A unique opportunity for EU companies to host Japanese S&T university students as interns for R&D
Vulcanus in Europe 2023 -2024: Deadline over.
Internship Period: mid-AUG 2023 - mid-MAR 2024 (or mid-SEPT 2023 - mid-MAR 2024, depending on the company's national law)
Vulcanus in Europe 2024-2025: Deadline to apply: 23 SEPT 2023
Internship Period: 19 AUG 2024 - 18-MAR 2025 (or 19 SEPT 2024 - 18 MAR 2025, depending on the company's national law)
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BENEFITS FOR THE HOST COMPANY
By taking part in Vulcanus, the company gets a Japanese perspective into its R&D projects, benefits from a valuable addition to its R&D team and is assisted in the development of its business with Japan, through establishing links for future cooperation.
IN A NUTSHELL
The 'Vulcanus in Europe' programme offers EU companies an opportunity to host Japanese S&T university students as interns (*) in R&D for a 7-month period (or, 6-month in case of internships in France, Germany, Belgium, Poland, Sweden).
'Vulcanus in Europe' is a 1-year programme, taking place in Europe and is divided into two main parts:
(*) also called 'trainees' in the Vulcanus webpages
WHAT IS Vulcanus in Europe? ||| ELIGIBILITY ||| WHO IS YOUR TRAINEE? ||| FROM APPLICATION TO MATCHING ||| COSTS ||| VISAS AND PERMITS
TESTIMONIALS
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"For the last 6 months we've had the pleasure to host our Vulcanus student Ayaka Ohashi at our company. Due to her study background in Nuclear Engineering she did not need much time to work herself into the details of our remote handling solutions for the Nuclear Industry. Ayaka's main focus was to support and independently work on projects related to the emerging field of Nuclear Fusion, mainly for the ITER (International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor) project which is one of the biggest and most international infrastructure projects in world history. The work on her projects brought her together with customers from France, Spain and Japan. In addition to her work on the ITER projects Ayaka introduced Machine Learning concepts to our staff and has facilitated the process of possible integration of machine learning applications into our products. It was the first time for our company participating in the Vulcanus program and it was an absolutely positive experience for us. We thank Ayaka for her contributions, her hard work and valuable input during her internship at our company and wish her all the best for her future endeavors." |
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"It was delightful for Hovione R&D to have the opportunity to participate in the Vulcanus program and to host Mr. Masahiro Nakai. It was impressive to see how quickly Nakai-san got a sufficient grasp of the Portuguese language to be able to communicate with other colleagues and co-workers. The great work capacity of Mr. Nakai and his methodical approach enabled a very successful internship and, in spite of noticeable cultural differences, it was remarkable to see him quickly integrate into the team and to bring a very positive work environment. Overall, it was an absolute pleasure to have worked with Mr. Nakai." |
  Ronald Reuter, Manager Raw Materials and Chemical Laboratory - R&D / TMD Friction Services GmbH (Germany), https://www.tmdfriction.com Vulcanus in Europe 2018/19 supervisor |
"We were hosting Ayano Michibata in our department from August 2018 until March 2019. It was already the second time for us to host Japanese students from the Vulcanus programme. Ayano san has done her own research project provided made a valuable contribution for the group. Besides, we have used her skills in three languages to improve our communication with the contacts in our (Japanese) parent company. As with the previous students, we have greatly improved our understanding of the Japanese culture and we had lots of fun explaining some details of the German aspects of daily life. For 2019, we have already accepted another student and are looking forward to gaining new insights into the Japanese mind and more valuable contributions to our work. Thanks to all the team at Vulcanus – you’re doing a great job”. |
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Takuma Sato, Tohoku University - Graduate School (major: physics) |
BACKGROUND OF THE PROGRAMME
'Vulcanus in Europe' programme was launched in 1996 on the initiative of the European Commission and the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) with the purpose of contributing to the improvement and stimulation of industrial cooperation and of improving mutual understanding between Japan and the European Union. The EU-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation is responsible for the actual organisation of the programme.
The EU-Japan Centre currently produces 5 newsletters :
Joint venture established in 1987 by the European Commission (DG GROW) and the Japanese Government (METI) for promoting all forms of industrial, trade and investment cooperation between the EU and Japan.
