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*This event is recommended for participation by EXEX Doctoral Fellowship students. Participants are eligible to earn curriculum points under Compulsory Elective Program: Co-Creation Education Program (excluding observer participants).
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For International DCs and PDs
I-HoP offers international doctoral students and postdocs a special opportunity to meet with Japanese companies that are open to hiring international talent and conduct their recruitment process in English.

In Japan, most companies require applicants to have a high level of Japanese language proficiency. Therefore, one of the first steps toward job hunting in Japan is to improve your Japanese communication skills.

However, some companies do not require Japanese language proficiency during the recruitment process. I-HoP will invite some of these companies to give you the opportunity to meet and talk with their representatives.

Don’t miss this annual opportunity! We look forward to receiving your application.

Event details

Date and time

December 9th (Wed.) 13:00pm-18:00pm (estimated)
*A casual networking reception with light refreshments will follow for approximately one hour.
*Detailed timetable will be announced to the participants.

Participating Companies (As of Nov.4)

•  AIST Hokkaido ←Just added!
• Cadence Design Systems, Inc.
• Horizon Illumination Lab Optics, Co. Ltd.
• Kozo Keikaku Engineering Inc.
• Nippon Boehringer Ingelheim Co., Ltd.
• OXIDE Corporation←Just added!
• Sanoh Industrial Co., Ltd.
• TRIPLEIZE CO., LTD.
  ＊This list will be updated as more companies　will be updated as more companies join.
  (AtoZ)  

Program

• Company Presentation
• Student Poster Presentation 
• Q&A at Company Exhibition Booth
• Networking

Language

English

Place

Hokkaido University Conference Hall, Hokkaido University (on-site only)
*We will provide support for travel expenses to students affiliated with the Hakodate Campus who meet the eligibility requirements.

Application

Complete both 2 steps as follows:

＊We understand that some applicants may not have been able to complete Step 1 due to the temporary Hi-system outage caused by the PHP issue last week.

Please rest assured that your application is considered complete as long as you have submitted the Step 2 Google Form, even if you have not completed Step 1.

Step 1. Apply from Hi-System by Oct. 29 (Thu.) 4:00pm　

Step 2. Input the designated Googleform  by  Oct.30 (Fri.) 4：00pm. [First Deadline]
            Input the follwing Googleform  by  Nov.6 (Fri.) 4：00pm. [Second Deadline]
https://forms.gle/HbGmBERCaXGqmJ526
In Googleform application, you will be required to provide the following information.

• General information (Name, affiliation, etc., )
• Preferred Date of Participation
• Your research overview and career plan (For those wishing to give presentations to companies Only) *
• English & Japanese language proficiency

*The following questions are required to answer within 200 word;

• the outline of your research including the explanation of how you intend to apply it to benefit society,
• experiments you carried/can carry out including machines you can operate,
• your career plan and how the CAREER LINK MEETUP may affect it.

The result of selection will be notified by November 4th.

Target and Eligible

Hokkaido University current international doctoral course students and postdocs (As of Oct and Dec. 2026)
those who can communicate in English and will be able to meet the following preparation schedule:

-Oct. 30 (Fri.) 4:00pm:
Deadline for Googleform input (Application Step 2) [First Deadline]

-Nov. 4 (Wed.) :
Selection results notification for applicants who met the First Deadline

-Nov. 6 (Fri.) 4:00pm: 
Deadline for Googleform input (Application Step 2) [Second Deadline]

-Nov. 10 (Tue.) :
Selection results notification for applicants who met the Secong Deadline

-Nov. 13 (Fri.) 1:00pm
Deadline for the poster draft submission (All Participants)

-November 18 (Wed.) 　2：30pm – 5:00pm
Poster Presentation Exercise & Orientation (Hokkaido University Conference Hall, i only)

-Nov. 30 (Mon.)
Deadline for the poster submission (final version)

Maximum number of participants

30
*If there are a large number of applicants, a selection process will be conducted

Organizer

Mariko KATAGAKI
Specially Appointed Assistant Professor

I-HoP, Doctoral Human Resource Development Unit, Center for Career Design,
Institute for Academic Innovation, Hokkaido University