JPP

Japan Prizewinners Programme

The Japan Prizewinners Programme (JPP) is a one year postgraduate course for outstanding Dutch graduates who can be expected to become future leaders in Dutch society. Each year some twenty participants are recruited among the best university graduates in various fields of study.

Four months of intensive language training complemented by lectures and seminars on a range of aspects of contemporary Japan in Leiden University will prepare the students for a seven months stay in Japan. During these seven months, specialist language and lecture work will be continued at the Japan-Netherlands Institute in Tokyo.

The core of the programme in Japan is the placement with a company or other institution. In accordance with their professional interest, students will be placed with a Japanese organization for about five months. Participants will obtain a scholarship for one year from the Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science by way of the JPP Foundation.

The prestigious Japan Prizewinners Programme is constituted of four consecutive periods. Please select one from the menu on the left to see more information about that period. Or go to the JPP website for more details.