Program Master Yokohama National University, Jepang

Approximately fifteen scholarships are allocated to the YNU program by the World Bank. Each scholarship provides a monthly allowance of JPY170,000 and a round-trip air ticket to Japan plus a travel allowance of USD500. The scholarship also covers tuition fees, the entrance examination fee and the admission fee.

Citizens of low and middle income World Bank member countries are eligible for the scholarships. Applicants must be age 35 or under as of April 1, 2011. Applicants must have at least four years of practical experience involving responsibility for infrastructure development and must also intend to pursue a career in the field of development.

Interested persons should apply for admission to the International Graduate School of Social Sciences, Yokohama National University, by August 13, 2010. After screening the records of qualified candidates, 15 prospective participants will be selected for final admission to the program and will receive World Bank scholarships. Successful candidates will be notified by mid-December 2010.

In applying for admission to the program, applicants should note the following:

1. The Master’s Program in Infrastructure Management is oriented to training government officials with present or future management responsibility and an academic background in the field of engineering. Women are encouraged to apply. Applicants must:

(a) have completed undergraduate work in engineering or an ?equivalent field of study;

(b) be 35 years of age or under as of April 1, 2011;

(c) have at least 4 years of practical experience involving ?responsibility for infrastructure development; and

(d) be in good health (semifinalists will be required to submit a health certificate signed by their doctor.)

2. Because the entire program is carried out in English, applicants must provide evidence of a satisfactory level of English competence, either by enclosing the result of the official TOEFL/IELTS (or an equivalent English proficiency examination) or by proving that they have completed a university program conducted mainly in English. TOEFL institution code for Yokohama National University is 0410 and department code for Infrastructure Management Program is 88 (International Relations).

3. Letters of reference or recommendation from two different people must be provided to support the application. One of these must be from a person who has supervised the applicant in a work situation and the other from a professor at the university from which the applicant graduated.

4. It is preferred that successful candidates arrange for a leave of absence from their employer for the two-year period during which they are to participate in the program. This leave should assure their re-employment after completion of the program.

Applicants can either download the application form, check list and two recommendation forms or request an application package from the address noted below. Applications will only be accepted via postal mail–no applications will be accepted online.

Infrastructure Management Program
International Graduate School of Social Sciences
79-4, Tokiwadai, Hodogaya-ku, Yokohama 240-8501, Japan
Phone: 81-45-339-3604
Fax: 81-45-339-3610
E-mail: jwbimp14@ynu.ac.jp

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