On July 1, 2024, Dean Daiji Kawaguchi met the delegation from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) led by Mr. Ramesh Subramaniam, Director General and Group Chief of the Sectors Group. The delegation consists of senior staff, including directors responsible for energy, financial sector, human and social development, and economic research and development impact, as well as representatives of the Board of Directors.
Dean Kawaguchi welcomed the delegation and appreciated ADB’s support of GraSPP’s educational program as a client to one of the capstone project courses and through the Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI). Furthermore, he acknowledged a longstanding scholarship provision under the ADB-Japan Scholarship Program (JSP), while Mr. Subramaniam attributed JSP’s success to the Japanese government’s generous financial contribution over the years.
Dean Kawaguchi and Mr. Subramaniam confirmed the continued partnership and discussed the possibility of enhancing collaborative efforts in education and research activities.
The Sectors Group, led by Mr. Ramesh Subramaniam, is a single operational group comprising seven sector offices that aims to deliver sector strategy, initiatives, and integrated solutions that advance ADB’s strategic agenda in the region and with ADB’s clients. The Sectors Group delivers or supports the delivery of sovereign, non-sovereign, and advisory operations and knowledge services, supports regional departments (RD) and resident missions (RM) in engaging with Developing Member Countries (DMCs), and ensures ADB’s technical leadership externally and internally.
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