In Korea, the Centre for Women in Science, Engineering and Technology (WISET) provides grants to support engineering research projects led by female graduate students, in order to support their research and leadership capabilities. An example is the Programme to Support Research Activities of Female Researchers in Japan. The programme's goals are to increase the number of women in research, improve their research skills, and support their appointment to leading positions. Plans designed by research institutions may include measures such as providing researchers (regardless of gender) with assistants during specific “life events” (e.g. childbirth, childcare, care of elderly relatives) so that they can balance research with personal responsibilities, establishing flexible employment arrangements, including flexitime, job sharing and part-time work, providing childcare services, and encouraging female students to pursue an academic career. These include skills in the fields of finance, marketing and human resources management, as well as capacities to identify new opportunities.