♦  The Japan Study Program In 1986 the Japan-Netherlands Institute started what has proved to be a successful program to enable Dutch students and researchers to conduct a core part of their research in Japan for a period of 3 to 6 months. From 1994 onwards, the Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science directly or indirectly supported this program through its international scholarship programs, culminating in the Japan Prizewinners Program or JPP (1995-2008). In the JPP program, up to 20 Dutch graduates from all disciplines were selected every year to study modern Japan in all its aspects for a period of one year. After a preparatory course at Leiden University, they were sent to Japan to study at the Institute and carry out their placements and research projects in the Japanese private and public sectors. 210 participants graduated from this program. They are now active all over the world, including Japan, in business, government and academia, forming a strong bond through their common Japan experience. Although the JPP program has been discontinued in its original form (2008), the Japan-Netherlands Institute continues to emphasize programs that combine the elements of 'study in' and 'study on Japan,' such as the Three Universities Program for MA management students from the University of Amsterdam, Radboud University Nijmegen, and Groningen University (2006~), and the Tokyo Program for second year BA students in Japanese studies from Leiden University (2009~). JPP Alumni Association ♦  Symposia Symposia on a wide range of topics with participants from Japan and the Netherlands are initiated, organized or coorganized. The results of these symposia are published in the Journal of the Japan-Netherlands Institute. Journal of the Japan-Netherlands Institute ♦  Lectures by visiting Dutch scientists Lectures by prominent Dutch scientists are frequently organized either at Japanese universities or at the Institute. ♦  Pre-publication lectures Young Japanese scholars, often returning from study in the Netherlands, and young Dutch scholars studying in Japan are given the opportunity to talk about the results of their research. Summaries of their findings are published in the Bulletin of the Japan-Netherlands Institute. ♦  Practical assistance for individual scholars Japanese and Dutch scholars visiting either country or seeking introductions, information, scientific articles, or publications are assisted in every possible way.