Waseda University - Japan -Faculty of Science and Engineering

INFORMATION ON
INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM FOR FOREIGN GRADUATE STUDENTS
WITH SCHOLARSHIPS

For September 2011 Entrance


How to apply for Scholarships:


Applicants for Japanese Government (MEXT) Scholarship or Asia Special Scholarship should
submit the following documents by January 7, 2011.


1. Completed application form.
2. For a doctor’s course, an official transcript showing the applicant's academic
    performance from both an undergraduate and a master's course.
    For a master’s course, an official transcript showing the applicant's academic
    performance from an undergraduate course.
3. Two confidential recommendation letters in the specific form.
    Each letter should be in a sealed envelope with signature of the recommender
    over the flap of envelope and should be sent to the Faculty of Science and
     Engineering directly.
(The application form and the recommendation letter form are available at
http://www.sci.waseda.ac.jp/visitor/applicants/daigakuin/scholarship_fse.html )


“List of Participating Countries for Asia Special Scholarship”
Afghanistan, United Arab Emirates, Yemen, Israel, Iraq, Iran, India, Indonesia,Uzbekistan, Oman, Kazakhstan, Qatar, Republic of Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
Korea, Cambodia, Kyrgyzstan, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Syrian, Singapore, Sri Lanka,
Thailand, Taiwan, Tajikistan, China, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Nepal, Bahrain, Pakistan,
Bangladesh, East Timor, Philippines, Bhutan, Brunei, Viet Nam, Hong Kong, Macau,
Malaysia, Myanmar, Maldives, Mongolia, Jordan, Laos, Lebanon

For more information please visit : Waseda University.

Master's Degree Program in Education

Title : Master’s Degree Program in Education

Time Line : 2011 academic year

Program Description:
The objective of the HICD/Education program is to build human capacity through scholarship opportunity in support of the GOI Ministry of Education (MONE), Ministry of Religious Affairs (MORA), and Coordinating Ministry for People’s Welfare (KESRA), to better carry on quality improvements to basic education and higher education sub-sectors.

Program participants will receive a Master’s Degree in Education in areas such as:
- Education Policy and Management
- Human Development and Psychology
- International Education Policy
- Language and Literacy
- Math and Science Education
- Education Leadership
- Teacher Education
- Education Law
- Education Finance
- Curriculum and Instruction
- Education Research Design
- Politics in Education
- Education Assessment and Testing
- Special (Inclusive) Education
- Counseling

General Eligibility Requirements

1.Candidates must be citizens of Indonesia.

2.Candidates may not be employed by USAID, have salary paid by USAID, or be an employee of USAID contractors or grantees.

3.Candidates must have at least five pre-retirement years remaining with their organizations after completion of study.

4.Candidates must provide evidence of English ability. AED will only accept the following tests as the evidence of English ability:

• Computer Based TOEFL, Internet Based TOEFL or International Paper Based TOEFL by Education Testing Service (ETS) 
• ITP TOEFL by ETS and score reported and administered by recognized organizations from ETS (www.ets.org)
• IELTS provided by Cambridge ESOL Examinations and administered by British Councilwww.britishcouncil.org, International Development Program (IDP) www.idp.com and Indonesia Australia Language Foundation (IALF) www.ialf.edu

5.Candidate’s Essay. Please follow the guidelines when writing the essay. There will be essay of 1 page. The topic of the essay should be: How does the training program you wish to pursue relate to your background and career? What new changes and contributions do you hto intope roduce in your field upon completion of the program? How will the program contribute to the position you will assume upon your return home?
6.Three recommendation forms. Each to be completed by the candidate’s present employer, or community service organization if currently not working (e.g. if you have performed voluntary work/service at an NGO, youth club, municipal project, etc.), and university instructors. Recommendations are to be submitted in sealed, and signed envelopes.

7.Curriculum Vitae: Candidates are required to submit their CV, which may be in a format of their choice.

8.Nomination letter: Candidates are required to submit a nomination letter signed and stamped by their current employer (or by a community service organization if currently not working) in a sealed envelope.

