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Host Companies wanted for the next Vulcanus in Japan session

Recruitment of host companies in Japan for the “Vulcanus in Japan” programme 2026-2027

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“Vulcanus in Japan” is an 8-month industrial internship programme for European engineering and science students, managed by the EU-Japan Centre. Each year, around 25 highly skilled and motivated participants are selected to undertake internships in Japan: two months of intensive Japanese language courses and seminars, followed by six months of hands-on training at a host company.
Internship projects typically cover fields such as Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, ICT, Data Science, GNSS, Chemistry, Biotechnology and Life Sciences, Space, and more.
The 2026–2027 Vulcanus programme will begin in August 2026 with an intensive Japanese language training, followed by industrial internships from October 2026 to March 2027. Companies based in Japan interested in hosting Vulcanus interns may contact the Vulcanus in Japan team at the EU-Japan Centre in Tokyo: E-mail: VinJ@eu-japan.or.jp, Phone: +81-(0)3- 6408-0281 
Recruitment period: 1 November – 12 December 2025
Additional programme details and application forms for host companies can be found online.   

ヴルカヌス・イン・ジャパン2026-2027プログラム受入れ企業様募集のお知らせ
ヴルカヌス・イン・ジャパンは、日欧産業協力センターが主催する、EU加盟国籍の理工系大学生・大学院生を対象とした日本における8か月の企業研修プログラムです。発足から現在に至るまで本プログラム参加企業への研修生の派遣を継続的に実施し、これまでおよそ800名もの日欧産業協力の架け橋となる人材を育成して来ました。実施期間は毎年8月から翌年3月末、2ヶ月間の語学研修・セミナーと6ヶ月間の企業インターンシップから成り立っています。当センターでは2026年 度プログラム(企業研修期間は2026年10月~2027年3月)への参加企業様を11月1日(土)から12月12日(金)まで募集いたします。欧州からの優秀な学生の受入れにご興味・ご関心のある企業の皆様は、ぜひこの機会にプログラムへの参加をご検討ください。プログラムの詳細および募集要項は以下ホームページより11月に掲載いたします。ご質問やご不明な点は、下記プログラム担当チームまでお問い合わせください。ご応募をお待ち申し上げております。
ヴルカヌス・イン・ジャパンプログラム担当
メール: VinJ@eu-japan.or.jp 電話番号: +81-(0)3-6408-0281
募集期間: 2025年11月1日 -12月12日 
 

Published: January 2026

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