JANET Forum 2016

Erstes Treffen des von japanischen Universitäten gegründeten Netzwerks „Japan Academic Network in Europe“ (JANET). Bei dem Treffen handelt es sich um eine Informationsveranstaltung zur Forschung in Japan, bei der sich u.a. japanische Universitäten und deutsche Förderorganisationen vorstellen. Darüber hinaus wird es Informationsstände von etwa zwanzig japanischen Universitäten und Institutionen geben.

Datum: 30. Juni 2016, 09.30-17.20 Uhr
Ort: Henry Ford Buildung der Freien Universität Berlin
 

PROGRAM

Morning Sessions

Convener: Yuriko Nishizaki (JSPS Bonn Office)

 

09:30

Greetings  

  • Prof. Peter-André Alt (President, Freie Universität Berlin)

  • Prof. Kyosuke Nagata (President, University of Tsukuba)

  • Mr. Takeshi Yagi (Ambassador of Japan to Germany)
     

 

10:00

Research Landscape of Humanities and Social Sciences in Germany: Freie Universität Berlin

Prof. Irmela Hijiya-Kirschnereit (Institute of East Asian Studies)

Prof. Verena Blechinger-Talcott (Institute of East Asian Studies

Presentation Blechinger-Talcott (333 KB)

 

10:20

Research Landscape of Natural Sciences in Germany: Freie Universität Berlin

Prof. Eckart Rühl (Institute of Chemistry and Biochemistry)

 

10:40

Coffee Break

Information Exchange at each booth

 

11:00

Ways of Measuring University Performances

Marijke Wahlers (Hochschulrektorenkonferenz, HRK)

Presentation Wahlers (1.3 MB)

 

11:20

Collaboration between the German Universities and Research Institutions

Dr. Jörg Schneider (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, DFG)

Presentation Schneider (1.3 MB)

 

11:40

A Network of Excellence: AvH Strategies for Attracting Global Talents

Dr. Katja Hartmann (Alexander von Humboldt Stiftung, AvH) 

Presentation Hartmann (1.2 MB)
                        

12:00

DAAD's Strategy 2020 in the European Higher Education Area

Dr. Holger Finken (Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst, DAAD) 

Presentation Finken (756 KB)

 

12:20

Lunch Break

 

Afternoon Sessions

Convener: Prof. Keiichi Aizawa (University of Tsukuba)

 

13:40

Perspectives on Academic Collaboration between Germany and Japan by Japanese Senior Researchers

 

Research Experiences in Germany

Prof. Shigeyoshi Inoue (Technische Universität München)

 

Collaborative Enterprises in the Humanities: A Case of Comparative Literature Research

Dr. Noriko Hiraishi (University of Tsukuba)

Presentation Hiraishi (6.0 MB)

 

14:20

Research Showcase by Japanese Universities/Institutes: Elevator Pitch

Presentations Part 1 (Osaka University, Okayama University, Kyoto University, Kumamoto University, Keio University, University of Tsukuba) 

Presentation Elevator Pitch Part 1 (3.1 MB)

 

14:50

Short Break

 

15:00

Research Showcase by Japanese Universities/Institutes: Elevator Pitch

Presentations Part 2 (Tohoku University, Nagoya University, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, National Institute for the Humanities, Hokkaido University, Waseda University, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science)

Presentation Elevator Pitch Part 2 (3.0 MB)

 

15:35

Coffee Break

Information Exchange at each booth

 

16:05

New Collaboration between German and Japanese Universities

Chiba University/Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin:

Prof. Chisato Mori (Chiba University)

Presentation Mori (2.7 MB)

 

Tohoku University/Bayreuth University:

Prof. Tomoo Katsura (Bayreuth University)

Presentation Katsura (777 KB)

 

16:35

Funding and Networking Opportunities for Partnership from Japanese Side

JSPS:

Ms. Yuriko Nishizaki (Deputy Director of JSPS Bonn Office)

Presentation Nishizaki (4.0 MB)

 

JSPS-CLUB:

Dr. Chantal Weber (Board Member)

Presentation Weber (1.1 MB)

 

The Japan Foundation:

Mr. Thomas Golk (Program Officer of The Japan Cultural Institute in Cologne)

Presentation Golk (37 KB)

 

17:00

JANET information and discussion session

17:20

Close


Facebook-Link:https://www.facebook.com/JANET.Europe/
 

Genauere Informationen zu JANET

Outline
JANET is a loose network among the liaison-stations of the Japanese academic institutions in the Europe.

The networking aims at jointly attaining and sharing high-level information about research and higher-education in European countries, which are useful for the JANET members in performing their missions, and aims at holding meetings which serve for face-to-face exchange of experiences among JANET members or at which they jointly disseminate the information of the activities of their home institutions to strengthen the Japanese academic presence in Europe. 

The number of the registered JANET members is about 30 at present as is in the list below, supported by the four Liaison Offices of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS).

Contact
The organizing Institute in 2016 is the University of Tsukuba and JSPS Bonn Office, with the contact address:
JSPS Bonn Office
Director: Prof. Dr. Keiichi Kodaira
Ahrstr. 58
Wissenschaftszentrum
53175 Bonn
Germany
Tel. +49-228-375050
Fax. +49-228-975050
E-Mail
             
List of Member Institutions
Chiba University
Hiroshima University
Hokkaido University
Keio University
Kobe University
Kumamoto University
Kyoto University
Kyushu University
Nagoya Institute for Technology
Nagoya University
Nara Institute for Advanced Science and Technology
National Institutes for the Humanities (NIHU)
National Institutes of Natural Sciences (NINS)
Niigata University
Okayama University
Osaka University
Ritsumeikan University
Shinshu University
SOKENDAI (Graduate University for Advanced Studies)
Sophia University
Tohoku University
Tokai University
Tokyo Institute of Technology
Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology
University of Tsukuba
Waseda University
The Japan Cultural Institute in Cologne (The Japan Foundation)
JSPS Bonn/London/Strasbourg/Stockholm