The Innovative Asia initiative, conducted by JICA (Japan International Cooperation Agency), aims to enhance the circulation of competent human resources between Japan and Asian countries and to promote innovation throughout Asia, by providing students from 12 Asian countries (Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Pakistan, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Vietnam) with opportunities to conduct research, enroll in master programs at Japanese universities and participate in internships with Japanese companies.

Officially dispatched students under the program will enroll in Graduate School of Human Development and Environment, Kobe University as a Research Student from October 2018. Participants who pass the entrance examination for April 2019 will be eligible to enroll in the master’s Programs in Graduate School of Human Development and Environment, Kobe University.

Application guides

• ICA Innovative Asia 2018 (PDF, 183KB)
• Application Form 1 (Word, 91KB)
• Application Form 2 (Word, 16KB)