Tokyo, Japan -- Ah yes. The Land of the Rising Sun. Just like most of you guys, I presume, have looked up the entire internet to get substantive information about the Japan-East Asia Network of Exchange for Students and Youths or more popularly known as “JENESYS”. Unfortunately, there’s not much out there and most of the blog posts are from three years ago or written in another language.
The JENESYS Programme (Japan-East Asia Network of Exchange for Students and Youths) is a project advanced by the Japanese government from the standpoint of providing a sound foundation for strong solidarity within Asia through large-scale youth exchange.
Japan International Cooperation Center or JICE is the organization in-charge of conducting the program in cooperation with various local governments, schools, and international exchange organizations in each area. Approximately 6,000 youths from overseas to Japan every year with a view towards promoting mutual understanding and friendship with Japanese youths and citizens.
A group of approximately 30 to 200 youths visits Japan and stays for around 10 days; first participating in a common program in Tokyo, and then dividing into subgroups of 20 to 30 youths, each joining a local program. Group programs are mainly composed of school visits and home stays to promote mutual understanding, friendship, and trust through firsthand exchange with Japanese students and local residents. For some specific fields, we also offer programs that combine exchange and training. (Source: JICE)
During my time in 2015, JICE and ASEAN brought promising youth to the land of the rising sun via youth government agencies of the 10 ASEAN states (plus Timor-Leste). The Philippines, where I’m proudly residing as a national, has the National Youth Commission to administer the applications.
The JENESYS Programme (Japan-East Asia Network of Exchange for Students and Youths) is a project advanced by the Japanese government from the standpoint of providing a sound foundation for strong solidarity within Asia through large-scale youth exchange.
Japan International Cooperation Center or JICE is the organization in-charge of conducting the program in cooperation with various local governments, schools, and international exchange organizations in each area. Approximately 6,000 youths from overseas to Japan every year with a view towards promoting mutual understanding and friendship with Japanese youths and citizens.
A group of approximately 30 to 200 youths visits Japan and stays for around 10 days; first participating in a common program in Tokyo, and then dividing into subgroups of 20 to 30 youths, each joining a local program. Group programs are mainly composed of school visits and home stays to promote mutual understanding, friendship, and trust through firsthand exchange with Japanese students and local residents. For some specific fields, we also offer programs that combine exchange and training. (Source: JICE)
During my time in 2015, JICE and ASEAN brought promising youth to the land of the rising sun via youth government agencies of the 10 ASEAN states (plus Timor-Leste). The Philippines, where I’m proudly residing as a national, has the National Youth Commission to administer the applications.
Last Friday night, a friend of mine randomly posted an announcement from the National Youth Commission (NYC) on our group chat with regard to the call for application of the first batch (JENESYS 2015).
Here's how to ace it!
Here's how to ace it!
