Japanese Government confirm (MEXT) Scholarship

Apia, SAMOA – 25 March 2024 – The Government of Japan has once again granted the opportunity to a Samoan national to further his studies in his respective field at a prominent University in Japan for its academic year 2024-2025.

The recipient of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) Scholarship is Le’aututū Manuia Lameta-Brown, a 26 year old male from the village of Ululoloa.

He has been selected to pursue his Master’s program in the area of energy systems focusing specifically on providing grid inertia support for greater utilisation of inverter-based renewable energy resources at Kyoto University. He holds a Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) from the University of Auckland.

The Embassy of Japan in Apia organised a brief pre-departure orientation for the scholarship recipient earlier today (25 March).

Lameta-Brown is very excited to travel to Japan to pursue further studies in his respective field and hopes that upon completion of his course he would remarkably contribute to the development of Samoa.

The scholarship program not only underscores the strong ties between Japan and Samoa but also aims to promote academic and cultural exchanges between the two countries.

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan to Samoa, H.E. Mr. SENTA Keisuke congratulated the recipient and wished him all the best in successful achievements of his studies and his future endeavours.

About Japan’s MEXT Scholarship.
Japanese Government (MEXT) offers several types of scholarship to people of Independent State of Samoa to study in Japan every year. Embassy of Japan in Samoa conduct the selection of the candidate.

• Teachers Training Students Scholarship (selection period: February/March)
• Specified Training College Students Scholarship (selection period: June/July)
• Undergraduate Student Scholarship (selection period: June/July)
• Research student Scholarship (selection period: June/July)