9.Complete/Fill in the Application Forms and submit it to AED together with the documents no. 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 above.

Special Qualifications:

At least 3 years working experience in a related area of study.

Priority will be given to candidates from North Maluku, Sumatera, Kalimantan, East Nusa Tenggara, West Nusa Tenggara, and South Sulawesi.

Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply. Physically disabled candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.

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To download the Application Form: please click HERE

For more information please contact AED on +62-21- 51000052 or email to info@aed.or.id or visit the Official Website of AED.

MITSUI-BUSSAN Scholarship - Undergraduate Program - For Indonesia

(In Cooperation with the Ministry of National Education of The Republic of Indonesia and PERSADA)
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1. Objectives
The objective of the Program is to support and assist the students so that:
Firstly, the students can learn about and become intimate with Japanese culture and customs. Secondly, the students can develop an international sensibility through daily life in Japan. Consequently, the students can make their best efforts in their respective fields so as to contribute to the development of Indonesia after finishing their studies in Japan, calling upon their experience of living and studying in Japan.

Therefore, the grantees who have completed their studies in Japan under the Program will be requested to make their utmost effort to materialize the Program`s objectives; however, the grantees will be entirely free from any other obligations and duties.

2. Qualifications
(1) Nationality: Applicants must be citizens of the Republic of Indonesia.
(2) Age: Applicants must be less than twenty (20) years of age as of April 30th, 2010 and unmarried. The grantees must remain single during the tenure of their scholarship period.
(3) Academic Background and School Records: Applicants must have completed SMA (Senior High School) of IPA or IPS course with marks of at least seven (7) or higher on their school records for the following subjects, throughout the whole SMA study period of 3 years:
For IPA course: Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and English.
For IPS course: Mathematics, Economics, History and English.
(4) Japanese Language: Applicants must be willing to study the Japanese language and to receive university education in the Japanese language in Japan.
(5) Health: Applicants must be healthy, both mentally and physically, and have no infectious diseases.

3. Fields of Study
(1) Study of Sciences and Engineering (4-years under-graduate course), such as: Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Information & Computer Science, Biology, Biophysics & Biochemistry, Geology, Civil Engineering, Architecture, Urban Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Precision Engineering, Ship Building & Ocean Engineering, Aeronautics, Electrical Engineering, Electronics, Information & Communication Engineering, etc. Metallurgy, Materials Science, Applied Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Factory & Production Management, Plant Management, Agricultural Engineering, Forest & Fishery Science, Agricultural Chemistry, Agrobiology, Food Engineering.

Due to course term reason, applicants can not choose Medical science, Pharmaceutical science and Veterinary science as field of study.

(2) Study of Social Sciences, Business and Commerce (4-years under-graduate course), such as; Civil Law, Public Law, Political Science, Economic Theory, Economic History, Economic Policy, Enterprise Management, Accounting, Commerce & Marketing, Finance, Insurance, Industrial Relations, Econometrics, International Economics.

4. Tenure of Scholarship
Grants are tenable for five years and six months (5.5 years) from October 2010 until March 2016, i.e.

Japanese language study: 1.5 years (18 months)
University study: 4.0 years (48 months)
Total: 5.5 years

Note:
- Japanese language study is scheduled to be conducted at Tokyo Japanese Language Education Center of Independent Administrative Institution Japan Student Services Organization, Tokyo, Japan (hereinafter referred to as `Japanese Language Center`).
- Entrance to and graduation from universities in Japan can only be achieved by the efforts and endeavor of the grantees.

Application:

The application form can be obtained in PERSADA as mentioned below.
The applicants shall submit the prescribed application form and other documents as requested below from March 1 to not later than 12:00 a.m. on April 30, 2010 (Friday) to PERSADA.

PERSADA c/o Kampus Universitas Darma Persada (UNSADA)
Jl. Radin Inten II (Terusan Casablanca), Pondok Kelapa,
Jakarta Timur 13450 , Indonesia
Telephone: (021) 8647373
Facsimile: (021) 86900241

For more information please visit: http://www.sadanet.or.id/