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EURAXESS Japan

EURAXESS Japan links researchers in Japan with Europe. Free information and events on research funding, research careers, mobility and collaboration opportunities.

EURAXESS Japan has been serving researchers in all fields interested in collaborating with or pursuing a research career in Europe since 2008.

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EURAXESS Japan / 神戸大学

神戸大学は欧州委員会からの要請を受け、欧州委員会が委託した日欧研究者交流にかかる広報等、関連業務を行っています。

 

 

EAJS and Toshiba Foundation

Call for Applications: Toshiba International Foundation Fellowships 2024/25

The Toshiba International Foundation Fellowship program conducted jointly by the European Association for Japanese Studies (EAJS) and the Toshiba International Foundation (TIFO) supports doctoral candidates in carrying out research in Japan. Applications are reviewed by the EAJS Council. Successful
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Job opening at OIST

DEADLINE: 31st October 2023 Join the OIST Faculty! Experience a new model of scientific freedom in an innovative university. Apply now or share https://groups.oist.jp/facultypositions #academia #stem #womeninacademia #transinstem #queerstem #lgbtstem #blackandstem #blackacademics The Okinawa
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SWEDEN: Three PhD positions in Experimental Physics

DEADLINE: 7th Jan 2024 Offer Description The Department of Physics at Umeå University (https://www.umu.se/en/department-of-physics/) conducts strong research in the areas of organic electronics, photonics, electrochemical energy conversion and storage, nanotechnology, and theoretical physics. We now

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EUROPEAN RESEARCH DAY

European Researchers Day 2015

The European research community event in Japan

The "European Research Day" is an event where the European researchers based in Japan and researchers interested in Europe exchange and discuss about their research projects and professional and personal experience in Japan and network in order to advance in their careers.

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EURAXESS JAPAN TOUR

Dedicated Local Seminars!

The "EURAXESS Japan Tour" are information sessions held within universities or research institutions in order to directly reach researchers and students, and provide them with the whole range of information they need about funding for research cooperation or mobility to Europe.

BROWSE PAST AND UPCOMING

Contact us to setup a seminar at your institution

 

 

 

SCIENCE COMMUNICATION

Science Communication events

EURAXESS Japan organises, co-organises and encourages initiatives for open science such as science communication events.

Generally, our science communication events are open to all disciplines, including social sciences and humanities; and welcome all career levels and nationalities.

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EUROPEAN INNOVATION DAY

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Your hindsight into European innovation landscape

"European Innovation Day' event series explore the wealth and variety of opportunities offered by Europe, through its numerous countries, for innovative initiatives, innovators, startups, SMES, industry and investors.

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You will find below fellowships, grants and other funding opportunities for your research stays in Europe including hundreds of support schemes for research cooperation and mobility between EURAXESS WW and Europe. EURAXESS covers all research fields, including Social Sciences and Humanities, Life Sciences and Physical Sciences and Engineering.

If you wish to browse the global jobs and funding database, please click below:

BROWSE THE GLOBAL JOBS & FUNDINGBROWSE THE PARTNERING TOOL BROWSE FOR HOST INSTITUTIONS

Browse Partner Job Offers In Japan 

 

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-5- PhD Positions in Physical Chemistry in the IMPRS-EPPC in Berlin, Germany

The International Max Planck Research School for Elementary Processes in Physical Chemistry (IMPRS-EPPC) at the Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society offers -5- PhD Positions in Physical Chemistry The Fritz Haber Institute (FHI) in Berlin-Dahlem is one of the oldest and renowned research

 

EU – EURAXESS JAPAN Collaboration Opportunities

 

There are numerous opportunities for travel and research collaboration between Europe and Japan. Until 2015, we highlighted each month around 30 to 50 schemes to support researcher collaboration, exchange, or mobility in our monthly Newsletter.

We have also produced a Funding Guide: Funding Guide Booklet  (4.77 MB)   which is a comprehensive listing of institutional, national, and European Union schemes (also available in Japanese: 欧州研究助成ガイド2015年  (5.15 MB)

 

 

    Advance in your career with the ERC and MSCA grants

At this event, Japanese and European researchers based in Japan may learn, in details, about the Marie Sklodowska-Curie and European Research Council grants.

