Program in brief

This program allows students to acquire the professional knowledge, analytical and communication skills needed to handle effectively a variety of maritime issues.

• Program Director: Associate Professor Yusuke Takagi
• Degree Offered: Master of Policy Studies
• Language of Instruction: English
• Time Schedule:
  • Program duration…1 year
  • Enrollment…October
  • Graduation…September
• Financial Support
  • If you belong to any maritime safety and security related organization in eligible countries, you can apply for financial support from JICA (Japan International Cooperation Agency). As for eligible countries, please check with JICA office.
• How to Apply
  • Apply for the financial support by JICA (as a participant of JICA Knowledge Co-Creation Program):

  Please apply through your respective maritime safety and security related organization. For more details, please contact to:

  JICA office: Click here (JICA offices in Asia)

  JICA Chugoku Center: (mail to) cicttp@jica.go.jp

  • Externally funded or self-financed international applicants:

  MSP brochure Click here

  　　　　　　 Online Application Click here

  The Maritime Safety and Security Policy Program (MSP) is a collaborative program designed and administered jointly by GRIPS and the Japan Coast Guard (JCG). This program makes it possible for students to benefit from the resources of both institutions in the fields of public policy, security studies, maritime safety, and maritime security. The students will have the opportunity to acquire professional knowledge, analytical skills, and communication skills relevant to their work while becoming members of a network of future coast guard leaders in the world.

  Students in this program will study in Tokyo at GRIPS during the first half of the academic year and in Kure, Hiroshima at the Japan Coast Guard Academy (JCGA)–the JCG’s most important educational institution–during the second half.

  Study at GRIPS
  After enrolling in the program, students will take required and elective courses at GRIPS from October through March. The required courses are International Relations, International Security Studies, International Law, International Relations in East Asia, and International Law of the Sea. The elective courses will enable students to deepen their knowledge in the fields of their interest. The elective subjects include courses in politics, economics, national security, and policy making.

  Study at the JCGA
  From April through July, the students will take courses and participate in practical training and educational programs at the JCGA. The required courses are Policy for Search and Rescue, Salvage and Maritime Disaster Prevention, and Maritime Police Policy. The students can further enhance their ability to effectively execute their duties as coast guard leaders in Asia through the study of a wide range of elective subjects. The JCGA’s elective courses are designed to develop students’ knowledge of science, technology, and criminal investigation, all of which are vital elements of effective policy formulation.

  The students will attend lectures focusing on past maritime incidents and possible future scenarios, offered by leading experts and JCG officers. Through lectures and discussions, they will enhance their understanding of the roles played by maritime law enforcement agencies and learn to identify best practices.

  Research Paper
  During the course of one year, each students is required to write a research paper on issues relevant to the study of maritime safety and security. In order to do so, the student will work together with two academic advisors—one each from GRIPS and the JCGA—to complete the paper before graduation.

  Target Group

  Junior coast guard officers from Japan and overseas who have more than 3 years work experience and also who are under 46 years of age as of October 1, 2022.

  Eligibility

  • Eligible countries to apply for the financial support by JICA:

  Please inquire to JICA office: Click here (JICA offices in Asia)

  or JICA Chugoku Center: (mail to) cicttp@jica.go.jp

  • Externally funded or self-financed international applicants:

  Nationals of countries with which Japan has diplomatic relations: Click here

  Maritime Safety and Security Policy Program Curriculum 2022/2023

  (as of October 2022)

  https://gast.grips.ac.jp/syllabus/

  CATEGORY	COURSE NAME	INSTRUCTOR
  I REQUIRED COURSES	Independent Study	Various
  	International Relations in East Asia	Takagi
  	International Relations	Iwama
  	International Security Studies	Michishita
  	International Law	Shimoyama
  	International Law of the Sea	Furuya
  	Policy for Search & Rescue, Salvage and Maritime Disaster Prevention	Yamaji
  	Maritime Police Policy	Okuzono
  	Case Study on Maritime Safety and Security Policy I	Furuya
  	Case Study on Maritime Safety and Security PolicyⅡ	Furuya
  II RECOMMENDED COURSES	Essential Microeconomics	Kurosawa
  	Essential Macroeconomics	Nibayashi
  	Economic Development of Southeast Asia	Kudo
  	Government and Market	Hatanaka
  	Development Economics	Kijima
  	East Asian Economies	Kudo
  	The Making of Modern Japan	Kitaoka, Pressello
  	Government and Politics in Japan	Masuyama
  	International Political Economy	Chey
  	Comparative Politics	Takenaka
  	State and Politics in Southeast Asia	Lim
  	Non-Traditional Security	Honna
  	Analysis of Great Power Politics	Iwama
  	Comparative Political Economy	Kanchoochat
  	International Development Policy	Ohno
  	The World and the SDGs	Tanaka
  	Introduction to Quantitative Methods	Morohosi
  	International Comparative Criminal Law	Shintani
  	Introduction to Oceanography	Minami
  	Marine Environment and Pollution	Kawamura
  	Introduction to International Maritime Safety and Security Conventions	Furuya
  	Traffic Management Systems I	Yamada
  	Traffic Management Systems Ⅱ	TBA
  	Information Management System I	Yamanaka
  	Information Management System Ⅱ	Isozaki
  	Ship Maneuverability and Practical Operation	Nakayama
  	Fundamentals of Advanced Energy Engineering	Kanki
  III ELECTIVE COURSES	Selected Topics in Policy Studies I -IV
  	Courses not listed in this table
  X OTHERS
  	Describing Tables and Figures	Wickens
  	English for Academic Purposes	O'neill, et al.
  	Thesis Writing for MSP	O'neill
  	Qualitative Writing	Wickens
  	Policy Proposal Writing	Petchko
  	Other courses offered by the Center for Professional Communication

  Career Destinations

  Graduates of MSP Program are expected to take core positions in their coast guard agencies. While executing their duties, they also have an opportunity to disseminate the knowledge they have gained from GRIPS and the JCGA to their agencies and beyond. In addition, graduates are in a unique position to play a central role in their organizations’ international negotiations by drawing on the human networks cultivated in the program.

