Call for Applications: UNIDO Industrial Policy Lab (IPL) Asia 2025
* 관련 문의: 정태현교수님(tjung@hanyang.ac.kr)
Deadline: Friday 30th May 2025
The Science and Technology Policy Institute (STEPI), in collaboration with the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO), invites applications for the Industrial Policy Lab (IPL) Asia. This initiative is part of the UNIDO's Science, Technology, and Innovation (STI) Project (2020-2025). The main objective of the UNIDO IPL Asia is to address capacity gaps in formulating, implementing, and evaluating industrial and STI policies among policymakers across Asian countries. The program fosters networking opportunities and facilitates knowledge exchange to advance industrial development aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). In this context, STEPI has issued a call for applications for the UNIDO IPL Asia as outlined below.
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Country
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Organisation
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Policy Challenge
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Bangladesh |
Small and Medium Enterprise Foundation (SMEF), Ministry of Industries |
Bridging the Financing Gap for Small and Medium Enterprises in Bangladesh |
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Cambodia |
Ministry of Industry, Science, Technology & Innovation (MISTI) |
Strengthening the foundations for quality research |
Who should Apply?
Students who are currently enrolled in recognized policy schools in Asia, can commit to participating in the IPL Asia program through the end of November 2025.
Preference will be given to students with backgrounds and topics related to industrial and STI policies, and students from Asian countries featured as benchmark cases by the policy challenge pitchers (see attached policy challenge pitcher applications).
Participant Responsibilities
Selected participants will be assigned into a country-specific study team (approximately 5 to 6 members), and will be expected to attend online IPL sessions. Each country group will be expected to produce and submit a comprehensive policy report addressing the specific policy challenge of the assigned country.
Benefits for Participants
Participants who successfully submit a policy report of satisfactory quality will be awarded a certificate signed by a UNIDO official and an opportunity to publish research findings and policy solutions through a UNIDO online publication outlet.
For further details of the IPL Asia, please refer to the attached work plan file.
The deadline for applications is Friday, 30th May 2025. Applications will be accepted electronically to the following email address: dw459@stepi.re.kr, Dr. Dongwoo Lee