Experts, grantees and alumni provide thorough descriptions of the grants and their evaluation procedures, experience feedback and tips for success.

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EURAXESS Jobs

Job Offers

For individual researchers: find the position you always wanted, through our offer database of research-related jobs in Europe.

For research institutions: advertise your offers on our portal, the most important one in Europe!

Browse EURAXESS Jobs Offers

Browse Partner Job Offers In Japan

 

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Funding Proposals Peer-Review Service

 

This service allows EURAXESS Japan community members to make grant proposal drafts available for reviewing by other researchers, members of the community, in identical or similar research fields.

Peer-review service page

 

 

 

 

NEWSLETTERS

Your Regular Source of Information

Stay up to date with our EURAXESS Japan Newsletter. Read our country briefings, hot topics, in focus interviews on research and innovation. Receive information related to research mobility, cooperation, funding, jobs, and more. Browse old issues or read the most recent ones!

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Useful Information

 

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Find out more about Horizon 2020, the biggest EU funding programme for research and innovation! Keep yourself informed about current research collaboration between Europe and Japan.

 

 

 

H2020

European Commission: Research and Innovation

Horizon 2020, the EU's current framework programme for research and innovation runs from 2014 to 2020 with a budget of nearly EUR 80 billion. Horizon 2020 is fully open to international cooperation. The biggest EU research and innovation programme ever, Horizon 2020 is based on 3 pillars: Excellent Science, Industrial Leadership and Societal Challenges.

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European Research Council

European Research Council: Excellence Opened to the World

The European Research Council (ERC) is a flagship component of Horizon 2020’s Excellent Science. ERC is a top funding body providing funding for excellent researchers of any nationality, to carry out frontier research in Europe, via annual calls. The ERC's mission is to encourage the highest quality research in Europe through competitive funding and to support investigator-driven frontier research across all fields, on the basis of scientific excellence.

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Marie Sklodowska Curie Actions

Marie Sklodowska Curie Actions

The Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) under Horizon 2020’s Excellent Science pillar provide grants for all stages of researchers' careers and encourage transnational, intersectoral and interdisciplinary mobility. The MSCA enable research-focused organisations (universities, research centres, and companies) to host talented foreign researchers and to create strategic partnerships with leading institutions worldwide. The MSCA are open to all domains of research and innovation.

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Erasmus+

Erasmus +

Erasmus+ has opportunities for a wide range of organisations, including universities, education and training providers, think-tanks, research organisations, and private businesses.

Japan is a partner country in Erasmus+. Japanese institutions can join partnerships and be part of Credit Mobility agreements, individual Japanese students can apply for Joint Master Degrees. Japanese researchers can also indivudally apply for Jean Monnet Actions that foster study of European integration.

 

 

 

European Union

EU’s Higher Education Opportunities and R&I Partnerships with Japan

The relationship between the EU and Japan is increasingly close and diversified. Starting 30 years ago, from various bilateral and multilateral level cooperation agreements, to a current overarching Science and Technology Cooperation Agreement which pledges to encourage, develop and facilitate cooperative activities, in the form for example of a Joint VIsion, released in 2015. Underway collaborations are encompassing the felds of ICTs, Aeronautics, and Materials.

EU DELEGATION TO JAPAN: EU-JAPAN S&T RELATIONS

 

 

European Member States and Associated Countries: Representations and Researcher Associations

Below find a list of useful websites regarding European countries’ collaboration with Japan– information about embassies and related S&T offices in Japan, national EURAXESS websites for mobile researchers as well as Japanese-European joint research structures. You may also find a list of the national researchers associations that are based or existing in Japan.

 


 

Albania

+ Embassy of the Republic of Albania in Japan:

mail: embassy.tokyo@mfa.gov.al | web: http://www.ambasadat.gov.al/japan/en

 

EURAXESS Albania: http://www.euraxess.al/

 

Austria

+ Austrian Embassy Tokyo:

mail: tokio-ob@bmeia.gv.au | web: https://www.bmeia.gv.at/en/embassy/tokyo.html

+ (example) OeAD office / contact for Japan = ?

