EU companies hosting Japanese trainees - Vulcanus programme

Numerous European companies wish to access the Japanese market but lack the means and the opportunity. The Vulcanus in Europe programme (run by the EU-Japan Centre) is aimed at European industrial companies which are seeking an initial contact with Japan or wish to develop their business with this country. By offering the opportunity of hosting Japanese trainees for 8 months, Vulcanus also enables host companies to establish close links with future managers in Japanese industry.

The trainee will be an undergraduate/post-graduate science student from a Japanese university. As well as speaking Japanese and English, (s)he will take a four-month language course in the working language of the host company, before starting the traineeship.

The Vulcanus in Europe programme, launched in 1996, has enjoyed increasing success:

The EU-Japan Centre, a not-for-profit public body, will cover the accommodation and tuition costs during the language classes and during the seminar on the European Union and EU institutions.

The host company will transfer a contribution exempt from all tax to the EU-Japan Centre, which will pass on the full amount to the trainee in the form of a grant

• EUR 5,500 in the 12 new EU Member-States
• EUR 6,600 in the other EU Member-States, except the UK
• EUR 7,700 in the UK

For further details regarding the Vulcanus in Europe industrial training programme, please contact:

EU-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation
52, rue Marie de Bourgogne, Bte 2
BE-1000 Brussels, Belgium
Telephone: +32 2 282 3715; Fax: +32 2 282 0045; E-mail: m.rosada@eujapan.com
Vulcanus programme on the Internet

The EU-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation, a joint venture by the European Commission and the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) and exists to promote trade links between Europe and Japan.