Higher education in Asian countries and the role of international ...

Finance reforms
Governance and management reforms
Quality improvement
Institutional diversification
Science and technology development
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Science and technology play an important role in the economic development of a society and it
give a passage to any nation to integrate into and to benefit from international community. The
Bank provides support in the strategy development; capacity enhancement for monitoring and
evaluation; reform of resource management; essential level of funding; research and technology
development; and quality assurance. The Bank plays its role in the quality improvement at higher
education level through providing assistance in strengthening of existing programs; evaluation
and accreditation systems; innovations in content and delivery method; effective academic
organization; efficient information and communication infrastructure (The World Bank, 2002).
5.3.8.1.2 Capacity building measures through scholarships
Scholarships and fellowships enable the eligible persons, in the less developed countries, to
learn, to develop capacity and to benefit from those who have excelled in research and
knowledge. The World Bank institute (WBI) is working with the member countries and
institutions to facilitate the students for higher education. The World Bank in 1992 started
number of Partnership programs with member countries and institutions to provide learning
opportunities to the young people from the less developed countries. The main objective of this
program is to prepare capacity of the participants in effective policy designing and reforms in
their respective countries.
5.3.8.1.2.1 The World Bank Graduate Scholarship Program (JJ/WBGSP)
This program focuses on the building of skills and imparting competencies that enable the
participant to work for the socio-economic development. The scholarships/ fellowships awarded
under this program act as a vehicle of change. This program provides an opportunity to pursue
graduate studies at world renowned universities. This scholarship focus all those field of
education that are related to the economic development.
The World Bank with the cooperation of the government of Japan launched the Joint Japan/
World Bank Graduate Scholarship Program (JJ/WBGSP) in 1987 to provide scholarships for