Guideline of the International Youth Development Exchange Program for 2014
The International Youth Development Exchange Program
(Japanese Youth Goodwill Mission and the Invitation of Foreign Youth to Japan) was
commenced in 1994 to commemorate the royal marriage of His Imperial Highnessthe
Crown Prince in 1993, succeeding and expanding the Japanese Youth Goodwill
Mission commenced in 1959 as a commemorative program for the royal marriageof His
Majesty the Emperor (His Imperial Highness the Crown Prince at that time) and
the Invitation of Foreign Youth Program commenced in 1962.
Ⅰ Purpose
The purpose of the International Youth Development
Exchange Program is to promote mutual friendship and understanding between
Japanese youths and youths of the visited countries, and to broaden the
international perspectives of the Japanese youth so as to foster the spirit of
international cooperation and develop their ability to take a responsible role
in actual international cooperation situations. As such, the objective of the
program is to nurture youths who can demonstrate leadership in a global society
and contribute to the activities that benefit society, such as encouraging
sound development of other youths.
Ⅱ Outline
The International Youth Development Exchange Program consists of two programs; the Japanese Youth
Goodwill Mission and the Invitation of Foreign Youth to Japan. The 2014
exchange programs will be taking place with the Dominican Republic, the Republic of Estonia, andthe Lao People’s
Democratic Republic.Invitation
of Foreign Youth to Japan will be added following three countries; Hashemite
Kingdom of Jordan,the State of
Qatar and the United Republic of Tanzania.
Invitation
of Foreign Youth to Japan
(1)
Countries to be invited
6 countries to be invited below:
Dominican Republic, Republic of Estonia,Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, Lao
People’s Democratic Republic, State of Qatar and United Republic of Tanzania
(2) Number of youths to be invited
A delegation of 10 members consisting of one leader and 9 youths will be
invited from Dominican Republic,Republic of Estonia and Lao People’s Democratic
Republic.
A delegation of 8 members consisting of one leader and 7 youths will be
invited from Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, State of Qatar and United
Republic of Tanzania.
(3)
Duration of the Invitation
16 days from Tuesday, September23 to Wednesday, October 8, 2014
(4) Schedule in Japan
The invitees will participate in the below activities according to the
schedule in Japan made by Cabinet office of Japan.
①
Tokyo Program
The invitees attend
International Youth Conferenceto discuss and introduce the situation in
respective countries as well as conducting institutional visits based on
designated topics with Japanese youths who join the Japanese Youth Goodwill
Mission for 2014.
② Local Program
The invitees
will engage in institutional visits, intensive overnight exchange program with
Japanese youths as well as homestay.
Also,
there will be an opportunity for introducing their cultures of respective countries
during the program in Tokyo and local area.
(5) Qualifications of Leader and Youth to be invited
① Leader:
A. be fluent in English(Leader delivers a speech
in English on official occasions).
B.
be engaged in works which are related to international youth exchange
programs at government agency or related organization hopefully.
C. be
capable ofleading participating youths.
D. be able to participate in all
activities with the other youths to be invited together according to the
program schedule.
② Participating Youth:
A. 18 to 30
years old ( be born after April 2, 1983 to April 1, 1996) as of April 1, 2014.
B. be
interested in Japan and expected to promote friendship and spread mutual
exchange between Japan and respective countries.
C. be engaged in activities for youth or expected to play an
active role in the activities for youth near future.
D. have an
ability to conduct discussion session (at least have an English proficiency for
daily conversation). In addition, at least one participating youth in the group
must be fluent in English.
E. have
considerable knowledge or special skills about their society, culture, etc.
F. be sound in
mind and body, cooperative and able to carry out group activities orderly
throughout the program.
G. mustbe able
to participate in all the programs from the time of departure and arrive back
to their own countries.
H. in
principle, be a first-time visitor to Japan, no experience of studying or
training in Japan.
I. preferably take
an initiative in participating in exchange program including intensive
overnight discussion program to be held in each country when Japanese youths
visit the country.
③ Nomination of a representative youth
Each country nominates one youth from the Participating
Youths of the delegation.
The Leader
and the Participating Youths shall submit the reports on the activities during
the program (in English) upon the request by the Cabinet Office.
(7) Expense
①The
Cabinet Office shall in principle, bear the following expenses:
A.
Economy class round-trip airfare (including fuel surcharge, airport fee andrelevantduties,
but excluding excess baggage charge) between Japan and each country (via
international airports designated by the Cabinet Office).
B.
Expenses of the stay in Japan based on the country program in Japan (including
hotelaccommodation fees (except for incidental charges), and transportation
charges).
C.
Travel insurance charges covering medical treatment costs and hospitalization
due tosickness or accidents during the program in Japan.
②Expenses for the following items shall
be borne by the leader and the participating youth;
A.
Travel expenses between the participant’s home and the international airport
designatedby the Cabinet Office
B.
Charges for issuing passports and visas
C.
Expense for returning home when disqualified from participating in the program
according to II(6) ④.
(There will be an exception in case either death or critical condition of the
concerned participant’s immediate family such as parents, spouse, children,
brothers and sisters, or if the concerned participant’s illness or injury does
not allow him/her to continue the program, and the leader of the delegation
disqualifies the participant) and expenses for illness, injuries and accidents
not covered by the insurance policy provided by the Cabinet Office
D.
Excess baggage charges during the round trip flights, incidental charges at
hotels,personal expenses and other incidental charges.
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