DHAKA, July 29, 2021 (BSS) - Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) has granted master’s scholarships to 11 eligible government and non-government officials for 2021.

The cooperation agency has granted the scholarship in collaboration with the government of Bangladesh and NGO Affairs Bureau.

To this end, a Pre-Orientation on ‘KOICA’s Master’s Scholarship Programme 2021 and knowledge sharing webinar’ was held today virtually.

Country Director of KOICA Dhaka office Young-Ah Doh along with the scholarship awardees, master’s alumni and KOICA’s partner organizations joined the webinar.

KOICA’s Fellowship Program essentially aims to enhance human resource capacity of Bangladesh’s institutions and in turn contribute to its socio-economic development to achieve its 2041 vision.

This year, KOICA is offering total 9 programmes in Korea’s renowned universities, namely, Ewha Womans University, Hallym University, KAIST, Kyungpook National University, Korea National University of Education, Korea University, Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul National University and Yonsei University, under which total 11 officials were selected after meeting the required eligibility criteria.

The sectors the candidates will major in include, gender, climate change, social economy, agriculture, finance, e-Government and public management, SDGs, etc.

Speaking on the occasion, Young-Ah Doh said more than 90 Bangladeshi government officials have been awarded Master’s degrees from Korea till date.

She hoped the number increases in the coming years and the returnees are able to act as a bridge between Korea and Bangladesh to further strengthen its friendly ties.