+ German speaking JSPS Alumni Association: http://www.jsps-club.de

 

EURAXESS Austria: http://www.euraxess.at

Belgium

+ Embassy of Belgium in Japan:

mail: tokyo@diplobel.fed.be | web: http://japan.diplomatie.belgium.be/en

+ Walloon Trade and Investment Office: http://www.brussels-in-japan.irisnet.be/en/home

+ Flanders Investment & Trade, Government of Flanders:  http://www.flanderstrade.com/site/internetEN.nsf/ContactUsVlev?openform&id=455

 

EURAXESS Belgium: http://www.euraxess.be/

Bosnia-Herzegovina

+ Embassy of Bosnia and Herzegovina in Tokyo:

mail: bih1emb@gol.com | web: http://bhembassy.jp/

 

EURAXESS Bosnia and Herzegovina: http://www.euraxess.ba/

 

Bulgaria

+ Embassy of the Republic of Bulgaria in Japan:

mail: Embassy.Tokyo@mfa.bg | web: http://www.mfa.bg/embassies/japan/setlang/en

 

EURAXESS Bulgaria: http://euraxess.bg/

 

Croatia

+ Embassy of the Republic of Croatia in Japan:

mail: croemb.tokyo@mvep.hr | web: http://jp.mvep.hr/en/

 

EURAXESS Croatia: http://www.euraxess.hr/

Cyprus

+ Consulate General of Cyprus in Tokyo:

mail: info@cyprus-hcg.jp

 

EURAXESS Cyprus: http://www.euraxess.org.cy/

Czech Republic

+ Embassy of the Czech Republic in Tokyo:

mail: tokyo@embassy.mzv.cz | web: http://www.mzv.cz/tokyo/en/

+ Czech Invest Japan:

mail: tokyo@czechinvest.org | web: http://www.czechinvest.org/jp

 

EURAXESS Czech Republic: http://www.euraxess.cz/

Denmark

+ Embassy of Denmark in Japan:

mail: tyoamb@um.dk | web: http://japan.um.dk/en

 

EURAXESS Denmark: http://euraxess.dk/

Estonia

+ Estonian Embassy in Tokyo:

mail: Embassy.Tokyo@mfa.ee | web: http://www.estemb.or.jp/

 

EURAXESS Estonia: http://euraxess.ee/

 

Faroe Islands

EURAXESS Faroe Islands: http://www.euraxess.fo/home/

Finland

+ Embassy of Finland in Tokyo:

mail: sanomat.TOK@formin.fi | web: http://www.finland.or.jp/Public/Default.aspx

+ TEKES Japan Office (Team Finland): mail: miia.rantanen@formin.fi

 

EURAXESS Finland: http://www2.aka.fi/en-gb/Mobility/

 

France

+ Embassy of France in Tokyo:

mail (S&T section): info.sst@ambafrance-jp.org | web: http://www.ambafrance-jp.org/

+ CNRS Japan Office:

mail: Philippe.codognet@cnrs.fr | web: http://www.cnrs.fr/derci/spip.php?article42&lang=fr

+ Campus France Japan: http://www.japon.campusfrance.org/fr

+ Sciencescope (French speaking researchers association in Japan): http://www.sciencescope.org/

+ French Tech Tokyo Hub: http://tokyo.lafrenchtech.com/

 

EURAXESS France: http://www.euraxess.fr/en

FYRo Macedonia

+ Macedonian Embassy in Tokyo:

mail: tokyo@mfa.gov.mk

 

EURAXESS FYRo Macedonia: http://www.euraxess.mk/

 

Germany

+ Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany:

web: http://www.japan.diplo.de/Vertretung/japan/ja/Startseite.html (Jpn) | http://www.japan.diplo.de/Vertretung/japan/de/Startseite.html (Ger)

+ DFG Office Japan: http://www.dfg.de/en/dfg_profile/head_office/dfg_abroad/japan/

