JET RECRUITING EVENTS
Want to learn more about the JET Program? Speak to a program coordinator or alumni! Events take place across the US every fall to let aspiring applicants know about the program and have an opportunity to ask questions. This year, many of our events will be virtual so feel free to join an information session held by any of our consulates across the US! We look forward to seeing you there! See the full list of events below.
| JET Office | Name | Date | Time | Event Type | Format | Address | Short Description | Sign-up Here | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York | SUNY Stony Brook | 2023/09/20 | 1:00pm - 2:30pm ET | Info Session | In-Person | Stony Brook University Campus, Humanities 3018 | Learn about the JET Program from a former program participant! | Contact us at jet@ny.mofa.go.jp if you are not a student of the host institution--we will have to check with the college/university about their policy. | jet@ny.mofa.go.jp |
| Nashville | Mid-South JET Info Session | 2023/09/20 | 9:00 - 10:00 PM ET | Info Session | Virtual (Zoom) | Learn more about the JET Program and the 2024 application process in this info session led by the Nashville JET Coordinator. | https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcsf-qhpjMoHtfcxGmO1m_Fq6nL9gV3Gsxv | jet@nv.mofa.go.jp | |
| New York | CUNY Hunter College | 2023/09/21 | 4:00pm - 5:15pm ET | Info Session | In-Person | CUNY Hunter College, HNC 106 | Learn about the JET Program from a former program participant! | Contact us at jet@ny.mofa.go.jp if you are not a student of the host institution--we will have to check with the college/university about their policy. | jet@ny.mofa.go.jp |
| Chicago | Kansas City Art Institute Career Fair | 2023/09/21 | 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM (CDT) | Career Fair | In-Person | Epperson Auditorium, 4415 Warwick Blvd., Kansas City, MO 64111 | Current students and alumni of KCAI are invited to learn more about organizations and companies across Kansas City. | https://kcai.edu/kcai-calendar/in-person-career-and-internship-fair/ | jet@cg.mofa.go.jp |
| Washington D.C. | Johns Hopkins University | 9/22/2023 | 4:00 - 5:00 PM | Info Session | Virtual (Zoom) | Zoom | Join this JET (Japan Exchange and Teaching) Program information session to learn more about the program and how you could live and work in Japan! | Sign-up here | jetprogram@ws.mofa.go.jp |
| Boston | Boston University | 2023/09/22 | 1645-1745 est | Info Session | In-Person | BU College of Arts and Sciences building room 213 | " " | Handled by University | jetdesk@bz.mofa.go.jp |
| Washington D.C. | UMBC | 9/25/2023 | 3:00 - 4:00 PM | Info Session | Virtual (Zoom) | Zoom | Join this JET (Japan Exchange and Teaching) Program information session to learn more about the program and how you could live and work in Japan! | Sign-up here | jetprogram@ws.mofa.go.jp |
| Miami | Florida State University | 2023/09/25 | 4:00-5:30 PM | Info Session | In-person | jet@mi.mofa.go.jp | |||
| Chicago | Iowa State University People to People Career Fair | 2023/09/26 | 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM (CDT) | Career Fair | In-Person | Memorial Union, Great Hall, 2302 Osborn Drive Ames, Iowa 50011-1078 | The People to People Career Fair offers employers and students a professional environment in which to connect and discuss internships and full-time employment opportunities as well as opportunities with professional schools in the fields of health and law. | https://hs.iastate.edu/current-students/careers-and-internships/career-fairs/people-to-people-career-fair/ | jet@cg.mofa.go.jp |
| Washington DC | American University | 9/27/2023 | 1:00 - 4:00 PM EST | Career Fair | In-Person | 4400 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington, DC 20016 | Sign-up here | jetprogram@ws.mofa.go.jp | |
| Portland | JET Program Desk | 2023/09/27 | 4:00-5:30 pm PST | Info Session | Virtual (Zoom) | Zoom | Join our JET Program coordinator to learn more about the program and how you could live and work in Japan! | Email matthew.turner@se.mofa.go.jp for more information | matthew.turner@se.mofa.go.jp |
| Honolulu | Brigham Young University - Hawaii | 2023/09/27 | 11:00-11:50 am HST | Info Session | In-Person | Brigham Young University-Hawaii, Aloha Center 155/165 | Join our JET Program coordinator to learn more about the program and how you could live and work in Japan! | lisa.sakamoto@hl.mofa.go.jp | |
