimaProfessor & Foreign Student OfficerThe Institute of Environmental Studies E-mail: fso@k.u-tokyo.ac.jp
* Institute of Environmental Studies
1. Master/Doctorate in Public Health (International Health)
Contact: Prof. Masamine JimbaProfessor, Department of International Cummunity Health,School of International Health,Graduate School of MedicineE-mail: adb@m.u-tokyo.ac.jp
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