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Hitotsubashi – IMF Executive Seminar on Monetary Policy Challenges held November 1-2
APPP and International Monetary Fund’s Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (OAP) jointly hosted an Executive Seminar for senior policymakers from Asia, focusing on the policy challenges for monetary policy. The seminar considered the issues that have emerged in the wake of the global financial crisis, including crisis response, the reevaluation of inflation targeting framework, and the role of monetary policy in ensuring financial stability. Lectures and discussions were provided by senior staff of the IMF and the Bank of Japan, the Former Governor of the Bank of Thailand as well as the APPP faculty. A Discussion Session with the Governor of the Bank of Japan was also held.

The highly successful Seminar was attended by 14 overseas participants from 9 countries representing 12 institutions, including three Central Bank Deputy Governors, a Commissioner of Financial Services Commission and a President of Deposit Insurance Corporation. Senior officials from the Bank of Japan, the Japanese Ministry of Finance, and representatives from two foreign central bank representative offices in Tokyo also participated in the Seminar.

Details of the Seminar can be found at our ‘Seminars’ page in this website.
The IMF’s OAP website (http://www.imf.org/external/oap/index.htm) also has the details.

CLASS OF 2011 ENROLLS
On October 3, 13 students were admitted to APPP in the 2011 Matriculation Ceremony. The new intakes are from 7 countries, comprising 8 male and 5 female students, continuing APPP's diverse mix of students.

CLASS OF 2009 GRADUATES
On September 20, 14 Class of 2009 students were conferred the Master of Public Policy degree, successfully culminating their two years of study and research at APPP. The normal graduation dates of end-July had to be pushed back because of the disruptions in the academic calendar following the March 11 earthquake. This delay unfortunately meant that we were not able to hold a formal degree conferring ceremony where graduates receive the degree certificates in person, though we did have a wonderful farewell party at the end of July. We applaud the Class of 2011 for their hard work during in a most stressful environment.

The following awards were granted:

Placement on the Director's List for Outstanding Academic Achievement: (Saida), Muhammad Ridhwan Galela (Ridhwan) and Peter Lee Eng Boon (Peter).
Honorable Mention for Thesis: Saida Muhammedovna Ismailakhunova for her thesis, 'Flat Personal Income Tax in Kyrgyzstan: Effect on Labor Supply and Income Distribution'
Highest Improvement Award: Deepani Dilrukshi S.S. Mudiyanselage (Dilu)
Best Leadership Award: Ramakrishna Jamon Villnueva (Ish)

We wish the class of 2009 graduates all the success in their future endeavors.

NEW APPP COMMUNITY WEBSITE
We have moved the APPP Community Website (ACW) to a new service using Google Sites. Unlike the earlier ACW, the access to the site is not password protected and can be viewed by anyone. We hope that it provides a convenient way to keep up with alumni activities. We also hope to launch a members-only site in the near future. Meanwhile, if there are any alumni related news or announcements, please contact our Program Officer, so that we can post them on the ACW.

2011 ALUMNI SEMINAR HELD ON JUNE 16

APPP held its annual Alumni Seminar on June 16. The Seminar, as in past years, linked Tokyo with Manila, Jakarta, Hanoi and Beijing on live video connection. We also provided live video streaming, allowing alumni in other countries and cities to watch and listen to the proceedings. The theme for the Seminar this year was “Coping with Inflationary Pressures”, and discussed responses to rising inflationary pressure emanating from robust growth and rising commodity prices. For further details, please go to our APPP Community Website from the link in the top page of this website.

APPP TO CONTINUE COLLABORATION WITH THE INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND FOR THE JAPAN-IMF SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM FOR ASIA (JISPA)

Hitotsubashi University was selected by the IMF as one of the four partnership universities in the renewed JISPA program beginning in the 2011/12 academic year, thus extending the collaboration between Hitotsubashi University and the IMF which began in 2001. Under the program, which provides full scholarships for young government and central bank officials from Asia, APPP will accept five to seven scholars annually to its Master’s course. Details of the scholarship can be found at http://www.imf.org/external/oap/schol.htm .

THE 11TH EXECUTIVE PROGRAM SEMINAR FOR MACROECONOMIC POLICYMAKERS HELD

The 11^th Executive Program Seminar was held from November 29through December 10, 2010. The program, which was attended by 21 senior officials from 10 Asian countries, again proved to be highly successful. The seminar reviewed global and regional economic developments as well recent advances in policymaking and macroeconomic theory. It focused on a number of important issues facing the Asian economies, including capital flows, fiscal sustainability and regional cooperation, on which there were informal and lively exchange of views. The 12^th Seminar is scheduled to take place from April 11 to 22, 2011.

17 CLASS OF 2010 STUDENTS JOIN APPP

In October 2010, 17 new students joined APPP, enrolling in our two-year Master of Public Policy Program. The students come from eight countries, including a student from Bangladesh for the first time.

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