January 30, 2023
Subject: Call for Applications: JISPA - Continuing Education (JISPA-CE) Program
Course Title: Inclusive Growth
Dear JISPA Alumni,
The IMF Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (OAP) is pleased to announce the
application opening for the 2023 JISPA - Continuing Education (JISPA-CE) program,
organized in collaboration with the IMF Institute for Capacity Development (ICD) and the
Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). The program, which targets qualified
alumni of the Japan-IMF Scholarship Program for Asia (JISPA), will be offered during
May 29 – June 9, 2023 at the JICA Tokyo Center in Japan and is the fifth offering. The
program aims to provide continuing support to JISPA alumni as part of our commitment
for capacity development in the Asia-Pacific region, with strong financial and other
support from the Government of Japan. The format of the course is planned to be face-to-
face. Please also kindly note that we may need to postpone the course if necessary because
of changes in the travel and other restrictions implemented by the Government of Japan
and other countries’ governments related to COVID.
We are now accepting online applications until February 20, 2023.
Course Description: This course is designed to highlight the importance of the key
dimensions that make up inclusive growth: economic growth, income distribution, and
long-run sustainability. It provides participants with analytical and operational tools to
evaluate, measure, and monitor how macroeconomic policies can affect these dimensions.
Recent developments around the world have brought to the fore concerns about poor
growth prospects, high unemployment, and disparities in income and opportunities.
Against this backdrop, the course will focus on micro and macro policies and the channels
through which they can promote economic growth, job creation and equitable income
distribution. In doing so, the course will address both traditional approaches that
emphasize capital accumulation and productivity growth through knowledge acquisition
and recent approaches – non-aggregative approaches that emphasize misallocation of
resources and imperfections in credit and government institutions. The empirical links
between growth, employment and income distribution are interpreted in light of these
different approaches.
The detailed course description is attached for your reference.
Target Audience: Mid- to senior- level officials from central banks and government
agencies involved in the design and implementation of macroeconomic policies.
Qualifications: JISPA alumni in the public sector who have 7-10 years of additional work
experience after their graduation (i.e., the JISPA alumni who graduated before and in
2015).
1. Logistical Information
Date and Venue: May 29 to June 9, 2023
The JICA Tokyo Center
Accommodation will be provided at the JICA Tokyo Center during the program.
Details will be provided to the selected candidates in due course.
2. Financial Support
The IMF will provide financial support to seminar participants to cover:
A round-trip discount economy-class air ticket to Japan
Transportation between airport and venues in Japan
Accommodation and daily allowance during the program
Travel insurance during your stay in Japan (one day before and after the course)
Visa to Japan as necessary
3. Application Information and Notification:
Online Application: Please complete the online application form which is available at:
[Link]
Sponsor’s Certification Form: The Sponsor’s Certification Form (Attachment)
should be filled with the same information you entered through the above-mentioned
online application form. The Sponsor’s Certification Form should be completed with
the designated sponsor’s signature and official seal and be uploaded to the online
application site.
Application Deadline: February 20, 2023 (JST)
Notification: Selected candidates will be notified by early March 2023.
4. Contact Information:
For any inquiries, please contact the JISPA-CE Secretariat at oaptokyo@[Link].
Sincerely,
JISPA-CE Secretariat
