vulcanus

To showcase the Vulcanus in Europe programme in action, the EU-Japan Centre interviewed two interns participating in the 2025–2026 edition.

Interviews with Carlos André Rodrigues Cunha, a 2022/23 alumnus of the Vulcanus in Japan programme, originally from Portugal, and his supervisor at NTT Basic Research Laboratories, Dr. Makoto Kawano.

On 24 March 2025, the Centre hosted a debriefing session for the Japanese science and engineering students who participated in the Vulcanus in Europe 2024 programme.

The EU-Japan Centre is excited to share an interview with Koki Ito, a student at Tohoku University, who recently completed an internship at Astellas Pharma Ireland as part of the Vulcanus in Europe programme, session 2024/25, and with his supervisor, Martin Mulready.

On 23 August, the students attending the Vulcanus in Japan 2023/24 session gathered at Europe House in Tokyo for the final presentation of their programme, while the new students of the 2024/25 session joined the celebration.

Following up on the interview with two Vulcanus in Europe* participants published in June 2023, we are glad to share some updates from Yudai Morita, a student at Tohoku University - Graduate School of Engineering, who carried out an internship at the Spanish company Vector Renewables.

On 6 September, the EU-Japan Centre had a great pleasure of hosting the "Vulcanus in Europe" alumni get-together in Tokyo.

The 4th Vulcanus Alumni in Japan Get-Together took place in Brussels on 5 July.

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Vulcanus in Japan 2023/24 students gathered at Europe House in Tokyo for the Midterm Presentation on 26 April.

Vulcanus in Japan 2023/24 students gathered at Naganuma School for the 'End of School Reporting Ceremony' on 15 December as they successfully completed the first part of the Vulcanus programme, a four-month intensive Japanese language course in Tokyo.