Since 1991, the aim of The Canada-Japan Co-op Program (formerly named The Co-op Japan Program) has been to encourage long term opportunities for scientific and industrial exchange between Canada and Japan. In an effort to achieve this goal, the program has worked tirelessly to establish close, professional relationships with Japanese business, industry, and government ministries in order to create links with our Canadian counterparts.
The Canada-Japan Co-op Program is a Canadian university and college based, international co-op/internship program linking some of the best students, researchers, and career professionals Canada has to offer, with highly committed business and industry participants in Japan.
The Canada-Japan Co-op Program’s mandate is to provide Canadian undergraduate students with career-related work experience within a Japanese company during their undergraduate curriculum and at the same time to provide Japanese companies with the opportunity to employ highly capable and motivated Canadian undergraduate students.
The Canada-Japan Co-op Program’s vision is to be the best program for Canadian undergraduate students wishing to complete co-op work terms/internship in Japan and the leading international co-op/internship program for Japanese employers requiring experienced and pre-qualified students.
The Canada-Japan Co-op Program’s mission is to provide top calibre Canadian undergraduate co-op students with high quality career-oriented work opportunities in Japan as well as to provide participating Japanese employers with Canadian undergraduate students who can make valuable contributions to their organizations.
The program has grown expediently since 1991 with the first group of 11 students departing in 1992. Steady growth was encountered from 1992-1999 and followed by the economic downturn in 1999 and 2000 which paralleled the reduction of student interns going to Japan.
Read the StatisticsIn an effort to encourage long term opportunities for scientific and industrial exchange between Canada and Japan The Co-op Japan Program was established in May 1991, with support from the Government of Canada's Pacific 2000 Japan Science & Technology Fund.
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