+ German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) Tokyo Branch Office: http://tokyo.daad.de/wp/lang/ja/ (Jpn) | http://tokyo.daad.de/wp/lang/de/ (Ger)

+ German Research and Innovation Forum Tokyo (DWIH Tokyo): http://www.dwih-tokyo.jp/en/

+ Fraunhofer Representative Office Japan: web: http://www.fraunhofer.jp/en.html | mail: info@fraunhofer.jp

+ German Aerospace Center - DLR Tokyo Office: http://www.dlr.de/dlr/en/desktopdefault.aspx/tabid-10264

+ German (speaking) JSPS Alumni Association: http://www.jsps-club.de/

+ DIJ, German Institute for Japanese studies (Tokyo): http://www.dijtokyo.org/?lang=en

 

EURAXESS Germany: http://www.euraxess.de/en/

Greece

Hungary

+ Embassy of the Republic of Hungary in Tokyo:

mail (S&T Counsellor): mission.tio@mfa.gov.hu | web: http://www.mfa.gov.hu/kulkepviselet/JP/en/mainpage.htm

 

EURAXESS Hungary: http://euraxess.hu/en/

Iceland

Ireland

+ Embassy of Ireland in Japan:

mail (Scientific cooperation): Diarmuid.OLeary@dfa.ie | web: https://www.dfa.ie/irish-embassy/japan/

 

EURAXESS Ireland: http://www.euraxess.ie/

Italy

+ Embassy of Italy in Tokyo:

mail (scientific cooperation): alberto.mengoni@esteri.it | web: http://www.ambtokyo.esteri.it/ambasciata_tokyo/ja/

 

EURAXESS Italy: http://www.euraxess.it/

Latvia

+ Embassy of the Republic of Latvia in Japan:

mail: embassy.japan@mfa.gov.lv | web: http://www.mfa.gov.lv/en/japan

 

EURAXESS Latvia: http://euraxess.lv/

Lithuania

+ Embassy of the Republic of Lithuania to Japan:

mail: amb.jp@urm.lt | web: http://jp.mfa.lt/jp/en/

 

EURAXESS Lithuania: http://www.euraxess.lt/

Luxembourg

+ Embassy of the Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg in Tokyo:

mail: infotokyo.amb@mae.etat.lu | web: http://tokyo.mae.lu/en/

 

EURAXESS Luxembourg: http://www.euraxess.lu/

 

Malta

+ Maltese Honorary Consulate General in Tokyo:

mail: malta@ipsj-tokyo.org

 

EURAXESS Malta: http://www.euraxess.org.mt/

Moldova

EURAXESS Moldova: http://www.euraxess.md/en

Montenegro

+ Honorary Consulate of Montenegro in Japan:

web: http://montenegro-consulate.or.jp/

 

EURAXESS Montenegro: http://www.euraxess.me/sitegenius/index.php

 

The Netherlands

+ Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Tokyo:

mail (S&T cooperation): mail@nost.jp | web: http://japan.nlembassy.org/

 

EURAXESS Netherlands: http://www.euraxess.nl/

 

Norway

+ Royal Norwegian Embassy in Tokyo:

mail (trade and technology office): svein.grandum@innovationnorway.no | web: http://www.norway.or.jp/embassy/english/

+ Research Council of Norway: tur@rcn.no

 

EURAXESS Norway: http://www.euraxess.no/prognett-euraxess/Home_page/1224067050882

Poland

+ Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Tokyo:

mail (S&T cooperation): tomasz.jamroz@msz.gov.pl | web: www.tokio.msz.gov.pl/en

 

EURAXESS Poland: http://www.euraxess.pl/

 

Portugal

+ Portugal Embassy in Tokyo:

mail: portugal@embportjp.org | web: http://embaixadadeportugal.jp/en/

 

EURAXESS Portugal: http://www.euraxess.pt/

Romania

+ Embassy of Romania to Japan:

mail: alexandru.huza@mae.ro | web: http://tokyo.mae.ro/en

 

EURAXESS Romania: http://www.euraxess.gov.ro/en/

 

