Internship in Japan

ICC Internship program was a great experience. It helped me meet a lot of interesting people and matched me with a company according to my background and skills. They helped throughout the whole process and were very understanding. The only area that was not great was the housing. The share house was smaller than I expected, Please do check the room sizes and share house settings before choosing your accommodation. ICC also invited interns to network with university students currently studying in Tokyo, which was very insightful and fun. The experience was amazing, and very helpful for my career advancement as well.

My internship was truly a new adventure. As a person who never got a chance to travel abroad before, I got to meet new people and made a lot of friends thanks to IIJ. Everyone was kind and understanding, the whole process was smooth, despite the fact that at the beginning it seemed difficult to adapt l, I definitely got used to it later on. I had lots of fun, especially on New Year’s Eve, and the entire experience was truly different from what I imagined. The only problem for me was housing, if you hate sharing with people you might need to consider a private studio apartment.

The internship searching procedure with ICC was really simple. After having paid the initiation fee I immediatly received invitations for internship interviews. Thanks to ICC I was able to complete my internship abroad for my university credits. In total I have spent half a year doing my internship, all thanks to ICC. The staff was also really helpful and understanding of my situation and circumstances. Also the events organized by ICC like Hanami or a visit to TeamLabs were also a really nice addition to the service.

Studying abroad is an experience I think everyone should try at least once in their life. The experience really is ground breaking, and quite incomprehensible to explain in words. Culture shock, being completely lost physically and mentally, and all the little but numerous helpful interactions with locals: it's something you can not explain. Studying abroad really alters your viewpoint on the world in the best way possible. Even the simple things of ordering food is vastly different compared to back home.

This internship in Japan was, quite frankly, eye-opening. I was able to fully immerse myself in Japanese culture, while also receiving a taste of the work life in the country. The support and guidance from the ICC was solid, and the extra opportunities and events they provided made the internship more enjoyable. But overall, the overall flexible work schedule I was given coupled with the freedom to explore the country allowed me to maximize my time and experience things I wouldn't have imagined.