[Japan] MEXT Scholarship Openings at Ritsumeikan University! Sep 2023 Enrollment

Dear Partners:

 

Greeting from Ritsumeikan University, Japan!

 

Ritsumeikan have started recruiting process for overseas applicants who wish to study at one of our graduate schools from September 2023 with the assistance of Japanese Government funded scholarship.

 

This scholarship, which covers the admission fee, tuition fees, provides a monthly stipend and roundtrip tickets to/from Japan, is offered by the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (acronym “MEXT” (in Japanese, “Monbukagakusho”)), and will be made available to students whose applications are approved by MEXT based on a recommendation made by Ritsumeikan University. Ritsumeikan University would be pleased to recommend alumni and/or students from your university who are scheduled to graduate from their current academic program by September 25th, 2023 who wish to take advantage of this potential opportunity to undertake government-sponsored graduate level studies in Japan.

 

Information about this year’s admission and scholarship application process, along with application procedures and application forms, are available on our website. This year’s application deadline is December 22nd. There is a chance that another graduate school(s) may recruit additional applicants, however, in which case info would be posted later in December and the relevant deadline would likely fall in late January. We would greatly appreciate it if you could direct any interested alumni or students nearing graduation at your university to the following page, or share with them the attached PDF.

 

MEXT Scholarship-based Admissions: http://en.ritsumei.ac.jp/admissions/monbukagakusho-university-recommendation/

Ritsumeikan University Graduate Program Brochure: http://www.ritsumei.ac.jp/gr/exam/gspr/inannai_eigo.pdf?version=

 

Further, we’re recruiting or plan to recruit applicants via the following scholarship-based admissions procedures over the next month or so as well, and would love to receive applicants from eligible alumni/students of your institution. I would appreciate if you could share these links, or the attached PDF, with any interested alumni or students as well.

 

Asian Development Bank – Japan Scholarship Program-based Admissions: http://en.ritsumei.ac.jp/admissions/adb-jsp/

(ScheduledChina Scholarship Council Scholarship-based Admissions: http://en.ritsumei.ac.jp/admissions/china-scholarship-council/

 

If you have any questions please feel free to contact Ritsumeikan at the address below.

Download Ritsumeikan MEXT Brochure 

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The International Center

Ritsumeikan University

立命館大学BKC国際教育センター

Email: cger-bkc@st.ritsumei.ac.jp

http://en.ritsumei.ac.jp/

[GEO FISIPOL] Recap Exposure Talk #9 DIKTI Bridging Course 101

 

Hi FISIPOL Students!

April lalu, GEO FISIPOL UGM menyelenggarakan sharing session bersama Sandy Maulana Yusuf, salah satu alumni UGM yang merupakan awardee DIKTI Bridging Course 2021. Dalam kesempatan ini, GEO FISIPOL akan membahas mengenai serba-serbi Bridging Course dan keuntungannya untuk mahasiswa serta alumni!

DIKTI Bridging Course merupakan program persiapan untuk meningkatkan peluang mendapatkan beasiswa studi di berbagai universitas di luar negeri. Alasan khusus mengapa Bridging Course DIKTI diselenggarakan karena syarat untuk menembus beasiswa dan universitas luar negeri yakni cukup tinggi, seperti nilai IELTS yang harus melebihi 6.5.

Selain itu, dalam proses proses pendaftaran S2 luar negeri diperlukan motivation letter—personal statement— yang menjadi titik penting dalam program persiapan untuk mengikuti studi lanjut di luar negeri. 

Tahun ini, DIKTI Bridging Course memiliki persyaran sebagai berikut :

  1. Indonesian
  2. Have a bachelor degree or a active student in Indonesia’s Universities
  3. Maximum 40 years old
  4. Have a commitment to continue to master degree
  5. Have a good academic achievement
  6. GPA minimum 3.25
  7. Have TOEFL (500) or IELTS 6.0
  8. Recommendation from Faculty/Academic Supervisor (Student) or Workplace *optional

Untuk tahun ini, Bridging Course dapat diikuti oleh teman-teman mahasiswa akhir ataupun para alumni, selama belum berumur 40 tahun dan untuk teman-teman alumni yang belum bekerja juga tidak perlu mencamtukan surat rekomendasi.