  MSP Alumni and Currrent students list

  AY2015 1st batch		MEM15901 Ahmad Fathoni DGST (Directorat General of Sea Transportation)
  		MEM15902 Ahmad Kamil bin Abdul Halim MMEA (Malaysia Maritime Enforcement Agency)
  		MEM15903 Budhi Asti BAKAMLA (Indonesia Coast Guard)
  		MEM15904 Bui The Duong VCG (Vietnam Coast Guard)
  		MEM15905 Do Van Minh VCG (Vietnam Coast Guard)
  		MEM15906 Glen Barsanas Daraug PCG (Philippine Coast Guard)
  		MEM15907 Jay Tristan Tarriela PCG (Philippine Coast Guard)
  		MEM15908 Mohamad Shukri bin Khotob MMEA (Malaysia Maritime Enforcement Agency)
  		MEM15909 小野寺　寛晃 / Hiroaki Onodera 海上保安庁 / Japan Coast Guard
  		MEM15910 米沢　夏希 / Natsuki Yonezawa 外務省 / MOFA (Ministry of Forein Affairs)
  AY2016 2nd batch		MEM16801 Chandra Kresna Riyanto National Search and Rescue Agency Republic of Indonesia (BASARNAS)
  		MEM16802 Hizam bin Zulkifli Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency/ Malaysian Coast Guard
  		MEM16803 Jaybom Japay Calica Philippine Coast Guard
  		MEM16804 Lejanie Tampoc Dy Philippine Coast Guard
  		MEM16805 Radzil Allexender bin Raphael Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency
  		MEM16806 半沢　優 / Yu Hanzawa 海上保安庁 / Japan Coast Guard
  AY2017 3rd batch		MEM17801 Abd Hafis bin Hussin Malaysia Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA)
  		MEM17802 Adzizul Bin Latip Abu Bakar Maritime Base (Middle Rock)
  		MEM17803 Tony Rajinda Daniel Sri Lanka Coast Guard (SLCG)
  		MEM17804 Eleizer Gonzales Ibarrientos Philippine Coast Guard (PCG)
  		MEM17805 Mohd Noor Haidzir bin Mohd Fauzi Marine Department Malaysia
  		MEM17806 梶屋　優一 / Yuichi Kajiya 海上保安庁 / Japan Coast Guard
  		MEM17807 野原　昌子 / Masako Nohara 海上保安庁 / Japan Coast Guard
  AY2018 4th batch		MEM18801 Buddhika Ajith Godakanda Sri Lanka Coast Guard (SLCG)
  		MEM18802 Dhanapandian Manoharan Indian Coast Guard
  		MEM18803 Hernandez Rodel Bocalan Philippine Coast Guard
  		MEM18804 Mahantha Mulla Gamage Uditha Roshan Gamage Sri Lanka Coast Guard (SLCG)
  		MEM18805 Mohd Nizam Bin Mohd Yasin Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA)
  		MEM18806 Muhamad Izuar Bin Zainudin Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA)
  		MEM18807 Tran Nam Phuong Vietnam Coast Guard
  		MEM18808 奥村　太 / Futoshi Okumura 海上保安庁 / Japan Coast Guard
  		MEM18809 赤木　貴法 / Takanori Akagi 海上保安庁 / Japan Coast Guard
  AY2019 5th batch		MEM19801 Panupong Jamruenvong Thai Maritime Enforcement Command Center Jamruenvong
  		MEM19802 Jude Greanata Dollesin Philippine Coast Guard
  		MEM19803 Mohd Nashrul Bin Nashahar Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency
  		MEM19804 Niranjan Pratap Singh Indian Coast Guard
  		MEM19805 Senevirathna Asanka Prathap Sri Lanka Coast Guard
  		MEM19806 Mudiyanselage Wijitha Mahanama Sri Lanka Coast Guard
  		MEM19807 佐々木　慧 / Kei Sasaki 海上保安庁 / Japan Coast Guard
  		MEM19808 坂上　悠 / Yu Sakaue 海上保安庁 / Japan Coast Guard
  AY2020 6th batch		MEM20801 Rangana Athukorala Sri Lanka Coast Guard
  		MEM20802 Noemie Guirao-Cayabyab Philippine Coast Guard
  		MEM20803 Kalukapuge Chinthaka Kumara Kalukapuge Sri Lanka Coast Guard
  		MEM20804 Perez Jeremiah Marquez Maritime Industry Authority
  		MEM20805 Poolperm, LT. Worawit The Royal Thai Naval Special Warfare Command / Thai Maritime Enforcement Command Center
  		MEM20807 安藤　美緒 / Mio Ando 海上保安庁 / Japan Coast Guard
  		MEM20808 髙城 　陽平 / Yohei Taki 海上保安庁 / Japan Coast Guard