Club seeks candidates for Group Study Exchange

The Rotary club of Timmins-Porcupine is currently seeking applications from residents in TImmins for the Group Study exchange program.

 The Group Study Exchange (GSE) program of The Rotary Foundation of Rotary International is a unique cultural and vocational exchange opportunity for young business and professional men and women between the ages of 25 and 40 in the initial years of their professional life. The program provides travel grants for teams of participants to exchange visits between paired areas in different countries. For four to six weeks, team members study the host country’s institutions and ways of life, observe their own vocations as practiced abroad, develop personal and professional relationships, and exchange  ideas. Team members can come from corporations, small businesses, community organizations, medical and educational facilities, government  offices, and nonprofit agencies.

Successful candidates will travel to Rotary District 2610 in Japan for the month of March, 2012.

District 2610 is on the west coast of Japan on the Sea of Japan. District 2610 is based primarily in Isikawa Prefecture, with the largest cities being Isikawa and Toyama. 

More information about the GSE program can be read by clicking on this link:   GSE Brochure.

 Interested participants need to fill out this application and email it to info@rotarytimmins.org no later than noon on Friday July 15, 2011.

 The application can be found here:  GSE Team member Application