Press briefing of Cabinet Decision taken on 2011-06-22

Japanese Human Resources Development Scholarship Programme

? Government of Japan has agreed to provide a grant of Japanese Yen 208 million (approximately Rs.287 million) for implementation of the above programme in 2011. The objective of this programme is to provide opportunities for Government Officials to undergo Masters Degree Programmes at Higher Educational Institution in Japan. This programme will also assist to facilitate the social and economic development of the country and to strengthen bilateral relationship between the two countries. This will provide 15 scholarships to Sri Lanka in each year from 2011 to 2014. The proposal made by H.E. the President to enter into a grant agreement for the purpose was approved by the Cabinet.