The JDS programme offers government employees the chance to earn Master’s or Doctoral degrees in Japan in order to support Pakistan’s social and economic development.
The Human Resource Development Scholarship (JDS) programme in Pakistan will receive a generous grant of 315 million Japanese Yen from the government of Japan, which is roughly $2.25 million.
The Charged Affaires Ad Interim of Japan to Pakistan, ITO Takeshi, and Additional Secretary of the Ministry of Economic Affairs, Muhammad Humair Karim, signed the Exchange of Notes for this programme.
The JDS programme offers government employees the chance to earn Master’s or Doctoral degrees in Japan in order to support Pakistan’s social and economic development.
The program’s goal is to improve their public administration knowledge in order to improve ties between Pakistan and Japan. The JDS programme participants will enrol in Japanese partner universities.
They will actively participate in policy formulation and implementation. They will be able to learn more about their respective fields as well as Japanese customs and culture as a result, in addition to expanding their knowledge of them.
Thirty-one government officials have graduated from the JDS programme since it began in Pakistan in 2018, and another 35 are currently studying in Japan. In the middle of 2023, an additional 18 officials will be sent to Japan.
An important milestone has been reached with the signing of the sixth batch of the programme in Pakistan. 17 seats for the Master’s degree and one seat for the doctoral degree are available in this batch.
Chief Representative of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Pakistan Office, KINOSHITA Yasumitsu, spoke at the ceremony and emphasised the importance of JDS in developing talent, encouraging intellectual growth, and enabling young public officials to realise their full potential.
He expressed the hope that the abilities and knowledge acquired through the JDS programme would eventually result in significant assistance for the Pakistani government.
Takeshi emphasised Japan’s awareness of Pakistan’s need to develop its human and social capital. He emphasised that a strong enabler for the development of the nation is a responsive and accountable public administration.
In order to strengthen public administration and effectively address the multifaceted challenges faced by Pakistan, it is crucial to develop the technical skills of young civil servants.