Teman-teman bisa menonton sesi kami disini : http://ugm.id/ET9Video

 

Jangan lupa untuk mendaftarkan diri kamu sebelum 24 Juni 2022 ya!

Link pendaftaran DIKTI Bridging Course 2022 : https://bit.ly/bcmhspta2022

Panduan : https://bit.ly/juknisBCmhsPTA2022

[Thailand] Chulalongkorn University’s Graduate Scholarship Programme for ASEAN or Non-ASEAN Countries

Chulalongkorn University’s Graduate Scholarship Programme for ASEAN or Non-ASEAN Countries 2022 is open for International Students. The scholarship offers PhD and Masters level programme(s) in the field of All Subjects taught at Chulalongkorn University. The deadline of the scholarship is June 10, 2022.

Term of the Scholarships:

  1. Two-year Master’s degree scholarship;
  2. Three-year Doctoral degree scholarships;

Available Subjects:

Following subject are available to study under this scholarship program.

  • All Subjects

Eligible Nationalities:

ASEAN or Non-ASEAN Countries

Eligibility Criteria:

  1. Applicants must be international graduate students from ASEAN or Non-ASEAN countries.
  2. Faculty members, researchers and academic staff, who will return to teach/work at their home universities after graduation from Chulalongkorn University, are preferred.
  3. It should be noted that students from ASEAN or Non-ASEAN countries, who have been studying in any program at Chulalongkorn University for more than one semester, are not eligible to apply for this scholarship.
  4. Applicants must have completed a Bachelor’s degree or a Master’s degree in a field related to the field for which they are applying. A degree certificate and an official academic transcript must be submitted with their application.
  5. Applicants must have obtained a grade point average of not lower than 2.75 for their undergraduate studies and not lower than 3.25 for their graduate studies.
  6. Applicants must be not be over 40 years of age (as of June 9, 1982)
  7. Applicants must have a good command of English. A minimum TOEFL score of 500 (paper-based) or 173 (computer-based) or IELTS score of 5.0 is required.
  8. Applicants must be in good health.

Application Procedures and Period:

  1. Applicants must send the completed application form and relevant documents directly to the Faculty/programme of their choice before the deadline set by the University’s Office of Academic Affairs. For further information about all programmes offered by Chulalongkorn University, please visit http://www.academic.chula.ac.th/search/search.asp
  2. Applicants must be screened and recruited by the Faculty/Programme of their choice before their names are forwarded to the Office of Academic Affairs, Chulalongkorn University. All relevant application documents which have been screened by the faculty/Programme must arrive at the Office of Academic Affairs.

The Office of Academic Affairs will not accept direct applications from applicants.

*It should be noted that each Faculty/Programme sets its own application deadline and selection schedule. Applicants should send their application form and relevant documents to the Faculty/Programme of their choice at least 2 weeks prior to the deadline set by the University’s Office of Academic Affairs.

Scholarship Benefits:

The scholarships will cover the following:

  • An economy class, round-trip ticket, as actually paid. It should also be noted that for students from ASEAN, the airfare for each leg of the trip must not exceed 8,500 Baht; For students from Asian countries, the airfare for each leg of the trip must not exceed 12,000 Baht; For students from Europe, Australia, and New Zealand as well as Africa, the airfare of each leg must not exceed 20,000 Baht; For students from North and South America, the airfare for each leg must not exceed 30,000 Baht.
  • Tuition fees (tuition fees for the faculty/special fees charged by the Faculty or the Programme of the students’ choice are excluded. Advanced arrangement between the students and the Faculty/Programme is needed).
  • A monthly stipend and accommodation in the amount of 16,000 Baht.

Application Procedure:

  1. A completed application form with a 1-inch photograph attached,
  2. A curriculum vitae,
  3. An academic transcript issued by the last academic institution that the applicant attended,
  4. A certificate of graduation, if available,
  5. A photocopy of the applicant’s passport,
  6. Two letters of recommendation from the Head, the Director or the Dean of the institution of the applicant’s affiliation or from the applicant’s superiors,
  7. A medical certificate confirming a physical examination in a hospital in the applicant’s home country

Application Form:

The application form for “The Graduate Scholarship Programme for ASEAN or Non -ASEAN Countries” can be downloaded from: www.academic.chula.ac.th

Provisions of the Scholarships, Eligibility of Applicants, Documents and Form Required for Application

  • Please see attached Graduate Scholarship Programme document for detailed information.

