Japanese Government (Monbukagakusho: MEXT) Young Leaders' Programme (YLP)

2025/8/15

(A) Application Period : August ~ September

(B) Application Due Date for Academic Year 2025 : 17 September 2025

(D) Press Release : (English / Bahasa Malaysia) 　

* Please read the (D) press release and (E) guidelines carefully.
* Please contact respective recommending authorities which stated in press release for application form.

(E) Application Guidelines :

Business Administration Course (Hosted by Hitotsubashi University)
(Recommending Authority: National Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Malaysia)
Law Course (Hosted by Kyushu University)
[Recommending Authorities: (1) Public Service Department of Malaysia; (2) Faculty of Law, International Islamic University Malaysia]
School of Government Course (Overview) (Hosted by GRIPS)
(Recommending Authority: Public Service Department of Malaysia)
School of Local Governance Course (Overview) (Hosted by GRIPS)
(Recommending Authority: Public Service Department of Malaysia)
Healthcare Administration Course (Hosted by Nagoya University)
(Recommending Authority: Ministry of Health, Malaysia)

(F) Application Process :

August ~ September	Submit application form to respective Recommending Authorities by due date.
January ~ February (following year)	Interview. Only successful candidates will be notified to attend the interview.
April ~ May	Notification of final result.
September or October	Depart to Japan.

IMPORTANT NOTES:

(1) Applications must be submitted to the respective Recommending Authorities. Late submissions will not be entertained no matter what reasons are given.

(2) Applications without sufficient documents (stated in the guidelines) will not be considered.

(3) Submitted application forms and documents will not be returned, whatever reasons given.

(4) The decision on successful candidates made by the Embassy of Japan is final. Any queries on the final decision will not be entertained.