Serbia

+ Embassy of the Republic of Serbia to Japan:

mail: embassy@serbianembassy.jp | web: http://www.serbianembassy.jp/english.html

 

EURAXESS Serbia: www.euraxess.rs/

 

Slovakia

+ Embassy of the Slovak Republic to Japan:

mail: emb.tokyo@mzv.sk | web: https://www.mzv.sk/web/tokio-en

 

EURAXESS Sovakia: http://www.euraxess.sk/

 

Slovenia

+ Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia in Tokyo:

mail: Mirjam.Cuk-Moishi@gov.si | web: http://tokyo.embassy.si/index.php?id=4929&L=1

 

EURAXESS Slovenia: http://www.euraxess.si/en/

 

Spain

+ Embassy of Spain in Tokyo:

mail (Cultural and S&T relations): santiago.herrero@maec.es | web: http://www.exteriores.gob.es/embajadas/tokio/en/Pages/inicio.aspx

 

+ ACE Japon (association of Spanish researchers in Japan): https://acejapon.wordpress.com/english/

 

EURAXESS Spain: http://www.euraxess.es/eng

 

Sweden

+ Embassy of Sweden in Tokyo:

mail (Science and Innovation counsellor): niklas.kviselius@gmail.com | web: http://www.swedenabroad.com/en-GB/Embassies/Tokyo/

+ VINNOVA (Swedish Innovation Agency) Japan contact point: lennart.stenberg@vinnova.se

 

EURAXESS Sweden: http://www.euraxess.se/

 

Switzerland

+ Embassy of Switzerland in Japan:

mail (S&T office): tok.science@eda.admin.ch | web (S&T office): http://www.stofficetokyo.ch/

+ Swiss Alumni Organisations: http://www.stofficetokyo.ch/education/alumni/

 

EURAXESS Switzerland: www.euraxess.ch

Turkey

+ Turkish Embassy in Tokyo:

mail: tokyo.ekonomi@hmtokyo.jp | web: http://www.turkey.jp/

 

EURAXESS Turkey: http://euraxess.tubitak.gov.tr/euraxess/

 

United Kingdom


 

 

 

Sciencescope (France)

http://www.sciencescope.org/

 

Sciencescope is a French organization of researchers and students in Japan. The main objective of Sciencescope is to reinforce relationships and promote research discussions between the French-speaking research community in Japan from any field or citizenship (researchers, engineers, students).

 

To this end, Sciencescope shares information about research in Japan through its website, online Social Networks or Mailing List. It also provides practical information for daily life in Japan (grant, job opportunities, internships, research events, etc.).

Finally, Sciencescope jointly organises with the French Embassy in Japan a yearly “French Research Day”. (website of the 2015 edition: http://jfr-2015.org)

German JSPS Alumni Association

http://www.jsps-club.de/

 

The JSPS Club is providing a unique “Japan Network” within the German-speaking scientific and academic landscape. It features about 400 members, of which about 50 currently live and work

in Japan on a temporary or permanent basis. In addition, several Japanese universities with offices in Europe are institutional members of the JSPS Club.

There is no limitation to any nationality: German speaking researchers and scientists, even Japanese, are much welcome.

Although the association is called JSPS Club, membership is not restricted to former scholars of JSPS.

As of Jan. 1st 2017: membership fees are of EUR 60 a year for ordinary members, half-price for unemployed scientists and those still working on their doctor thesis and 300 Euro for supporting institutions.

Membership offers benefits such as: • Applying for BRIDGE fellowship • Designing program for scientific meetings • Information about joint projects in cooperation with

Japanese partners • Nominating for scientific awards/prizes • Receiving funding for visiting scientists • Receiving invitations to events organized by the JSPS Club

Italian Researchers in Japan

https://www.facebook.com/groups/833983786649282/

 

Informal group of Italian citizens, either currently or previously active in Japan. Activities include information sharing and gatherings.

NorAlumni Japan (Norway)

http://japan.noralumni.no/ | https://www.facebook.com/NoralumniJapan/ | https://twitter.com/noralumnijapan | https://www.linkedin.com/in/noralumni-japan-7793b486

 

NorAlumni Japan is a network for strengthening research collaboration, student exchange and industrial partnership between Japan and Norway.

