Economics, Planning and Public Policy Program: Master's Programs (International Programs) -- Prospective Students

Master's Programs (International Programs)

Economics, Planning and Public Policy Program

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, Institut Teknologi Bandung, Universitas Gadja Mada, and 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 policymaking community.

Economics, Planning and Public Policy Program Curriculum 2011/2012 (as of October 2011)

https://gast.grips.ac.jp/syllabus/
Category	Course Name	Instructor
I Required Course	Independent Study (Policy Paper)
II Recommended Courses	Monetary Economics (Money and Banking)	Pfau
	Microeconomics II	Wie
	Government and Market	Hatanaka
	Macroeconomics II	Rhodes
	Finance and Economic Growth	Jeong
	Introduction to Applied Econometrics	Wie
	Japan's ODA: Its Policies and Reform Agenda	Ando
	Environment and Sustainable Development	Otsuka
	Poverty Alleviation	Suzuki Aya
	Trade and Industrial Development	Sonobe
	Project Cycle Management and International Development Evaluation	Koga
	Public Economics	TBA
	Local Public Finance	Kook
	Economic and Fiscal Reform in Japan	Ota
	Economics of Education and Labor	Tanaka Ryuichi
	Urban Development and Real Estate Policy	Kanemoto
	International Trade	TBA
	Resource and Energy Economics	Tanaka Makoto
	Japanese Economy	Okita
	Development Economics	Cooray
	Economic Analysis of Urban and Regional Policy	Kanemoto
	Agricultural Economics	Hara
	State Building and Development	Sonobe, Shiraishi
	Government and Politics in Southeast Asia	Ganesan
	International Political Economy of Money and Finance	Chey
	Non-Traditional Security	Honna
	Development Assistance by International Organizations	TBA
	Transport Policy	Ono
	International Taxation of Japan	Komamiya
	Small and Medium Enterprise and Technology	Hashimoto
	National Development and Institution for Transportation Infrastructure	Morichi
	Foreign Direct Investment	Yoshitake
	Human Resources Management	Yamazaki
	Public Expenditure Management	Tanaka Hideaki
	Local Government System	Nakamura
	Local Government Finance	Hatakeyama
	Local Governance in the Changing World	Ikawa, et al.
	Selected Topics in Policy Studies I - IV
III Elective Courses	Courses not listed in this table
X Others	courses offered by the Center for Japanese Language Learning
X Others	courses offered by the Academic Writing Center

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
National Development Planning Board (BAPPENAS)
Regional Body for Planning and Development (BAPPEDA)
Ministry of Public Works
Ministry of Agriculture
Ministry of Forestry
Directorate General of Customs and Excise (DGCE)
Administration Development Bureau Regional Secretary
Audit Board
Livestock and Fishery Agency
Indonesian Local Governments (e.g. Inspectorate of Malang Regency)

Recent Theses

Recent Theses

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Economics, Planning and Public Policy Program in brief

Trains government officials to contribute to good governance and economic development in Indonesia

Program Director
Senior Professor Yonosuke Hara

Deputy Director
Academic Fellow Yoichi Okita

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
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Application Deadline
September - February

Application Result Notification
March

Determining a Policy Paper Topic (pdf: 144kb)

Application for Admission to Economics, Planning and Public Policy Program (184kb)