Program in Brief
Trains government officials to contribute to good governance and economic development in Indonesia
- Program Director: Professor Toshihiro Kudo
- Degrees Offered: Master of Public Policy issued by GRIPS/ Master’s degree issued by an Indonesian University
- Scholarship: Indonesian Government
- Language of Instruction: English
- Time Schedule:
- Program Duration…1 year
- Enrollment…October
- Graduation…September
- How to Apply: click here
- Determining Policy Paper Topic: click here
Indonesia is undergoing enormous transformation. The “two D’s”— robust democratization and radical decentralization— are fundamentally reshaping the country’s political, economic, and social landscape. To help Indonesia meet the challenges arising from this transformation, the GRIPS-Indonesia Linkage Master’s Program (LMP) was launched in 2007, designed to develop highly capable central and local government officials who will contribute to Indonesia’s capacity to continue on the road to good governance and economic prosperity. This collaborative academic program is offered by GRIPS and Indonesia’s premier national universities (Universitas Indonesia, Universitas Gadja Mada, Universitas Brawijaya, and Universitas Padjadjaran).
Target Group
Talented government officials from the central or regional government of Indonesia
Program Design
During the two-year program, with the first year in Indonesia and the second one at GRIPS, the students enjoy excellent opportunities to combine theory with practical skills and research with action. Special emphasis is placed on developing core skills in areas that will be valuable to them: economics, political science, public policy, and public management. The program’s approach is multidisciplinary and covers a wide range of topics, allowing the fellows to select the courses that suit their individual needs.
GRIPS offers a distinctive learning environment in which the LMP students have abundant opportunities to interact with and learn from a diverse international group of faculty members and their own peers— mid-career government officials from all over the world. In addition, the faculty’s vast network of contacts, along with the campus’ ideal location in the heart of metropolitan Tokyo, provides the students with uniquely easy access to the Japanese policy-making community.
Economics, Planning and Public Policy Program Curriculum 2023/2024 (as of October 2023)
| Category | Course Name | Instructor |
|---|---|---|
| I Required Course | Independent Study (Policy Paper) | Kudo |
| The World and the SDGs | Kudo | |
| II Recommended Courses | Monetary Economics (Money and Banking) | Fujimoto |
| Economic Development of Southeast Asia | Kudo | |
| Microeconomics II | Wie | |
| Government and Market | Hatanaka | |
| Macroeconomics II | Matsumoto | |
| Introduction to Applied Econometrics | Wie | |
| Global Development Agendas and Japan’s ODA | TBA | |
| Trade and Industrial Development | Sonobe | |
| Local Public Finance | TBA | |
| Reform of Economic Policy in Japan | Ota | |
| Nature Management and Infrastructure | Chibana | |
| International Trade | Hsu | |
| Resource and Energy Economics | Tanaka Makoto | |
| Contemporary Japanese Economy | Nakajima | |
| Japanese Economy | Yokoyama | |
| Development Economics | kijima | |
| Agricultural Development | Kijima | |
| East Asian Economies | Kudo, Otsuji | |
| Social Policy and Development in ASEAN | TBA | |
| International Development Policy | Ohno | |
| Comparative Development Studies of Asia | Lim | |
| Government and Politics in Japan | Masuyama | |
| State and Politics in Southeast Asia | Lim | |
| Structure and Process of Government | Yoshimuta | |
| Politics of Global Money and Finance | Chey | |
| Non-Traditional Security | Cross | |
| Comparative Political Economy | Kanchoochat | |
| Introduction to Quantitative Methods | Morohoshi | |
| Foreign Direct Investment | TBA | |
| Human Resources Management | Takada | |
| Public Expenditure Management | Tanaka Hideaki | |
| Social Security System in Japan | Ono | |
| Small and Medium Enterprise and Technology | Hashimoto | |
| Introduction to Data Science | Tsuchiya | |
| Data Science in Practice | Takenouchi | |
| Local Government System and Finance | Takada | |
| Local Governance in the Changing World | Takada | |
| Selected Topics in Policy Studies I – IV | ||
| III Elective Courses | Courses not listed in this table | |
| X Others | Courses offered by the Center for Professional Communication |
Career Destinations
Graduates from this program are dispatched from the Indonesian government, and are expected to return to their former organizations to become leaders in public policy.
Origin and Affiliation of Students
| Typical Affiliation |
|---|
| Ministry of Finance |
| Ministry of Public Works |
| Ministry of Forestry |
| Ministry of Energy & Mineral Resources |
| Ministry of Industry |
| Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy |
| Indonesian Institute of Sciences(LIPI) |
| National Nuclear Energy Agency |
| Indonesian Local Governments (e.g. Bandung, Banyuwangi, Garut, Lampung, Malang) |
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