The Executive Training Programme in Japan and Korea 2006 – 2007

Become your company’s expert in Japanese or Korean business

The Executive Training Programme (ETP) is a unique tool designed to provide EU companies executives with the latest, most insightful and advanced knowledge of the Japanese and Korean economies.

The 2006-07 programme has been designed by a consortium of internationally recognised universities, led by Sciences Po (Paris) in association with The School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS, University of London) (London), SDA Bocconi (Milan), Waseda (Tokyo) and Yonsei (Seoul).

Your participation in the ETP programme will enable you to communicate differently, to understand a new business culture and to successfully develop your business in Japan or Korea after:
3 months of distance learning of Korean or Japanese and seminars on business culture organised in Paris, Milan and London while still working for your employer
6 months of advanced language and business culture training, organised in Japan (ETP Japan) or Korea (ETP Korea)
3 months of in-house training in Japan or Korea-based companies

ETP is targeting the next generation of business leaders who should apply with the support of their EU sponsor company and fulfil the following requirements:

ETP REQUIREMENTS FOR CANDIDATES
Be a national of one of the 25 European Union Member States
Have either a university degree B.A. or equivalent and three years of professional experience as an executive or have at least two years of higher education and five years of professional experience as an executive
Employed by the sponsor company for a minimum of one year
Demonstrate a strong grasp of the English language: 213 points in TOEFL exam or 6.0 in IELTS (equivalent scores), or a minimum of one year of university studies in English, or one year of full-time working experience in an English-speaking work environment

ETP REQUIREMENTS FOR SPONSORING COMPANIES
Support the candidates and contribute towards their living expenses during the entire programme
Demonstrate a strong commitment to Japan/Korea via exports or services to Japan/Korea or provide a business plan to enter these markets
Be EU-based/owned, have its main headquarters located in the EU, have a European identity, produce goods or services of EU origin
Employ a minimum of 10 people with an annual turnover of EUR 2 million or more

Nearly 1.000 EU executives have been successfully trained by ETP in the last 25 years. Their career paths stand proof for the value of this unique Japanese/Korean business experience!

Please note that there are only 45 available places for the ETP Japan and 15 for the ETP Korea. So apply online before 1 June 2006!

For more information on ETP, please visit the new ETP website: www.etp.org and contact your nearest ETP Information Point.