Program in Brief

Educates early and mid-career professionals in local or national governments, international organizations and policy institutes in the technical skills needed to be professional policy analysts.

• Program Director: Professor Hyoung-kyu Chey
• Associate Director: Professor Hozumi Morohosi
• Associate Director: Professor Stephan Litschig
• Degree Offered: Master of Arts in Public Policy
• Scholarship:
  For International Students Only:
  • Japanese Government (Ministry of Education,Culture, Sports, Science and Technology [MEXT])
  • Asian Development Bank (ADB)Target countries for ADB Scholarship
  • JICA

• Language of Instruction: English
• Time Schedule:
  • Program Duration…2 years
  • Enrollment…October
  • Graduation…September
• How to Apply: Click here

The two-year program (MP2) provides early and mid-career professionals and staff members with the technical skills needed to be professional policy analysts. The program provides a strong platform for advanced research (including doctoral studies). Students are required to write a masters thesis in one of four areas of public policy: Economic Policy, International Development Studies, International Relations, and Public Policy.

Target Group

MP2 targets early and mid-career public policy professionals with demonstrated capacity for advanced policy analysis, commitment to public service, and the potential for leadership roles in policy analysis and management. Applications are invited from officials and staff of national and local governments, as well as other international and domestic organizations concerned with public policy analysis and management.

We also accept Japanese students.

Program Design

MP2 has a similar structure to that of the one year program, but MP2 students receive more advanced training and guidance in the technical and practical skills needed for public policy analysis, design, and implementation. In the first year, students complete a series of core, concentration, and elective courses. All MP2 students develop a common interdisciplinary and analytical foundation through the core courses, take specialized courses that provide them with strong analytical and quantitative skills, and select from a wide-variety of elective courses. In their second year, students further develop their research skills and utilize them in writing and defending a master’s thesis under the guidance of a highly-trained specialist in their chosen field of concentration (specialization).

MP2 provides a strong platform for advanced policy research (including doctoral studies). Students are required to write a master’s thesis in one of the approved areas of concentration. Currently, four areas of concentration are available: Economic Policy, International Development Studies, International Relations, and Public Policy. Practical instruction is available from current and former government officials with distinguished careers in public service. In addition to three policy workshops, students receive specialized guidance through a program of independent study.

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Click below for details of concentrations: 　
Economic Policy 　
International Development Studies 　
International Relations 　
Public Policy

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Career Destinations

Graduates from this program are expected to become researchers in public policy or hold professional positions in local or national governments and international organizations.

Two-year Master’s Program of Public Policy (MP2) Curriculum 2025/2027

(as of July 2025)

(as of October 2024)

Recent Theses（2022-2024）

? ? ?Household Choices for Cooking Fuels and Their Impact on Household Health in Uganda
? ? ?Bike Lane Introduction in the Philippines: The Case of Marikina City, Quezon City, and Iloilo City
? ? ?"Tip-toeing around the Hedge Vietnam's Reactive Foreign Policy Towards China's Rise?
? ? ?in the region"
? ? ?Assessing the Relationship between Population Growth and Economic growth: A case study of?
? ? ?sub-Saharan Africa
? ? ?Healthcare access and infant mortality in Uganda
? ? ?Exploring the Role of University-Based Incubators in Building Sustainable Food and Beverage SMEs?
? ? ?in Indonesia
? ? ?De Facto Destination? A Comparative Analysis of Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand in addressing?
? ? ?Rohingya Refugee Crisis
? ? ?Economy-Wide Effects on Climate Change on the Sri Lankan Economy: A Computable General Equilibrium Analysis
? ? ?Competition Policy against Digital Platforms and Its Impacts on Big Technology Firms : The European Union (EU),
? ? ?The United State of America (U.S.)and Thailand experiences
? ? ?Is the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) conducive to efficiently and cost-effectively prevent, manage
? ? ?and resolve investment-state dispute settlement?
? ? ?Case study: Protocol on Investment under the Agreement establishing the AfCFTA.
? ? ?An Exploratory Study on Prosumer Behavior with Rooftop Solar Generation under Feed-in Tariff System in Sri Lanka
? ? ?Relationship Between Electricity Consumption and Economic Growth in Pakistan: An Econometric Analysis
? ? ?Applying Cluster Analysis and Regression Model ?Approaches for Measuring the Bank Performance in Kenya
? ? ?Enhancing Job Satisfaction through Mental Health Programs for Public Servants: A Case Study of?
? ? ?the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) in Kenya
? ? ?Repositioning Kenya's Social Security Schemes for Universal Pension Coverage (UPC): A Comparative Study