Membership opens the door to a number of opportunities – job requests, invitations, updates on what is happening in Norway and in Japan, academic projects and tenures, along with the chance to attend both formal and informal events in both Japan and Norway.

The NorAlumni Japan network is open for everybody with a connection to Norway and Japan, and membership is completely free of charge.

NorAlumni Japan is maintained cooperatively by the Research Council of Norway and Innovation Norway, with the support of the Norwegian embassy, the Norwegian Centre for International Cooperation in Education, Abelia, and Norwegian Chamber of Commerce in Japan.

ACE Japón (Spain)

https://acejapon.wordpress.com/ | https://www.facebook.com/acejapon/

 

ACE Japón aims to represent and give voice to the Spanish researchers community, providing support to its members in different ways through fostering academic networking to facilitate their integration in Japan; acting as mediators to increase and strengthen collaboration between organizations related to R&D in Japan and in Spain; disseminating our achievements, at an individual level as well as promoting the potential of Spanish scientists; increasing social perception of science and technology; and approaching society by organizing activities of interest to both parties.

ACE Japón accepts members who are Spanish citizens, involved in academic /research activities and based in Japan.

Membership costs JPY 2000 for PhD students and JPY 4000 for post-doctoral and senior researchers.

 

JEUPISTE Project

JEUPISTE and NCP Japan: Support in Building EU-Japan Horizon 2020 Projects

The FP7 project JEUPISTE and the Japanese representation of the global network of Horizon 2020 National Contact Points (NCP) provide support to individual researchers and research institutions who are interested in building Horizon 2020 projects with at least a Japanese partner.

 

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About EURAXESS Japan

 

We promote researcher mobility and cooperation, serve researchers of all nationalities and disciplines at all career stages. Free membership!

We focus on two actions:

  • To provide regular, tailored and reliable information
  • To organise networking and information events

Our community has more than 3000 researchers, managers and students who are interested in Europe-Japan collaboration or mobility.

Contact us for more information or for announcements to the community!


japan@euraxess.net

 

 

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What can we do for you?

Do not hesitate to contact us to discuss your project, to organize a presentation or an event at your organisation or any other need for support from EURAXESS.

 

The EURAXESS Japan community is a group of more than 3000 researchers, students, administrators, managers and International Relation professionals.

Being part of the community allows you to:

- Network with other members, at events or on-line;

- Regularly receive exclusive information from us (Flashnotes).

Composition of the community in nationalities:

 

 

 

Composition of the community in terms of geographic affiliation:

 

 

 

Breakdown of members' regional affiliations within Japan:

 

 

 

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Partners

 

  

JEUPISTE Project

JEUPISTE Project

JEUPISTE (Japan-EU Partnership in Innovation, Science and Technology, FP7 grant agreement no 609585) is an EU funded project for the promotion, enhancement and development of Europe-Japan cooperation in Science, Technology and Innovation (STI). The project is supporting the EU-Japan STI policy dialogues through data collection and analytical reports. It also organises workshops and information days to promote cooperation programmes such as Horizon 2020 and facilitates partnership building through thematic events. The project furthermore addresses the individual needs of researchers and research organisations by implementing training seminars on Horizon 2020 project management and operates a help desk where any kind of inquiry related to EU-Japan STI cooperation can be addressed.

NCP Japan H2020

H2020 NCP Japan

EU-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation was formally appointed as NCP in November 2013 with governmental funding. Its main tasks are to disseminate information on the Horizon 2020 programme in Japanese via its portal and handouts, such as an overview of the programme, call information, reference documents and success stories. The NCP also promotes participation to Horizon 2020 through dissemination seminars and public events such as exhibitions and trade fairs.

Another major component is to give direct support to researchers, research organizations, and industry in Japan for their participation to Horizon 2020. This support is provided through:

  • Help desk service: guidance on choosing relevant H2020 topics and types of action, advice on administrative procedures and contractual issues, assistance in partner search
  • Provision of Japanese translations of key documents necessary for administrative staff of the research organizations

The main target of the service are researchers and industry within Japan.