| Boston | Bridgewater State University | 2023/09/27 | 1200-1400 est | Info Session | In-Person | BSU Maxwell Library (Heritage Room) #103 | " " | Handled by University | jetdesk@bz.mofa.go.jp |
| Washington D.C. | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | 9/28/2023 | 4:00 - 5:00 PM | Info Session | Virtual (Zoom) | Zoom | Join this JET (Japan Exchange and Teaching) Program information session to learn more about the program and how you could live and work in Japan! | Sign-up here | jetprogram@ws.mofa.go.jp |
| New York | University of Pennsylvania | 2023/09/28 | 3:45pm - 4:45pm ET | Info Session | In-Person | UPenn campus, Williams Hall 321 | Learn about the JET Program from a former program participant! | Contact us at jet@ny.mofa.go.jp if you are not a student of the host institution--we will have to check with the college/university about their policy. | jet@ny.mofa.go.jp |
| New York | Villanova University | 2023/09/28 | 4:30pm - 5:30pm ET | Info Session | Virtual (Zoom) | Register: https://villanova.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwqcu-uqTkoEtJi8vuwKnQGB55rVulr5NnD | Learn about the JET Program from a former program participant! | https://villanova.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwqcu-uqTkoEtJi8vuwKnQGB55rVulr5NnD | jet@ny.mofa.go.jp |
| Boston | UMASS Amherst | 2023/09/28 | 1730-1830 est | Info Session | In-Person | UMASS Integrative Learning Center N211 | " " | Handled by University | jetdesk@bz.mofa.go.jp |
| Miami | University of Central Florida | 2023/09/28 | 1:00-2:30 PM | Info Session | In-person | jet@mi.mofa.go.jp | |||
| Miami | University of South Florida | 2023/09/28 | 5:30-7:00 PM | Info Session | In-person | jet@mi.mofa.go.jp | |||
| New York | New York University | 2023/09/29 | 11:00am - 12:00PM ET | Info Session | Virtual (Zoom) | Register: https://nyu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMtc-mvqDwrEt1YACGnlLr0IW7brLwxUNom | Learn about the JET Program from a former program participant! | https://nyu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMtc-mvqDwrEt1YACGnlLr0IW7brLwxUNom | jet@ny.mofa.go.jp |
| Honolulu | Hawaii Pacific University | 2023/09/29 | 2:00-3:00 pm HST | Info Session | In-Person | Hawaii Pacific University, 500 Ala Moana Blvd., Waterfront Plaza Tower 6, Room 301 | Join our JET Program coordinator to learn more about the program and how you could live and work in Japan! | lisa.sakamoto@hl.mofa.go.jp | |
| Miami | University of Florida | 2023/09/29 | 2:00-3:30 PM | Info Session | In-person | jet@mi.mofa.go.jp | |||
| Miami | University of Miami | 2023/09/29 | 4:40-6:10 PM | Info Session | In-person | jet@mi.mofa.go.jp | |||
| New York | Franklin & Marshall College | 2023/10/02 | 5:00PM - 6:00PM ET | Info Session | In-Person | F&M College Campus, Keiper Hall 114 | Learn about the JET Program from a former program participant! | Contact us at jet@ny.mofa.go.jp if you are not a student of the host institution--we will have to check with the college/university about their policy. | jet@ny.mofa.go.jp |
| Boston | University of Connecticut | 2023/10/02 | 1820-1920 est | Info Session | In-Person | UCONN Oak Hall 268 | " " | Handled by University | jetdesk@bz.mofa.go.jp |
| Portland | Western Oregon University | 2023/10/03 | 11:00-12:30 pm PST | Info Session | In-Person | Richard Woodcock Education Center | Join our JET Program coordinator to learn more about the program and how you could live and work in Japan! | Email matthew.turner@se.mofa.go.jp for more information | matthew.turner@se.mofa.go.jp |
| Portland | Willamette University | 2023/10/03 | 4:30-6:00 pm PST | Info Session | In-Person | Putnam University Center, Autzen Conference Room | Join our JET Program coordinator to learn more about the program and how you could live and work in Japan! | Email matthew.turner@se.mofa.go.jp for more information | matthew.turner@se.mofa.go.jp |
| New York | SUNY New Paltz | 2023/10/03 | 2:30pm - 4:00pm ET | Info Session | In-Person | SUNY New Paltz campus, SUB 401 | Learn about the JET Program from a former program participant! | Contact us at jet@ny.mofa.go.jp if you are not a student of the host institution--we will have to check with the college/university about their policy. | jet@ny.mofa.go.jp |
