Application form

(Appendix 1)

Seminar for Central Asian and Caucasian Countries 2020

APPLICATION FORM

Please type in English. Submit this form with all other application documents. Submitted documents will not be returned.				Photo
Name: Family	Middle		First
Gender: □Male □Female		Nationality:
Date of Birth: / / Month Day Year		Passport Number: Date of Expiry:
Present Job Position: Section: Organization:
(For students of the Banking and Finance Academy of the Republic of Uzbekistan only) Faculty and Chairs (Majors):
Office Address: [Phone] [Fax] [e-mail] * Contact person in your office (in case of emergency) Name: Title: Section: [Phone] [Fax] [e-mail]
Home Address: [Phone] [Fax] [e-mail]

Educational Background Year Degree Institute
Language Proficiency: -English Listening □excellent □good □fair □poor Speaking □excellent □good □fair □poor Writing □excellent □good □fair □poor TOEFL/TOEIC/IELTS score (if available): Test: Score: Score for other English tests Test: Score: -Mother Tongue: -Other Language(s): □excellent □good □fair □poor
Employment Record: Year Position & Section Organization
Have you ever participated in any similar seminar? □Yes　　 □No If yes, please fill in the following. Seminar name: Date: Host Organization (Country):
Experience abroad [Your experience in English-speaking countries will be positively considered in the selection of participants.] Have you ever been abroad to study or for your job? □ Yes □No * If yes, please explain the occasion, and mention the date and country. Occasion: Date: Country: Please use an additional sheet if necessary.
Field of the topic of your policy paper: □ Fiscal Policy (budget, public debt, etc.) □ Tax Policy □ Financial Policy (banking, securities market, etc.) □ International Economic Policy (exchange rate, trade, external debt, etc.) * Choose only ONE
I will be able to submit a policy paper draft (7 pages or more) to the PRI no later than June 12, 2020. □ Yes □No
When writing the policy paper, I must avoid plagiarism, clarify citations and specify sources when citing others’ articles, reports, books and so on. 　　　　　 □ Yes □No

I hereby certify the above statements are correct to the best of my knowledge.
Date: Signature:

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  In the following Sections (1-8.), you are expected to demonstrate that you are ready to participate in and fully benefit from the seminar.
  

* This part is not to exceed 3　pages.

1. Title of your policy paper

2. Reasons for your choice of the subject of policy paper - Explain why you have decided to write a policy paper on the subject. - Clearly state why the subject you have selected is important and needs to be examined, referring to surrounding situations and/or current systems/policies relevant to the subject.

3. Background information on your policy paper - Indicate the source of information (e.g. title of books and/or research papers) you intend to refer to when you write the policy paper. - Explain any findings reported by other researchers regarding the subject so far.

4. Relevance of your policy paper - Explain the relevance of your research to the issues your government is facing now.

5. Possible policy options to be examined in your policy paper - List possible policy options you will examine to deal with the subject in your policy paper. - Explain both merits and demerits of each option.

6. Japan’s policies, systems and/or experiences relevant to your policy paper - Explain any of Japan’s policies, systems and/or experiences which you plan to examine further in your policy paper.

7. Conclusion - Explain your tentative conclusions of the policy paper at this moment.

8. Request for the seminar In order to make the seminar more fruitful, we would like to ask you for any suggestions you might have for the curriculum.
	(1) Specific topics for lectures (Please explain why you want to attend such lectures.)
	(2) Specific organizations that you want to visit (Please explain why you want to visit such organizations.)
	(3) Any other information or data to be provided (Please explain why you want to receive such information or data.)
Note: Please understand that we may not be able to meet all of your requests.