OGFICE Provides Educational Assistance to Indonesia, Malaysia, and East Timor through its FY 2017 Programs
March 27. 2018
Osaka Gas Co., Ltd.
Assistance provided to South East Asia and other regions in the fields of education, academia, science, and technology exceeds 500 million yen over 26 years
OSAKA, Japan -- The Osaka Gas Foundation of International Cultural Exchange (OGFICE) has announced its provision of educational assistance to Indonesia, Malaysia, and East Timor through assistance programs completed in fiscal 2017. Including this fiscal year's assistance amount of 21.47million yen, the foundation has provided a total of 500 million yen in assistance over the 26 years since its establishment in 1992.
Osaka Gas established OGFICE in 1992 in order to deepen mutual understanding between Japan and natural gas producing countries such as those situated in South East Asia.
In this fiscal year, the foundation provided a total of 13.03 million yen in aid to Indonesia in the form of school grants for educational equipment, scholarships for 300 students, research grants, training grants, and other assistance. Of these, research grants were provided to three universities, including the University of Indonesia, for use in research in the fields of energy and the environment.
Training assistance was provided to two graduate students of the University of Indonesia for short-term studies for Japanese language*1, and also to a total of 65 staff from Terbuka University for information communication technology training program.
For Malaysia, a total of 6.86 million yen in assistance was provided, which included grants to schools in remote locations of Sarawak for educational materials, research grants to Sarawak University, and scholarships awarded to 12 students.
For East Timor, a total of 1.59 million yen worth of scholarships were provided to 30 students from National University of East Timor. These programs, which represent ongoing efforts by the foundation, are recognized as activities of an initiative designated the "2012 - Year of Friendship and Peace between Japan and East Timor," which commemorates the 10th Anniversary of Diplomatic Relations between East Timor and Japan*2.
The foundation intends to continue engaging in activities aimed at promoting international exchange through educational assistance in regions such as South East Asia.
*1 - A University student Japanese language training program which the foundation co-sponsors with the Japan Foundation.
*2 - An initiative implemented in 2012 to commemorate the 10th anniversary of establishing diplomatic relations between the foreign ministries of East Timor and Japan.
1. Scholarship awards ceremony
(Bontang, Indonesia Oct-2017)
2.Scholarship awards ceremony
(Sarawak University, Malaysia Dec-2017)
3.Scholarship awards ceremony
(National University of East Timor, East Timor Apr-2017)
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FY 2017 Assistance Programs: Total of 21.47 million yen
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1. Contributions to Indonesia: 13.03 million yen |
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Educational equipment grants: 2.03 million yen |
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IT equipment, physical education and training equipment etc., to elementary schools, junior and senior high schools, and a university in Bontang area |
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Library assistance for the Banda Aceh area |
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Scholarships: 3.89 million yen for 300 students |
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Bontang area (high school and university students) |
145 students |
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Mulawarman University (university students) |
60 students |
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Banda Aceh area (elementary, junior high, high school students) |
65 students |
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Syiah Kuala University (university students) |
30 students |
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Testing and research grants: 4.41million yen for 10 subjects |
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University of Indonesia |
2 subjects |
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Institute of Technology, Bandung |
3 subjects |
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Bogor Agricultural University |
5 subjects |
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Training grants: 2.70 million yen for 67 students and staff |
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Short-term studies abroad for Japanese language (2 graduate students from the University of Indonesia) |
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Information communication technology training program (a total of 65 faculty staff from Terbuka University) |
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2. Contributions to Malaysia: 6.86 million yen |
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Educational equipment grants: 480,000 yen |
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Scholarships: 3.00 million yen |
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Testing and research grants: 1.48 million |
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Training grants: 1.89million yen |
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3. Contributions for East Timor: 1.59 million yen |
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Scholarships: 1.59 million yen |
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An overview of the Osaka Gas Foundation of International Cultural Exchange (OGFICE), can be found in the following link:
http://www.osakagas.co.jp/company/efforts/international/english/index.html