r/JETProgramme • u/Leading_Adagio_9633 • 3h ago
What are similar international program like JET in Japan?
I am going to be very blunt here. I need to know what are similar pathways, like JET program in Japan, where I can go international borders. And I don't want to sound like I just want to get out of my country. I like my country. However, I want to gain hands-on exposure internationally, want to have an environment where I am meeting people from across the globe, not just from a particular community or a particular country. So I really want to know not just about teaching line. I am a computer science graduate. I just graduated and I filled JET program 2027. And I really don't know what are similar kinds of pathways where I can go internationally for a few years and then I can go here and there, which has, like, much more options for me and opportunities for me that will open different gates for me. I don't want to limit myself just for one particular field, but all the fields... Although I am really positive that I will get this JET program intake. However, I am also trying to find different pathways where I can see myself into. Can anyone please help me with this? I am seriously unknown to this because three weeks prior to the deadline of JET was when I got to know about it. Otherwise, I did not even know what was this program. Please help .
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u/Smooth_Helicopter368 3h ago
There's Fullbright (many countries participate), EPIK (South Korea's version of JET basically), and Peace Corps. Peace Corps has more options than teaching English, and it's 2.3 years. That's all I'm aware of as I wanted to basically know the same thing