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Japan's ODA Scholarship Programs for International Students: Supporting Japan's Intellectual Contribution to the International Community

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Title: Japan's ODA Scholarship Programs for International Students: Supporting Japan's Intellectual Contribution to the International Community
Language: English
Authors: Miki Sugimura, Nobuko Kayashima
Source: Education in the Asia-Pacific Region: Issues, Concerns and Prospects. 2022.
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Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 22
Publication Date: 2022
Document Type: Reports - Evaluative
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Foreign Students, Scholarships, Educational History, Global Approach, Developing Nations, Labor Force Development
Geographic Terms: Japan, Asia
DOI: 10.1007/978-981-16-6815-9_10
Abstract: This chapter discusses Japan's ODA scholarship program for foreign students. The program is broadly divided into the Japanese Government Scholarship Program and the JICA Scholarship Program. Although the Japanese Government Scholarship Program was the main scholarship program between the 1950s and the 1980s, it diversified with the start of the JICA Scholarship Program in 1988. The program initially aimed to promote friendship with foreign countries, centering on Asian countries, against the backdrop of Japan's postwar reconstruction and contributions to the international community. However, after the 1980s, the objective was changed to focus more on increasing the number of international students. From the 2000s, the program has been implemented in connection with policies to promote the internationalization of universities as well as making an intellectual contribution to the international community. With the decline in ODA disbursements since 2000, the program has been strategically carried out as an assistance policy to promote specific policy agendas, targeting particular areas and providing humanitarian assistance. This historical analysis reveals that the programs were initially intended to promote and assist human resource development in developing countries. This orientation gradually shifted to intellectual contributions, showcasing Japan's increasing role in the international community. Currently, the programs function as a form of strategic assistance, reflecting Japan's national interests to recruit highly competent human resources, as well as internationalization of the society. [For the complete volume, "Japan's International Cooperation in Education: History and Prospects. Education in the Asia-Pacific Region: Issues, Concerns and Prospects. Volume 63," see ED675739.]
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Entry Date: 2025
Accession Number: ED675757
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:This chapter discusses Japan's ODA scholarship program for foreign students. The program is broadly divided into the Japanese Government Scholarship Program and the JICA Scholarship Program. Although the Japanese Government Scholarship Program was the main scholarship program between the 1950s and the 1980s, it diversified with the start of the JICA Scholarship Program in 1988. The program initially aimed to promote friendship with foreign countries, centering on Asian countries, against the backdrop of Japan's postwar reconstruction and contributions to the international community. However, after the 1980s, the objective was changed to focus more on increasing the number of international students. From the 2000s, the program has been implemented in connection with policies to promote the internationalization of universities as well as making an intellectual contribution to the international community. With the decline in ODA disbursements since 2000, the program has been strategically carried out as an assistance policy to promote specific policy agendas, targeting particular areas and providing humanitarian assistance. This historical analysis reveals that the programs were initially intended to promote and assist human resource development in developing countries. This orientation gradually shifted to intellectual contributions, showcasing Japan's increasing role in the international community. Currently, the programs function as a form of strategic assistance, reflecting Japan's national interests to recruit highly competent human resources, as well as internationalization of the society. [For the complete volume, "Japan's International Cooperation in Education: History and Prospects. Education in the Asia-Pacific Region: Issues, Concerns and Prospects. Volume 63," see ED675739.]
DOI:10.1007/978-981-16-6815-9_10