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My VIE at Ciel & Terre Japan | HARUKA

5/07/22

VIE Ciel & Terre

Who is Haruka, VIE as project engineer at Ciel & Terre?

  • VIE (Volunteer for International Experience) as project engineer in Japan at Ciel & Terre Tokyo Office
  • Interests: Art and science
  • Motivation: wants to participate to build a more sustainable society

 

1 – WHAT MADE YOU WANT TO JOIN CIEL & TERRE?

I first identified the current biggest challenge, the ecological transition, when I was a student. After graduating with an Energy and Environment Major from my engineering school, I wanted to participate more actively in this transition with my job, that is why Ciel & Terre inspired me.

 

2 – WHY DID YOU CHOOSE JAPAN FOR YOUR VIE?

I was born and raised in France. However, I grew up in a multicultural environment thanks to my Japanese parents and my education. Since I was little, I had a real interest in my second country, and as far as I can remember I always wanted to live and work there. It was maybe a necessary step to better understand my identity.

 

3 – WHAT WAS YOUR JOB DURING YOUR VIE AT CIEL & TERRE?

I was a project engineer working in designing floating solar power plants and their anchoring system for Japanese clients. I also integrated a modelling tool that simulates the power plant anchoring system behaviour under stress.

 

4 – WHAT WERE THE DIFFERENT STEPS WHEN YOU SIGNED YOUR VIE CONTRACT?

I applied to the VIE offer I saw on Civiweb. Then got through 3 interviews: HR Japan, Technical team Japan, CEO Japan. The V.I.E contract is a 3-party contract between the V.I (me), the company (C&T) and the government (Business France), so after my interviews, C&T sent my application to Business France who prepared the contract and documents for VISA application.

 

5 – HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE THIS EXPERIENCE AT CIEL & TERRE? WHAT DO YOU RETAIN?

C&T Japan is a very dynamic company where you can ask quite openly what you would rather do in your tasks. I find this way of thinking truly encouraging. For me it was the simulation tool I worked on. It was originally not on my contract, but because of my previous working experience and my interest in this kind of engineering, C&T Japan let me work on the project. I was also impressed how they managed to create a multicultural environment within a country that is quite closed to foreigners with very few ethnicities. The atmosphere was so welcoming!

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6 – WHAT WERE THE MOST MEMORABLE MOMENTS?

I have many memorable humans and professional moments within this company, both in C&T International and C&T Japan offices. I can mention birthday parties, afterworks or even table tennis championship! There was a good balance between work and enjoying life in C&T. I remember particularly having fun at a girls’ lunch and found heart-warming to have so many female colleagues, it’s so rare in engineering! And for the serious part, the most memorable moment was when I had to replace my boss for a meeting with the METI (Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry) to explain our anchoring design method. It was certainly the most stressful and challenging moment in this stress-free experience at C&T Japan.

7 – HOW DID THE COMPANY HELP YOU THROUGHOUT THIS EXPERIENCE?

Before my departure to Japan, I had to wait an unusually long time before getting my working VISA (5 months instead of 3 weeks in theory). During that time C&T let me work at their headquarter in Lille. It was a tough period of waiting without knowing why my VISA was taking so long and when I would finally be able to start my V.I.E. C&T showed real patience with this situation and helped me a lot feeling secure within this company.

 

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