Young Leaders' Program (YLP) 2026

2025/8/15

The Young Leaders' Program (YLP) is one of the Japanese Government (MEXT) Scholarship Programs commenced in 2001. YLP aims to contribute to cultivate future national leaders in Asian and other countries, moreover, to contribute to establish friendly relationship among various countries and to improve policy planning activities by forming a network among national leaders through deepening their understanding of Japan

Guidelines
Outline of YLP

Course (1 Year)	Host University
Business Administration	Hitotsubashi University
Healthcare Administration	Nagoya University
Law	Kyushu University
School of Government	National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS)
School of Local Governance	National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS)

Please read the guidelines for your preferred course carefully and submit the documents as required.

Business Administration
(For entrepreneurs, business managers, public officials etc.)

Place of Submission:

Department of Organization and Personnel, the Ministry of Industry and Commerce
ທ່ານ ນ. ສົມພອນ ໄວຍາກອນ 020-9970-0054

Deadline: 5 September 2025

Healthcare Administration
(For young public administrators in healthcare and allied sectors)

Place of Submission:

Department of Organization and Personnel, the Ministry of Health
ທ່ານ ດຣ. ສຸດທິດາ ວິໄລວຽງ 020-2968-8128

Law
(For legal professionals)

Place of Submission:　(Choose one of the below that suite your preference the most)

（1）　Department of Personnel, the Ministry of Justice
ທ່ານ ວ່າງເນັ່ງ ຢ່າງ
Email: Hnubzoo121217@gmail.com ; vangnengyang10081984@gmail.com

（2）　Department of Personnel, People's Supreme Court
ທ່ານ ນ. ດາວັນ ອຸໄລທອນ 020-5599-9104, 021 353584

（3）　Department of Personnel, Supreme People's Prosecutor Office
ທ່ານ ນ. ຄຳຫຼ້າ 020-2224-4735

School of Government
(For young public administrators and government officials)

Place of Submission:

Department of Human Resource Development, Party Central Committee Organization Board
ທ່ານ ຊົມພູ ພົມມະນິລາ 020-5888-8855
Deadline: 9 September 2025

School of Local Governance
(For young public administrators and government officials)

Place of Submission:

Department of Human Resource Development, Party Central Committee Organization Board
ທ່ານ ຊົມພູ ພົມມະນິລາ 020-5888-8855
Deadline: 9 September 2025

Deadline of Submission: Please contact the organization responsible for your course, as indicated above.