| Honolulu | University of Hawaii at Hilo | 2023/10/03 | 12:00-1:00 pm HST | Info Session | In-Person | University of Hawaii at Hilo, Kilohana: The Academic Success Center (Mookini Libary, 1st floor) | Join our JET Program coordinator to learn more about the program and how you could live and work in Japan! | lisa.sakamoto@hl.mofa.go.jp | |
| New York | Bard College | 2023/10/04 | 4:15pm - 5:15pm ET | Info Session | In-Person | Bard College Bertelsmann Campus Center, Rm. 214 | Learn about the JET Program from a former program participant! | Contact us at jet@ny.mofa.go.jp if you are not a student of the host institution--we will have to check with the college/university about their policy. | jet@ny.mofa.go.jp |
| New York | Princeton University | 2023/10/04 | 4:45pm - 5:30pm ET | Info Session | In-Person | Princeton campus, Japanese Language Table | Learn about the JET Program from a former program participant! | Contact us at jet@ny.mofa.go.jp if you are not a student of the host institution--we will have to check with the college/university about their policy. | jet@ny.mofa.go.jp |
| Nashville | Mid-South JET Info Session | 2023/10/04 | 1:00 - 2:00 PM ET | Info Session | Virtual (Zoom) | Learn more about the JET Program and the 2024 application process in this info session led by the Nashville JET Coordinator. | https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0ofuCrpjsuEtB9ZEYOy3TTSlAT4ulpQA0O | jet@nv.mofa.go.jp | |
| Nashville | UT Martin | 2023/10/04 | 5:00 - 6:00 PM CT | Info Session | In-Person | UC 229 | Learn more about the JET Program at this alumni-led, in-person info session in Martin, TN. | jet@nv.mofa.go.jp | |
| Detroit | University of Michigan | 2023/10/04 | 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM | Career Fair | Booth | 530 S. State Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 | Stop by our booth to learn about the Japan Exchange & Teaching Program | rhea.young@dt.mofa.go.jp | |
| New York | CUNY Baruch College | 2023/10/05 | 12:30pm - 2:00pm ET | Info Session | In-Person | Baruch College VC6-210 | Learn about the JET Program from a former program participant! | Contact us at jet@ny.mofa.go.jp if you are not a student of the host institution--we will have to check with the college/university about their policy. | jet@ny.mofa.go.jp |
| New York | Swarthmore College | 2023/10/05 | 4:15pm - 5:15pm ET | Info Session | In-Person | Swarthmore College Kolberg Hall 115 | Learn about the JET Program from a former program participant! | Contact us at jet@ny.mofa.go.jp if you are not a student of the host institution--we will have to check with the college/university about their policy. | jet@ny.mofa.go.jp |
| New York | University of Rochester | 2023/10/05 | 6:00pm - 7:30pm ET | Info Session | Virtual (Zoom) | Register: https://rochester.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJErf-2trjspHdNNy7gunm4Xbf5_xeG_-eeo | Learn about the JET Program from a former program participant! | https://rochester.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJErf-2trjspHdNNy7gunm4Xbf5_xeG_-eeo | jet@ny.mofa.go.jp |
| Honolulu | University of Hawaii at Manoa | 2023/10/05 | 10:00 am -2:00 pm HST | Career Fair | In-Person | University of Hawaii at Manoa, Campus Center Ballroom | Learn more about the program and how you could live and work in Japan! | lisa.sakamoto@hl.mofa.go.jp | |
| Chicago | Japan Information Center | 2023/10/05 | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM (CDT) | Info Session | Virtual (Zoom) | Email jet@cg.mofa.go.jp for Zoom information | Join our JET Program coordinator to learn more about the program and how you could live and work in Japan! | Email jet@cg.mofa.go.jp for Zoom information | jet@cg.mofa.go.jp |
| Boston | Brown University | 2023/10/06 | 1630-1800 est | Info Session | In-Person | Brown - Stephen Robert '62 Campus Center - Petteruti Lounge | " " | Handled by University | jetdesk@bz.mofa.go.jp |
| Portland | JET Program Desk | 2023/10/11 | 4:00-5:30 pm PST | Info Session | Virtual (Zoom) | Zoom | Join our JET Program coordinator to learn more about the program and how you could live and work in Japan! | Email matthew.turner@se.mofa.go.jp for more information | matthew.turner@se.mofa.go.jp |
| New York | Montclair State University | 2023/10/11 | 3:00pm - 4:00pm ET | Info Session | In-Person | Montclair campus CONRAD SCHMITT HALL, ROOM 125 | Learn about the JET Program from a former program participant! | Contact us at jet@ny.mofa.go.jp if you are not a student of the host institution--we will have to check with the college/university about their policy. | jet@ny.mofa.go.jp |
