International Internship Program

Principal organizations with contacts in Japan handling international internship programs are shown below. Most programs offer internships to students, but some provide the opportunity to working people. The data for each organization was compiled in January 2004.

AIESEC in Japan	In this program, internship is carried out among students and companies in over 80 countries and regions that are members of AIESEC with the objective of attaining world peace based on international human development. Students who meet the needs of companies around the world are selected from AIESEC's 5,000 undergraduate and graduate students studying economics, commerce and information technology to support the companies' efforts in social contribution and internationalization. One feature of AIESEC is that a student staff is responsible for supporting interns in their daily lives.
Homepage:http://www.aiesec.jp/ (in Japanese) e-mail:info@aiesec.jp

AIESEC in Japan

In this program, internship is carried out among students and companies in over 80 countries and regions that are members of AIESEC with the objective of attaining world peace based on international human development. Students who meet the needs of companies around the world are selected from AIESEC's 5,000 undergraduate and graduate students studying economics, commerce and information technology to support the companies' efforts in social contribution and internationalization. One feature of AIESEC is that a student staff is responsible for supporting interns in their daily lives.

Homepage:http://www.aiesec.jp/
(in Japanese)
e-mail:info@aiesec.jp

IAESTE Japan	IAESTE, which is the parent organization of IAESTE Japan, is an international organization established in 1948. It operates a high quality practical training exchange program between member countries in order to enhance technical and professional development and to promote international understanding and goodwill amongst students, academic institutions, employers and the wider community. IAESTE includes more than 90 countries world-wide, and has exchanged in excess of300,000 students. IAESTE Japan is a non-profit organization which was established under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology. The office of IAESTE Japan is run by staff members under supervision of the board of directors, with supports from student volunteers.
Homepage:http://www.iaeste.or.jp e-mail:office@iaeste.or.jp

IAESTE Japan

IAESTE, which is the parent organization of IAESTE Japan, is an international organization established in 1948. It operates a high quality practical training exchange program between member countries in order to enhance technical and professional development and to promote international understanding and goodwill amongst students, academic institutions, employers and the wider community. IAESTE includes more than 90 countries world-wide, and has exchanged in excess of300,000 students. IAESTE Japan is a non-profit organization which was established under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology. The office of IAESTE Japan is run by staff members under supervision of the board of directors, with supports from student volunteers.

Homepage:http://www.iaeste.or.jp
e-mail:office@iaeste.or.jp

Japan International Science & Technology Exchange Center (JISTEC)	Since its establishment in 1990 JISTEC has focused, from the public interest point of view, on facilitating human exchanges in the field of science and technology internationally for the promotion of science and technology and the contribution of international community. The main internship programs are shown below. 1) Winter Institute program which invites Korean graduate students in a doctoral course or a master's course to Japanese national research institutes mainly for seven weeks during the winter. 2) REES program which invites European graduate students in a doctoral course or a master's course to Japanese company research institutes mainly for nine weeks during the summer.
Homepage:http://www.jistec.or.jp/ e-mail:tokyo@jistec.or.jp

Japan International Science & Technology Exchange Center (JISTEC)

Since its establishment in 1990 JISTEC has focused, from the public interest point of view, on facilitating human exchanges in the field of science and technology internationally for the promotion of science and technology and the contribution of international community. The main internship programs are shown below.

1) Winter Institute program which invites Korean graduate students in a doctoral course or a master's course to Japanese national research institutes mainly for seven weeks during the winter.
2) REES program which invites European graduate students in a doctoral course or a master's course to Japanese company research institutes mainly for nine weeks during the summer.

Homepage:http://www.jistec.or.jp/
e-mail:tokyo@jistec.or.jp

Koordinationsstelle fur Praktika (KOPRA)	All information about the KOPRA program, including information on host companies and conditions for application, is available at the website (http://www.kopra.org) for prospective interns. Internship period, pay, and various other conditions are decided by host companies. Notes and changes to the website, social gatherings for interns (KOPRA - Treffen) are organized twice a month (the first Thursday and the third Wednesday), and other services are all provided free of charge.
Homepage:http://www.kopra.org/ e-mail:info@kopra.org

Koordinationsstelle fur Praktika
(KOPRA)

All information about the KOPRA program, including information on host companies and conditions for application, is available at the website (http://www.kopra.org) for prospective interns. Internship period, pay, and various other conditions are decided by host companies.
Notes and changes to the website, social gatherings for interns (KOPRA - Treffen) are organized twice a month (the first Thursday and the third Wednesday), and other services are all provided free of charge.

Homepage:http://www.kopra.org/
e-mail:info@kopra.org

German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)	The aim of the special scholarship program "Japanese language study and internship" (SP program) is to foster experts on Japan and Asia in Germany's business world as the importance of Asia and particularly Japan increases. Training starts after 9 months of intensive Japanese language study in Japan. Participants have already completed university studies and have deep specialized knowledge. In addition, since they will have experience living in Japan, they will have basic knowledge about Japan's culture, life in Japan, its history, economy, etc. A sister program called "Chinese language study and internship" was started in China in 1996.
Homepage:http://tokyo.daad.de e-mail:daad-tokyo@daadjp.com

German Academic Exchange Service
(DAAD)

The aim of the special scholarship program "Japanese language study and internship" (SP program) is to foster experts on Japan and Asia in Germany's business world as the importance of Asia and particularly Japan increases. Training starts after 9 months of intensive Japanese language study in Japan. Participants have already completed university studies and have deep specialized knowledge. In addition, since they will have experience living in Japan, they will have basic knowledge about Japan's culture, life in Japan, its history, economy, etc. A sister program called "Chinese language study and internship" was started in China in 1996.

Homepage:http://tokyo.daad.de
e-mail:daad-tokyo@daadjp.com

Nippon Carl Duisberg Gesellschaft e.V.	Nippon Carl Duisberg Gesellschaft e.V. is Japan's counterpart body of Gemany's InWEnt (Internationale Weiterbildung und Entwicklung gemeinnutzige GmbH). InWEnt is an organization for international human resources development, advanced training and dialogue. It was established through a merger of Carl Duisberg Gesellschaft e.V (CDG) and the German Foundation for International Development (DSE). Nippon Carl Duisberg Gesellschaft e.V. was settled as a public corporation 1989 and offers programs in a tight cooperation with the InWEnt for new graduates and working people. It accepts more than 60 Europeans in Japan and sends more than 30 Japanese wishing to receive training in Germany. Since 1998, the NCDG Craftsmen Program made it possible for 43 Japanese to achieve their license for handicrafts in Germany, including two master craftsmen.
Homepage:http://www.ncdg.jp (in Japanese) e-mail:mail@ncdg.jp

Nippon Carl Duisberg Gesellschaft e.V.

Nippon Carl Duisberg Gesellschaft e.V. is Japan's counterpart body of Gemany's InWEnt (Internationale Weiterbildung und Entwicklung gemeinnutzige GmbH). InWEnt is an organization for international human resources development, advanced training and dialogue. It was established through a merger of Carl Duisberg Gesellschaft e.V (CDG) and the German Foundation for International Development (DSE).

Nippon Carl Duisberg Gesellschaft e.V. was settled as a public corporation 1989 and offers programs in a tight cooperation with the InWEnt for new graduates and working people. It accepts more than 60 Europeans in Japan and sends more than 30 Japanese wishing to receive training in Germany.

Since 1998, the NCDG Craftsmen Program made it possible for 43 Japanese to achieve their license for handicrafts in Germany, including two master craftsmen.

Homepage:http://www.ncdg.jp
(in Japanese)
e-mail:mail@ncdg.jp