IMF Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (OAP)
Yokohama National University (YNU)
Notice:
Yokohama National University (YNU) will not accept any new scholars for the 2011-2012 academic year.
Yokohama National University (YNU)
- Transition Economy Program
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Yokohama National University (YNU) was established in 1949, under the National School Establishment Law, by amalgamation of the Kanagawa Normal School, the Kanagawa Youth Normal School, the Yokohama College of Economics and the Yokohama Institute of Technology. Today, the university has an enrollment of over 10,000 students.
The campus is located in a suburban area of Yokohama, the second largest city in Japan. Yokohama is also famous for its internationality. It was developed as the first international port city in Japan and still has many historical sights, such as Chinatown. It takes only 40 minutes to go to the center of Tokyo from our campus. Scholars can enjoy the calm countryside environment and exciting city life at the same time.
For JISPA scholars, YNU offers the two-year Transition Economy Program.This program is designed to offer policy makers the knowledge and techniques to manage transforming a non-capitalistic society into a market economy successfully. A specific feature of the program is a focus on the capitalistic corporation system as well as economic theories. Private companies are principal players in a market economy and understanding how capitalistic corporation systems work is indispensable for policy makers to manage an economy efficiently.
The program is practice-oriented. In addition to studying basic theories and market rules, scholars will be exposed to risk management techniques, evaluation methods, data management, and econometrics. Each scholar will also be lent a PC and is expected to use it effectively to understand the theories they learn in the classroom.
Students are taught by our diverse body of distinguished faculty members, each of whom has a strong background in his or her specialty. Guidance in the writing of the Masters thesis is provided not only by the designated advising professor, but also by other faculty members who are appropriate for the particular subject. In addition, some faculty members have notable work experience in banking or other fields, which strengthens the “real world” applicability of the teaching and guidance that is offered.
The two-year curriculum of the program consists of the following semesters:
The first semester (October to February) focuses on basic knowledge and techniques, such as Mathematics, Statistics, Economics, Computer Literacy, English and Japanese.
The second semester (April to July) deals with the basic theories about Economics, Business and Law.
The third semester (October to February) includes the application of fields that help business development in an economy. Individual study supervised by faculty members will begin during this semester.
Scholars will concentrate on their thesis in the fourth semester. They are required to write a high quality thesis for graduation and an MBA degree.
To promote an understanding of Japanese culture and its economic systems, we also take scholars on field trips within Japan.
Download: Course listing 
Applicants must be currently working at a financial institution of their government such as the Ministry of Finance or Central Bank. A university diploma or bachelors degree is also required for application but the major field of study may vary.
The scholars can enjoy free access to computers and fast internet connection. The university also offers various services through the International Student Center, University Library, Health Service Center and Information Processing Center in order to support students’ transition to life in Japan.
Further information on the program can be found on the YNU website at http://www.igss.ynu.ac.jp/imf/index.htm.
For messages from YNU alumni, please see Message from YNU Alumni.