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Nationality | Citizens of Mongolia |
Age |
Between 25 and 39 years old (inclusive) as of April 1 in 2024 (Born on/after April 2, 1984 and born on/before April 1, 1999) |
Academic Background |
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Work Experience |
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Language Proficiency |
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Health Condition | In good mental and physical health. Candidates who cannot take all the checkup items at the health check-up of JDS selection will be disqualified.
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Ineligibility |
A person who falls under the followings is NOT eligible to apply:
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Others |
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Recruitment Seminars are scheduled to provide more detailed information on JDS Project and how to prepare application documents for prospective applicants.
To participate seminar, Pre-Registration is required. After the registration, the Zoom link / detailed information to join the seminar will be sent to your email.
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Please refer to the Application Guideline and apply from online form by the deadline
Late submission and incomplete application documents shall NOT be accepted.
Schedule | Steps | Description |
Sep 4 - Nov 6, 2023 | Application |
Closing Date: →Partially extended to 14:00 on November 20(Mon), 2023 Further details → P.6 "Application" in the Application Guideline |
Nov 26, 2023 | Academic aptitude test |
TOEFL-ITP and Math tests. The test results will be reviewed by the universities in later selection stages. *Applicants for Kyushu University are exempted from the Math test. |
Dec, 2023 | 1st Selection | Document Screening: Application Documents and research plan will be examined by the Japanese universities. |
Early Jan - Mid of Feb 2024 | English Training | 50 hours of English training course will be provided to candidates who passed the 1st selection. *Only those who can fully attend and complete the course |
Jan, 2024 | Health Checkup | The health checkup will be arranged at a hospital in Ulaanbaatar. |
Mid of Feb, 2024 | 2nd Selection | Technical Interview: Faculty members of the Japanese Universities will visit Ulaanbaatar to conduct their interview exams. |
Mid of March, 2024 | 3rd Selection | Comprehensive Interview: The JDS Operating Committee (OC) members will conduct their interview exams. "Final Check Form" will be required1. |
End of March, 2024 | Approval by the OC | Successful candidates will be approved and notified |
Apr, 2024 | Application Procedure | JICE will support application for each university |
Apr - Jun, 2024 | Japanese Training | All successful candidates must attend a Japanese training course. |
Jul, 2024 | Orientations | Provided by JICA and JICE. |
Aug, 2024 | Departure for Japan | JICE will arrange air-ticket, visa, and support after the arrival in Japan. |
1 Candidates will be required to submit a "Final Check Form" before undergoing the final selection. The letter form will be provided to the candidates who have passed the 2nd selection. At this selection stage, those candidates are close to reaching an acceptable level once they pass the final selection. Therefore, "Final Check Form" is a kind of preliminary confirmation-letter to confirm if their workplace can release the candidates from their work duties keeping their positions in the workplaces while they study in Japan for 2 years.
In the JDS selections, each candidate will be evaluated on her/his academic abilities enough to pursue the master program in Japan as well as the potential of the future contribution to the country. Thus, it is highly recommended to explain that the objective of your research plan be in connection with the development issues under applying Component, and to rationalize how the study will be addressed in accordance with the career path, corresponding to the current position and responsibility in the belonging organization.
It is also recommended to learn about your applying university to make sure if the curriculums of the university and fields of specialization of faculty members are relevant to your research.
Remember that plagiarizing from somebody's work or websites is strongly prohibited.
Please refer to P.7 'Tips on Application and Selection (Reference)' and 'Guideline for Writing a Research Plan' in the Application Guideline for more information.
Every qualified applicant except for those who have qualified English scores will be required to take English proficiency test (TOEFL-ITP) as well as math test in Ulaanbaatar in November 2023.
The English and Math test results will be reviewed by the universities in the selection stages. Universities may require the applicants to have good command of English skill (TOEFL iBT 60 (ITP500), IELTS 5.5 or higher is preferable (not required)) and numeracy skills. Please be well prepared for the exams.
* Applicants for the components of 1-2-2 (Kyushu University) are exempted from the Math test.