I got an information about MA course on Japanese studies at Tsukuba University. It seems that students from Central Asia are eligible. As I am not in charge of this program, all inquiries and requests should be directly sent to the university. I will not respond. I only commend this program. Akio KAWATO

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PROG. INFO.- 1-Year Master's in Education and Cultural Policy, Univ. of Tsukuba

Posted by: Akifumi SHIOYA

DEADLINE is on January 5, 2011
Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of
Tsukuba is pleased to announce an open competition for its Master's
Program in Education and Cultural Policy for Central Asian countries.

Background of the Program

This program aims to strengthen the capacity in education and cultural
policy formulation in the Central Asian region by training the staff
members capable to contribute both to the formulation and
implementation of effective education and cultural policies and to the
task of analyzing implications of such policies within the
universities and institutions in Central Asia.

Students from five Central Asian countries have an opportunity to
enroll into this program on a Japanese Government scholarship-based scheme.

LANGUAGE OF EDUCATION: English is designed to be the main language of
instruction in this program. Therefore, previous knowledge of Japanese
language is not required for enrolling into this program.

NATIONALITY: The target countries for this program are Kazakhstan,
Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan and Tajikistan. Applicants who
hold other nationalities are not eligible to apply.

Academic Background

The Master's Program in Education and Cultural Policy is open for
graduating undergraduates, graduate students, faculty members and
interested professionals in five countries of Central Asia. The
program targets primarily junior staff members of Education and
Cultural Ministries, Agencies and Funds related to the field of policy
formulation in the areas of education and culture and graduate
students of the Central Asian universities involved in policy studies
in the areas mentioned above. Those selected for this program will
have an opportunity to enroll into one year MA program in the
University of Tsukuba and enhance their knowledge in educational and
cultural policy fields.

AGE: Applicants must be under 35 years age as of April 1st, 2011 (i.e.
born on and after April 2nd, 1976).

NOTE: Those candidates applying for the 2 year MA Program in
International Relations and Public Policy or for the 2 year 2 year MA
Program in Japanese Studies for Central Asian Countries in the
University of Tsukuba are ineligible to apply for this Program. If
candidates are eligible to apply for the three programs, they will
have to choose only one per time.

For details of this program, please refer to the website

http://www.chiiki.tsukuba.ac.jp/en/about-our-program/special-programs-
in-english.html or to

http://www.chiiki.tsukuba.ac.jp/en/about-our-program/special-programs-
in-english/special-program-in-international-relations-jds-1-year.html

MPAS/SPJSCA Selection Committee,
Master's Program in International Area Studies,
Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences,
University of Tsukuba,
1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba Ibaraki 305-8571 Japan
Fax: +81-29-853-6698
e-mail: mpas-spjsca@chiiki.tsukuba.ac.jp