Website: http://www.ncp-japan.jp/(Japanese)

EU Japan tech transfer

EU-JAPAN Technology Transfer HELPDESK

The EU-Japan Technology Transfer Helpdesk aims at being a reference for those who are interested in searching for available technologies from both Japan and the EU, as well as becoming a useful source in technology-transfer related provisions and practice.

The service is backed by a web portal (http://www.eu-jp-tthelpdesk.eu), which provides general information about intellectual property rights, their management, and possible monetization options. The service is targeted at European and Japanese companies, universities and research institutions as well as individuals which seek to find and acquire technologies in seven main technology areas:

  • Applied Mathematics
  • Computer Science
  • Applied Physics
  • Medicine
  • Engineering
  • Physical Sciences
  • Life Sciences

Science Talks

Science Talks

サイエンストークス(Science Talks)は個人が集まって作った、有志メンバーによるイニシアチブです。「科学・学問という仕事を本来のワクワクする、純粋で面白いものにしたい。」

そのために「今の日本の研究者が置かれている環境をもっと研究がやりやすい環境に改善して、日本の研究者を元気にしたい。」そう願うメンバーが芋づる式に集まって、イベントやコンテンツを通じての情報提供やディスカッション、ときにはコミュニティから集まった意見を元に政府や関連団体への政策提言まで、思いつく限りのことを行っています。

BeyondLab Tokyo

BeyondLab

BeyondLab is a non-profit organization aiming at making accessible science knowledge and science know-how to solve big issues of our society by empowering people. Basically, with a network of local teams, we organize workshops where ideas, skills and projects are highlighted. The BeyondLab community is based on innovation ecosystems where local teams are able to find labtech projects and interesting profiles. To date, BeyondLab brought together more than 1200 persons around 100 tech projects.

BeyondLab recently launched a Japan/Tokyo branch in order to build a strong link between French/European and Japanese ecosystems.

Falling Walls Lab

Falling Walls Lab

Falling Walls is a unique international platform for leaders from the worlds of science, business, politics, the arts and society. It was initiated on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin wall.

Inspired by this world-changing event on 9 November 1989, the question of every Falling Walls gathering is: Which walls will fall next? Falling Walls fosters discussion on research and innovation and promotes the latest scientific findings among a broad audience from all parts of society.

The Falling Walls Lab is a challenging, inspiring and interdisciplinary science communication contest for outstanding talents. It offers the opportunity to excellent academics and professionals to present their innovative ideas, research projects and social initiatives

Nerd Nite Tokyo

NERD NITE TOKYO

Nerd Nite is “the Discovery Channel with beer”, a worldwide monthly event series that mixes presentations, performances, trivia, demos, music, and of course drinking.

If you are interested in presenting or volunteering, contact the organisers! You do not have to be a (science) presentation pro! Anyone — scientists, engineers, artists, makers, hackers, science fans or storytellers — can give a talk at Nerd Nite about their own projects or just anything they find cool. Past speakers include a medieval sword expert, artificial intelligence researchers, a hackerspace guru and a nuclear physicist.

JREC-IN

JREC-IN JOB PORTAL

JREC-IN Portal is an informative portal developend by the JST (Japanese funding agency) that supports the career development and skills building of researchers, research assistants, technicians and other research-related human resources.

This website contains a database of information on applicants searching for research jobs and job postings for research and education positions in industry, academia and the public sector in Japan and abroad. Both applicants and recruiting institutions can browse and search online for postings or individuals that meet their needs.

DWIH Tokyo

GERMAN RESEARCH AND INNOVATION FORUM Tokyo

The German Research and Innovation Forum Tokyo (DWIH Tokyo) acts as an umbrella for German scientific and research interests in Japan. Its aim is to present German research organisations and innovative companies in a concerted effort, thereby strengthening scientific and economic cooperation with Japanese partners.

The DWIH Tokyo is thus the central point of contact for Japanese and German research organisations, universities, and businesses or the interested public in general.