German-Japanese Study Program for Youth Welfare Specialists
This program is aimed at specialists that are employed in the field of youth welfare. Every year two delegations of experts in various youth welfare fields are invited to visit Japan or Germany. These multipliers are then introduced to the frameworks of youth work in the other country. Participants visit youth welfare institutions and centers; they meet the youth of the other country and learn more about their problems, and thus have an opportunity to acquire knowledge for their own work and to develop further their own country’s national youth welfare agenda. The International Youth Exchange and Visitors Service of the Federal Republic of Germany and the JDZB are responsible for organizing the German side of this study program.
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German-Japanese Exchange Program for Young Employees
Whilst many other institutions exchange programs are directed at students, this program seeks to give young employees and trainees aged between 18 and 30 years the opportunity to visit the other country.
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German-Japanese Youth Leaders Exchange
This program was developed for youth leaders aged between 18 and 26 years who work voluntarily for youth associations. Over a two-week visit, participants in the program shall be given the opportunity to look beyond their own lives and gather new impetuses, and to use these new ideas in their own work. It makes sense to foster those who work on a volunteer basis.
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JDZB-ScienceYouth Program for German-Japanese Highschool Students Exchange
The JDZB-ScienceYouth Program has been established to promote encounters between German and Japanese highschool students. The target groups are students and student projects of STEM schools (upper secondary level), STEM-friendly schools and upper secondary schools with Japanese-language classes that are located in Germany, and which have exchange projects on science or technical themes with a Japanese Super Science High School (SSH) or a senior high school.
For further details please refer to the German or Japanese Pages.
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Exchange Program for Young Experts
This program targets young potential managers from public research institutions or – future executives from private companies in Germany and Japan. Through visits to the other country the program seeks to promote mutual understanding as well as foster lively academic exchange and discussions.
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German-Japanese Young Leaders Forum
The German-Japanese Young Leaders Forum addresses 16 talented young professionals – eight German and eight Japanese – whose backgrounds are highly diverse, ranging from business, politics, administration, and the media to the academic world. Applicants should be between 25 to 35 years old. Fluency in English is required.
During the ten-day forum, top level speakers from business, politics, administration, the media, and the academic world are invited to share and discuss their theories and viewpoints with the participants. Specific problems will be discussed in mixed working groups with German and Japanese participants in order to facilitate lively communication among group members, to enhance intercultural and interdisciplinary team spirit, and to further develop organizational skills. The program also offers visits to institutions. During the alumni conference at the end of the forum the participants have the chance to establish additional contact with alumni from previous years. The annual program is held alternately in Germany or Japan. The program is entirely conducted in English language.
The German-Japanese Young Leaders Forum is coordinated by the Japanese-German Center Berlin (JDZB). It is funded by Daido Life Insurance Company, the Mori Manufacturing Research and Technology Foundation, the Yamaoka Memorial Foundation, Yanmar Co., Ltd., and Yuasa M&B Co., Ltd. in 2020/2021 and supported by other institutions.
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