Announcement of MIRAI Program

2023/8/9
Japanese government is now making an announcement of MIRAI program participants. It is a short-term youth exchange scheme set up to invite graduate and undergraduate students to Japan.

The title of the programme, “MIRAI,” means “future” in Japanese and is also an acronym based on the first letters of the following keywords, as indicated: Mutual understanding, Intellectual Relations and Academic exchange Initiative.

This programme is intended to offer an opportunity to (i) promote mutual trust and understanding among the people of Japan and Europe to build a basis for future friendship and cooperation, (ii) promote a global understanding of Japan’s economy, society, history, diverse culture, politics and foreign policy, and (iii) disseminate information on Japan’s attractions through communication tools including social media. Accordingly, the scheme should help to set in place a solid foundation for the relationship between Japan and these regions in the future.

Application deadline is 11 September 2023(Japan Standard Time).
 
Please see the guidelines,application requirement and process carefully. You shall submit all your required document by the deadline.
 
*Georgian candidates are eligible to participate either in【Rule of Law (January 16,2024 - January 23,2024)】 or 【Discovering Regions and Cultures (Online Program: appx 10days. Oct 1 – Oct 20,2023)】.
 
For Applicants 【Rule of Law (January 16,2024 - January 23,2024)】
Please check this guidelines.
 
What you need to do: upload all required documents listed below(1-5) through Kintone(https://jice.form.kintoneapp.com/public/mirai-v-2023) by the deadline.
(1) Valid passport copy
(2)“Letter of Understanding”for 【Rule of Law)】
(3)“Handling of Personal Information and the General Date Protection Regulation (GDPR) Privacy Policy” 
(4)“Academic Transcript” or “Certificate of Enrolment”
(5) A Face photo
 
●For Applicants 【Discovering Regions and Cultures (Online Program: appx 10days. Oct 1 – Oct 20,2023)】
Please check this guidelines and program content 
 
What you need to do: upload all required documents listed below(1-5) through Kintone(https://jice.form.kintoneapp.com/public/mirai-o-2023) by the deadline.
 
(1) Valid passport copy
(2)“Letter of Understanding”for 【Online: Culture & Regions Discovery】
(3)“Handling of Personal Information and the General Date Protection Regulation (GDPR) Privacy Policy” 
(4)“Academic Transcript” or “Certificate of Enrolment”
(5) A Face photo