JET Programme

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The Japan Exchange and Teaching Programme (外国語青年招致事業, Gaikokugo Seinen Shōchi Jigyō), often shortened to the JET Programme (JETプログラム, Jetto Puroguramu), is a teaching program sponsored by the Japanese government that brings foreign university graduates to Japan as Assistant Language Teachers (ALTs), Sports Education Advisors (SEAs), or Coordinators for International Relations (CIRs) for local governments and boards of education. JET is one of the world's largest international exchange programmes. Since its beginning in 1987, over 82,000 people from 82 countries have participated. Official statistics published in July 2025 showed that 5,933 participants from 54 countries were employed on the programme at that time. Japanese citizens are only allowed to apply if they relinquish their Japanese citizenship first. The programme states that its goal is to "promote internationalization in Japan's local communities by improving foreign language education and fostering international exchange at...

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