The
UNU Akino Memorial Research Fellowship is awarded for studies in the fields of
human security and sustainable development in
Central Asia
Central Asia, also known as Middle Asia, is a subregion, region of Asia that stretches from the Caspian Sea in the west to western China and Mongolia in the east, and from Afghanistan and Iran in the south to Russia in the north. It includes t ...
and neighboring regions. It was instituted in 1999
in memory of Dr. , who was killed in July 1998 while on active service as a Civil Affairs Officer of the United Nations Mission of Observers in
Tajikistan
Tajikistan (, ; tg, Тоҷикистон, Tojikiston; russian: Таджикистан, Tadzhikistan), officially the Republic of Tajikistan ( tg, Ҷумҳурии Тоҷикистон, Jumhurii Tojikiston), is a landlocked country in Centr ...
(UNMOT).
The fellowship links the UNU-Akino Memorial Research Project on Central Asia and neighboring regions where Akino had an academic and professional interest.
On an exceptional basis, fellowships can be awarded to nationals of Central Asian countries who study at a Japanese university.
In 1999 the UNU received a
¥100 million donation from the
Japanese government
The Government of Japan consists of legislative, executive and judiciary branches and is based on popular sovereignty. The Government runs under the framework established by the Constitution of Japan, adopted in 1947. It is a unitary state, c ...
in memory of Akino.
Half of the donation is being used to fund the five-year Akino Memorial Research Project.
See also
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List of environmental awards
Notes
External links
Akino internship grants
AkinoMemorial.com
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