| Detroit | Virtual | 2023/10/11 | 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM | Info Session | Virtual (Zoom) | Email rhea.young@dt.mofa.go.jp for Zoom information | Join our information session to speak with the JET Coordinator and recent JET alumni to learn about the JET Program | Email rhea.young@dt.mofa.go.jp for Zoom information | rhea.young@dt.mofa.go.jp |
| Chicago | Japan Information Center | 2023/10/11 | 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM (CDT) | Info Session | Virtual (Zoom) | Email jet@cg.mofa.go.jp for Zoom information | Join our JET Program coordinator to learn more about the program and how you could live and work in Japan! | Email jet@cg.mofa.go.jp for Zoom information | jet@cg.mofa.go.jp |
| Boston | Bates College | 2023/10/11 | 1900-2000 est | Info Session | Hybrid (bates in person / Colby & Bowdoin via zoom) | Bates Campus - room TBD | " " | Handled by University | jetdesk@bz.mofa.go.jp |
| Portland | Portland State University | 2023/10/12 | 2:30-4:00 pm PST | Info Session | In-Person | Fariborz Maseeh Hall, Room 333 | Join our JET Program coordinator to learn more about the program and how you could live and work in Japan! | Email matthew.turner@se.mofa.go.jp for more information | matthew.turner@se.mofa.go.jp |
| New York | Rutgers University | 2023/10/12 | 8:00pm - 8:45pm ET | Info Session | Virtual (Zoom) | Register: https://rutgers.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYuf--vqDMqGNNspK-cI7uUETzg-0pdo65B | Learn about the JET Program from a former program participant! | https://rutgers.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYuf--vqDMqGNNspK-cI7uUETzg-0pdo65B | jet@ny.mofa.go.jp |
| Honolulu | University of Hawaii at Manoa | 2023/10/12 | 2:00-3:30 pm HST | Info Session | In-Person | University of Hawaii at Manoa, Campus Center, Room 308 | Join our JET Program coordinator to learn more about the program and how you could live and work in Japan! | lisa.sakamoto@hl.mofa.go.jp | |
| Nashville | NOLA Japan Fest | 2023/10/14 | 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM CT | Festival | In-Person | NOMA, New Orleans | Come by the NOLA Japan Fest to learn more about JET. The consulate and the JET Alumni Association will both be manning booths at the event. | jet@nv.mofa.go.jp | |
| Washington DC | Towson University | 10/16/2023 | Info Session | Zoom | Zoom | Join this JET (Japan Exchange and Teaching) Program information session to learn more about the program and how you could live and work in Japan! | Sign-up here | jetprogram@ws.mofa.go.jp | |
| Washington DC | University of Maryland, College Park | 2023/10/16 | Info Session | Zoom | Zoom | Join this JET (Japan Exchange and Teaching) Program information session to learn more about the program and how you could live and work in Japan! | Sign-up here | jetprogram@ws.mofa.go.jp | |
| Seattle | University of Washington (Seattle Campus) | 2023/10/17 | 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM (PDT) | Info Session | In-Person | Thompson 317, King Ln NE, Seattle, WA 98195 | Join our JET Program coordinator and other JET alumni to learn more about the program and how you could live and work in Japan! | jet@se.mofa.go.jp | |
| Portland | JET Program Desk | 2023/10/17 | 4:00-5:30 pm PST | Info Session | Virtual (Zoom) | https://us05web.zoom.us/j/85005663749?pwd=DSgioDJpU6fijVv1L9izcWTv5PfHGP.1 | Join our JET Program coordinator to learn more about the program and how you could live and work in Japan! | Email matthew.turner@se.mofa.go.jp for more information | matthew.turner@se.mofa.go.jp |
| Nashville | Mid-South JET Info Session | 2023/10/17 | 5:00 - 6:00 PM ET | Info Session | Virtual (Zoom) | Learn more about the JET Program and the 2024 application process in this info session led by the Nashville JET Coordinator. | https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUucuGgrTsrGtKwXEb60_u4kqMjrdeluwss | jet@nv.mofa.go.jp | |
| Honolulu | University of Hawaii - West Oahu | 2023/10/17 | 3:30-5:00 pm HST | Info Session | In-Person | University of Hawaii - West Oahu, Bldg. D, Room 140 | Join our JET Program coordinator to learn more about the program and how you could live and work in Japan! | lisa.sakamoto@hl.mofa.go.jp | |
