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 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). 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's ideal location in the heart of metropolitan Tokyo, provides the students with uniquely easy access to the Japanese policymaking community.

Curriculum 2009/2010

Category	Course No.	Course Name	Instructor
Ⅰ Required Courses	EPP501E	Independent Study (Policy Paper)
Ⅱ Recommended Courses	ECO200EB	Microeconomics II	Xing
	ECO202EC	Government and Market	Nakamura
	ECO206EC	Macroeconomics II	Esteban
	ECO315E	Local Public Finance	Kook
	ECO341E	Trade Policy and International Economy	TBA
	ECO384EB	Development Economics	Wada
	EPP201E	Agricultural Economics	Hara
	GOV246E	Government and Politicis in Southeast Asia	Abinales
	IDS280E	Japan's ODA	Wada
	LAW201E	International Economic Law (Globalization and Regionalism)	Yamane
	PAD263E	Public Investment	TBA
	PAD254E	Development Assistance by International Organizations	Hirono
	PAD282E	Transport Policy	Ono
	PFP252E	International Taxation of Japan	Komamiya
	TEC252E	Small and Medium Enterprise and Technology	Hashimoto
	DEV250E	National Development and Institutions for Transportation Infrastructure	Morichi
	ECO340E	International Trade	Xing
	ECO160E	Monetary Economics (Money and Banking)	Pfau
	ECO272EB	Introduction to Applied Econometrics	Pfau
	ECO314E	Public Economics	Pfau
	ECO316E	Economic and Fiscal Reform in Japan	Ota
	IDS102E	Economic Growth	Mano
	IDS272E	Development Project Analysis	Kalirajan
	IDS281E	Contemporary Issues in Developing Countries	Yamano
	IDS282E	Development Project Management	Minato & Haraguchi
	IDS283E	Environment and Sustainable Development	Otsuka
	IDS285E	Japanese Development Cooperation	Akiyama
	IDS286E	Poverty Alleviation	Goto
	IDS288E	Trade and Industrial Development	Sonobe
	PAD255E	Foreign Direct Investment	Yoshitake
	PAD256E	Human Resources Management	Yamazaki
	PAD267E	Public Expenditure Management	Tanaka Hideaki
	REG201E	Local Government System	Nakamura
	REG202E	Local Government Finance	Kumura
	REG301E	Local Governance in the Changing World	Ikawa, et al.
		Selected Topics in Policy Studies Ⅰ - Ⅳ
Ⅲ Elective Courses	Courses unlisted in this table
	LAN001J	Japanese Language I	Kondoh, et al.
	LAN002J	Japanese Language II	Kondoh, et al.
	LAN001E	Understanding Academic Readings	Petchko
	LAN002E	Academic Presentation Skills	Petchko
	LAN003E	Writing for the Social Sciences	Petchko

Origin and Affiliation of Students (as of April 2010)

Typical Affiliation
National Development Planning Agency (BAPPENAS); Ministry of Finance; Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries; Badan Pusat Statistik-Statistics Indonesia; Indonesian Local Government (e.g., Yogyakarta Special Region)
Ministry of Finance
Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries
Ministry of Forestry
Ministry of Agriculture
Badan Pusat Statistik-Statistics Indonesia
National Development Planning Agency (BAPPENAS)
Indonesian Institute of Sciences
National Land Agency
Indonesian Local Governments (e.g., Yogyakarta Special Region)

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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

Target Group:
Talented government officials

Degrees Offered:
Two master's degrees
1. Master of Public Policy issued by GRIPS
2. Master's degree issued by an Indonesian University

Scholarship (For International Students Only):
Indonesian Government

Career Destinations:
Executive positions in central and local governments

Determining a Policy Paper Topic (pdf: 144kb)

Application for Admission to Economics, Planning and Public Policy Program

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