EURAXESS Japan Tour 2018 @ Nagoya University

The third edition of our EURAXESS Japan Tour seminars in 2018 will take place at ITbM, Nagoya University. It will provide in half a day a complete overview of opportunities for research cooperation and mobility projects between Japan and Europe, with a particular focus on funding schemes within the EU's flagship research and innovation Framework Programme, Horizon 2020.

Further information and registration: WPI ITbM event page || email registrations to Ms Ziadi: asraaziadi[-at-]itbm.nagoya-u.ac.jp

Date: 20 June, 14:00 - 17:00 (individual consultations from 17:00 to 18:30 upon pre-registration)

Venue: Nagoya University, ITbM Lecture Hall, 1F

Language: English (individual consultations also available in Japanese)

Programme:

14:00 - 14:10 Welcome address & remarks (Prof. Tanaka, Vice-Trustee of Nagoya University & Dr. Leonidas Karapiperis, head of S&T section, Delegation of the EU to Japan)

14:10 - 14:25 The importance of internationalisation for Japanese research institutions, research teams, and individuals (Dr. Py, EURAXESS Japan)

14:25 - 14:40 International research projects and mobility with Europe at ITbM and Nagoya U (TBD, Nagoya University URA)

What, How & When? EU's flagship funding programme H2020 and beyond: ramp up your career and projects through Europe-Japan cooperation and mobility

14:40 - 15:05 Introduction to Horizon 2020 (Dr Kuczynski, Delegation of the EU to Japan)

15:05 - 15:30 Horizon 2020 from the Japanese perspective; focus on MSCA RISE and possible matching funds (Mr. Yamada, NCP Japan)

15:30 - 16:15 Europe's programmes for young & individual researchers [eg. ITN, IF, ERC, HFSP, Humboldt] and EURAXESS services for Japan (Dr. Py, EURAXESS Japan)

Experience feedback from Nagoya University researchers
16:15 - 17:00 Mobility and research cooperation experience feedback:
Prof. Serge Richard, Professor, Graduate School of Mathematics, Nagoya University
Dr. Masayoshi Nakamura, Lecturer, ITbM | HFSP Career Development Award 2017
Prof. Norio Shibata, Department of Life and Applied Chemistry, Nagoya Institute of Technology | MSCA RISE project HALO

17:00 closure & short break

17:10 individual consultations with pre-registered researchers

18:30 end of individual consultations