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Vulcanus in Japan - A training programme for EU / COSME
students
Testimonials FROM former participants

Ms Gizem Cicek (TR)

Trainee at Hitachi Research Lab – VinJ 2016/2017

"Can you imagine yourself feeling so lucky all the time? I

couldn’t, until I got a chance to live in Japan." Read more

Ms Madalina IOVANICA (RO)

Trainee at Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation – VinJ
2016/2017

"I applied for Vulcanus in Japan with the mindset that the
program would, for sure substantially, improve my professional
skills and stimulate my personal growth. And so it happened."
Read more

What is it?
Vulcanus in Japan started in 1997. The programme consists of industrial placements for EU* /
COSME** students. It starts in September and ends in August of the following year in order to
accommodate the academic year in EU Member States.
The students follow:
• a one-week seminar on Japan,
• a four-month intensive Japanese language course,
• and then an eight-month traineeship in a Japanese company.

Objectives
• To study the range of advanced technologies employed by a leading Japanese host
company.
• To learn Japanese and to understand and appreciate Japanese culture with a view to an
enriching one year experience abroad.
• To be well placed in your future career to interact with Japanese businesses and people.

Who pays what

This programme is financed by the EU-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation and the Japanese
host company. The EU* / COSME** students are awarded a grant (Yen 1.900.000) to cover the cost
of travel to and from Japan and living expenses in Japan. There is no charge for the language course
and seminar, and accommodation is provided free of charge during the course and seminar and the
company traineeship.
Are you eligible?
You must be:
• citizen of an EU Member-State * or a COSME ** partening country.
• a student of engineering or science *** at an EU / COSME university, enrolled –at the
moment of application– in between the 4th official year of studies and the penultimate year
of PhD.
• able to provide a certificate of enrollment at the university valid until at least 3 months prior
to the starting of the programme
(*) note for British applicants
(**) Non EU ? Please check if your country has joined COSME and the agreement is “in
force”. Then you can apply. (See here the status of your country & of the country of your
university.)
(***) Computer science, science engineering, mechanical engineering, chemical, electronics,
biotechnology, electrical engineering, physics, telecommunication, nuclear engineering, civil
engineering, metal materials, ceramics, production system, GNSS …
Selection criteria
Applicants are short-listed on the basis of their academic record and the opinion of their tutors, their
knowledge of written and spoken English, their motivation, their attitude to EU-Japan relations and
their ability to adapt to a different culture. The final say lies with the Japanese host companies. (for
more information: click here)
How to apply
Deadline to apply for session 2018/2019: passed
Deadline to apply for session 2019/2020: 20 January 2019
Documents for session 2019/2020: see the grey box on this webpage.
Info on how to apply can be found on the top left of the 1st page of the application form
Info on the documents to submit can be found in the list on the 1st page of the application form.
Answers to frequently asked questions can be found in the "Frequently Asked Questions" document
and "More info on compulsory docs", available in the grey box on the right of this page
Japan
EU students
industrial placements
traineeship

SESSION 2019-2020
DEADLINE 20 JANUARY 2019
VJ19-Application form
VJ19-More info on compulsory documents
VJ19-Frequently asked questions
Map of VJ18 participants in Japan
Flyers:
• English
• German
• French
• Spanish
• Italian
• Dutch

Videos of former participants:

• ALUMNI: video
• Aidan McLoughlin: EN
• Nikola Cvetkowski MK / EN
• Gizem Cicek: TR / EN
• Justin Diederix: NL / EN
• Irma Valcic: HR / EN
• Rui Silva: PT / EN
• Peter Szalay: HU / EN
• Fabian Böhm: DE / EN

Link to the video (with audio)

Contact details:
For students
(only email queries accepted)
E-mail
For universities
Tel: +32 (0)2 282 37 15
Fax: +32 (0)2 282 00 45
E-mail
Not eligible for the Vulcanus programme but still interested in an industrial placement abroad?
Please check http://www.iaeste.org/

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