Chulalongkorn Scholarship Form

[United Kingdom] STEAR : Studying in China

The Student Think Tank for Europe-Asia Relations (STEAR) is pleased to invite you to one of their upcoming events!

 

STEAR (www.stearthinktank.com) aims to be the first and leading youth policy institute to strengthen relations and deepen cultural ties all over Europe and Asia.

They will be hosting the Studying in China Panel. During their hour-long panel discussion, participants will have the chance to speak to our panelists about the admissions process, life in Beijing, differences from undergraduate to postgraduate life, and everything in between.

The panel will feature four scholars and one moderator:

  1. Luke Cavanaugh – Schwarzman Scholar: Luke is a recent first-class graduate of the University of Cambridge and is currently based in Beijing as a Schwarzman Scholar. Alongside founding his own consulting firm at university, he has taken executive positions at several think tanks, including as co-President of STEAR. Elsewhere, Luke has experience working in business and the public sector, and is currently attempting to synergise the two in his work at the British Chamber of Commerce in Beijing and as one of eight young people on the ITU’s Global Visionaries Board. After graduation, Luke will join the Boston Consulting Group in London.
  2. Dao Nguyen – Yenching Scholar: Dao Nguyen is a Yenching Scholar and Baixian Asia Future Leader at Yenching Academy, Peking University. After finishing the Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Program as an Erasmus Mundus Scholar, he is selected as the EANGAGE Research Follow of the European Union in Singapore. Currently, he is working as the Consultant and Global Youth Trainer on Meaningful Youth Engagement at UNESCO Paris. Dao is passionate about international cooperation, social inclusion, and digital connectivity. At STEAR, he hopes to enhance youth participation in public policy and strengthen cultural exchanges between Europe and Asia.
  3. Mingqi Xie – Schwarzman Scholar: Mingqi is a 6th cohort Schwarzman Scholar. She graduated from Tsinghua University with a bachelor’s degree in Communication and International Relations. She interned at the UN Office for Disarmament Affairs, where she drafted the first “Hypersonic Weapons Global Awareness” online education program. Her previous experiences include the Carnegie-Tsinghua Center, South Centre (Geneva), Seoul National University, World Peace Forum, International Conflict and Security Consulting, and Daimler. She also works as Forum Alpbach Network Ambassador China. Mingqi devotes great effort to youth engagement in international dispute resolution.
  4. Daniel Tafelski – Yenching Scholar: Daniel is from Germany but was born and raised in Shanghai, China. He graduated from Humboldt University of Berlin with a BS in Economics and studied Political Science at UC Berkeley as a Fulbright scholar. He has worked in public sector consulting and strategy consulting as well as the German and European Parliament, deepening his understanding of the challenges faced by businesses and governments. He comes from a background of advising startups, NGOs, and multinationals and has worked in academia as well the social-impact space throughout Asia. Daniel is a Yenching Scholar at Peking University, studying towards a Master’s in China Studies where he focuses on researching EU-China relations. He is also involved in organising the Yenching Academy’s flagship international conference, the Yenching Global Symposium.
  5. Cherry Yu (Moderator) – Double Master’s Degree in International Affairs, Peking University and London School of Economics: Cherry is currently pursuing a double master’s degree in International Affairs at Peking University and the London School of Economics, having recently obtained her bachelor’s degree in European Social and Political Studies from University College London. She participated in the Young Ambassadors Programme at the Carnegie-Tsinghua Centre and is currently a research assistant at Tsinghua Centre for US-China Relations, assisting Professor Chen Qi of Tsinghua University with publications on China’s rise and US-China relations with a concentration on technology, climate governance and foreign investment.

 

If this sounds like something you would be interested in, please register through the following link: https://www.stearthinktank.com/events and join them on April 2nd!