Association for Overseas Technical Scholarships
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Association for Overseas Technical Scholarships Details
Association for Overseas Technical Scholarships, established in 1959 with the support of the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (now the Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry, METI) as the first technical cooperation organization on a private basis in Japan. Its main purpose is to promote international economic cooperation and enhance mutual economic development and friendly relations between those countries and Japan. AOTS has been merged with Japan Overseas Development Corporation (JODC)and is now the Overseas Human Resources and Industry Development Association (HIDA). The merger was done on March 30, 2012. The Overseas Human Resources and Industry Development Association (HIDA) was incorporated on 1 April 2013.