| Detroit | Virtual | 2023/10/17 | 6:30 PM - 8:30PM | Info Session | Virtual (Zoom) | Email rhea.young@dt.mofa.go.jp for Zoom information | Join our information session to speak with the JET Coordinator and recent JET alumni to learn about the JET Program | Email rhea.young@dt.mofa.go.jp for Zoom information | rhea.young@dt.mofa.go.jp |
| Chicago | Japan Information Center | 2023/10/17 | 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM (CDT) | Info Session | Virtual (Zoom) | Email jet@cg.mofa.go.jp for Zoom information | Join our JET Program coordinator to learn more about the program and how you could live and work in Japan! | Email jet@cg.mofa.go.jp for Zoom information | jet@cg.mofa.go.jp |
| Boston | Central Connecticut State University | 2023/10/17 | 1800-1900 est | Info Session | In-Person | CCSU Campus room TBD | " " | Handled by University | jetdesk@bz.mofa.go.jp |
| Washington DC | University of Maryland, College Park | 10/18/2023 | Career Fair | In-Person | 3972 Campus Dr, College Park, MD 20742 | jetprogram@ws.mofa.go.jp | |||
| Portland | Oregon State University | 2023/10/19 | 11:30-1:00 pm PST | Info Session | In-Person | Kidder Hall, Room 236 | Join our JET Program coordinator to learn more about the program and how you could live and work in Japan! | Email matthew.turner@se.mofa.go.jp for more information | matthew.turner@se.mofa.go.jp |
| Portland | University of Oregon | 2023/10/19 | 5:00-6:30 pm PST | Info Session | In-Person | Condon Hall, Room 360 | Join our JET Program coordinator to learn more about the program and how you could live and work in Japan! | Email matthew.turner@se.mofa.go.jp for more information | matthew.turner@se.mofa.go.jp |
| Honolulu | Info Session | 2023/10/19 | 5:00-6:00 pm HST | Info Session | Virtual (Teams) | To register: | Join our JET Program coordinator to learn more about the program and how you could live and work in Japan! | lisa.sakamoto@hl.mofa.go.jp | |
| Chicago | Japan Information Center | 2023/10/21 | 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM (CDT) | Info Session | In-Person | 737 N. Michigan Ave, Suite 1000, Chicago, IL 60611 | Join our JET Program coordinator and other JET alumni to learn more about the program and how you could live and work in Japan! | https://www.eventbrite.com/e/jet-program-information-session-tickets-710605358757?aff=oddtdtcreator | jet@cg.mofa.go.jp |
| New York | University of Pittsburgh | 2023/10/23 | 5:30pm - 6:45pm ET | Info Session | In-Person | 4130 William Wesley Posvar Hall, 230 South Bouquet Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15260 | Learn about the JET Program from former program participants! | Contact us at jet@ny.mofa.go.jp if you are not a student of the host institution--we will have to check with the college/university about their policy. | jet@ny.mofa.go.jp |
| Detroit | Virtual | 2023/10/24 | 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM | Info Session | Virtual (Zoom) | Email rhea.young@dt.mofa.go.jp for Zoom information | Join our information session to speak with the JET Coordinator and recent JET alumni to learn about the JET Program | Email rhea.young@dt.mofa.go.jp for Zoom information | rhea.young@dt.mofa.go.jp |
| Anchorage | University of Alaska Anchorage | 2023/10/24 | 1:00 - 5:00 PM | Career Fair | In-Person | ||||
| Washington DC | University of Virginia | 2023/10/25 | 4:00 - 5:00 PM | Info Session | Virtual (Zoom) | Zoom | Join this JET (Japan Exchange and Teaching) Program information session to learn more about the program and how you could live and work in Japan! | Sign-up here | jetprogram@ws.mofa.go.jp |
| Washington DC | George Washington University | 10/26/2023 | Info Session | Zoom | Zoom | Join this JET (Japan Exchange and Teaching) Program information session to learn more about the program and how you could live and work in Japan! | Sign-up here | jetprogram@ws.mofa.go.jp | |
| Nashville | Memphis Japan Fest | 2023/11/05 | 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM CT | Festival | In-Person | Memphis Botanical Garden | Come by the Consulate/JET Tent at the Memphis Japan Fest to speak with local alumni and the JET Coordinator. | jet@nv.mofa.go.jp | |
| Boston | Brandeis University | TBD | TBD | Info Session | In-Person | TBD | " " | Handled by University | jetdesk@bz.mofa.go.jp |
| Boston | University of Vermont | TBD | TBD | Info Session | In-Person | TBD | " " | Handled by University | jetdesk@bz.mofa.go.jp |
| Anchorage | University of Alaska Fairbanks | TBD | TBD | Info Session | TBD |