noun
personnel exchange; people-to-people exchange
Refers to the exchange of personnel between organizations, companies, or countries, often for training, cooperation, or cultural exchange.
両社は技術力向上のため、人材交流を積極的に行っている。
The two companies actively conduct personnel exchanges to improve their technical capabilities.
国際人材交流プログラムに参加して、海外の研究者と共同研究を行った。
I participated in an international personnel exchange program and conducted joint research with overseas researchers.
人事交流 is a near-synonym but often refers specifically to personnel transfers within a single organization or government, while 人材交流 can imply broader exchanges between different entities.
Compound of 人材 (jinzai, 'human resources') and 交流 (kōryū, 'exchange'). The irregular spellings 人財 and 人才 are variant kanji choices for 人材.