Antonio Vecchio LMS International - Belgium Vulcanus Host Company since 2000 "By offering EU firms the opportunity of hosting engineering students from leading Japanese universities, the Vulcanus in Europe programme contributes to a continuous exchange of people and stimulations - necessary ingredients if R&D activities are to succeed. Both the company and the trainee benefit. LMS group has hosted Vulcanus in Europe students since 2000, and has since looked to employ three of them. Other students are still working in research, some in the very specific domain of noise and vibration."

• To provide EU companies with skilled Japanese students as trainees to help them in the development of their business with Japan

• To familiarise a pool of future Japanese executives with Europe's business culture, its economic structure and its institutions, so that they will be well-placed to help their future employers in their business relations with Europe

Eligibility

All EU companies in the industrial sector within the EU are eligible to apply for the Vulcanus in Europe programme, whether or not established business contacts with Japan already exist.

Length, timing and costs of traineeship

You will receive a Japanese student as a trainee for a period of eight months (August 2008 - March 2009).

Your company's costs(*) for the complete training period of eight months will depend on the country where the traineeship takes place:

For session 2009-2010: € 5,500 in the 12 new EU Member-States - € 6,600 in the other EU Member-States, except the UK - € 7,700 in the UK.

The traineeship is exempt from taxation and you will not need to make any direct payments (e.g. salary) to the trainee. The trainee will be paid directly by the EU-Japan Centre.

The traineeship is exempt from taxation and you will not need to make any direct payments (e.g. salary) to the trainee. The trainee will be paid by the EU-Japan Centre.

Who is your trainee?

• Your trainee is chosen from among Japan's best students, either in the third or fourth year of their undergraduate studies or following a postgraduate course in one of the following disciplines: engineering (mechanical, electrical, electronics, civil, nuclear, etc)/ architecture / biology, chemistry, biotechnology, physics / metal materials, ceramics / computer science, telecommunications / production systems....
  
  
• The students are selected on the basis of your needs.

• The student's academic record, the opinion of his/her tutors and the student's motivation and ability to adapt are all factors which are taken into consideration in his/her selection. Your company will propose the contents of the traineeship. Should suitable students apply and be selected by the Centre, you will make the final decision as to which of them to accept.
• Before the start of the traineeship the EU-Japan Centre will arrange and fund a 16-week intensive course in the language spoken in your company, giving him/her a working knowledge of the language you have chosen.
• Your trainee will already be generally familiar with European culture, industry and the EU. The EU-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation will organise and fund a seminar in Brussels for this purpose, immediately after the trainee's arrival in Europe.
  

Traineeship contract

To receive further information, contact the Vulcanus Manager telephone (+32.2.282.0040/3715) or fax (+32.2.82.00.45).

(*)NB: Laws on issues such as visas and social security contribution within the EU are set at national level. Vulcanus is normally exempt from social security contributions. Nonetheless your company will be liable for any further costs arising from applicable law in the Member-state in question. Please do not hesitate to contact us for further information or assistance.