The Government of Japan Exchange and Teaching Programme 2027 for young Leaders (Fully Funded to Japan)

Application Deadline:  16 October 2026

Applications are actually open for the 2027 Government of Japan Exchange and Teaching Programme. The Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) Programme is run by way of the collaboration of Japan’s native authorities authorities, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC), the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA), the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), and the Council of Local Authorities for International Relations (CLAIR).

Aiming primarily to promote grassroots internationalisation on the native degree, the JET Programme invites young college graduates from world wide to take part in internationalisation initiatives and be concerned in overseas language training at Japan’s native authorities places of work, boards of training, elementary colleges, junior excessive colleges, and senior excessive colleges. The JET Programme has obtained excessive acclaim each domestically and abroad for being one of the world’s largest worldwide alternate programmes.

The JET Programme has grown considerably since its begin in 1987, with the quantity of taking part international locations within the JET Programme rising from 4 to 54, and the quantity of members from 848 to 5,993 as of 2025. More than 80,000 folks from 82 international locations have participated within the JET Programme by way of its years.

Position and duties

Participants engaged in language instruction. ALTs are positioned primarily in native boards of training, elementary, junior excessive, and senior excessive colleges.

Participants are to perform their duties as ALTs beneath the steering of language academics’ consultants or Japanese academics of the overseas language as specified by the supervisor and/or principal of the board of training and/or faculty. The following is a normal define of duties, although they could differ from one Contracting Organisation to one other.

(1) Assistance in overseas language courses, and so on. taught in elementary, junior excessive and senior excessive colleges.
(2) Assistance in overseas language actions, and so on. in elementary colleges.
(3) Assistance in preparation of supplies for instructing a overseas language.
(4) Assistance in language coaching for academics of a overseas language, and so on.
(5) Cooperation in extracurricular actions and membership actions.
(6) Provision of data on language and different associated topics for folks similar to academics’ consultants and overseas language academics (e.g. phrase utilization, pronunciation, and so on.).
(7) Cooperation in overseas language speech contests.
(8) Cooperation in native worldwide alternate actions.
(9) Other duties as deemed mandatory by the supervisor or the varsity principal.

Eligibility Requirements

As part of the final standards, candidates should:

1. Be fascinated about Japan and be prepared to deepen their data and appreciation of Japan after their arrival; be motivated to take part in and provoke worldwide alternate actions in the local people; and make an effort to begin or proceed finding out the Japanese language prior to and after arriving in Japan.
2. Be each mentally and bodily wholesome.
3. Be prepared and ready to adapt to residing and working in Japan and be decided to responsibly full their interval of participation.
4. Hold a Bachelor’s diploma or increased by the designated arrival date (candidates for the ALT place could alternatively maintain a certification of completion of a 3 (or extra) 12 months course to train at main/elementary or secondary colleges or receive mentioned qualification(s) by the designated
   arrival date).
5. Be a nationwide (not only a everlasting resident) of the nation the place the recruitment and choice procedures happen by the point they submit their application type. Furthermore, those that possess Japanese nationality will need to have submitted their purposes to resign their
6. Japanese nationality by the Reply Form submission deadline.

Remuneration

• Remuneration every year is roughly ¥4,020,000 within the first 12 months, ¥4,140,000 within the second 12 months, and ¥4,260,000 within the third 12 months. The above sums apply to members who’ve labored for one full 12 months.
• If a participant’s interval of participation within the Programme is lower than one 12 months, the remuneration quantity shall be prorated accordingly

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the Government of Japan Exchange and Teaching Programme