EURAXESS Japan Tour 2015: Waseda University seminar report, 17 July 2015

The fourth stage of the EURAXESS Japan Tour 2015 was hosted by Waseda University on 17 July.

The almost 75 attendees experienced a full programme, with a focus on the Japanese research landscape and its need for more globalization, a thorough overview of the European programmes for research cooperation and mobility by the Delegation of the EU to Japan and NCP Japan, a presentation by the EURAXESS services in Europe and in Japan, and a speech by JSPS on its new policies toward international cooperation and mobility (see the Japan news section in the previous edition of the newsletter).

Waseda University opened this seminar through an enlighten welcome address by Executive Vice-President Prof. Hashimoto, and through a very interesting and original discussion panel during which several Waseda University professors provided the audience with tips and how-to knowledge for successful international cooperation projects in research in natural sciences (robotics) as well as in social sciences (policy research).

Finally, discussion was encouraged among participants and attendees during the networking session, which was held in the new Nishi-Waseda campus buildings, right next to a couple of robots learning how to play badminton!

We are very much looking forward to further editions of this tour!

Full programme: Waseda University (Japanese only)