Comments on Luis Carlos Jemio by Neantro Saavedra-Rivano Program in Policy Management University of Tsukuba Twenty Years of Investing in Human Capital The Joint Japan/World Bank Graduate Scholarship Program A Commemorative Conference at Keio University Tokyo, June 6, 2007 Twenty Years of Investing in Human Capital The Joint Japan/World Bank Graduate Scholarship Program A Commemorative Conference at Keio University Tokyo, June 6, 2007

The Program in Policy Management Established in 1995, first Partnership Program in Japan Additional scholarships from: IADB, AfDB, MEXT Within the environment of a Doctoral Program in International Political Economy 83 students from about 40 countries Established in 1995, first Partnership Program in Japan Additional scholarships from: IADB, AfDB, MEXT Within the environment of a Doctoral Program in International Political Economy 83 students from about 40 countries

Human Capacity Building In the modern world, the worst imbalance is the unequal distribution of knowledge and skills A noble task: to correct these imbalances A human obstacle: the brain drain Capacity building as a social endeavor In the modern world, the worst imbalance is the unequal distribution of knowledge and skills A noble task: to correct these imbalances A human obstacle: the brain drain Capacity building as a social endeavor

Some unconventional channels for capacity building There is more to our programs than the courses of instruction Learning is a two-way process Multiple indirect effects Delayed effects There is more to our programs than the courses of instruction Learning is a two-way process Multiple indirect effects Delayed effects