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Japan Matters public lecture
Tuesday 10 September 2013 from 2.30 pm to 4 pm
‘The Japan Teaching and Exchange (JET) programme’
Ms Miki Nemoto, Coordinator for Educational Affairs at the Embassy of Japan in the UK

Glasgow Caledonian University
CEE Building, First Floor, Room 6
Cowcaddens Road, Glasgow G4 0BA
The building is No.3 on the campus map at:
http://www.gcu.ac.uk/theuniversity/howtofindus/campusmap/
The lecture is free and open to the public. It is followed by light refreshment.
This Japan Matters public lecture is organised by Japan Desk Scotland, in cooperation
with Glasgow Caledonian University, and with financial support from the Great
Britain Sasakawa Foundation.
Teaching English abroad is a popular option for graduates, and doing something
meaningful in foreign countries is another. These two popular gap-year options are
integral parts of the Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) Programme. JET is an
official Japanese Government scheme launched in 1987 aiming to improve foreign
language teaching in schools and to promote international understanding.
There are two positions available for UK graduates on the JET Programme: Assistant
Language Teacher (ALT) of English, English being general English rather than
English Literature, and Coordinator for International Relations (CIR) for applicants
with a high level of written and spoken Japanese. Both ALTs and CIRs are expected
to engage in grass-roots exchange activities with local residents. In 2010, around 190
ALTs and 4 CIRs were selected from the United Kingdom.
The eligibility criteria for the JET programme include, among others, holding a full
UK passport (not just permanent resident status), and holding a Bachelor's degree in
any subject by the July before departure. There is no age limit, but the JET
programme’s official homepage states: ‘we strongly advise potential applicants who
are 39 years of age or over to contact us by e-mail or telephone before making an
application’.
Prior to the announcement in October of the 2014 programme and subsequent
information meetings at some universities across the UK, this public lecture aims to
provide a unique opportunity for those interested in this programme to find out more
about it. There will be two guest speakers from the Embassy of Japan in the UK. 
Ms Miki Nemoto,Coordinator for Educational Affairs, has administered the JET programme at the
Embassy for more than a decade.

For further information, please contact Japan Desk Scotland at:
info@jpanadeskscotland.com