{"id":9041,"date":"2025-01-01T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-12-31T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/navigateglobe.kyushu-u.ac.jp\/wp\/?post_type=program&p=9041"},"modified":"2026-06-26T17:53:37","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T08:53:37","slug":"2026-%e5%b9%b4%e5%ba%a6%e6%b4%be%e9%81%a3%e3%83%b4%e3%83%ab%e3%82%ab%e3%83%8c%e3%82%b9%e3%83%bb%e3%82%a4%e3%83%b3%e3%83%bb%e3%83%a8%e3%83%bc%e3%83%ad%e3%83%83%e3%83%91-%e3%83%97%e3%83%ad%e3%82%b0","status":"publish","type":"program","link":"https:\/\/navigateglobe.kyushu-u.ac.jp\/en\/program\/9041","title":{"rendered":"2027 Vulcanus in Europe Program"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

About Vulcanus in Europe<\/strong>
\u201cVulcanus\u201d is Latin for the god of blacksmiths. In line with the proverb \u201cStrike while the iron is hot,\u201d \u201cVulcanus in Europe\u201d is an internship program targeting Japanese science and engineering students, offering language training and corporate training in EU member states to promote industrial cooperation between Japan and Europe and cultivate human resources who will play a key role in future Japan-Europe economic relations. The program provides a valuable opportunity to apply the science and engineering knowledge and skills acquired at universities and other institutions to gain practical experience in Europe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Please note that this program is not organized by Kyushu University. <\/strong>Interested students should apply directly through the program organizer.
For further details, please refer to the program website and application guidelines provided by the EU-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Schedule<\/strong>
Before Departure: Internship placement at a company within the European Union
Online pre-departure sessions: July\u2013August 2027
Language training in Europe: September 2027\u2013March 2028<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Financial Support<\/strong>
Participants will receive:
1. Scholarship grant of JPY 800,000
2. Tuition and accommodation costs during the language training period
3. Approximately EUR 1,000 per month during the company internship<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    Eligibility<\/strong>
    Applicants must meet all of the following requirements:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    1. At the time of application, be enrolled in a Japanese university as a 3rd- or 4th-year undergraduate student, graduate student, or 1st- or 2nd-year advanced course student at a College of Technology (KOSEN)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. Be studying in a science, engineering, or related technical field<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    3. Hold Japanese nationality<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    4. Have English proficiency equivalent to TOEIC 650 or above, IELTS 5.5 or above, or another accepted qualification<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    5. Remain enrolled in their university or graduate school until returning to Japan<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

      Number of Participants<\/strong>
      Approximately 20 students<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Application Period<\/strong>
      September 1\u201316, 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Programme Overview
      https:\/\/www.eu-japan.eu\/ja\/training-young-scientists-engineers-vine<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Testimonials from Former Participants
      https:\/\/www.eu-japan.eu\/ja\/VIE-testimonials<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","program_category":[617],"student_status":[688,689,690],"student_affiliation":[658,662,671,672,673,677,679,680,682,683],"program_tag":[],"location":[1670,1711],"class_list":["post-9041","program","type-program","status-publish","hentry","program_category-overseas-internship-en","student_status-bachelor-students-en","student_status-master-students-en","student_status-doctoral-students-en","student_affiliation-school-of-science-en","student_affiliation-school-of-engineering-en","student_affiliation-graduate-school-of-science-en","student_affiliation-graduate-school-of-mathematics-en","student_affiliation-graduate-school-of-systems-life-sciences-en","student_affiliation-graduate-school-of-engineering-en","student_affiliation-graduate-school-of-information-science-and-electrical-engineering-en","student_affiliation-interdisciplinary-graduate-school-of-engineering-sciences-en","student_affiliation-graduate-school-of-integrated-frontier-sciences-en","student_affiliation-joint-graduate-school-of-mathematics-for-innovation-en","location-europe_en","location-eu-member-states"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/navigateglobe.kyushu-u.ac.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/program\/9041","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/navigateglobe.kyushu-u.ac.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/program"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/navigateglobe.kyushu-u.ac.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/program"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/navigateglobe.kyushu-u.ac.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/program\/9041\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11924,"href":"https:\/\/navigateglobe.kyushu-u.ac.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/program\/9041\/revisions\/11924"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/navigateglobe.kyushu-u.ac.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9041"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"program_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/navigateglobe.kyushu-u.ac.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/program_category?post=9041"},{"taxonomy":"student_status","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/navigateglobe.kyushu-u.ac.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/student_status?post=9041"},{"taxonomy":"student_affiliation","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/navigateglobe.kyushu-u.ac.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/student_affiliation?post=9041"},{"taxonomy":"program_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/navigateglobe.kyushu-u.ac.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/program_tag?post=9041"},{"taxonomy":"location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/navigateglobe.kyushu-u.ac.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/location?post=9041"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}